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The 83rd Academy Awards (2010): Winner Predictions

Prediction Key:

  • Winner Prediction (o-Win Pred Date Set) -Chance at Victory-

Awards
  • 6
  • 3
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
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  • The King's Speech
  • Inception
  • The Fighter
  • The Social Network
  • 127 Hours
  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Black Swan
  • The Confession
  • Day & Night
  • In a Better World
  • Inside Job
  • Sun Come Up
  • Toy Story 3
  • True Grit
  • The Wolfman

Best Picture

  • The King's Speech (n-10/15, o-1/29) -Strong-

  • The Social Network (n-8/26) -Close Second-
  • The Fighter (n-9/20) -Potential Upset-
  • True Grit (n-4/13) -Potential Upset-
  • Inception (n-4/13) -Unlikely-
  • Black Swan (n-1/12) -Unlikely-
  • Toy Story 3 (n-6/29) -Unlikely-
  • The Kids Are All Right (n-12/1) -Long Shot-
  • 127 Hours (n-12/1) -Long Shot-
  • Winter's Bone (n-12/19) -Long Shot-

Best Animated Feature

  • Toy Story 3 (n-4/13, o-4/13) -Lock-

  • How to Train Your Dragon (n-4/13) -Potential Upset-
  • The Illusionist (n-1/25) -Long Shot-

Best Director

  • The King's Speech - Tom Hooper (n-9/20, o-1/29) -Neck-and-Neck-

  • The Social Network - David Fincher (n-8/26) -Neck-and-Neck-
  • The Fighter - David O. Russell (n-10/22) -Potential Upset-
  • True Grit - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (n-1/25) -Unlikely-
  • Black Swan - Darren Aronofsky (n-1/12) -Long Shot-

Best Actor

  • The King's Speech - Colin Firth (n-8/26, o-9/9) -Lock-

  • 127 Hours - James Franco (n-9/20) -Potential Upset-
  • The Social Network - Jesse Eisenberg (n-12/19) -Potential Upset-
  • True Grit - Jeff Bridges (n-4/13) -Unlikely-
  • Biutiful - Javier Bardem (n-1/25) -Long Shot-

Best Actress

  • Black Swan - Natalie Portman (n-9/20, o-12/1) -Neck-and-Neck-

  • The Kids Are All Right - Annette Bening (n-4/13) -Neck-and-Neck-
  • Winter's Bone - Jennifer Lawrence (n-1/12) -Potential Upset-
  • Rabbit Hole - Nicole Kidman (n-10/22) -Long Shot-
  • Blue Valentine - Michelle Williams (n-1/25) -Long Shot-

Best Supporting Actor

  • The Fighter - Christian Bale (n-4/13, o-12/19) -Strong-

  • The King's Speech - Geoffrey Rush (n-9/9) -Close Second-
  • The Kids Are All Right - Mark Ruffalo (n-4/13) -Long Shot-
  • Winter's Bone - John Hawkes (n-1/25) -Long Shot-
  • The Town - Jeremy Renner (n-12/19) -Long Shot-

Best Supporting Actress

  • The Fighter - Melissa Leo (n-12/6, o-1/30) -Strong-

  • True Grit - Hailee Steinfeld (n-1/25) -Potential Upset-
  • The King's Speech - Helena Bonham Carter (n-9/20) -Unlikely-
  • The Fighter - Amy Adams (n-4/13) -Unlikely-
  • Animal Kingdom - Jacki Weaver (n-12/6) -Long Shot-

Best Original Screenplay

  • The King's Speech - David Seidler (n-10/22, o-1/29) -Strong-

  • Inception - Christopher Nolan (n-4/13) -Potential Upset-
  • The Kids Are All Right - Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg (n-9/9) -Unlikely-
  • The Fighter - Paul Attanasio, Lewis Colick (n-11/18) -Unlikely-
  • Another Year - Mike Leigh (n-1/25) -Long Shot-

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • The Social Network - Aaron Sorkin (n-8/26, o-9/9) -Lock-

  • Winter's Bone - Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini (Novel: Daniel Woodrell) (n-12/19) -Potential Upset-
  • True Grit - Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (Novel: Charles Portis) (n-4/13) -Potential Upset-
  • Toy Story 3 - Michael Arndt (n-4/13) -Unlikely-
  • 127 Hours - Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy (Book: Aron Ralston) (n-1/16) -Unlikely-

Best Original Song

  • The King's Speech - Alexandre Desplat (n-9/20, o-1/31) -Neck-and-Neck-

  • The Social Network - Trent Reznor (n-10/15) -Neck-and-Neck-
  • Inception - Hans Zimmer (n-4/13) -Potential Upset-
  • How to Train Your Dragon - John Powell (n-1/25) -Unlikely-
  • 127 Hours - A.R. Rahman (n-9/20) -Long Shot-

Best Original Score

  • 127 Hours - If I Rise (n-11/28, o-1/25) -Neck-and-Neck-

  • Toy Story 3 - We Belong Together (n-1/25) -Neck-and-Neck-
  • Country Strong - Coming Home (n-1/25) -Potential Upset-
  • Tangled - I See the Light (n-1/21) -Potential Upset-

Best Editing

  • The Social Network - Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall (n-8/26, o-2/14) -Strong-

  • The Fighter - Pamela Martin (n-4/13) -Potential Upset-
  • The King's Speech - Tariq Anwar (n-12/1) -Potential Upset-
  • 127 Hours - Jon Harris (n-12/1) -Unlikely-
  • Black Swan - Andrew Weisblum (n-1/25) -Unlikely-

Best Cinematography

  • True Grit - Roger Deakins (n-4/13, o-1/25) -Strong-

  • Inception - Wally Pfister (n-4/13) -Potential Upset-
  • Black Swan - Matthew Libatique (n-1/13) -Potential Upset-
  • The Social Network - Jeff Cronenweth (n-1/25) -Unlikely-
  • The King's Speech - Danny Cohen (n-12/19) -Unlikely-

Best Art Direction

  • Alice in Wonderland - Robert Stromberg, Karen O'Hara, Peter Young (n-4/13, o-4/13) -Neck-and-Neck-

  • Inception - Guy Hendrix Dyas, Lisa Chugg (n-4/13) -Neck-and-Neck-
  • The King's Speech - Eve Stewart, Judy Farr (n-9/9) -Neck-and-Neck-
  • True Grit - Jess Gonchor (n-1/25) -Potential Upset-
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I - Stuart Craig, Stephanie McMillan (n-1/7) -Unlikely-

Best Costume Design

  • The King's Speech - Jenny Beavan (n-4/13, o-4/13) -Neck-and-Neck-

  • Alice in Wonderland - Colleen Atwood (n-4/13) -Neck-and-Neck-
  • The Tempest - Sandy Powell (n-1/19) -Potential Upset-
  • True Grit - Mary Zophres (n-4/13) -Long Shot-
  • I Am Love - Antonella Cannarozzi (n-1/25) -Long Shot-

Best Makeup

  • The Wolfman (n-1/25, o-1/25) -Strong-

  • Barney's Version (n-1/25) -Potential Upset-
  • The Way Back (n-1/25) -Unlikely-

Best Sound Mixing

  • Inception (n-4/13, o-8/26) -Strong-

  • The King's Speech (n-1/25) -Potential Upset-
  • The Social Network (n-1/7) -Potential Upset-
  • True Grit (n-1/25) -Potential Upset-
  • Salt (n-1/25) -Long Shot-

Best Sound Editing

  • Inception (n-4/13, o-4/13) -Strong-

  • True Grit (n-9/9) -Potential Upset-
  • TRON Legacy (n-8/26) -Unlikely-
  • Toy Story 3 (n-4/13) -Unlikely-
  • Unstoppable (n-1/21) -Unlikely-

Best Visual Effects

  • Inception (n-4/13, o-4/13) -Lock-

  • Alice in Wonderland (n-7/13) -Potential Upset-
  • Hereafter (n-1/25) -Unlikely-
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I (n-7/12) -Unlikely-
  • Iron Man 2 (n-1/25) -Long Shot-

Best Foreign Film

  • In a Better World - Denmark (n-1/19, o-1/19) -Neck-and-Neck-

  • Incendies - Canada (n-1/19) -Neck-and-Neck-
  • Biutiful - Mexico (n-11/18) -Potential Upset-
  • Hors la Loi (Outside the Law) - Algeria (n-1/25) -Potential Upset-
  • Dogtooth - Greece (n-1/19) -Unlikely-

Best Documentary Feature

  • Inside Job (n-11/23, o-1/25) -Neck-and-Neck-

  • Exit Through the Gift Shop (n-1/25) -Neck-and-Neck-
  • Restrepo (n-11/23) -Potential Upset-
  • Gasland (n-1/25) -Potential Upset-
  • Waste Land (n-1/25) -Potential Upset-

Best Documentary Short Subject

  • Sun Come Up (n-10/26, o-10/26) -Neck-and-Neck-

  • The Warriors of Qiugang (n-10/26) -Neck-and-Neck-
  • Killing in the Name (n-1/25) -Neck-and-Neck-
  • Strangers No More (n-10/26) -Neck-and-Neck-
  • Poster Girl (n-1/25) -Neck-and-Neck-

Best Animated Short Film

  • Day & Night (n-11/30, o-11/30) -Neck-and-Neck-

  • The Lost Thing (n-1/25) -Neck-and-Neck-
  • Let's Pollute (n-11/30) -Potential Upset-
  • The Gruffalo (n-1/25) -Potential Upset-
  • Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage (Madagascar, A Journey Diary) (n-1/25) -Potential Upset-

Best Live-Action Short Film

  • The Confession (n-11/30, o-11/30) -Neck-and-Neck-

  • Wish 143 (n-1/25) -Neck-and-Neck-
  • The Crush (n-11/30) -Neck-and-Neck-
  • Na Wewe (n-11/30) -Neck-and-Neck-
  • God of Love (n-1/25) -Neck-and-Neck-