The King's Speech
The biggest night on the movie calendar is just over forty eight hours away as cinema braces itself for the 2011 Oscars.
And the good news is the Brits are there in force - with a couple of them in a very strong position to bring home that little golden statue.
So here at FemaleFirst we try to predict who is likely to be making that all important, and not to overly emotional, winners speech.
Best Picture - The King's Speech
The fight for Best Picture has been a two horse race for some time, much like last year, as The King's Speech has been battling in out with The Social Network.
It a very strong field of ten this year with the likes of True Grit, Toy Story 3, Inception and The Fighter all making an appearance.
But it's The King's Speech that seems to have got the momentum on it's side with big wins at the Baftas as well as the Producer Guild awards.
Best Director - David Fincher
David Fincher has been winning Best Director all awards season for The Social Network - which has been winning over audiences and critics.
While some are slightly miffed that Christopher Nolan missed out on a nod for Inception it's hard to see anyone really springing a surprise in this category on Sunday.
Best Actor - Colin Firth
We might as well get out 'Congratulations Colin' banners out now as there is no one going home with the Best actor Oscar other than Colin Firth, and well deserved it is too.
The Academy love a biopic and The King's Speech, playing to a slightly older audience, seems to have hit the nail on the head.
This potential win comes just twelve months after he received his first ever nomination for A Single Man.
James Franco, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Bridges and Javier Bardem have all turned in great performances but I feel that this is a fairly done deal.
Best Actress - Natalie Portman
Much like Best Actor is seems that Best actress won't spring any surprises on us either as Natalie Portman has been the toast of Hollywood with her role in Black Swan.
Her role as ballerina Nina is one that will define her career as she really showed what she is capable of.
As much as I liked her performance I do have my fingers crossed for Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right - however I fear that she is going to miss out; any other year and the gong would be hers.
Best Supporting Actor - Christian Bale
Christian Bale may have been picked up awards left right and centre for his outstanding performance in The Fighter but he was over looked at the Baftas - they instead went for Geoffrey Rush.
However Bale has long been overlooked by the Academy and it's hard to seen them snubbing him again after this excellent turn.
Best Supporting Actress - Melissa Leo
The Fighter should do very well in the supporting categories with Melissa Leo walking away with Best Supporting Actress.
She may have rubbed a few people up the wrong way with her campaign video - hopefully this won't have hurt her chances - but she it outstanding as the battle axe mother in The Fighter.
However there are some great performances in this category including co-star Amy Adams and Bafta winner Helena Bonham Carter while Hailee Steinfeld turned in an exceptional performance in True Grit.
Best Original Screenplay - David Seidler - The King's Speech
David Seidler did take home this award at the Baftas - and the two screenplay categories are combined at the Golden Globes.
However it will face very strong competition from Inception, which was possibly the most original script of the year.
Best Adapted Screenplay - Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network
Much like David Fincher screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has picked up a whole host of gongs for his work on The Social Network - including a Golden Globe and a Bafta.
He faces competition from 127 Hours, Toy Story 3, True Grit and Winter's Bone but The Social Network should come out on top.
Best Animated Movie - Toy Story 3
For me there was only one animation movie in 2010 and that was Toy Story 3 - all of the others just paled in comparison.
How To Train Your Dragon and The Illusionist have both received acclaim, the former also gaining box office success, but Pixar really cannot be overlooked.
Other categories
Best Documentary - Restrepo
Cinematography - True Grit
Costume Design - The King's Speech
Film Editing - Black Swan
Makeup - The Way Back
Original Song - I See The Light - Tangled
Original Score - Inception
Art Direction - The King's Speech
Sound Editing - Inception
Visual Effects - Inception
The Oscars take place Sunday 27th February.
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw
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