It’s taken me a while to get this list together, but finally with just a few more hours until the awards show, here are my predictions for who should win tonight.
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
The Artist – Michael Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids – Kristin Wiig & Annie Mumolo
Margin Call – J.C. Chandor
Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen
A Separation – Asghar Farhadi
Who SHOULD Win: Kristin Wiig and Annie Mumolo for Bridesmaids
Who WILL Win: Michael Hazanavicius for The Artist
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
The Descendants – Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, & Jim Rash
Hugo – John Logan
The Ides of March – George Clooney, Grant Heslov, & Beau Willimon
Moneyball – Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan
Who SHOULD Win: Steven Zaillian & Aaron Sorkin for Moneyball
Who WILL Win: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, & Jim Rash for The Descendants
Best Animated Feature
A Cat in Paris
Chico and Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Who SHOULD Win: Kung Fu Panda 2
Who WILL Win: Rango
Best Director
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Michael Hazanavicius- The Artist
Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
Alexander Payne – The Descendants
Martin Scorsese
Who SHOULD Win: Michael Hazanavicius for The Artist
Who WILL Win: Michael Hazanavicius for The Artist
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh – My Week With Marilyn
Jonah Hill – Moneyball
Nick Nolte - Warrior
Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Max von Sydow – Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Along with “Just The Way You Are”, this is such a sweet, loving song for the beautiful women out there.
“Beautiful girls all over the world, I could be chasing but my heart would be wasting. They got nothin’ on you baby.”
9.) “Lost Without U”
Robin Thicke
You have to put a little romance, sexy time in the mix with all of the sweet love songs. And who better to give it to us then the great crooner, Robin Thicke?!
“Tell me you don’t want me to stop. Tell me it would break your heart.”
8.) “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)”
The Four Tops
An old school melody with a timeless devotion.
“You know that I love you.”
7.) “Be Without You”
Mary J. Blige
The power in this song is remarkable and truly inspiring.
“Too hard to fake it, nothing can replace it.”
6.) “Fantasy”
Mariah Carey
A sweet classic that melts our heart, puts a smile on our face, and a kick in our step.
“I’m so into you. Darling if you only knew all the things that go through my mind.”
5.) “Best Of My Love”
The Emotions
True happy love is present here with this funk-tastic groove from three fabulous women.
“Giving you the best of my love…”
4.) “You and I”
Stevie Wonder
Poetic, honest, beautiful, and breathtaking, this is a true love song about making it last until the end of time.
“Here we are on earth together. It’s you and I…”
3.) “Save Room”
John Legend
Another crooner on the countdown, but this time with a little more funk. This song will set any mood the right way.
“Say that you’ll stay a little. Don’t say bye-bye tonight.”
2.) “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)”
Michael Jackson
Back when Michael was still black! He had it going on in all the right places with this album, but especially with this grooving number.
“I want to love you, pretty young thing.”
1.) “Crazy In Love”
Beyoncé and Jay-Z
And let us not forget to dance, have fun, and sing along to the ultimate love song.
“I look and stare so deep in your eyes. I touch you more and more every time. When you leave I’m begging you not to go. Call your name two, three times in a row.”
This song was already on my countdown when I made it a couple weeks ago, before Whitney Houston passed away. Having said that, this is just such a good song! She’s got the sass, and the power, and this remix is fierce!
“I’m moving on, and I refuse to turn back”
9.) “I’m Going Down”
Rose Royce
A classic! Beautiful, honest, and so heartfelt, from the whimpers and the crying, this song captures all the heartbreak that comes with breaking up!
“I’m so sorry, sorry, sorry…”
8.) “Cry Me A River”
Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
This one is definitely part of the bitter collection. It was a bittersweet end to the puppy love that was Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears. But it was this song in my eyes that made JT a man at last! Haunting, chilling, and such a great pop song, sing it boy!
“You don’t have to say what you did, I already know!”
7.) “Someone Like You”
ADELE
Congrats to ADELE on all of her wins at the Grammy’s Sunday night, including Best Pop Vocal Performance for this song! It’s no wonder she’s such a gem and so successful at what she does. Her lyrics are honest, there is actual substance to what she is singing about. There’s no bullshitting around it. ADELE speaks what’s on her heart and isn’t afraid to tell people just how sad she is. GET IT GIRL!
“Nothing compares, no worries or cares, regrets or mistakes, they are memories made. Who would’ve known how bittersweet this would taste?”
6.) “Bust Your Windows”
Jazmine Sullivan
And from the angry side of things, we present Jazmine Sullivan with the ultimate revenge song!
“After 5 whole years of this bullshit. Gave you all of me and you played with it.”
5.) “Ex-Factor”
Lauryn Hill
A poetic gem, a force to be reckoned with, Lauryn Hill’s voice on this song is so heartfelt and painfully beautiful.
“Care for me care for me, I know you care for me. There for me there for me, said you’d be there for me. Cry for me cry for me, you said you’d die for me. Give to me give to me, why won’t you live for me?”
4.) “We Belong Together”
Mariah Carey
This is the perfect song to sit and reminiscence on what used to be, going back and forth in your mind about what went wrong.
“Who’s gonna take your place? There ain’t nobody better.”
3.) “Irreplaceable”
Beyoncé
This is the perfect song to finally get in their face and tell them to get to steppin’!
“I could have another you in a minute, matter fact he’ll be here in a minute.”
2.) “Since U Been Gone”
Kelly Clarkson
And now it’s the time when you laugh in his face to tell them just how much better you are without them in your life anymore.
“You had your chance. You blew it.”
1.) “Love Is A Losing Game”
Amy Winehouse
And when all is said and done, the depression kicks in. We feel like there’s no hope. Because after all, it seems as though love really is just a losing game.
