My Own Oscar Picks

Every year I do my own personal Oscar picks, just for fun. One of those "I would love to be in charge of the Oscars" type of things.

There are a few films I wanted to see before tomorrow's Academy Awards but wasn't able to get to them on time; therefore I can't include Javier Bardem for Biutiful or Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole even though I have a feeling I would have loved both performances and would have included them in my list.

BEST PICTURE
127 Hours
Barney's Version
Black Swan
The King's Speech
Toy Story 3
*My Pick: The King's Speech

BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan
Danny Boyle - 127 Hours
David Fincher - The Social Network
Tom Hooper - The King's Speech
David O. Russell - The Fighter
*My Pick: Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)

BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
James Franco - 127 Hours
Paul Giamatti - Barney's Version
Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine
*My Pick: Colin Firth (The King's Speech)

BEST ACTRESS
Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
Julianne Moore - The Kids Are All Right
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit
Michelle Williams - Blue Valentine
*My Pick: Natalie Portman (Black Swan)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale - The Fighter
Matt Damon - True Grit
Andrew Garfield - Never Let Me Go
Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech
*My Pick: Christian Bale (The Fighter)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams - The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
Elle Fanning - Somewhere
Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Rosamund Pike - Barney's Version
*My Pick: Amy Adams (The Fighter)