Who'll Win Oscars? Cecilia Makes Her Picks

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The Academy Awards takes place this Sunday, and whether you'll be on the red carpet in Hollywood, the red carpet in your friends' family room or just the red throw rug in front of your couch, it's a big night.

Niles Patch Film Reviewer Cecilia Cygnar, who is AV and Film Librarian at the , has spent the past several weeks reviewing Oscar contenders, including , , , and Hugo.

Cecilia will be visiting with movie fans Sunday at the Niles Library's Oscar Party, which currently is filled and has a waiting list.

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Who is she picking to bring home Oscar gold?  Drum roll, please. Here they are:

BEST PICTURE

• "The Artist" (will be likely winner)
• ’‘The Descendants’‘
• "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’"
• "The Help"
• "Hugo"
• "Midnight in Paris" (Cecilia would like to see it win)
• "Moneyball"
• ’"The Tree of Life"
• "War Horse"

BEST DIRECTOR

• Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris" (Cecilia would like it to win)
• Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist" (will be likely winner)
• Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"
• Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
• Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"

BEST ACTOR

• Demian Bichir, "A Better Life" (Cecilia would like it to win)
• George Clooney, "The Descendants" (will be likely winner)
• Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
• Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
• Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"

BEST ACTRESS

• Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs" (Cecilia would like it to win)
• Viola Davis, "The Help"
• Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
• Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady" (will be likely winner)
• Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"
• Jonah Hill, ‘Moneyball’
• Nick Nolte, ‘Warrior"
• Christopher Plummer, "Beginners" (Cecilia's pick and likely winner)
• Max Von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
• Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
• Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids" (will likely win)
• Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"
• Octavia Spencer, "The Help" (Cecilia would like it to win)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• "Midnight in Paris" (Cecilia would like it to win)
• ’‘Margin Call’‘
• "A Separation"
• "The Artist"
• "Bridesmaids" (will likely win)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• "The Descendants"
• ’‘Hugo"
• "The Ides of March" (Cecilia's pick and likely winner)
• "Moneyball"
• ’‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"

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