YouRockStarsBlog: The 84th Annual Academy Awards

BEST PICTURE
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				The Artist (2011)
				Thomas Langmann, Producer
				The Descendants (2011)
				Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
				Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
				Scott Rudin, Producer
				The Help (2011)
				Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
				Hugo (2011)
				Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
				Midnight in Paris (2011)
				Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
				Moneyball (2011)
				Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
				The Tree of Life (2011)
				Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner and Grant Hill, Producers
				War Horse (2011)
				Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
BEST PICTURE, ANIMATED
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				A Cat in Paris (2010)
				Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
				Chico & Rita (2010)
				Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
				Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
				Jennifer Yuh Nelson
				Puss in Boots (2011)
				Chris Miller
				Rango (2011)
				Gore Verbinski
BEST PICTURE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				Bullhead (2011)
				Belgium
				Footnote (2011)
				Israel
				In Darkness (2011)
				Poland
				Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
				Canada
				A Separation (2011)
				Iran
BEST PICTURE, DOCUMENTARY
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				Hell and Back Again (2011)
				Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
				If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011)
				Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
				Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011)
				Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
				Pina (2011)
				Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
				Undefeated (2011)
				TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Rich Middlemas
BEST DIRECTION
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				The Artist (2011)
				Michel Hazanavicius
				The Descendants (2011)
				Alexander Payne
				Hugo (2011)
				Martin Scorsese
				Midnight in Paris (2011)
				Woody Allen
				The Tree of Life (2011)
				Terrence Malick
BEST ACTOR
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES
				A Better Life (2011)
				Demián Bichir as "Carlos Galindo"
				The Descendants (2011)
				George Clooney as "Matt King"
				The Artist (2011)
				Jean Dujardin as "George Valentin"
				Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
				Gary Oldman as "George Smiley"
				Moneyball (2011)
				Brad Pitt as "Billy Beane"
BEST ACTRESS
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES
				Albert Nobbs (2011)
				Glenn Close as "Albert Nobbs"
				The Help (2011)
				Viola Davis as "Aibileen Clark"
				The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
				Rooney Mara as "Lisbeth Salander"
				The Iron Lady (2011)
				Meryl Streep as "Margaret Thatcher"
				My Week with Marilyn (2011)
				Michelle Williams as "Marilyn Monroe"
BEST ACTOR, SUPPORTING
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES
				My Week with Marilyn (2011)
				Kenneth Branagh as "Sir Laurence Olivier"
				Moneyball (2011)
				Jonah Hill as "Peter Brand"
				Warrior (2011)
				Nick Nolte as "Paddy Conlon"
				Beginners (2010)
				Christopher Plummer as "Hal"
				Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
				Max von Sydow as "The Renter"
BEST ACTRESS, SUPPORTING
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES
				The Artist (2011)
				Bérénice Bejo as "Peppy Miller"
				The Help (2011)
				Jessica Chastain as "Celia Foote"
				Bridesmaids (2011)
				Melissa McCarthy as "Megan"
				Albert Nobbs (2011)
				Janet McTeer as "Hubert Page"
				The Help (2011)
				Octavia Spencer as "Minny Jackson"
BEST WRITING, ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				The Artist (2011)
				Written by Michel Hazanavicius
				Bridesmaids (2011)
				Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
				Margin Call (2011)
				Written by J.C. Chandor
				Midnight in Paris (2011)
				Written by Woody Allen
				A Separation (2011)
				Written by Asghar Farhadi
BEST WRITING, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				The Descendants (2011)
				Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
				Hugo (2011)
				Screenplay by John Logan
				The Ides of March (2011)
				Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
				Moneyball (2011)
				Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin; Story by Stan Chervin
				Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
				Screenplay by Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				The Artist (2011)
				Guillaume Schiffman
				The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
				Jeff Cronenweth
				Hugo (2011)
				Robert Richardson
				The Tree of Life (2011)
				Emmanuel Lubezki
				War Horse (2011)
				Janusz Kaminski
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
				Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
				Hugo (2011)
				Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning
				Real Steel (2011)
				Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
				Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
				Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
				Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
				Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier
BEST ART DIRECTION
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				The Artist (2011)
				Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
				Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
				Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
				Hugo (2011)
				Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
				Midnight in Paris (2011)
				Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil
				War Horse (2011)
				Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				Anonymous (2011)
				Lisy Christl
				The Artist (2011)
				Mark Bridges
				Hugo (2011)
				Sandy Powell
				Jane Eyre (2011)
				Michael O’Connor
				W.E. (2011)
				Arianne Phillips
BEST MAKEUP
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				Albert Nobbs (2011)
				Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
				Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
				Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin
				The Iron Lady (2011)
				Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
BEST EDITING, FILM
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				The Artist (2011)
				Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
				The Descendants (2011)
				Kevin Tent
				The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
				Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
				Hugo (2011)
				Thelma Schoonmaker
				Moneyball (2011)
				Christopher Tellefsen
BEST EDITING, SOUND
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				Drive (2011)
				Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
				The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
				Ren Klyce
				Hugo (2011)
				Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
				Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
				Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
				War Horse (2011)
				Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom
BEST SOUND
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
				David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
				Hugo (2011)
				Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
				Moneyball (2011)
				Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, David Giammarco and Ed Novick
				Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
				Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
				War Horse (2011)
				Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson
BEST SONG
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		SONG RATING
				The Muppets (2011)
				"Man or Muppet" Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
				Rio (2011)
				"Real in Rio" Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown; Lyric by Siedah Garrett
BEST SCORE
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		SCORE RATING
				The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
				John Williams
				The Artist (2011)
				Ludovic Bource
				Hugo (2011)
				Howard Shore
				Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
				Alberto Iglesias
				War Horse (2011)
				John Williams
BEST SHORT, LIVE ACTION
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				Pentecost (2011)
				Peter McDonald and Eimear O’Kane
				Raju (2011)
				Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
				The Shore (2011)
				Terry George and Oorlagh George
				Time Freak (2011)
				Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
				Tuba Atlantic (2010)
				Hallvar Witzø
BEST SHORT, ANIMATED
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011)
				William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
				La Luna (2011)
				Enrico Casarosa
				A Morning Stroll (2011)
				Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
				Sunday (2011)
				Patrick Doyon
				Wild Life (2011)
				Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
BEST SHORT, DOCUMENTARY
MY PICK	PREDICTIONS	WON	FILM/NOMINEES		RATING
				The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement (2011)
				Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
				God Is the Bigger Elvis (2012)
				Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
				Incident in New Baghdad (2011)
				James Spione
				Saving Face (2012)
				Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
				The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (2011)
				Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen