Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
Film Independent’s Spirit Awards
Best Feature:
Will Win: “Drive”
Should Win: “Beginners”
Best Director:
Will Win: Nicolas Winding Refn, “Drive”
Should Win: Mike Mills, “Beginners”
Best Female Lead:
Will Win: Elizabeth Olsen, “Martha Marcy May Marlene”
Should Win: Adepero Oduye, “Pariah”
Best Male Lead:
Will Win: Michael Shannon, “The Artist”
Should Win: Demian Bichir, “A Better Life”
Best Supporting Female:
Will Win: Shailene Woodley, “The Descendants”
Should Win: Shailene Woodley, “The Descendants”
Best Supporting Male:
Will Win: Albert Brooks, “Drive”
Should Win: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Best Screenplay:
Will Win: “Bellflower”
Should Win: “Midnight in Paris”
Best First Screenplay:
Will Win: “Terri”
Should Win: “Terri”
Best First Feature:
Will Win: “Margin Call”
Should Win: “In the Family”
John Cassavetes Award:
Will Win: “Bellflower”
Should Win: “Pariah”
Best Foreign Film:
Will Win: “A Separation”
Should Win: “The Kid with a Bike”
Best Cinematography:
Will Win: “Midnight in Paris”
Should Win: “Bellflower”
Best Documentary:
Will Win: “The Interrupters”
Should Win: “The Interrupters”
Oscars:
Best Picture:
Will Win: “The Artist”
Should Win: “The Tree of Life”
Best Director:
Will Win: Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
Should Win: Terrence Malick,“The Tree of Life”
Best Actor:
Will Win: Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
Should Win: Demian Bichir, “A Better Life”
Best Actress:
Will Win: Viola Davis, “The Help”
Should Win: Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”
Best Supporting Actor:
Will Win: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Should Win: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Best Supporting Actress:
Will Win: Octavia Spencer, “The Help”
Should Win: Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
Best Original Screenplay:
Will Win: “Midnight in Paris”
Should Win: “A Separation”
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Will Win: “The Descendants”
Should Win: “Moneyball”
Best Foreign Film:
Will Win: “In Darkness”
Should Win: “A Separation”
Best Documentary Feature:
Will Win: “Undefeated”
Should Win: “Hell and Back Again”
Best Animated Feature:
Will Win: “Rango”
Should Win: “A Cat in Paris”
Best Cinematography:
Will Win: “Hugo”
Should Win: “The Tree of Life”
Best Original Score:
Will Win: “The Artist”
Should Win: “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
