Movie lovers all over gather together every year for the highest honors in the film industry, the Academy Awards. The FTS crew are no exception, but while you’re busy fighting off sleep, we’ll be bitching via webcast as we chat live for this year’s awards. In preparation for the event, we placed out votes for the potential winners. Take a look at who we think will be taking home the show’s biggest honors and read the details for how you can watch along with us on Oscars night!
Below are the list of nominees in each category. The names in bold represent the nominees we expect to win in that category. Our names will be listed along side the choices we have made. Remember, these are the films we expect to win but aren’t necessarily rooting for. Our personal tastes are wildly different in a lot of cases.
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
“Drive” [ Jess, Marc, Rob, Lindsay ]
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” [ Will ]
“Hugo”
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
“War Horse”
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” [ Jess, Marc, Will, Rob, Lindsay ]
“Hugo”
“Moneyball”
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
“War Horse” [ ]
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” [ Marc ]
“Hugo” [ Lindsay ]
“Real Steel” [ Will ]
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” [ Jess, Rob ]
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
Best Achievement in Makeup
“Albert Nobbs” [ Rob ]
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” [ Marc, Will ]
“The Iron Lady” [ Jess, Lindsay ]
Best Animated Short Film
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore [ Marc ]
La Luna [ Lindsay ]
A Morning Stroll [ Will, Rob ]
Wild Life [ ]
Best Live Action Short Film
“Pentecost” [ Rob ]
“Raju”
“The Shore” [ Marc, Will, Lindsay ]
“Time Freak”
“Tuba Atlantic”
Best Achievement in Costume Design
“Anonymous” [ Marc ]
“The Artist” [ Jess ]
“Hugo” [ Will ]
“Jane Eyre” [ Rob, Lindsay ]
“W.E.”
Best Documentary Feature
“Hell and Back Again” [ Will, Lindsay ]
“If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front”
“Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory” [ Marc ]
“Pina” [ Jess ]
“Undefeated” [ Rob ]
Best Documentary Short Subject
“The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement?” [ Lindsay ]
“God Is the Bigger Elvis”
“Incident in New Baghdad”
“Saving Face” [ Marc, Rob ]
“The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom” [ Will ]
Best Achievement in Film Editing
“The Artist”
“The Descendants” [ Rob ]
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” [ Jess, Will ]
“Hugo” [ Marc ]
“Moneyball” [ Lindsay ]
Best Achievement in Cinematography
“The Artist” [ Rob ]
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” [ Marc ]
“Hugo” [ ]
“The Tree of Life” [ Jess, Lindsay ]
“War Horse” [ Will ]
Best Original Song
“Man or Muppet,” The Muppets; Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie [ Jess, Marc, Will, Rob, Lindsay ]
“Real in Rio,” Rio; Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown, Lyric by Siedah Garrett
Best Achievement in Art Direction
“The Artist” [ Jess, Rob ]
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”
“Hugo” [ Marc, Lindsay ]
“Midnight in Paris”
“War Horse” [ Will ]
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Bullhead (Belgium)
Footnote (Israel) [ Marc ]
In Darkness (Poland) [ Will ]
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada) [ Rob ]
A Separation (Iran) [ Jess, Lindsay ]
Original Score
“The Adventures of Tintin,” John Williams [ Marc ]
“The Artist,” Ludovic Bource [ Jess, Rob, Lindsay ]
“Hugo,” Howard Shore
“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” Alberto Iglesias
“War Horse,” John Williams [ Will ]
Best Animated Feature
“A Cat In Paris”
“Chico & Rita”
“Kung Fu Panda 2” [ Marc ]
“Puss in Boots”
“Rango” [ Jess, Will, Rob, Lindsay ]
Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris“ [ Jess, Rob ]
JC Chandor, “Margin Call”
Asghar Farhadi, “A Separation”
Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist“ [ Marc, Will, Lindsay ]
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, “Bridesmaids“
Best Adapted Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxton, Jim Rash, “The Descendants” [ Jess ]
John Logan, “Hugo”
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, “The Ides of March” [ Marc ]
Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian, “Moneyball”
Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughn, “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” [ Will, Rob, Lindsay ]
Best Director
Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”
Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist“ [ Will ]
Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
Alexander Payne, “The Descendants”
Martin Scorsese, “Hugo“ [ Jess, Marc, Rob, Lindsay ]
Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, “The Artist“ [ Rob, ]
Jessica Chastain, “The Help“ [ Jess, ]
Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs”
Octavia Spencer, “The Help“ [ Marc, Will, Lindsay ]
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, “My Week With Marilyn”
Jonah Hill, “Moneyball“ [ Will ]
Nick Nolte, “Warrior”
Christopher Plummer, “Beginners” [ Jess, Rob, Lindsay ]
Max Von Sydow, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” [ Marc ]
Best Actress
Glenn Close, “Albert Nobbs”
Viola Davis, “The Help” [ Marc, Will ]
Rooney Mara, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” [ Jess, Rob ]
Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”
Michelle Williams, “My Week With Marilyn” [ Lindsay ]
Best Actor
Demian Bichir, “A Better Life”
George Clooney, “The Descendants“ [ Jess ]
Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
Gary Oldman, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy“ [ Marc, Will, Rob, Lindsay ]
Brad Pitt, “Moneyball“
Best Picture
“The Artist” [ Jess, Rob, Lindsay ]
“The Descendants” [ Marc ]
“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
“Hugo”
“Midnight in Paris”
“The Help”
“Moneyball”
“War Horse” [ Will ]
“The Tree of Life”
So what do you think? Who and what films will take home the gold statues this Sunday? Tell us about it below and also be sure to join us on the big night over at Ustream.tv so you can hear all of our commentary on the awards show.