Cynthia Fuchs
Film Independent’s Spirit Awards
Best Feature:
Will Win: “The Artist”
Should Win: “Take Shelter”
Best Director:
Will Win: Nicolas Winding Refn, “Drive”
Should Win: Jeff Nichols, “Take Shelter”
Best Female Lead:
Will Win: Michelle Williams, “My Week With Marilyn”
Should Win: Adepero Oduye, “Pariah”
Best Male Lead:
Will Win: Ryan Gosling, “Drive”
Should Win: Demian Bichir, “A Better Life”
Best Supporting Female:
Will Win: Jessica Chastain, “Take Shelter”
Should Win: Jessica Chastain, “Take Shelter”
Best Supporting Male:
Will Win: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Should Win: John Hawkes, “Martha Marcy May Marlene”
Best Screenplay:
Will Win: “The Descendants”
Should Win: None of the above
Best First Screenplay:
Will Win: “Pariah”
Should Win: “Pariah”
Best First Feature:
Will Win: “Martha Marcy May Marlene”
Should Win: “Martha Marcy May Marlene”
John Cassavetes Award:
Will Win: “Pariah”
Should Win: “Pariah”
Best Foreign Film:
Will Win: “A Separation”
Should Win: “A Separation”
Best Cinematography:
Will Win: “The Artist”
Should Win: “Bellflower”
Best Documentary:
Will Win: “The Interrupters”
Should Win: “The Interrupters”
Oscars:
Best Picture:
Will Win: “The Artist”
Should Win: “Moneyball”
Best Director:
Will Win: Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
Should Win: Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
Best Actor:
Will Win: George Clooney, “The Descendants”
Should Win: Brad Pitt, “Moneyball”
Best Actress:
Will Win: Viola Davis, “The Help”
Should Win: Viola Davis, “The Help”
Best Supporting Actor:
Will Win: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Should Win: Max von Sydow, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”
Best Supporting Actress:
Will Win: Octavia Spencer, “The Help”
Should Win: Jessica Chastain, “The Help”
Best Original Screenplay:
Will Win: “Midnight in Paris”
Should Win: “A Separation”
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Will Win: “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Should Win: “Moneyball”
Best Foreign Film:
Will Win: “A Separation”
Should Win: “A Separation”
Best Documentary Feature:
Will Win: “Hell and Back Again”
Should Win: “Hell and Back Again”
Best Animated Feature:
Will Win: “Rango”
Should Win: “Rango”
