More Oscar Projections....

We literally looked all afternoon for a good image to go with this blog, and then (voila!) we found this one of the late, great Japanese director Akira Kurosawa getting a lifetime achievement Oscar.

Here are the rest of our projections (some will be listed on our other blog):

Best Director:

Will win: Tom Hooper ("The King's Speech)

Should win: Darren Aronofsky ("The Black Swan")

Would vote for: David Fincher ("The Social Network"). Fincher has a better chance of winning that Aronofsky, and I essentially like the two films almost the same with a just a slight preference for "The Black Swan."

Best Screenplay (Adapted):

Will/Should: "The Social Network"

Best Screenplay (Original):

Will: "The King's Speech"

Should: "The Fighter"

Cinematography (to be honest your guess is as good as mine here!):

Will: "The Social Network"

Should: "The Black Swan" (yes, I would vote for the film here!)

Visual Effects:

Will/should: "Inception"

Sound Editing:

Will/should "Inception"

Sound Mixing:

Will/should: "Inception"

Film Editing:

Will: "The King's Speech"

Should: "The Social Network"

Makeup:

Will: "Barney's Version" (hmm...yes, we are pulling this one from thin air)

Score:

Will/should: Inception (Hans Zimmer)

Costume:

Projection: "The King's Speech"

Original Song:

"We Belong Together" by Randy Newman from "Toy Story 3"

For the short film categories, go to our other blog "Politics, Culture and Other Wastes of Time."