2012 Oscar Predictions: Who Will Win, Who Should Win, Who Might Win, and Who Got Snubbed

Back from our year-long hiatus, we bring you our predictions for this years Academy Awards which will be airing tonight, February 26th, at 8:30e. We've left out categories we have absolutely no idea about, namely the short film categories for narrative and documentary film. Let us know what you think about our predictions.

Best Picture:

Who Will Win—The Artist

Who Should Win—The Tree of Life

Who Might Win—The Descendants

Who Got Snubbed—Melancholia

Best Director:

Who Will Win— Michel Hazanavicius: The Artist

Who Should Win—Terrence Malick: The Tree of Life

Who Might Win—Martin Scorsese: Hugo

Who Got Snubbed—David Fincher: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Best Original Screenplay:

Who Will Win—Woody Allen: Midnight in Paris

Who Should Win—Woody Allen: Midnight in Paris

Who Might Win—Michel Hazanavicius: The Artist

Who Got Snubbed—Lars von Trier: Melancholia

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Who Will Win—Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne & Jim Rash: The Descendants

Who Should Win—Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne & Jim Rash: The Descendants

Who Might Win—Stephen Ziallian & Aaron Sorkin: Moneyball

Who Got Snubbed—Yasmina Reza: Carnage

Best Leading Actress:

Who Will Win—Viola Davis: The Help

Who Should Win—Viola Davis: The Help

Who Might Win—Meryl Streep: The Iron Lady

Who Got Snubbed—Elizabeth Olsen: Martha Marcy May Marlene

Best Leading Actor:

Who Will Win—George Clooney: The Descendants

Who Should Win—George Clooney: The Descendants

Who Might Win—Jean Dujardin: The Artist

Who Got Snubbed—Michael Shannon: Take Shelter

Best Supporting Actress:

Who Will Win— Octavia Spencer: The Help

Who Should Win—Jessica Chastain: The Help

Who Might Win—Jessica Chastain: The Help

Who Got Snubbed—Jessica Chastain: Take Shelter

Best Supporting Actor:

Who Will Win—Christopher Plummer: The Beginners

Who Should Win—Christopher Plummer: The Beginners

Who Might Win—Max Von Sydow: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Who Got Snubbed—Andy Serkis: Rise of The Planet of the Apes

Best Original Score:

Who Will Win—Ludovic Bource: The Artist

Who Should Win—Ludovic Bource: The Artist

Who Might Win—Howard Shore: Hugo

Who Got Snubbed—Trent Reznor: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Best Original Song:

Who Will Win—Brett Mckenzie: "Man Or Muppet" from The Muppets

Who Should Win—Brett Mckenzie: "Man Or Muppet" from The Muppets

Best Foreign Film:

Who WIll Win—A Separation [Iran]

Who Should Win—A Separation [Iran]

Who Might Win—Monsieur Lazhar [Canada]

Best Documentary Film:

Who Will Win—Undefeated

Who Should Win—Undefeated

Who Might Win—Paradise Lost 3

Best Animated FIlm:

Who Will Win—Rango

Who Should Win—Rango

Who Might Win—Chico and Rita

Who Got Snubbed—The Adventures of Tintin

Art Direction:

Who Will Win—Hugo

Who Should Win—Hugo

Who Might Win—The Artist

Who Got Snubbed—The Tree of Life

Cinematography:

Who Will Win—Hugo

Who Should Win—The Tree of Life

Who Might Win—The Artist

Who Got Snubbed—Drive

Editing:

Who Will Win—The Artist

Who Should Win—The Tree of Life

Who Might Win—The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Costume Design:

Who Will Win—Jane Eyre

Who Should Win—Jane Eyre

Who Might Win—Anonymous

Who Got Snubbed—The Help

Sound Editing:

Who Will Win—Hugo

Who Should Win—Hugo

Who Might Win—War Horse

Who Got Snubbed—Tree of Life

Sound Mixing:

Who Will Win—Hugo

Who Should Win—Hugo

Who Might Win—War Horse

Who Got Snubbed—Tree of Life

Makeup:

Who Will Win—The Iron Lady

Who Should Win—The Iron Lady

Who Might Win—Albert Nobbs

Visual Effects:

Who Will Win— Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Who Should Win—Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Who Might Win—Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Who Got Snubbed—The Tree of Life

No More News

For those of you who are still reading this, (probably 2.5 of the original 6 or so readers), We've decided to make a change to the blog. If you haven't noticed, we've been on a hiatus for a while. But we're back. However, from now on we aren't going to post news. If you want movie news, there's thousands of other sources to get it. We are for sure not the best place to get it either. From now on Film Notion will be movie reviews and the occasional feature article. If you still want movie news, here are some great sites where you can get it.

-Cinemablend
-The Playlist
-Worst Previews
-Latino Review
-The Hollywood Reporter
-Obsessed With Film

and that's just a few of the many, many great sites for finding the latest news and rumors on upcoming film projects.

Thor Trailer Leaks Online!

Visitors to the 2010 San Diego Comic Con, had the chance to get a first glimpse at the new Thor movie; set for a release in May of 2011. Although recording is strictly prohibited, someone got ahold of the video itself and decided to share with the rest of the world wide web. Here is the surprisingly high quality leaked trailer for Kenneth Branagh's Thor (which of course will be in 3D). Watch it quickly, cause there's a good chance it'll be removed.

It looks kind of generic to me. Nothing new to see. It feels almost like a SyFy channel movie. But who knows, it could be a neat film. I won't lose all hope now.

-MV

Michael V's In-depth Review of Inception

Inception is like a full meal for your mind. It fills up all the empty space in your head and makes you work a bit at digesting what it gives you. Unlike a lot of other movies, Inception doesn't condescend to it's audience. At times it may seem blatantly expository, but I believe it’s only expository to the point that such a complex concept needs to be for viewers to start putting the pieces together themselves. It's a hugely budgeted movie that manages to use its visual effects as a complement to an intriguing and original story rather than a substitute for it, which seems very rare nowadays. Although upon a second viewing I did pick up on a few plot holes and flaws, this film still may be the most visually, intellectually, emotionally, and philosophically fulfilling experience I've ever had in a theater.

Peter Jackson In Negotiations to Direct THE HOBBIT

Last week we reported that there was a good chance that Neill Blomkamp (District 9) would be directing The Hobbit after Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hell Boy) dropped out. Now that seems this is not the case. according to WME Entertainment,

"...not only is Blomkamp not doing the movie, no one from MGM/United Artists or Warner Bros. has even contacted them about his directing the film."

Blomkamp instead, is working on a mysterious sci-fi project called Elysium.

So who will take the reigns? Well according to an article by Deadline.com, Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) will indeed be taking on the two-part Hobbit project, and is in negotiations right now with Warner Bros., MGM, and New Line. Looks like the fans' prayers have been answered.


-MV

First Teaser Trailer For David Fincher's THE SOCIAL NETWORK

David Fincher (Fight Club, Se7en) is wrapping up his Mark Zuckerberg biopic, The Social Network about the founding of the social networking site, facebook. The new teaser trailer has been released, and I must say, It doesn't fail to intrigue. David Fincher has proven himself as a great director before, but some people were suspicious about a "facebook movie." I think now that people are starting to lose their doubts about the project. The teaser is quite simple and doesn't give a whole lot away, but does build some anticipation for the film. Take a look for yourself. The Social Network is based off of a Ben Mezrich book entitled The Accidental Billionaire: The Founding of Facebook, A tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal. It stars Jesse Eisenberg (Adventureland, Zombieland) as Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg and Justin Timberlake (Alpha Dog, The Love Guru) as Zuckerberg's friend and associate, Sean Parker, the founder of Napster. It is slated for a release on October 1, 2010.




-MV

THE GREEN HORNET Trailer is Here!

The trailer for The Green Hornet staring Seth Rogan debuted tonight, and it looks like it'll be a fun time. It seems to be fast-paced and action-packed as well as genuinely funny. I'm very excited about the casting. Especially Chirstoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds). The trailer is below. The film will is directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Be Kind, Rewind) and will be in theaters January 14, 2011.

-MV