What I Saw: X-Men: First Class (84th Oscar Race)

EDITORS NOTE: These predictions were made in June 2011 and reflect what my thinking was at that time.  I have updated my predictions since then, but leave these on the blog for a historical record. For the most updated list of predictions, go to the Tracker Pages in the upper right hand corner of this blog.

What I Saw: X-Men: First Class

Oscar Chances:

Visual Effects (currently ranked 6)
Makeup (currently ranked 7)
Sound Editing (currently ranked 9)
Sound Mixing (currently ranked 14)
Costume Design: Sammy Sheldon (currently ranked 16)
Film Editing: Lee Smith and Eddie Hamilton (currently ranked 23)
Cinematography: John Mathieson (currently ranked 24)
Art Direction: Chris Seagers, Erin Boyd and Sonja Klaus (currently unranked, watch for possible future entries)

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