The Oscar Nominations Will Be...

Before getting to the good stuff, here are some fun facts when handicapping the OSCAR RACE:

1. The film with the most nominations usually wins the TOP PRIZE! It is guaranteed fact, "The Social Network" WILL NOT lead nominations!
2. The film editing category at the Oscars is crucial to winning the top prize. "The Social Network" and "The King's Speech" – could both be shut out! 

When Oscar nominations are announced tomorrow morning, the nominations will be (or so I hope, they will be):

Best Motion Picture

127 Hours

Black Swan

Inception

The Fighter

The Kids Are All Right

The King's Speech

The Social Network

Toy Story 3

True Grit

Winter's Bone

Front-Runners: 'The Social Network' & 'The King's Speech'

Darkhorse: 'The Fighter'

No Chance: 'The Kids Are All Right' & 'Winter's Bone'

Actor - Motion Picture

Jeff Bridges, "True Grit"

Robert Duval, "Get Low"

Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"

Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"

James Franco, "127 Hours"

Front-Runner: Colin Firth, "The King's Speech"

No Chance: Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"

Actress - Motion Picture

Anette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right"

Nicole Kidman, "Rabbit Hole" 

Jennifer Lawrence, "Winter's Bone"

Natalie Portman, "Black Swan" 

Michelle William, "Blue Valentine"

Front-Runners: Anette Bening, "The Kids Are All Right" & Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"

Surprise Nominee: Julianne Moore, "The Kids Are All Right"

Supporting Actor - Motion Picture

Christian Bale, "The Fighter"

Andrew Garfield, "The Social Network"

Mark Ruffalo, "The Kids Are All Right" 

Jeremy Renner, "The Town"

Geoffrey Rush, "The King's Speech"

Front-Runner: Christian Bale, "The Fighter"

Supporting Actress - Motion Picture

Amy Adams, "The Fighter"

Helena Bonham Carter, "The King's Speech"

Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"

Hailee Steinfeld, "True Grit"

Jacki Weaver, "Animal Kingdom"

Front-Runner: Melissa Leo, "The Fighter"

Darkhorse: Amy Adams, "The Fighter"

Possible: Mila Kunis, "Black Swan"

Directing

Darren Aronofsky, "Black Swan"

David Fincher, "The Social Network"

Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech"

Christopher Nolan, "Inception"

David O. Russell, "The Fighter"

Front-Runner: David Fincher, "The Social Network"

Adapted Screenplay

Ben Affleck, Peter Craig & Aaron Stockard, "The Town"
Michael Arndt, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich, "Toy Story 3"
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, "True Grit"
Debra Granik & Anne Rosselini, "Winter's Bone"
Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network"

Original Screenplay

Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg, "The Kids Are All Right"
Keith Dorrington, Eric Johnson, Scott Silver & Paul Tamasy, "The Fighter"
Mike Leigh, "Another Year"
Christopher Nolan, "Inception"
David Seidler, "The King's Speech"

ART DIRECTION
Alice in Wonderland (Karen O'Hara, Robert Stromberg)
Black Swan (Therese DePrez, Tora Peterson, David Stein)
Inception (Larry Dias, Guy Hendrix, Doug Mowat)
The King's Speech (Netty Chapman, Judy Farr, Eve Stewart)

Shutter Island (Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
127 Hours (Enrique Chediak, Anthony Dod Mantle)
Black Swan (Matthew Libatique)
Inception (Wally Pfister)

The King's Speech (Danny Cohen)
True Grit (Roger Deakins)

COSTUME DESIGN
Alice in Wonderland (Colleen Atwood)

Black Swan (Amy Westcott)
The King's Speech (Jenny Beavan)
The Tempest (Sandy Powell)
True Grit (Mary Zophres)

FILM EDITING
Black Swan (Andrew Weisblum)
The Fighter (Pamela Martin)
Inception (Lee Smith)

The King's Speech (Tariq Anwar)
The Social Network (Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall)

MAKEUP
Alice in Wonderland (Paul Gooch, Joel Harlow, Valli O'Reilly, Patty York)

Black Swan (Marjorie Durand, Geordie Sheffer)
The Wolfman (Rick Baker)

ORIGINAL SCORE
Alice in Wonderland (Danny Elfman)
Biutiful (Gustavo Santaolalla)
The Ghost Writer (Alexandre Desplat)
Inception (Hans Zimmer)
The King's Speech (Alexandre Desplat)

VISUAL EFFECTS
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows
Inception
Iron Man 2 

Tron: Legacy

ANIMATED FEATURE
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3