I've already made two stabs at predicting this year's Oscar winners, starting off with the smaller technical categories and moving on to more technical categories-- so far we've covered Best Original Score, Best Visual Effects and Best Costumes, among others. Today it's time to hit a few more of the big guns, including the first Best Animated Feature category without a Pixar movie since 2005, and the very contentious Best Cinematography category-- which also happens to be my personal favorite. Get out those Oscar ballots and get ready to make your picks!

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
And the winner is: Rango. Granted, this category is ripe for an upset-- Chico & Rita might be terrific, and could get a bunch of affectionate votes absent an obvious frontrunner. But Rango was a big and well-loved hit, and is inventive enough to be both the popular and the artsy pick.

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A Separation
Footnote
In Darkness
Bullhead
Monsieur Lahzar
And the winner is: A Separation. Sometimes you get an obvious frontrunner in this category nominated for other prizes, like Pan's Labyrinth or Amelie, and they get beaten for this award as a shocker. But A Separation seems like too much of a steamroller to be beaten by anything, having won virtually every other award this season. Expect it to happen again here.

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Pina
Hell and Back Again
If A Tree Falls: The Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3
Undefeated
And the winner is: Paradise Lost 3. There's an elephant in the room here in the form of Undefeated, which is distributed by the mighty Weinstein Company. But as the conclusion to a highly regarded series, and covering an event that unfolded even as the documentarians finished their work, Paradise Lost 3 ought to have the edge.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse
And the winner is: Hugo. When the Academy gave this prize to Avatar two years ago, they proved a willingness to reward the cutting edge-- which I think they'll do again for Hugo's gorgeous 3D work. If The Tree of Life takes it instead, though, I'll kick myself for not just sticking with my favorite.