My Oscar tips for 2012

Wish me luck cause below are the Oscar tips I sent to the Abendzeitung (Munich newspaper).
If I manage to be the participant with the highest number of correct tips, I can win a year's supply of free movie tickets which would be just the right thing for a movie buff like me :-)

Actually I have participated in this "bet" for a couple of years and the most I got right was 10 out of 24 categories last year - which is not too bad considering that you have a choice of up to 8 nominees in some categories - yet it wasn't enough to win those free tickets :-(

Here we go, these are my tips for 2012...

(Feb. 27: Shoot! I just got 9 out of 24 right this time - I didn't expect "The Artist" to win in so many categories... - I marked the ones I got right in blue letters)

• Best Picture (Film): The Artist
  (I didn't watch it though because I don't really like black-and-white silent movies but there's so much hype about this film that it must win at least in one category)
   
• Directing (Regie): Terence Malick for "The tree of life"
  (The film was somewhat "strange", and I'd be lying if I said I actually "liked" it, but I could imagine that such extraordinary films give Malick a better chance to win an Oscar)
   
• Actor in a leading role (Hauptdarsteller): Brad Pitt in "Moneyball"
  (It is about time this guy gets an Oscar!
  I would be particularly disappointed to see Clooney get the Oscar cause I don't consider him to be a very good actor, and the best thing about "The Descendants" were the views of Hawaiian beaches and the young actress playing Clooney's older daughter)
   
• Actress in a leading role (Hauptdarstellerin): Michelle Williams in "My week with Marylin"
   
• Actor in a supporting role (Nebendarsteller): Nick Nolte in "Warrior"
   
• Actress in a supporting role (Nebendarstellerin): Octavia Spencer in "The help"
   
• Writing - Original screenplay (Originaldrehbuch): Midnight in Paris
   
• Writing - Adapted screenplay (Adaptiertes Drehbuch): Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Dame, König, Ass, Spion)
   
• Cinematography (Beste Kamera): Hugo (Hugo Cabret)
   
• Film editing (Bester Schnitt): Hugo (Hugo Cabret)
   
• Music - Original score (Original-Musik): War horse (Gefährten)
   
• Music - Song: Man or Muppet from "The Muppets"
   
• Art direction (Ausstattung): Harry Potter and the ...(Harry Potter und die Heiligtümer des Todes 2)
   
• Costume Design (Kostüme): Jane Eyre
   
• Make-up: Albert Nobbs
   
• Sound Mixing (Tonmischung): The girl with the dragon tattoo (Verblendung)
   
• Sound Editing (Tonschnitt): Transformers 3
   
• Visual Effects (Visuelle Effekte): Hugo (Hugo Cabret)
   
• Animated feature film (Animationsfilm): Puss'n Boots (Der gestiefelte Kater)
   
• Foreign language film (nicht englischsprachiger Film): Nader and Simin - The Separation (Iran)
   
• Documentary feature (Dokumentarfilm): Hell and back again
   
• Short animated feature (animierter Kurzfilm): The fantastic flying books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
   
• Short film - live action (Real-Kurzfilm): Time Freak
   
• Short documentary feature (Dokumentar-Kurzfilm): Saving Face
   

I've put this list online in time before the Oscars, so you can send me your personal tips if you want to bet on different films...

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