Reel Reviews

The official ballots are in, the trophies are polished, and the red carpet is rolling into place as we speak. This means Oscar night is upon us. Besides reminding us how far back into the calendar this thing has been pushed, it means it's time to throw out our annual Oscar predictions and see if anything sticks to the wall.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

We don't see too many surprises and especially no major upsets as the dust of jockeying and campaigning is finally beginning to settle down. So, without further ado, here are our predictions for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards Celebration (Prediction in bold):

Best Picture

• Black Swan
• The Fighter
• Inception
• The Kids Are All Right
• The King's Speech*
• 127 Hours
• The Social Network
• Toy Story 3
• True Grit
• Winter's Bone

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Actor in a Leading Role

• Javier Bardem
  Biutiful

• Jeff Bridges
  True Grit

• Jesse Eisenberg
  The Social Network

• Colin Firth*
  The King's Speech

• James Franco
  127 Hours

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Actor in a Supporting Role

• Christian Bale*
  The Fighter

• John Hawkes
  Winter's Bone

• Jeremy Renner
  The Town

• Mark Ruffalo
  The Kids Are All Right

• Geoffrey Rush
  The King's Speech

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Actress in a Leading Role

• Annette Bening
  The Kids Are All Right

• Nicole Kidman
  Rabbit Hole

• Jennifer Lawrence
  Winter's Bone

• Natalie Portman*
  Black Swan

• Michelle Williams
  Blue Valentine

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Actress in a Supporting Role

• Amy Adams
  The Fighter

• Helena Bonham Carter
  The King's Speech

• Melissa Leo
  The Fighter

• Hailee Steinfeld*
  True Grit

• Jacki Weaver
  Animal Kingdom

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Animated Feature Film

• How to Train Your Dragon
• The Illusionist
• Toy Story 3*

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Directing

• Darren Aronofsky
  Black Swan

• David O. Russell
  The Fighter

• Tom Hooper
  The King's Speech

• David Fincher*
  The Social Network

• Joel and Ethan Coen
  True Grit

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Music (Original Song)

• Coming Home
  Country Strong

• I See the Light
  Tangled

• If I Rise*
  127 Hours

• We Belong Together
  Toy Story 3

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Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• 127 Hours
• The Social Network*
• Toy Story 3
• True Grit
• Winter's Bone

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Writing (Original Screenplay)

• Another Year
• The Fighter
• Inception
• The Kids Are All Right
• The King's Speech*

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