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I've been somewhat ambivalent this year about giving Oscar predictions because I really did see a lot of movies this past year and thought a lot of films and performances were very good and deserved praise.  So I even created a "Denny Awards" to underscore the films and performances (male and female) that I thought deserved recognition.

On the other hand, the annual Oscars is one of the largest shared experiences in the United States.  So I'm quickly typing a list of Oscar picks now and will be better about this next year.

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

WILL WIN - Christopher Plummer (Beginners)

SHOULD WIN - Christopher Plummer

DESERVING OF A NOMINATION - John Hawkes (Martha Marcy May Marlene)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

WILL WIN - Octavia Spenser (The Help)

SHOULD WIN - Octavia Spenser

DESERVING OF NOMINATIONS - Jessica Chastain (Take Shelter), Judy Dench (J Edgar)

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

WILL WIN - Jean Dujardin (The Artist)

SHOULD WIN - Jean Dujardin

DESERVING OF NOMINATIONS - Dominic Cooper (The Devil's Double), Leonardo DiCaprio (J Edgar), Michael Shannon (Take Shelter), Antonio Banderas (The Skin I Live In), Martin Sheen (The Way)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

WILL WIN - Viola Davis (The Help)

SHOULD WIN - Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)

DESERVING OF NOMINATIONS - Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia), Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene), Khomotso Manyaka (Life Above All)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREEN PLAY

WILL WIN - The Artist

SHOULD WIN - The Artist / Midnight in Paris

DESERVING OF NOMINATIONS - Melancholia, Martha Marcy May Marlene, The Future, Another Earth, Take Shelter, The Way

BEST ADAPTED SCREEN PLAY

WILL WIN - Hugo

SHOULD WIN - The Descendants

DESERVING OF NOMINATIONS - Higher Ground, Carnage

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

WILL WIN - Hugo

SHOULD WIN (AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED) - Melancholia (!),

DESERVING OF NOMINATIONS - Take Shelter, The Skin I Live In, Like Crazy

BEST DIRECTOR

WILL WIN - Martin Scorcese (Hugo)

SHOULD WIN - Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris) / Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)

DESERVED OF NOMINATIONS - Pedro Almodóvar (The Skin I Live In), Clint Eastwood (J Edgar)

BEST ANIMATED PICTURE

WILL WIN - Rango

SHOULD WIN - Rango

DESERVING OF A NOMINATION - The Adventures of Tintin

BEST PICTURE

WILL WIN - The Artist / The Help

SHOULD WIN - The Artist

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