OSCAR WATCH: BAFTA Awards

And with that, the precursors are over! Bet against "The Artist" at your own peril. The film cleaned up 7 awards, the same number as "The King's Speech" last year. As with last year's awards, I ended up picking 13 of the 22 eventual winners. Here's the full list:

Best Picture
The Artist (pictured above)

Best British Film
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best Actor
Jean Dujardin, The Artist

Best Actress
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady

Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Best Supporting Actress
Octavia Spencer, The Help

Director
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

Original Screenplay
The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius

Adapted Screenplay
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan

Best Foreign Language Film
The Skin I Live In

Best Animated Feature
Rango

Best Original Score
The Artist, Ludovic Bource

Best Cinematography
The Artist

Best Editing
Senna

Best Art Direction
Hugo

Best Costume Design
The Artist

Best Sound
Hugo

Best Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

Best Make Up & Hair
The Iron Lady

Best Animated Short
A Morning Stroll

Best Short Film
Pitch Black Heist

Best Documentary Feature
Senna

Scoreboard...
The Artist - 7
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - 2
Hugo - 2
The Iron Lady - 2
Senna - 2
And a bunch of others picked up 1 awards