Joey's Oscar Picks

Well, the Oscars are just around the corner, and with the nominees for each category just announced, I thought that I would share my picks for who should win at the Oscars 2011. I won't be doing every category, only the big ones, because A: I haven't seen every film in that category, or B: I don't care who wins best costumes. So, let's begin! My picks will be the ones in bold, with runners-up in italics

Best Actor in a Leading Role:
* Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
* Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
* Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
* Colin Firth in “The King's Speech”
* James Franco in “127 Hours”

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
* Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
* John Hawkes in “Winter's Bone”
* Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
* Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
* Geoffrey Rush in “The King's Speech”

Best Actress in a Leading Role
* Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
* Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
* Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter's Bone”
* Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
* Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

* Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
* Helena Bonham Carter in “The King's Speech”
* Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
* Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
* Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”

Best Animated Film
* “How to Train Your Dragon”
* “The Illusionist”
* “Toy Story 3”

Art Direction
* “Alice in Wonderland”
* “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
* “Inception”
* “The King's Speech”
* “True Grit”

Best Directing
* “Black Swan”
* “The Fighter”
* “The King's Speech”
* “The Social Network”
* “True Grit”

Best Music (Original Score)
* “How to Train Your Dragon”
* “Inception”
* “The King's Speech”
* “127 Hours”
* “The Social Network”

Best Visual Effects
* “Alice in Wonderland”
* “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
* “Hereafter”
* “Inception”
* “Iron Man 2”

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"