Final Oscar Nomination predictions

Listed alphabetically

PICTURE
The Artist
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

ACTOR
George Clooney The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin The Artist
Michael Fassbender Shame
Brad Pitt Moneyball

ACTRESS
Glenn Close Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis The Help
Meryl Streep The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton We Need to Talk About Kevin
Michelle Williams My Week with Marilyn

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Albert Brooks Drive
Kenneth Branagh My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill Moneyball
Nick Nolte Warrior
Christopher Plummer Beginners

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Berenice Bejo The Artist
Jessica Chastain The Help
Janet McTeer Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer The Help
Shailene Woodley The Descendants

DIRECTOR
ichel Hazanavicius The Artist
Bennett Miller Moneyball
Alexander Payne The Descendants
Martin Scorsese Hugo
Steven Spielberg War Horse

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
A Dangerous Method
The Descendants
Hugo
Moneyball
War Horse

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
The Artist
Beginners
Contagion
Midnight in Paris
Win Win

ANIMATION:
Cars 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss In Boots
Rango
Rio

ART DIRECTION
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

CINEMATOGRAPHY:
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse

COSTUMES:
Anonymous
The Artist
Jane Eyre
Hugo
My Week with Marilyn

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
Bill Cunningham New York
Buck
Pina
Project Nim
We Were Here

EDITING:
The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
War Horse

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Declaration of War(France)
Footnote: (Israel)
Miss Bala (Mexico)
Pina (Germany)
A Separation (Iran)

MAKEUP:
Albert Nobbs
Green Lantern
The Iron Lady
J. Edgar
War Horse

ORIGINAL SCORE:
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Ides of March
War Horse

ORIGINAL SONG
Albert Nobbs
Captain America: The First Avenger
Cars 2
The Help
The Muppets (Life's a Happy Song)

SOUND EDITING:
The Adventures of Tintin
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
Rango
Super 8
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

SOUND MIXING
The Adventures of Tintin
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
Rango
Super 8
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

VISUAL EFFECTS:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two
Hugo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The Tree of Life
Transformers: Dark of the Moon