Oscar agreed with me.

Film Once again having missed the Oscars thanks to not being anywhere near a television broadcast, I have only my predictions to cling to.

 Let's see how I did.

Best actress in a supporting role
I said Bérénice Bejo, The Artist.
Oscar said Octavia Spencer, The Help.

Best actor in a supporting role
I said Christopher Plummer, Beginners.
Oscar agreed with me.

Best actress in a leading role
I said Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady.
Oscar agreed with me.

Best actor in a leading role
I said Jean Dujardin, The Artist.
Oscar agreed with me.

Best director
I said Michel Hazavanicius, The Artist.
Oscar agreed with me.

Best original Screenplay
I said The Artist.
Oscar said Midnight in Paris.

Best adapted screenplay
I said Hugo.
Oscar said The Descendants.

Best foreign language film
I said A Separation.
Oscar agreed with me.

Best animated film
I said Chico And Rita.
Oscar said Rango.

Best picture
I said The Artist.
Oscar agreed with me.

Art direction
I said The Artist.
Oscar said Hugo.

Cinematography
I said The Artist
Oscar said Hugo.

Costume design
I said The Artist.
Oscar said Hugo.

Film editing
I said The Artist.
Oscar said The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Sound editing
I said Hugo.
Oscar agreed with me.

Sound mixing
I said Hugo.
Oscar agreed with me.

Visual effects
I said Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2.
Oscar said Hugo.

Make up
I said The Iron Lady.
Oscar agreed with me.

Music (original score)
I said The Artist.
Oscar agreed with me.

Music (original song)
I said The Muppets.
Oscar agreed with me.

All of which is about average. My general impression was right -- that The Artist would sweep the upper categories but the technical and acting awards would be spread about a bit, though I didn't think they'd cluster quite so much around Hugo -- which if The Artist hadn't existed would certainly have grabbed the top two too.

Excellent news that Woody's won what used to be his customary Original Screenplay award, disappointing that Chico and Rita didn't win the animated category, though for all I know Rango might equally be a classic (reviews were mixed).  Having subsequently seen the thrilling A Separation I'd also agree with this assessment.

Gawker's has Billy Crystal's opening montage song, which is comforting rather than necessarily funny and the section where he appears in other films and has a really bizarre sequence representing Midnight in Paris which probably had Twitter in attack mode last night.  They thought it was the worst ceremony ever.  But they say that every year.