BEST FILM

The Nominees: The Tree of Life, The Artist, The Descendants, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Help, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, War Horse

Probable Winner: The Artist

Possible Winner: The Descendants

My Choice:The Tree of Life

BEST DIRECTOR

The Nominees: Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris, Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist, Terence Malick for The Tree of Life, Alexander Payne for TheDescendants, Martin Scorsese for Hugo

Probable Winner: Michel Hazanavicius

Possible Winner: Alexander Payne

My Choice: Terence Malick

BEST ACTOR

The Nominees: Demián Bichir for A Better Life, George Clooney for The Descendants, Jean Dujardin for The Artist, Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Brad Pitt for Moneyball

Probable Winner: Jean Dujardin

Possible Winner: George Clooney

My Choice: Gary Oldman

BEST ACTRESS

The Nominees: Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs, Viola Davis for The Help, Ronney Mara for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady, Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn

Probable Winner: Viola Davis

Possible Winner: Meryl Streep

My Choice: Meryl Streep

SUPPORTING ACTOR

The Nominees: Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn, Jonah Hill for Moneyball, Nick Nolte for Warrior, Christopher Plummer for Beginners, Max von Sydow for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Probable Winner: Christopher Plummer

Possible Winner: Max von Sydow

My Choice: I’d be happy for Plummer to win but for sentimental reasons I’d prefer Nolte to win.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

The Nominees: Bérénice Bejo for The Artist, Jessica Chastain for The Help, Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids, Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs, Octavia Spencer for The Help

Probable Winner: Bérénice Bejo

Possible Winner: Octavia Spencer

My Choice: Jessica Chastain

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Nominees: Asghar Farhadi for A Separation, Kristen Wilg and Annie Mumolo for Bridesmaids, Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris, JC Chandor for Margin Call, Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist

Probable Winner: Michel Hazanavicius

Possible Winner: Woody Allen

My Choice: Woody Allen

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Nominees: Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin and Steve Zaillian for Moneyball, John Logan for Hugo, Bridget O’Connor and Peter Sraughn for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon for The Ides of March, Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash for The Descendants

Probable Winner: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash

Possible Winner: Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin and Steve Zaillian

My Choice: Bridget O’Connor and Peter Sraughn

BEST DOCUMENTARY

The Nominees: Hell and Back Again, If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Pina, Undefeated

Probable Winner: Undefeated

Possible Winner: If a Tree Falls

My Choice: Pina

BEST FOREIGN FILM

The Nominees: Bullhead (Belgium), Footnote (Israel), In Darkness (Poland), Monsieur Lazhar (Canada), A Separation (Iran)

Probable Winner: A Separation

Possible Winner: Bullhead

My Choice: A Separation

The Oscars 2012 take place in Los Angeles, US on Sunday. There will be an Oscar Special on BBC World News on Monday at 11.30am, and an Academy Awards Special at 8.30pm on M-Net for those with Multichoice.