Oscars 2012: What will win and what should win

Peter Bradshaw Best picture Will win: The Artist Should win: The Artist Shoulda been a contender: We Need To Talk About Kevin Best director Will win: Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) Should win: Michel Hazanavicius Shoulda been a contender: Steve McQueen (Shame) Best actor Will win: Jean Dujardin (The Artist) Should win: Jean Dujardin Shoulda been a contender: Michael Fassbender (Shame) Best supporting actor Will win: Kenneth Branagh (My Week With Marilyn) Should win: Kenneth Branagh Shoulda been a contender: Bruce Greenwood (Meek's Cutoff) Best actress Will win: Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) Should win: Meryl Streep Shoulda been a contender: Anna Paquin (Margaret) Best supporting actress Will win: Octavia Spencer (The Help) Should win: Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) Shoulda been a contender: Elle Fanning (Super 8) Best foreign-language film Will win: A Separation Should win: A Separation Shoulda been a contender: Poetry Best documentary Will win: Hell And Back Again Should win: Pina Shoulda been a contender: Senna Best original screenplay Will win: The Artist Should win: The Artist Shoulda been a contender: Moneyball Andrew Pulver Best picture Will win: The Artist Should win: The Artist Shoulda been a contender: Drive Best director Will win: Michel Hazanavicius Should win: Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life) Shoulda been a contender: Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin) Best actor Will win: George Clooney (The Descendants) Should win: Jean Dujardin Shoulda been a contender: Ryan Gosling (Drive) Best actress Will win: Meryl Streep Should win: Michelle Williams (My Week With Marilyn) Shoulda been a contender: Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin) Best supporting actor Will win: Christopher Plummer (Beginners) Should win: Kenneth Branagh Shoulda been a contender: John Hawkes (Martha Marcy May Marlene) Best supporting actress Will win: Octavia Spencer Should win: Bérénice Bejo (The Artist) Shoulda been a contender: Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life) Best foreign-language film Will win: A Separation Should win: A Separation Shoulda been a contender: The Salt of Life Best documentary Will win: Pina Should win: Hell and Back Again Shoulda been a contender: Dreams of a Life Best original screenplay Will win: Midnight in Paris Should win: The Artist Shoulda been a contender: The Tree of Life Xan Brooks Best picture Will win: The Artist Should win: The Tree of Life Shoulda been a contender: Margaret Best director Will win: Michel Hazanavicius Should win: Terrence Malick Shoulda been a contender: Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) Best actor Will win: Jean Dujardin Should win: Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) Shoulda been a contender: Daniel Henshall (Snowtown) Best actress Will win: Viola Davis (The Help) Should win: Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs) Shoulda been a contender: Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin) Best supporting actor Will win: Christopher Plummer Should win: Christopher Plummer Shoulda been a contender: Hunter McCracken (The Tree of Life) Best supporting actress Will win: Octavia Spencer Should win: Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs) Shoulda been a contender: Sarina Farhadi (A Separation) Best foreign-language film Will win: A Separation Should win: A Separation Shoulda been a contender: Le Quattro Volte Best documentary Will win: Undefeated Should win: Pina Shoulda been a contender: Bombay Beach Best original screenplay Will win: Midnight in Paris Should win: A Separation Shoulda been a contender: Margaret Henry Barnes Best picture Will win: The Artist Should win: The Artist Shoulda been a contender: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Best director Will win: Michel Hazanavicius Should win: Michel Hazanavicius Should have been nominated: Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin) Best actor Will win: Jean Dujardin Should win: Gary Oldman Shoulda been a contender: Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) Best actress Will win: Meryl Streep Should win: Meryl Streep Shoulda been a contender: Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia) Best supporting actor Will win: Christopher Plummer Should win: Christopher Plummer Shoulda been a contender: Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti (The Ides of March) Best supporting actress Will win: Octavia Spencer Should win: Bérénice Bejo Shoulda been a contender: J Smith Cameron (Margaret) Best foreign-language film Will win: A Separation Should win: A Separation Shoulda been a contender: Poetry Best documentary Will win: Hell and Back Again Should win: Pina Shoulda been a contender: The Interrupters Best original screenplay Will win: The Artist Should win: The Artist Shoulda been a contender: Contagion Catherine Shoard Best picture Will win: The Artist Should win: The Artist Shoulda been a contender: Drive Best director Will win: Michel Hazanavicius Should win: Michel Hazanavicius Shoulda been a contender: Nicolas Winding Refn Best actor Will win: Jean Dujardin Should win: Gary Oldman Shoulda been a contender: Daniel Henshall Best actress Will win: Meryl Streep Should win: Meryl Streep Shoulda been a contender: Olivia Colman (Tyrannosaur) Best supporting actor Will win: Christopher Plummer Should win: Christopher Plummer Shoulda been a contender: Ezra Miller (We Need to Talk About Kevin) Best supporting actress Will win: Octavia Spencer Should win: Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs) Shoulda been a contender: Olivia Colman (The Iron Lady) Best foreign-language film Will win: A Separation Should win: A Separation Shoulda been a contender: Poetry Best documentary Will win: Hell and Back Again Should win: Hell and Back Again Shoulda been a contender: This is Not a Film Best original screenplay Will win: The Artist Should win: The Artist Shoulda been a contender: Young Adult