2011 Oscar nominees currently available on DVD

A Better Life
Beginners
Bridesmaids
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II
Hell and Back Again (Also available on Netflix Instant Play)
The Help
The Ides of March
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (Also available on Netflix Instant Play
Jane Eyre
Kung Fu Panda 2
Margin Call
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
Rango
Real Steel
Rio
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Tree of Life
Warrior

Nomination Upsets I would love:

Best Picture:

Beginners
The Muppets
Contagion

Best Actress:

Jodie Foster - Carnage

Best Actor:

Daniel Radcliffe - Harry Potter (which I did actually predict)

Best Supporting Actress:

Kate Winslet - Carnage
Kate Winslet - Contagion

Best Original Screenplay:

The Muppets
Certified Copy

Best Picture predictions

This category's nominations are being done a little different this year, so I think it first deserves a bit of explanation. There can be anywhere from 5 to 10 nominations depending on the Academy's number 1 votes. In order for a movie to be nominated, it has to get at least 5% of the Academy's number 1 votes, after that their number 2, 3, and the rest of their votes are taken into account. So, for this category I will not only be predicting which movies will be nominated, but also how many movies will be nominated. Here goes nothing.

The first 5:

The Artist
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris

If there's 6:
War Horse

If there's 7:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

If there's 8:
Moneyball

If there's 9:
The Ides of March

If there's 10:
Drive

I'm predicting there will be 9 nominees. In other words, I don't think Drive will be part of that 9. However, if I'm wrong and there's 10, I think it will be number 10.

Best Direction

Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Martin Scorsese - Hugo
Steven Spielberg - War Horse

Best Actress predictions

Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis - The Help
Elizabeth Olsen - Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn

Best Actor predictions

George Clooney - The Descendants
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Michael Fassbender - Shame
Brad Pitt - Moneyball
Daniel Radcliffe - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II

Every year, I usually go out on a limb at least once. Daniel Radcliffe almost definitely won't be nominated, but I genuinely believe he deserves to be.

Best Makeup Design predictions

The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
The Iron Lady

Best Song prediction

If there is three:

Life's a Happy Song - The Muppets
Lay Your Head Down - Albert Nobbs
The Living Proof - The Help

If there is five:

Hello Hello - Gnomeo and Juliet
Pictures in My Head - The Muppets

Best Art Direction predictions

The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
Hugo
Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Original Screenplay predictions

50/50
The Artist
Beginners
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris

Best Supporting Actor Predictions

Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Nick Nolte - Warrior
Christopher Plummer - Beginners
Christoph Waltz - Carnage

Best Animated Feature predictions

If there's three nominations:

The Adventures of Tintin
Rango
Rio

If there's another two:

Cars 2
Kung-fu Panda 2

Best Costume Design predictions

The Artist
Captain America
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris

Best Cinematography Predictions

The Artist
Hugo
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Tree of Life
War Horse

Best Adapted Screenplay Predictions

The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
Moneyball
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Best Supporting Actress Nomination Predictions

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

Oscar Categories for which I will be predicting the nominees:

Today I am predicting which people and movies will be nominated for Academy Awards tomorrow morning. I'll be creating blog posts for individual categories (links will be posted on twitter). As much as I'd like to predict nominees for all categories, there are some that I'm just not well informed enough to do (Shorts, Foreign, Sound, etc.). These are the categories I will be predicting by midnight tonight:

Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Animated Feature
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design
Best Original Score
Best Make-up Design
Best Original Song