Our Full Oscar Predictions 2012

Who we think will win

Who Matt wants to win

Who Ellen wants to win

BEST PICTURE

The Artist

The Help

Hugo

The Descendants

Midnight in Paris

Moneyball

The Tree of Life

War Horse

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

BEST DIRECTOR

Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)

Martin Scorsese (Hugo)

Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life)

Alexander Payne (The Descendants)

Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris) 

BEST ACTOR

Jean Dujardin (The Artist)

George Clooney (The Descendants)

Brad Pitt (Moneyball)

Gary Oldman (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy)

Demian Bichir (A Better Life)

BEST ACTRESS

Viola Davis (The Help)

Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)

Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)

Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs)

Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Christopher Plummer (Beginners)

Max von Sydow (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)

Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn)

Jonah Hill (Moneyball)

Nick Nolte (Warrior)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Octavia Spencer (The Help)

Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids)

Berenice Bejo (The Artist)

Jessica Chastain (The Help)

Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash (The Descendants)

Stan Chervin, Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian (Moneyball)

John Logan (Hugo)

Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy)

George Clooney, Grant Heslov (The Ides of March)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)

Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)

Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids)

J.C. Chandor (Margin Call)

Asghar Farhadi (A Separation)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

The Artist (Ludovic Bource)

Hugo (Howard Shore)

War Horse (John Williams)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Alberto Iglesias)

The Adventures of Tintin (John Williams)