FEINBERG FORECAST: 'The Artist,' 'The Descendants,' 'The Help' Atop Best Pic Area

Fox Searchlight Below is my latest assessment of all of the high-profile Oscar groups, along with commentary by whatOrthat has negative and positive momentum at this time in most of these. I welcome your opinions inside the comments section in the finish in the publish. BEST PICTURE Management The Artist (The Weinstein Company, 11/23, PG-13, trailer) The Descendants (Fox Searchlight, 11/23, R, trailer) The Help (Disney, 8/12, PG-13, trailer) Evening amount of time in Paris (The brand new the new sony Pictures Classics, 5/20, PG-13, trailer) Moneyball (Columbia, 9/23, PG-13, trailer) War Equine (Disney, 12/25, PG-13, trailer) Very Noisy and very Close (Warner Bros., 12/25, PG-13, trailer) The Woman While using Dragon Tattoo (The brand new the new sony, 12/21, R, trailer) J. Edgar (Warner Bros., 11/11, R, trailer) Margin Call (Kerbside Sights, 10/21, R, trailer) Major Risks The Ides of March (The brand new the new sony, 10/14, R, trailer) Mess, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Focus Features, 12/9, R, trailer) Hugo (Vital, 11/23, PG, trailer) The Tree of Existence (Fox Searchlight, 5/27, PG-13, trailer) Shame (Fox Searchlight, 12/2, NC-17, trailer) Beginners (Focus Features, 6/3, R, trailer) The Iron Lady (The Weinstein Company, 12/30, PG-13, teaser) Harry Potter as well as the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 (Warner Bros., 7/15, PG-13, trailer) Options Inside the Land of Blood stream and Honey (FilmDistrict, 12/23, R, trailer) 50/50 (Summit, 9/30, R, trailer) My Week with Marilyn (The Weinstein Company, 11/23, R, trailer) Youthful Adult (Vital, 12/9, R, trailer) Carnage (The brand new the new sony Pictures Classics, 12/16, R, trailer) Super 8 (Vital, 6/10, PG-13, trailer) Drive (FilmDistrict, 9/16, R, trailer) We Bought a Zoo (last century Fox, 12/23, PG, trailer) This timely little indie's gutsy day-and-date release plan has paid out off in spades, while using film raking in considerable dough and having a hot subject of dialogue among both industry affiliates and everybody's intelligentsia. Nobody seems quite certain in what this film "is" -- an honours contender, purely commercial, or neither -- as well as the announcement that it's going to have a very "country wide commercial sneak" four days before its actual release is not reassuring news. BEST DIRECTOR Management Alexander Payne (The Descendants) Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) Woodsy Allen (Evening amount of time in Paris) Steven Spielberg (War Equine) Tate Taylor (The Help) Major Risks Stephen Daldry (Very Noisy and very Close) David Fincher (The Woman while using Dragon Tattoo) Bennett Burns (Moneyball) Clint Eastwood (J. Edgar) Terrence Malick (The Tree of Existence) Martin Scorsese (Hugo) George Clooney (The Ides of March) Options Steve McQueen (Shame) J.C. Chandor (Margin Call) Tomas Alfredson (Mess, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) Phyllida Lloyd (The Iron Lady) Jason Reitman (Youthful Adult) Roman Polanski (Carnage) Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) It needed guts with this particular old-school filmmaker to try out a technique like 3-D the first time within the career at 69, but his efforts relating to this family film are increasingly being met with lots of praise in the type of 3-D pioneer James Cameron (read here) and Time magazine's Richard Corliss (read here). Fairly or else, the growing consensus seems being this is not among his "major works" (think Unforgiven, Mystic River, and Big Baby), but rather the newest in the more recent string of films that have left a little more being preferred (Changeling, Gran Torino, Invictus, and Hereafter). BEST ACTOR Management Jean Dujardin (The Artist) George Clooney (The Descendants) Kaira Pitt (Moneyball) Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar) Michael Fassbender (Shame) Major Risks Ryan Gosling (The Ides of March) Gary Oldman (Mess, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) Michael Shannon (Take Shelter) Woodsy Harrelson (Rampart) Ryan Gosling (Drive) Ernest Gordon-Levitt (50/50) Paul Giamatti (Mutually Advantageous) Options Thomas Horn (Very Noisy and very Close) Difficulties (The Woman while using Dragon Tattoo) Take advantage of Fiennes (Coriolanus) Demian Bichir (A Far Greater Existence) Owen Wilson (Evening amount of time in Paris) Jeremy Irvine (War Equine) Zachary Quinto (Margin Call) Matt Damon (We Bought a Zoo) He's been beating the pavement around anybody this honours season, and -- even if his character in this film has turned off some female voters, who feel he's unapologetically misogynistic -- he themselves can be a hard guy not to like. Though virtually nobody who is not concentrating on the film has seen the film yet, the thrill that we'm hearing could it be's the Rooney Mara show, which whether or not this scores any acting jerk it'll be one on her behalf, not Craig. BEST ACTRESS Management Viola Davis (The Help) Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn) Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) Rooney Mara (The Woman while using Dragon Tattoo) Major Risks Charlize Theron (Youthful Adult) Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia) Keira Knightley (A Dangerous Method) Tilda Swinton (We must Discuss Kevin) Michelle Yeoh (The Lady) Options Mia Wasikowska (Jane Eyre) Ellen Barkin (Another Happy Day) Felicity Manley (Constantly) Adepero Oduye (Pariah) Rachel Weisz (The Whistleblower) Vera Farmiga (Greater Ground) This actress' incredible portrait of Margaret Thatcher as both a thrilling middle-aged and diminishing senior citizens lady has become passionate acclaim from virtually everyone which has seen it since its unveiling the other day, which is certain to bring her accurate documentation-stretching 17th Oscar jerk. The film which performance -- easily the marriage factor relating to this -- seem to become diminishing within the discussion because the second mental/sex-centric drama -- Shame, which stars Michael Fassbender -- steps the main attraction. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Management Christopher Plummer (Beginners) Max von Sydow (Very Noisy and very Close) Albert Brooks (Drive) Jeremy Irons (Margin Call) Kevin Spacey (Margin Call) Major Risks Stanley Tucci (Margin Call) Jim Broadbent (The Iron Lady) Jonah Hill (Moneyball) Armie Hammer (J. Edgar) Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn) Patton Oswalt (Youthful Adult) Ben Kingsley (Hugo) NEW Tom Hanks (Very Noisy and very Close) Options Christoph Waltz (Carnage) John C. Reilly (Carnage) Nick Nolte (Warrior) John Hawkes (Martha Marcy May Marlene) Andy Serkis (Rise in the Planet in the Apes) Kaira Pitt (The Tree of Existence) Viggo Mortensen (A Dangerous Method) George Clooney (The Ides of March) Christopher Plummer (The Woman while using Dragon Tattoo) NEW Handful of expected the 27-year-old -- which has almost exclusively labored in frat-pack comedy right before this venture (with Cyrus being the primary one notable exception) -- to have their own around he did opposite Kaira Pitt in this film, the honours campaign that's presently being elevated. This performance has not been seen by virtually anybody not concentrating on the film, but is mentioned being incredibly brief -- almost a cameo, really -- and substantially overshadowed by veteran von Sydow's. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Management Octavia Spencer (The Help) Shailene Woodley (The Descendants) Berenice Bejo (The Artist) Jessica Chastain (The Help) Jesse McTeer (Albert Nobbs) Major Risks Sandra Bullock (Very Noisy and very Close) Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) Vanessa Redgrave (Coriolanus) Carey Mulligan (Shame) Evan Rachel Wood (The Ides of March) Judy Greer (The Descendants) Jodie Promote (Carnage) Options Kate Winslet (Carnage) Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Existence) Marion Cotillard (Evening amount of time in Paris) Elizabeth Reaser (Youthful Adult) NEW Emily Watson (War Equine) Kim Wayans (Pariah) Judi Dench (J. Edgar) Scarlett Johansson (We Bought a Zoo) Many a young actress remains recognized in this category, which one assessments off plenty of important boxes: she's pretty, charming, and humble (see her profile/pic inside the new EW, not online) -- and in addition it never affects to own George Clooney experimenting saying fantastic causes of you. As strong from the perf since this is in the truly great actress, the film that's offered -- that can take classic Shakespeare and sets it within our day -- just is not everyone's bag and is not lighting a fire place inside the bellies of even people to whom it's. BEST Modified Script Management Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash (The Descendants) Tate Taylor (The Help) Stan Chervin, Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian (Moneyball) Richard Curtis, Lee Hall (War Equine) Eric Roth (Very Noisy and very Close) Major Risks Steven Zaillian (The Woman while using Dragon Tattoo) George Clooney, Grant Heslov (The Ides of March) Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan (Mess, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) John Logan (Hugo) Hossein Amini (Drive) Options Pedro Almodovar (The Skin Home Is) Roman Polanski (Carnage) Christopher Hampton (A Dangerous Method) Cameron Crowe, Aline Brosh McKenna (We Bought a Zoo) John Logan (Coriolanus) BEST ORIGINAL Script Management Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) Woodsy Allen (Evening amount of time in Paris) Dustin Lance Black (J. Edgar) Mike Mills (Beginners) J.C. Chandor (Margin Call) Major Risks James Ward Byrkit, John Logan, Gore Verbinski (Rango) Diablo Cody (Youthful Adult) Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids) Tom McCarthy, Joe Tiboni (Mutually Advantageous) Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy Mae Marlene) Abi Morgan, Steve McQueen (Shame) Terrence Malick (The Tree of Existence) Options Will Reiser (50/50) Asghar Farhadi (A Separation) James Ellroy, Oren Moverman (Rampart) Drake Doremus, Ben You'll be able to Manley (Constantly) Rob Nichols (Take Shelter) Abi Morgan (The Iron Lady) J.J. Abrams (Super 8) Dee Rees (Pariah) BEST ANIMATED FILM (FEATURE) Management Rango (Vital, 3/4, PG, trailer) The Adventures of Tintin (Vital, 12/21, PG, trailer) Cars 2 (Disney, 6/24, G, trailer) Happy Foot 2 (Warner Bros., 11/18, PG, trailer) Puss in Boots (DreamWorks, 11/4, PG, trailer) Major Risks Kung Fu Panda 2 (DreamWorks, 5/26, PG, trailer) Rio (last century Fox, 4/15, G, trailer) Arthur Christmas (The brand new the new sony, 11/23, PG, trailer) Options Alvin as well as the Chipmunks: Nick-Wrecked (last century Fox, 12/11, TBA, trailer) Winnie the Pooh (Disney, 7/15, G, trailer) The Smurfs (The brand new the new sony, 7/29, PG, trailer) The Lion of Judah (Animated Family Films, 6/3, TBA, trailer) BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM (FEATURE) Management Project Nim (Kerbside Sights, 7/8, PG-13, trailer) Buck (IFC Films, 6/17, PG, trailer) In case your Tree Falls (Oscilloscope, 6/22, TBA, trailer) Bill Cunningham NY (Zeitgeist Films, 3/16, TBA, trailer) Fight for Brooklyn (TBA, 6/17, TBA, trailer) Major Risks Better Our World (Bullfrog Films, 8/26, TBA, trailer) Hell and Again (Docurama Films, 10/5, TBA, trailer) Pina (Sundance Selects, 12/23, TBA, trailer) Sing Your Song (Cinemax Documentary Films, 9/2, TBA, trailer) Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (Cinemax Documentary Films, TBA, TBA, trailer) Options I Had Been Here (Danger Signal Delivering, 9/?, TBA, trailer) Undefeated (The Weinstein Company, 2/10, TBA, TBA) Semper Fi: Always Faithful (TBA, TBA, TBA, trailer) Under Fire: Journalists in Combat (TBA, TBA, TBA, trailer) Jane's Journey (First Run Features, TBA, TBA, trailer) BEST Language FILM Management A Separation (Iran) Which Side We Proceed Now? (Lebanon) Le Havre (Finland) A Simple Existence (Hong Kong) In Darkness (Belgium) Major Risks Monsieur Lazhar (Canada) Commitment of War (France) Footnote (Israel) Pina (Germany) The Flowers of War (China) Happy, Happy (Norwegian) Terra Firma (Italia) Sonny Boy (Netherlands) Superclasico (Denmark) Options Bullhead (Belgium) Black Bread (The nation) Postcard (Japan) Omar Destroyed Me (Morocco mole) The Turin Equine (Hungary) Not such a long time ago in Anatolia (Chicken) Montevideo: Taste from the Dream (Serbia) Morgen (Romania) BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Management The Artist (Ludovic Bource) War Equine (John Williams) Hugo (Howard Shoreline) The Adventures of Tintin (John Williams) Very Noisy and very Close (Alexandre Desplat) Major Risks The Woman while using Dragon Tattoo (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross) Mess Tailor Soldier Spy (Alberto Iglesias) The Help (Thomas Newman) Super 8 (Michael Giacchino) Harry Potter as well as the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Alexandre Desplat) The Ides of March (Alexandre Desplat) Options Moneyball (Mychael Danna) Jane Eyre (Dario Marianelli) A Dangerous Method (Howard Shoreline) The Skin Home Is (Alberto Iglesias) Evening amount of time in Paris (Stephane Wrembel) Nathan Larson (Margin Call)