So how did I do???
(*) are next to the categories I predicted correctly and for the ones I missed, the winner is included in {}
*Best Picture: “The Artist”
*Directing Michel Hazanavicius – “The Artist”
Actor in a Leading Role George Clooney in “The Descendants” {Jean Dujardin in “The Artist”}
*Actress in a Leading Role Meryl Streep in “The Iron Lady”
*Actor in a Supporting Role Christopher Plummer in “Beginners”
*Actress in a Supporting Role Octavia Spencer in “The Help”
*Writing (Adapted Screenplay) “The Descendants” Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
Writing (Original Screenplay) “Bridesmaids” Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig (***I know this won’t win but I wanted to vote for it anyway) {“Midnight in Paris” Written by Woody Allen}
*Foreign Language Film “A Separation” Iran
*Animated Feature Film “Rango” Gore Verbinski
*Art Direction “Hugo” Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
Cinematography “The Tree of Life” Emmanuel Lubezki {“Hugo” Robert Richardson }
*Costume Design “The Artist” Mark Bridges
Film Editing “The Artist” Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius {“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall}
Documentary (Feature) “Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs {“Undefeated” TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas}
Makeup “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng {“The Iron Lady” Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland}
*Music (Original Score) “The Artist” Ludovic Bource
*Music (Original Song) “Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets” Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
*Sound Mixing “Hugo” Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
Sound Editing “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Ren Klyce {“Hugo” Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty }
Visual Effects “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett {“Hugo” Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning}
Documentary (Short Subject) “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom” Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen {“Saving Face” Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy}
*Short Film (Animated) “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
*Short Film (Live Action) “The Shore” Terry George and Oorlagh George
That makes a grand total of 15 out of 24…not my best but I was actually happy I was wrong about a few of them!
Overall it was a good telecast with Crystal reminding us why he is such a damn fine host. It didn’t feel overlong and the show was reservedly flashy without being over the top or dull. The witty banter was kept to a minimum and no one went too crazy. Good speeches and good looks capped off a night that was very “Old Hollywood”.
Is it wrong that I’m already looking forward to next year?
What did you think? Feel free to comment away!
Oh…and don’t forget to vote in my poll!