DISCLAIMER — Jeff Wells and I predicted Social Network and Fincher as a protest vote.
| Picture | Director | Actor | Actress | S. Actor | S. Actress | Original Screenplay | Adapted Screenplay | |
| Awards Daily’s Most Likely | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Consensus | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Sasha Stone (AD) | The Social Network | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Hailee Steinfeld | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Jeff Wells (HE) | The Social Network | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Pete Hammond | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Annette Bening | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Damien Bona (Inside Oscar) | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Helena Bonham Carter | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Kris Tapley (IC) | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Dave Karger (EW) | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Hailee Steinfeld | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Ed Douglas (CS) | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Helena Bonham Carter | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Ryan Adams (AD) | The Social Network | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Hailee Steinfeld | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Nathaniel Rogers (Film Experience) | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Brad Brevet (ROS) | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Anne Thompson (Indiewire) | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Annette Bening | Christian Bale | Helena Bonham Carter | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| David Poland (MCN) | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Hailee Steinfeld | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Tom O’Neil (TE) | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Scott Feinberg (SF) | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Geoffrey Rush | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Steve Pond (The Wrap) | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Thelma Adams (US) | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Annete Bening | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Erik Davis (Cinematical) | The Social Network | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Roger Ebert | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Geoffrey Rush | Hailee Steinfeld | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Tim Appelo | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Peter Travers | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Annete Bening | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Richard Roeper | The Social Network | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Susan Wloszczyna (USA Today) | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Bob Tourtellotte (reuters) | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Paul Sheehan | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Katey Rich (Cinemablend) | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Hailee Steinfeld | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Chuck Walton (Fandango) | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Joseph Kpasch | The Social Network | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Tariq Khan | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Kevin Lewin | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Keith Simanton | Inception | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Kevin Polowy | The Social Network | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Jacki Weaver | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Peter Knegt, Indiewire | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Helena Bonham Carter | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Michael Musto, Village Voice | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Anthony Breznican, EW | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Annete Bening | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The Kids Are All Right | The Social Network |
| Gregory Ellwood, Hitfix | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Hailee Steinfeld | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Eugene Hernandez, IW | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Hailee Steinfeld | The Fighter | The Social Network |
| Pete Howell, the Toronto Star | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Hailee Steinfeld | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Emanuel Levy | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Guy Lodge | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Mark Olson | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Brian Tallerico (HC) | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Matthew Lucas (from the front row) | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Joshua Lawson (Oscar Talk) | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Hailee Steinfeld | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Edward Copeland | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Helena Bonham Carter | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| HSX | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Helena Bonham Carter | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Yahoo Movies | Inception | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| IMDb | Inception | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Brian Whisenant | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Helena Bonham Carter | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Carpetbagger (NYT) | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| AO Scott (NYT) | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Annette Bening | Christian Bale | Helena Bonham Carter | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Brinton (Oscar Breach) | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Helena Bonham Carter | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Stu Van Airsdale (movieline) | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Annete Bening | Geoffrey Rush | Jacki Weaver | The Kids Are All Right | The Social Network |
| Awards Frenzy | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Geoffrey Rush | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Tom Charity, CNN | The Social Network | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa s | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
| Michael Phillips, Chi Trib | The Social Network | David Fincher | Colin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | The Social Network |
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