Predict The Oscars Contest - Week 1

So, as I'm sure most of you know, the contests for February have been announced. If you haven't taken a look at the contest blog, you can check it out here:
http://filmwatch.com/user/b...

As you can see, one of our contests is something of a game. This month is the road to biggest awards show of the movie industry, The Academy Awards (aka the Oscars). So, to have a little fun (since I know we all love to speculate so much) I thought we'd make a contest out of predicting the Oscars. The winner of this contest will go on to win a limited edition film cell plaque from Star Wars.

Basically it goes like this: each Thursday I will create a new blog highlighting 6 of the 24 Oscar categories. You will then come in and place your predictions for each category. Now, if you have no clue on a certain category or aren't interested in it, you don't have to make a prediction. Skipping categories will not disqualify you. However, being as how the winner will be the person who makes the most correct predictions, it's at least worth taking a random guess.

Each week, I'll make sure to include at least 2 of the major categories in that week's highlighted categories. This will allow for discussion and keep things interesting. That way we don't have a dull week where it's just predictions for the Oscars for Editing, Makeup, Wardrobe/Costume and those other dull ones that incite us to take a quick bathroom break whenever they show up on Oscar night.

So, without further ado, let's get to this week's featured categories. As the saying goes..."ladies first".

Best Actress in a Leading Role
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Annette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right"
Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"
Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"
Michelle Williams, "Blue Valentine"

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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Amy Adams, "The Fighter"
Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech"
Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"
Hailee Steinfeld, "True Grit"
Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom"

Best Original Score
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"How to Train Your Dragon", John Powell
"Inception", Hans Zimmer
"The King's Speech", Alexandre Desplat
"127 Hours", A.R. Rahman
"The Social Network", Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Best Makeup
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"Barney's Version", Adrien Morot
"The Way Back", Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
"The Wolfman", Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Best Costume Design
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"Alice in Wonderland", Colleen Atwood
"I Am Love", Antonella Cannarozzi
"The King's Speech", Jenny Beavan
"The Tempest", Sandy Powell
"True Grit", Mary Zophres

Best Animated Short
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"Day & Night", Teddy Newton
"The Gruffalo", Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
"Let's Pollute", Geefwee Boedoe
"The Lost Thing", Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
"Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)", Bastien Dubois

So, there you have it. Now, start predicting away. One last thing, though. Discussion is fine in here if you want to comment on another's choices, etc. However, when placing your votes/predictions, I would ask that you do so via a new comment (as opposed to a reply to another's predictions). This will make it easier to keep tabs. So start voting away. Give us your picks and a little something as to why you chose those.

Don't forget to check back next week as well when we take on 6 more categories.

*You must have a comment count of at least 15 for the month of February to be eligible for this contest.