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TOP 10 FILMS 1. Drive 2. The Artist 3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 4. A Separation 5. Pariah 6. Hugo 7. We Bought a Zoo 8. 50/50 9. Super 8 10. Mysteries of Lisbon TOP 7 BEST MALE ACTING PERFORMANCES (LEADING . SUPPORTING) 1. Michael Fassbender in Shame 2. Jean Dujardin in The Artist 3. George Clooney in The Descendants 4. Albert Brooks in Drive 5. Michael Shannon in Take Shelter 6. Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 50/50 7. Christopher Plummer in Beginners TOP 7 BEST FEMALE ACTING PERFORMANCES (LEADING . SUPPORTING) 1. Vanessa Redgrave in Coriolanus 2. Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady 3. Rooney Mara in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo 4. Adepero Oduye in Pariah 5. Michelle Williams in My Week With Marilyn 6. Kirsten Dunst in Melancholia 7. Mia Wasikowska in Jane Eyre BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST The Help - Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney and Sissy Spacek TOP 5 BRE

BEST PICTURE The Artist The Descendants Drive Hugo The Tree of Life BEST DIRECTOR Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life Nicolas Winding Refn for Drive Martin Scorsese for Hugo Lars von Trier for Melancholia BEST ACTRESS Kirsten Dunst for Melancholia Elizabeth Olsen for Martha Marcy May Marlene Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady Tilda Swinton for We Need To Talk About Kevin Michelle Williams for My Week With Marilyn BEST ACTOR George Clooney for The Descendants Jean Dujardin for The Artist Michael Fassbender for Shame Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Michael Shannon for Take Shelter BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Jessica Chastain for The Tree of Life Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs Carey Mulligan for Shame Shailene Woodley for The Descendants BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Albert Brooks for Drive John Hawkes for Martha Marcy May Marlene Nick Nolte for Warrior Brad Pitt for The Tree of Life Chr

1. Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady Born: 22nd June, 1949 - Summit, New Jersey, USA Previous Oscar acting recognition: 16 nominations, with 2 wins (1980 - Best Supporting Actress for Kramer Vs Kramer ; 1983 - Best Leading Actress for Sophie's Choice ) Oscar snubed performance(s): 1979 - Manhattan ; 1996 - Marvin's Room ; 2002 - The Hours Oscar chances comment: The greatest living actress, Streep is asking for a third Oscar since I remember and maybe she'll get it for her portray of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady . She embodies the English politics leggend perfectly - Thatcher had a really own way of talking and really own gestures - turning this work as one of the most technically perfect performances. I have a theory that says something like "The AMPAS needs Streep more than Streep needs the AMPAS" and I think that the Academy really need to show its love for Streep with some respect and award him and The Iron Lady seems the perfect excuse. She's gett

1. George Clooney for The Descendants Born: 6th May, 1961 - Lexington, Kentucky, USA Previous Oscar acting recognition: 2006 - Best Supporting Actor for Syriana ( win ); 2008 - Best Leading Actor for Michael Clayton (nom); Best Leading Actor for Up In the Air (nom); Oscar snubed performance(s): none Oscar chances comment: Alexander Payne directed movies are always very good and they always feature great performances from their casts and The Descendants is no exception, serving as a marvelous acting showcase for George Clooney, who plays a father who tries to reborn from a family tragedy and start a new life. Seeing George Clooney playing a father for the first time made critics going crazy and audiences paying a ticket, but the truth is that he delivers the best performance of his career in this movie, deserving all the awards recognition and Oscar buzz he have been getting since last month. Hollywood and audiences just love Clooney and since he got a Golden Globe nomination

1. Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist Born: March 29, 1967 - Paris, France Previous Oscar directing recognition: none Oscar snubed directing work(s): none Oscar chances comment: Hazanavicius was unknown to me until this year's edition of Cannes Film Festival, when The Artist emmerged has a potential winner of the prestigious Palme D'Or (the top prize of the festival) and then his name appeared in the Oscar prediction foruns. He directed one of the most risky projects of the year (if not the most risky one), by bringing to life what could be a failure in a era of franchises, noise and movie stars/celebrity: he was able to direct a silent black&white movie with no Hollywood-loved face and the result was a masterpiece. He proved he's a great actors director by pulling charming performances from the movie's ensemble cast (and I'm including the dog, of course!) and by giving a really stylish look to the movie itself, making it so "Golden Era" looking a