My 2011 Oscar Picks!

Tonight is the night where the Academy gives out Oscars to the best work in the film industry in 2010. I've always had a big problem with the Oscars as I feel like a lot of the time they pander towards certain audiences (like old people). There's sort of a tradition among Oscar nominated movies where certain movies and performances are guaranteed nominations over other types of movies. You'd be shocked to hear that barely any horror films have ever been nominated (even movies like The Shining!). Before The Dark Knight, guess how many comic book movies were nominated? Now guess how many boring, by-the-books period pieces have been nominated. 

This year I think the Academy did a better job than usual. Christopher Nolan should have been nominated for Best Director of Inception, without a doubt though. Either way, below are my picks for who WILL and SHOULD WIN tonight. Obviously the two aren't necessarily the same. Let's see how many I get right!

Best Live Action Short Film

Will Win: Na Wewe

(can't judge- didn't see any of these)

Best Animated Short Film

Will Win & Should Win: Day & Night

Best Documentary Short

Will Win: Strangers No More

(again, can't judge- didn't see any of these)

Best Documentary Feature

Will Win: Inside Job

Should Win: Exit Through the Gift Shop

Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Will Win & Should Win: Inception

Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Will Win & Should Win: Inception

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

Will Win & Should Win: Inception

Best Original Song

Will Win & Should Win: "We Belong Together" from Toy Story 3

Best Original Score

Will Win & Should Win: The Social Network

(why wasn't Daft Punk's TRON score nominated??)

Best Achievement in Makeup

Will Win & Should Win: The Wolfman

(weak, weak nominees this year)

Best Achievement in Costume Design

Will Win & Should Win: The King's Speech

Best Achievement in Art Direction

Will Win: The King's Speech

Should Win: Inception

Best Achievement in Editing

Will Win & Should Win: The Social Network

Best Achievement in Cinematography

Will Win & Should Win: True Grit

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

Will Win: In A Better World

(didn't manage to catch any of these this year)

Best Animated Feature of the Year

Will Win & Should Win: Toy Story 3

(duh)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Will Win & Should Win: The Social Network

Best Original Screenplay

Will Win: The King's Speech

Should Win: The Fighter

Best Achievement in Directing

Will Win & Should Win: David Fincher, The Social Network

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Will Win & Should Win: Melissa Leo, The Fighter

(toughest of the major categories)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Will Win & Should Win: Christian Bale, The Fighter

Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role

Will Win & Should Win: Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role

Will Win & Should Win: Colin Firth, The King's Speech

Best Motion Picture of the Year

Will Win: The King's Speech

Should Win: The Social Network

Make sure to come back here after the show to see how many I got right!

-Jared