The early Oscar buzz

Listed in order of most likely to be nominated

Picture
1. The Social Network

2. The King’s Speech
3. Black Swan
4. 127 Hours
5. True Grit
6. The Kids Are All Right
7. Inception
8. Toy Story 3
9. The Fighter
10. For Colored Girls

Director
1. David Fincher, The Social Network

2. Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech
3. Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
4. Joel and Ethan Coen, True Grit
5. Christopher Nolan, Inception

Actress
1. Natalie Portman, Black Swan

2. Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
3. Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
4. Sally Hawkins, Made in Dagenham
5. Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone

Actor
1. Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network

2. Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
3. James Franco, 127 Hours
4. Jeff Bridges, True Grit
5. Javier Bardem, Biutiful
(Personally, I think Firth has this Oscar nailed.)

Supporting Actress
1. Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech

2. Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom
3. Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
4. Miranda Richardson, Made in Dagenham
5. Melissa Leo, The Fighter

Supporting Actor
1. Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech

2. Ed Harris, The Way Back
3. Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
4. Christian Bale, The Fighter
5. Sam Rockwell, Conviction
(Could this possibly be Harris's long overdue year?)