Oscar Challenge 2011

Hello Bloggers,

It's that time again! The Academy Awards (also known as The Oscars) are on Sunday, which means it's time for us to make our Oscar predictions. To add a little healthy competition to the mix, I've decided to make this a little contest. Below, I've listed the major categories for this year's awards. Your mission: predict as many winners as possible! I've assigned each award category a points value, and it's up to you to collect as many points as possible. The more, the better. Next week, after the awards ceremony has taken place, we will calculate the points collected by each and every participant. The participant with the most points will be the winner of a fantastic super-awesome surprise prize! All you have to do is post your predictions on your blog, and then come back here and comment to let me know you've decided to participate. Happy voting!

5 POINT CATEGORIES

Best Picture: Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Winter's Bone

Best Actor: Javier Bardem (in Bieutiful), Jeff Bridges (in True Grit), Jesse Eisenberg (in The Social Network),  Colin Firth (in The King's Speech), and James Franco (in 127 Hours)

Best Actress: Annette Benning (in The Kids Are All Right), Jennifer Lawrence (in Winter's Bone), Natalie Portman (in Black Swan), and Michelle Williams (in Blue Valentine)

3 POINT CATEGORIES

Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale (in The Fighter), John Hawkes (in Winter's Bone), Jeremy Renner (in The Town), Mark Ruffalo (in The Kids Are All Right), and Geoffrey Rush (in The King's Speech)

Best Supporting Actress:  Amy Adams (in The Fighter), Helena Bonham Carter (in The King's Speech), Melissa Leo (in The Fighter), Hailee Steinfeld (in True Grit), and Jacki Weaver (in Animal Kingdom)

Best Animated Feature Film: Toy Story 3, The Illusionist, How To Train Your Dragon

Best Directing: Black Swan, The Fighter, The King's Speech, The Social Network, True Grit

2 POINT CATEGORIES

Best Original Screenplay: Another Year, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech

Visual Effects: Alice In Wonderland, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1, Hereafter, Inception, Iron Man 2

Music (Original Song): Country Strong, Tangled, 127 Hours, Toy Story 3

Music (Original Score): How To Train Your Dragon, The Social Network, Inception, The King's Speech, 127 Hours

Best Makeup: Barney`s Vision, The Way Back, The Wolfman

1 POINT CATEGORIES

Best Foreign Language Film: Biutiful (Mexico), Dogtooth (Greece), In A Better World (Denmark), Incendies (Canada), Outside The Law (Algeria)

Best Adapted Screenplay: The Social Network, 127 Hours, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Winter`s Bone