Neal Vitale's Oscar Picks

Update January 8, 2006: Well, at least I know how I did. Out of 48 picks, 37 correct. A little over 77%.

The Oscar nominations are announced on Tuesday morning - these are my picks for who will be getting the nods in the major categories:

BEST PICTURE

Black Swan, Toy Story 3, True Grit, The King's Speech, The Social Network, The Kids Are All Right, Inception, The Fighter, The Town, 127 Hours

BEST ACTOR

Colin Firth (The King's Speech), Paul Giamatti (Barney's Version), James Franco (127 Hours), Robert Duvall (Get Low), Javier Bardem (Biutiful)

BEST ACTRESS

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

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Geoffrey Rush (The King's Speech), Jeremy Renner (The Town),Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right), Christian Bale (The Fighter), Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams (The Fighter), Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit), Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom), Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Inception, The Fighter, The King's Speech, The Kids Are All Right, Black Swan

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Social Network, True Grit, The Town, 127 Hours, Rabbit Hole

BEST DIRECTOR

Darren Aronfsky (Black Swan), David Fincher (The Social Network), Christopher Nolan (Inception), Danny Boyle (127 Hours), Joel & Ethan Coen (True Grit)

BEST ANIMATED FILM

Toy Story 3, How To Train Your Dragon, Tangled