Oscar Predictions
Best Online Awards Campaign
Predicted Winner: COBRA
Dark Horse: Realm of the Bird
Best Title
- From the Ground Up
- Fruit of the Poison Tree
- Once a Queen
- Realm of the Bird
- A Unanimous Veredict
Predicted Winner: Fruit of the Poison Tree
Dark Horse: From the Ground Up
Best Box-Office Potential
- Bag of Bones
- Confessions of an Economic Hitman
- From the Ground Up
- Mame
- Rapture
Predicted Winner: Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Dark Horse: Mame
Best Cult Bait
- Bag of Bones
- COBRA
- Fruit of the Poison Tree
- The Great Victoria
- A Unanimous Veredict
Predicted Winner: COBRA
Dark Horse: Bag of Bones
Best Original Bait
- Forlon
- From the Ground Up
- Offshore
- Realm of the Bird
- A Statistic
- A Unanimous Veredict
Predicted Winner: Realm of the Bird
Dark Horse: Offshore
Best Original Character
- Cassidy Blake, played by Rosario Dawson, in Cassidy Blake
- Shamus Mallory, played by Colin Farrell, in From the Ground Up
- Kelly Eilers, played by Michael Angarano, in Hillview
- Caoimhe Gallagher, played by Helena Bonham Carter, in Revenant Dreams
- Stuart Rowlands, played by Wes Bentley, in Spanish Fields
- The Jury, played by the ensemble of A Unanimous Verdict, in A Unanimous Verdict
Predicted Winner: Revenant Dreams
Dark Horse: Cassidy Blake
Best Cast
- The Assessination of Margaret Thatcher
- Confessions of an Economic Hitman
- Fruit of the Poison Tree
- The Judgement
- The Mousetrap
Predicted Winner: The Assessination of Margaret Thatcher
Dark Horse: Fruit of the Poison Tree
Best Casting Choice
- Adrien Brody as Pete Townshend in Realm of the Bird
- Marion Cotillard as Catherine of Aragon in Once a Queen
- Zac Efron as Sean Lockhart in COBRA
- Freddie Highmore as Nate in The Cloud Chamber
- Miranda Richardson as Margaret Thatcher in The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Predicted Winner: COBRA
Dark Horse: The Assessination of Margaret Thatcher / Once a Queen
Best Crew
- Tha Assessination of Margaret Thatcher
- Confessions of an Economic Hitman
- Mame
- The Naked and the Dead
- Spanish Fields
- Realm of the Bird
Predicted Winner: The Assessination of Margaret Thatcher
Dark Horse: Realm of the Bird
Best Tagline
- COBRA
- Fruit of the Poison Tree
- Hillview
- Once a Queen
- The Patriarch
Predicted Winner: Once a Queen
Dark Horse: Fruit of the Poison Tree
Shameless Oscar-Vehicle
- The Cloud Chamber
- The Lakecliff Scandal
- The Naked and the Dead
- Once a Queen
- The Patriarch
- Revenant Dreams
Predicted Winner: Revenant Dreams
Dark Horse: Once a Queen
Funniest Bait
- Hillview
- Mame
- A Unanimous Veredict
Predicted Winner: Mame
Dark Horse: Hillview
Best Poster
- Bag of Bones
- Cobra
- Confessions of an Economic Hitman
- Hillview
- Revenant Dreams
Predicted Winner: COBRA
Dark Horse: Revenant Dreams
Best Author
- Chris M. (The Assessination of Margaret Thatcher)
- D.W. Dillon (Forlon)
- Douglas Reese (Realm of the Bird)
- James Somerton (COBRA)
- Jeffrey (Revenant Dreams)
- Tony (Hillview)
Predicted Winner: Douglas Reese
Dark Horse: Jeffrey
Best Plot/Synopsis
- Confessions of an Economic Hitman
- Forlon
- Hillview
- Offshore
- A Statistic
- Revenant Dreams
Predicted Winner: Revenant Dreams
Dark Horse: Hillview
Best Awards Campaign
- Cobra
- Mame
- Once a Queen
- Rapture
- Realm of the Bird
Predicted Winner: Rapture
Dark Horse: Mame
Best Director
- Pedro Almodovar, El Imperio de los Amantes (The Lovers' Empire)
- Paul Thomas Anderson, Realm of the Bird
- Kenneth Branagh, The Assessination of Margaret Thatcher
- Mary Harron, Forlon
- Lars von Trier, Revenant Dreams
Predicted Winner: Pedro Almodovar
Dark Horse: Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Actor
- Wes Bentley, Spanish Fields
- Chris Evans, Confessions of an Economic Hitman
- Elias Koteas, The Man and the Window
- Edward Norton, Forlon
- Sean Penn, The Judgement
Predicted Winner: Chris Evans
Dark Horse: Everyone
Best Actress
- Maria Bello, The Almost Moon
- Helena Bonham Carter, Revenant Dreams
- Marion Cotillard, Once a Queen
- Samantha Morton, Realm of the Bird
- Bernadette Peters, Mame
Predicted Winner: Marion Cotillard
Dark Horse: Bernadette Peters / Helena Bonham Carter
Best Supporting Actor
- Sean Hayes, From the Ground Up
- John Malkovich, Forlon
- Paul Newman, Confessions of an Economic Hitman
- Edward James Olmos, Spanish Fields
- Lance Reddick, The Man and the Window
- Mark Wahlberg, COBRA
Predicted Winner: Mark Wahlberg
Dark Horse: Lance Reddick
Best Supporting Actress
- Diane Lane, Fruit of the Poison Tree
- Angela Lansbury, Mame
- Piper Laurie, The Almost Moon
- Michelle Pfeiffer, Hillview
- Miranda Richardson, The Assessination of Margaret Thatcher
- Imelda Staunton, Once a Queen
Predicted Winner: Miranda Richardson
Dark Horse: Imelda Staunton
Best Original Screenplay
- The Assessination of Margaret Thatcher
- Fruit of the Poison Tree
- Hillview
- Realm of the Bird
- Revenant Dreams
Predicted Winner: Realm of the Bird
Dark Horse: Revenant Dreams
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Confessions of an Economic Hitman
- The Judgement
- Mame
- The Mousetrap
- Night Fall
Predicted Winner: Mame
Dark Horse: Confessions of an Economic Hitman
Best Picture
- The Assessination of Margaret Thatcher
- COBRA
- Hillview
- Realm of the Bird
- Revenant Dreams
Predicted Winner: Realm of the Bird
Dark Horse: The Assessination of Margaret Thatcher
My dream win: Revenant Dreams
That's all folks.
She is a strong contender for Best Casting Choice. She's the lead in one of the better reviewed baits of the month, plus the character screams oscar. If Revenant Dreams is not well recieved by the Academy I think she can win.
I don't think she stands a chance to win, even though right now she's the safest bet for the fifth spot.
I personally love this bait. The story is powefull and the cast is great. It’s the kind of story the Academy will embrace. 
Can this baith sneak in? I think so. The Golden Globe nod helps. It's the best work of Ryan and that's really a lot. It's got mixed reviews, but I think that the Academy will go for it.