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Current Oscar Rankings

The 84th Academy Awards are in 10 days -- je ne peux pas le croire!  (That's a tribute to The Artist, but I randomly speak French regardless of the fact that the best picture of the year happened to be from the mind of French man).  Like Entertainment Weekly's Dave Karger, I'm posting an updated list of the Oscar rankings.  But this also takes into consideration the BAFTA winners (announced last Sunday).
  

Best Picture
1. The Artist
2. Hugo
3. The Help
4. The Descendants
5. Midnight in Paris
6. Moneyball
7. War Horse
8. The Tree of Life
9. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Best Actor
1. Jean Dujardin -- The Artist
2. George Clooney -- The Descendants
3. Brad Pitt -- Moneyball
4. Gary Oldman -- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
5. Demian Bichir -- A Better Life

Best Actress
1. Viola Davis -- The Help
    Meryl Streep -- The Iron Lady   [tie]
3. Michelle Williams -- My Week with Marilyn
4. Rooney Mara -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
5. Glenn Close -- Albert Nobbs

Best Supporting Actor
1. Christopher Plummer -- Beginners
2. Jonah Hill -- Moneyball
3. Kenneth Branagh -- My Week with Marilyn
4. Max von Sydow -- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
5. Nick Nolte -- Warrior

Best Supporting Actress
1. Octavia Spencer -- The Help
2. Berenice Bejo -- The Artist
3. Melissa McCarthy -- Bridesmaids
4. Janet McTeer -- Albert Nobbs
5. Jessica Chastain -- The Help

Best Director
1. Michel Hazanavicius -- The Artist
2. Martin Scorcese -- Hugo
3. Woody Allen -- Midnight in Paris
4. Alexander Payne -- The Descendants
5. Terrence Malick -- The Tree of Life

Best Original Screenplay
1. The Artist -- Michel Hazanvicius
    Midnight in Paris -- Woody Allen  [tie]
3. Bridesmaids -- Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
4. A Separation -- Asghar Farhadi
5. Margin Call -- J.C. Chandor

Best Adapted Screenplay
1. Hugo -- John Logan
    Moneyball -- Steven Zailian, Aaron Sorkin, Stna Chervin  [tie]
3. The Descendants -- Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
4. The Ides of March -- George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon
5. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy -- Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan

Best Animated Film
1. Rango
2. Puss in Boots
3. Kung Fu Panda 2
4. Chico & Rita
5. A Cat in Paris

Best Foreign Film
1. A Separation
2. In Darkness
3. Footnote
4. Bullhead
5. Monsieur Lazhar

Best Cinematography
1. The Artist
2. The Tree of Life
3. Hugo
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
5. War Horse

Best Editing
1. The Artist
2. Hugo
3. The Descendants
4. Moneyball
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Best Art Direction
1. Hugo
2. The Artist
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
4. War Horse
5. Midnight in Paris

Best Costume Design
1. The Artist -- Mark Bridges
2. Hugo -- Sandy Powell
3. Jane Eyre -- Michael O'Connor
4. Anonymous -- Lisy Christi
5. W.E. -- Arianna Phillips

Best Make-up
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
2. Albert Nobbs
3. The Iron Lady

Best Original Score
1. The Artist -- Ludovic Bource
2. War Horse -- John Williams
3. Hugo -- Howard Shore
4. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy -- Alberto Iglesias
5. The Adventures of Tintin -- John Williams

Best Original Song
1. The Muppets -- "Man or Muppet"
2. Rio -- "Real in Rio"

Best Sound Mixing
1. Hugo
2. War Horse
3. Moneyball
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
5. Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Best Sound Editing
1. Hugo
2. War Horse
3. Drive
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
5. Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Best Visual Effects
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
2. Hugo
3. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon
5. Real Steel

Best Documentary
1. Pina
2. Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
3. Hell and Back Again
4. Undefeated
5. If a Tree Falls: The Story of the Earth Liberation Front

Best Documentary Short Subject
1. Incident in New Baghdad
2. Saving Face
3. The Barber of Birmingham
4. The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
5. God is the Bigger Elvis

Best Animated Short
1. A Morning Stroll
2. La Luna
3. The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore
4. Dimanche/Sunday
5. Wild Life

Best Live Action Short
1. The Shore
2. Raju
3. Pentecost
4. Time Freak
5. Tuba Atlantic
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