Hey there, Sploich here with my (SERIOUSLY FINAL) predictions for the 84th Academy Award nominees. I decided to start going to the 15th with my predictions because posting them on the 1st every month was causing some problems. So here is my very VERY last updated nominee prediction list:

Best Supporting Actress
Bérénice Bejo for The Artist
Jessica Chastain for The Help
Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer for The Help
Shailene Woodley for The Descendants

Who I'd like to see here but won't: Evan Rachel Wood for The Ides of March

Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn
Jim Broadbent for The Iron Lady
Albert Brooks for Drive
George Clooney for The Ides of March
Christopher Plummer for Beginners

Who I'd like to see here but won't: Andy Serkis for Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Best Actress
Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis for The Help
Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin
Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn

Who I'd like to see here but won't: Charlize Theron for Young Adult

Best Actor
George Clooney for The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio for J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin for The Artist
Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt for Moneyball

Who I'd like to see here but won't: Ryan Gosling for The Ides of March

Best Direction
The Artist
The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
Midnight in Paris

What I'd like to see here but won't: Moneyball

Best Original Screenplay
50/50
The Artist
Beginners
Midnight in Paris
Rango

What I'd like to see here but won't: Young Adult

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Help
The Ides of March
Moneyball

What I'd like to see here but won't: Captain America: The First Avenger :)

For the last two, the rules have changed a bit this year, so I have to list them a little differently:

Best Animated Film
The Adventures of Tintin
Rango
If there are three nominees, Winnie the Pooh
If there are four nominees, Arthur Christmas
If there are five nominees, Kung Fu Panda 2

Number of nominees I'm predicting: Two
What I'd like to see here but won't: Rio

Best Picture
The Artist
The Descendants
The Ides of March
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
If there are six nominees, War Horse
If there are seven nominees, Hugo
If there are eight nominees, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
If there are nine nominees, Young Adult
If there are ten nominees, The Help

Number of nominees I'm predicting: Five
What I'd like to see here but won't: 50/50

If you want to see my full list of predictions, please go to my website at sploich.com and click on the Oscar Predictions link on the front page. And while you're there, you can read my reviews or watch me eat a cupcake (you'll know when you see it). You can also follow my Twitter feeds, @Sploich and @SploichCom, Like Sploich.com on Facebook, follow the RSS feed for my site, donate, anything to help make my site bigger and better. I'll be back on the 24th to give my reactions and results after the official nominees have been announced.