
Now i'm going to tell you who i thought would win, who did win and who a hoped would win.
Best Picture
What i thought would win: The Kings Speech
What won: The Kings Speech
What i hoped would win: Toy story 3.
My reasons: TS3 is a personal favorite of mine because i loved the way it tapped into so many different types of emotions and the way it could be scary and heartwarming. *sigh*, i suppose i'll have to wait a bit longer to see an animated feature win top honors.
Best Actor
Who i thought would win: Colin Firth, The Kings Speech
Who won: Colin Firth
Who i hoped would win: James Franco, 127 Hours.
My reason: i think James Franco is a great actor, i first saw him portray James Dean so perhaps thats why i like him so much, but still, it was a great performance. But Colin Firth won, and quite deservedly, but, you know, underdogs RULE!! He''l get his Oscar someday.
Best Actress
Who i thought would win: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Who won: Natalie Portman
Who i hoped would win: Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole.
My reason: The performance was solid and wholly good. Natalie Portman deservedly won but i suppose i hoped that Kidman would win because she is an Aussie, and i always barrack for the Aussies.

Who I thought would win: Tom Hooper, the Kings Speech
Who did win: Tom Hooper
Who i hoped would win: Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
My reasons: since i picked The Kings Speech to win best picture, naturally i also picked Hooper to win best director, for obvious reasons- he deserved it. Darren Aronofsky's amazing visuals in Black Swan seemed pretentious to some, while artistically brilliant to others. I thought he did a marvelous job.
Best Supporting Actor
Who i thought would win: Geoffrey Rush, The Kings Speech
Who did win: Christian Bale, The Fighter
Who i hoped would win: Geoffrey Rush
My reasons: he's an Aussie. I think that Christian Bale was great in The Fighter, but i thought and hoped that Geoffrey Rush would win. Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! oi! oi! oi!
Best supporting Actress
Who i thought would win: Amy Adams, The Fighter
Who did win: Melissa Leo, The fighter
Who i hoped would win: Jackie Weaver, Animal Kingdom
My reasons: not only is Jackie Weaver an Aussie she was also bloody good! She was the underdog in Oscar Race because she appeared in a non-american film and the other nominees had names that were a bit bigger than hers. Honorable mention to Helena Bonham Carter as well, i thought she was pretty good in The Kings Speech.
Best animated film
What i thought would in: Toy Story 3
What won: Toy Story 3
what i hoped would win: Toy Story 3.
My reasons: its just so damn good!
I'll stop there, because i'm not well versed on the other categories and don't want to start prattling on about things i don't understand.
"Timing isn't my strong suit" King George IV (Colin Firth), The Kings Speech.