My updated predictions: I never really liked Dustin Lance Black.

In my post about J. Edgar's tomato-meter, I said that I would remove J. Edgar and put in Young Adult. I've also done some other changes. There's not too many, really. I plan to see J. Edgar over the weekend.

BEST PICTURE:
1. The Artist
2. The Descendants
3. War Horse
4. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
5. The Tree of Life
6. Moneyball
7. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
8. Young Adult

BEST DIRECTOR:
1. Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
2. Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life)
3. Steven Spielberg (War Horse)
4. Michel Hazanvicuis (The Artist)
5. Stephen Daldry (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)

BEST ACTOR:
1. George Clooney (The Descendants)
2. Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
3. Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar)
4. Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
5. Gary Oldman (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy)


BEST ACTRESS:
1. Viola Davis (The Help)
2. Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)
3. Charlize Theron (Young Adult)
4. Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
5. Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin)


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
1. Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
2. Brad Pitt (The Tree of Life)
3. Albert Brooks (Drive)
4. Jonah Hill (Moneyball)
5. Patton Oswalt (Young Adult)


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
1. Octavia Spencer (The Help)
2. Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life)
3. Berenice Bejo (The Artist)
4. Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)
5. Sandra Bullock (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
1. Midnight in Paris
2. The Artist
3. The Tree of Life
4. Young Adult
5. The Iron Lady


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
1. The Descendants
2. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
3. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
4. Moneyball
5. War Horse