Eric Kohn, Indiewire
Film Independent’s Spirit Awards
Best Feature:
Will Win: “The Descendants”
Should Win: “Beginners”
Best Director:
Will Win: Alexander Payne, “The Descendants”
Should Win: Mike Mills, “Beginners”
Best Female Lead:
Will Win: Elizabeth Olsen, “Martha Marcy May Marlene”
Should Win: Rachael Harris, “Natural Selection”
Best Male Lead:
Will Win: Michael Shannon, “Take Shelter”
Should Win: Michael Shannon, “Take Shelter”
Best Supporting Female:
Will Win: Shailene Woodley, “The Descendants”
Should Win: Harmony Santana, “Gun Hill Road”
Best Supporting Male:
Will Win: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Should Win: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Best Screenplay:
Will Win: “Beginners”
Should Win: “Footnote”
Best First Screenplay:
Will Win: “Margin Call”
Should Win: “Terri”
Best First Feature:
Will Win: “Martha Marcy May Marlene”
Should Win: “Martha Marcy May Marlene”
John Cassavetes Award:
Will Win: “Pariah”
Should Win: “Bellflower”
Best Foreign Film:
Will Win: “A Separation”
Should Win: “A Separation”
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: Gary Oldman, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Best Actress:
Will Win: Viola Davis, “The Help”
Should Win: Glenn Close, “Albert Nobbs”
Best Supporting Actor:
Will Win: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Should Win: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Best Supporting Actress:
Will Win: Octavia Spencer, “The Help”
Should Win: Berenice Bejo, “The Artist”
Best Original Screenplay:
Will Win: “Midnight in Paris”
Should Win: “A Separation”
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Will Win: “The Descendants”
Should Win: “The Ides of March”
Best Foreign Film:
Will Win: “A Separation”
Should Win: “A Separation”
Best Documentary Feature:
Will Win: “Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory”
Should Win: “Hell and Back Again”
Best Animated Feature:
Will Win: “Rango”
Should Win: “A Cat in Paris”
Best Cinematography:
Will Win: “The Tree of Life”
Should Win: “The Tree of Life”
Best Score:
Will Win: “Hugo”
Should Win: “The Adventures of Tintin”
