Oscar Season

It's almost time for me to say "Oscar season has begun!"  Tomorrow morning the official noms will be announced at 8:30 eastern time by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and Monique (winner of last year's Best Supporting Actress award for Precious).  I will definitely be up this year in time for the live announcement.  Even though I have seen most of the films that will most likely be nominated, I still am curious to see the unexpected additions and the foreign film nominees.  Left on my list of movies to see are: Blue Valentine (this Friday!), Rabbit Hole, Another Year; and in the foreign category: I Am Love, Biutiful, The Illusionist and The Concert.

Each year I do more and more to prepare for the Oscars, and this year I took it even farther by making my Pre-nomination Ballot. No, it's not complete, but it includes all the categories I am most sure of.

Movie
Black Swan
Social Network
Toy Story 3
King's Speech
The Fighter
Inception
Actor
Colin Firth
Jim Broadbent
James Franco
Jesse Eisenberg
Robert Duvall
Supporting
Geoffrey Rush
Christian Bale
Actress
Natalie Portman
Jennifer Lawrence
Annette Bening
Julianne Moore
Noomi Rapace
Supporting
(winters bone) Melissa Leo lookalike
Melissa Leo
Hailee Steinfeld
Animated Movie
Toy Story 3
How to train your dragon
The illusionist
Despicable Me
Score
127 Hours
Harry Potter
King's Speech
Social Network
Foreign Movie
Dragon Tattoo
The Concert
Mother (2010?)
Vincere
Documentary
Waiting for Superman
Catfish
Exit through the gift shop
Score
127 Hours
Harry Potter
King's Speech
Social Network
Special Effects
Tron
Narnia
Costume
King's Speech
Black Swan
????????
Biutiful
Rabbit Hole
Blue Valentine

This year is definitely going to be a tough Best Picture winner because I fell in love with Black Swan both times I saw it, but The Social Network has been winning the category thus far this season. Also, David Fincher and Darren Aronofsky are both on my Top Directors list.  I think I'm going to stick with my gut and wait for the surprise when they call "Black Swan" February 27th!

Well come back here more tomorrow when I post the list of official Oscar Nominations 2011!!