Will Inaugural Australian Academy Awards Predict Oscars?

http://www.goldderby.com/films/news/2405/australian-academy-awards-predict-oscars-news-246809753.html

Nominations for the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) international awards were announced by Academy Award nominee Jacki Weaver ("Animal Kingdom") at Saturday's G'Day USA Black Tie Gala in Los Angeles.

The AACTA Awards were established last year to replace the AFI Awards, which have been honoring the best of Australian cinema since 1958. With the addition of five new international categories (Picture, Actor, Actress, Director and Screenplay), the AACTA is positioning itself as an alternative to BAFTA as a bellwether for the Oscars.

The AACTA notes that a "jury of pre-eminent Australian screen practitioners from a cross-section of crafts and with a wealth of local and international experience has selected the AACTA International Award nominees and winners."

AACTA President Geoffrey Rush will reveal the winners at a special AACTA International Awards Event held in association with Australians in Film in Los Angeles on Jan. 27. That's more than two weeks before the BAFTAs and a month ahead of the Oscars.

BEST FILM
"The Artist"
"The Descendants"
"Hugo"
"The Ides of March"
"Margin Call"
"Melancholia"
"Midnight In Paris"
"Moneyball"
"The Tree of Life"
"We Need to Talk About Kevin"

BEST DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius - "The Artist"
Nicolas Winding Refn - "Drive"
Martin Scorsese - "Hugo"
J. C. Chandor - "Margin Call"
Lars von Trier - "Melancholia"
Woody Allen - "Midnight in Paris"
Terrence Malick - "The Tree of Life"
Lynne Ramsay - "We Need to Talk About Kevin"

BEST SCREENPLAY
Michel Hazanavicius - "The Artist"
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash - "The Descendants"
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon - "The Ides of March"
J.C. Chandor - "Margin Call"
Lars von Trier - "Melancholia"
Woody Allen - "Midnight in Paris"
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin - "Moneyball"
Lynne Ramsay, Rory Kinnear - "We Need to Talk About Kevin"

BEST ACTOR
George Clooney - "The Descendants"
Leonardo DiCaprio - "J. Edgar"
Jean Dujardin - "The Artist"
Michael Fassbender - "Shame"
Ryan Gosling - "The Ides of March"
Brad Pitt - "Moneyball"

BEST ACTRESS
Glenn Close - "Albert Nobbs"
Kirsten Dunst - "Melancholia"
Meryl Streep - "The Iron Lady"
Tilda Swinton - "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Mia Wasikowska - "Jane Eyre"
Michelle Williams - "My Week With Marilyn"
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^ That is only some of the categories the Oscars have considering these awards are sure to honor plenty of Australian films/actors/actresses/directors etc

it'll be interesting to see if there will be diff. winners in this one.

I don't know if they will pick the correct winners as the Oscars but they certainly have an opportunity to considering they nominated the front runners of most awards.

The only thing is they totally snubbed The Help and Viola Davis is a VERY likely winner of the Oscar for Best Actress [if not her then I would think Meryl].

that would be cool to see Viola win since Meryl won last night.

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