I, assistant managing/entertainment editor Cory Woodroof, welcome you to the “Top the Critic” challenge!
The Academy Awards will hold their ceremony Sunday evening, and in honor of the season, I have offered my “professional” opinion on who will win in the major categories.
You will have a chance to offer your own picks in the comments section below this article. If you can manage to prove me wrong and top my predictions, you will have a chance to win two free movie tickets to the Regal Theater!
Please remember to include your name and email in your predictions post.
See below for contest rules.
BEST PICTURE
The Artist
Moneyball
War Horse
The Help
Midnight in Paris
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Descendants
The Tree of Life
Hugo
The Lumination Critic picks The Artist.
BEST ACTOR
George Clooney-The Descendants
Brad Pitt- Moneyball
Jean Dujardin- The Artist
Demián Bichir- A Better Life
Gary Oldman- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Lumination Critic picks Jean Dujardin.
BEST ACTRESS
Meryl Streep- The Iron Lady
Viola Davis- The Help
Michelle Williams- My Week with Marilyn
Rooney Mara- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Glenn Close- Albert Nobbs
The Lumination Critic picks Viola Davis.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christopher Plummer- Beginners
Jonah Hill- Moneyball
Nick Nolte- Warrior
Max von Sydow- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Kenneth Branagh- My Week with Marilyn
The Lumination Critic picks Max von Sydow.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Octavia Spencer- The Help
Bérénice Bejo- The Artist
Melissa McCarthy- Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer- Albert Nobbs
Jessica Chastain- The Help
The Lumination Critic picks Octavia Spencer.
BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorsese- Hugo
Michel Hazanavicius- The Artist
Alexander Payne- The Descendants
Woody Allen- Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick- The Tree of Life
The Lumination Critic picks Michel Hazanavicius.
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Midnight in Paris
The Artist
Bridesmaids
A Separation
Margin Call
The Lumination Critic picks Midnight in Paris.
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Moneyball
The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
The Lumination Critic picks Moneyball.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Rango
A Cat in Paris
Puss in Boots
Chico and Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
The Lumination Critic picks Rango.
TIEBREAKER #1 (I”m not offering predictions for tiebreakers.)
BEST FOREIGN FILM
A Separation
Footnote
In Darkness
Bullhead
Monsieur Lazhar
TIEBREAKER #2
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Pina
Hell and Back Again
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Undefeated
TIEBREAKER #3
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Man or Muppet”- The Muppets
“Real in Rio”- Rio
Post your predictions in the comments section in order to win!
Good luck!!!
CONTEST RULES
All posts must include predictions in all the categories featured, including tiebreaker categories. Submissions must be posted by no later than 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26. Any comments thereafter will be deemed ineligible from competition.
In the event of a tie, the tiebreaker questions will help determine a winner. In the event of a tie with the tiebreakers, the possible winner will be chosen at random.
If Cory’s predictions are all correct, those whose picks are identical will go through the tiebreaker process, followed by the random choice if need be.
The movie tickets can be exchanged at any Regal Theater.
Again, please remember to include your full name and email in the submission post.
The winner will be notified within the week following the ceremony.
Thanks for your participation!
