Forecast for the 2011 Academy Awards

Here is how I think the nominees will fare in Monday's Oscars, based on the order in which they could possibly win.


best picture-

The King's Speech
The Social Network
True Grit
The Fighter
Inception


best director-

David Fincher for The Social Network
Tom Hooper for The King's Speech
David O. Russell for The Fighter
Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for True Grit


best original screenplay-

The King's Speech
Inception
The Fighter
The Kids are All Right
Another Year


best adapted screenplay-

The Social Network
Winter's Bone
Toy Story 3
True Grit
127 Hours


best actor-

Colin Firth in The King's Speech
Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network
James Franco in 127 Hours
Jeff Bridges in True Grit
Javier Bardem in Biutiful


best actress-

Natalie Portman in Black Swan
Annette Bening in The Kids are All Right
Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone
Nicole Kidman in Rabbit Hole
Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine


best supporting actor-

Christian Bale in The Fighter
Geoffrey Rush in The King's Speech
Mark Ruffalo in The Kids are All Right
Jeremy Renner in The Town
John Hawkes in Winter's Bone


best supporting actress-

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


best cinematography-

True Grit
Black Swan


best editing-

The Social Network
The King's Speech
The Fighter
Black Swan
127 Hours


best costume design-

The King's Speech
True Grit
Alice in Wonderland


best makeup:

The Wolfman
The Way Back
Barney's Version


best visual effects-

Inception
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Alice in Wonderland


best original score-

The King's Speech
The Social Network
Inception
How to Train Your Dragon
127 Hours


best original song-

If I Rise from 127 Hours
W Belong Together from Toy Story 3
I See the Light (Tangled)
Coming Home (Country Strong)

best sound mixing-

Inception
True Grit
Toy Story 3


best sound editing:

Inception
True Grit
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Salt


best art direction-

The King's Speech
True Grit
Inception


best animated feature film- Toy Story 3


best foreign-language film -

Incendies
Biutiful
In a Better World
Outside the Law
Dogtooth