Oscar/Spirits Poll 2012: Eric Kohn

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”

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