Menurut sumber Wikipedia, Academy Award atau disebut juga Piala Oscar adalah penghargaan film paling terutama di Amerika Serikat yang diberikan oleh AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), sebuah organisasi penghormatan profesional di industri film termasuk sutradara, aktor/aktris dan penulis.
Nah, pada tanggal 26 Februari 2012 akan dilaksanakan acara perayaan tersebut di Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, California, yang sebelumnya pada tanggal 24 Januari 2012 telah diumumkan para nominasinya.
Berikut adalah prediksi saya atas para pemenang di ajang penghargaan Academy Awards ke-84 baik di kategori penyutradaraan, kategori akting maupun kategori penulisan screenplay berdasarkan insting pribadi dan informasi dari berbagai macam blog atau situs film lain :
BEST PICTURE
1. The Artist
2. The Descendants
3. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
4. The Help
5. Hugo
6. Midnight in Paris
7. Moneyball
8. The Tree of Life
9. War Horse
Prediksi Pemenang : The Artist
BEST DIRECTOR
1. Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
2. Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
3. Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life
4. Alexander Payne - The Descendants
5. Martin Scorsese - Hugo
Prediksi Pemenang : Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
1. Demian Bichir - A Better Life
2. George Clooney - The Descendants
3. Jean Dujardin - The Artist
4. Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
5. Brad Pitt - Moneyball
Prediksi Pemenang : Jean Dujardin - The Artist
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
1. Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
2. Viola Davis - The Help
3. Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
4. Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
5. Michelle Williams - My Week with Maryln
Prediksi Pemenang : Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
1. Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Maryln
2. Jonah Hill - Moneyball
3. Nick Nolte - Warrior
4. Christopher Plummer - Beginners
5. Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Prediksi Pemenang : Christopher Plummer - Beginners
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
1. Berenice Bejo - The Artist
2. Jessica Chastain - The Help
3. Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
4. Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
5. Octavia Spencer - The Help
Prediksi Pemenang : Octavia Spencer - The Help
BEST WRITING - ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1. The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
2. Bridesmaids - Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo
3. Margin Call - J.C. Chandor
4. Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen
5. A Separation - Asghar Farhadi
Prediksi Pemenang : Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen
BEST WRITING - ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
1. The Descendants - Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash
2. Hugo - John Logan
3. The Ides of March - George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon
4. Moneyball - Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin
5. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan
Prediksi Pemenang : Moneyball - Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
1. A Cat in Paris - Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
2. Chico and Rita - Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
3. Kung Fu Panda 2 - Jennifer Yuh Nelson
4. Puss in Boots - Chris Miller
5. Rango - Gore Verbinski
Prediksi Pemenang : Rango - Gore Verbinski
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
1. Bullhead (Belgium) - Michael R. Roskam
2. Footnote (Israel) - Joseph Cedar
3. In Darkness (Poland) - Agnieszka Holland
4. Monsieur Lazhar (Canada) - Philippe Falardeau
5. A Separation (Iran) - Asghar Farhadi
Prediksi Pemenang : A Separation (Iran) - Asghar Farhadi
BEST DOCUMENTARY - FEATURE
1. Hell and Back Again - Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
2. If a Tree Falls:A Story of the Earth Liberation Front - Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
3. Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory - Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
4. Pina - Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
5. Undefeated - TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay, and Richard Middlemas
Prediksi Pemenang : Pina - Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
BEST DOCUMENTARY - SHORT SUBJECT
1. The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement - Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
2. Gos Is the Bigger Elvis - Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
3. Incident in New Baghdad - James Spione
4. Saving Face - Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
5. The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom - Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen
Prediksi Pemenang : Saving Face - Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
1. Pentecost - Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane
2. Raju - Maz Zahle and Stefan Gieren
3. The Shore - Terry George and Oorlagh George
4. Time Freak - Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
5. Tuba Atlantic - Hallvar Witzo
Prediksi Pemenang : Tuba Atlantic - Hallvar Witzo
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
1. Dimanche - Patrick Doyon
2. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore - William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
3. La Luna - Enrico Casarosa
4. A Morning Stroll - Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
5. Wild Life - Amanda Forbis and Wndy Tilby
Prediksi Pemenang : La Luna - Enrico Casarosa
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
1. The Adventures of Tintin - John Williams
2. The Artist - Ludovic Bource
3. Hugo - Howard Shore
4. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Alberto Iglesias
5. War Horse - John Williams
Prediksi Pemenang : The Artist - Ludovic Bource
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
1. "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets - Bret McKenzie
2. "Real in Rio" from Rio - Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, and Siedah Garrett
Prediksi Pemenang : "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets - Bret McKenzie
BEST SOUND EDITING
1. Drive - Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Ren Klyce
3. Hugo - Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
5. War Horse - Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom
Prediksi Pemenang : War Horse - Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom
BEST SOUND MIXING
1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, and Bo Persson
2. Hugo - Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
3. Moneyball - Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, David Giammarco, and Ed Novick
4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush, and Peter J. Devlin
5. War Horse - Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson, and Stuart Wilson
Prediksi Pemenang : Hugo - Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
BEST ART DIRECTION
1. The Artist - Laurence Bennett and Robert Gould
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Stuart Craig and Stephanie McMillan
3. Hugo - Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo
4. Midnight in Paris - Anne Seibel and Helene Dubreuil
5. War Horse - Rick Carter and Lee Sandales
Prediksi Pemenang :
Hugo - Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. The Artist - Guillaume Schiffman
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Jeff Cronenweth
3. Hugo - Robert Richardson
4. The Tree of Life - Emmanuel Lubezki
5. War Horse - Janusz Kaminski
Prediksi Pemenang : The Tree of Life - Emmanuel Lubezki
BEST MAKEUP
1. Albert Nobbs - Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnson, and Matthew W. Mungle
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight, and Lisa Tomblin
3. The Iron Lady - Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
Prediksi Pemenang : The Iron Lady - Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
1. Anonymous - Lisy Christl
2. The Artist - Mark Bridges
3. Hugo - Sandy Powell
4. Jane Eyre - Michael O'Connor
5. W.E. - Arianne Phillips
Prediksi Pemenang :
The Artist - Mark Bridges
BEST FILM EDITING
1. The Artist - Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavivius
2. The Descendants - Kevin Tent
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
4. Hugo - Thelma Schoonmaker
5. Moneyball - Christopher Tellefsen
Prediksi Pemenang :
The Artist - Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler, and John Richardson
2. Hugo - Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, and Alex Henning
3. Real Steel - Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Danny Gordon Taylor, and Swen Gillberg
4. Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, and Daniel Barrett
5. Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew E. Butler, and John Frazier
Prediksi Pemenang :
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, and Daniel Barrett