Variety: Oscar previews for Best Actor, Actress and Screenplay.

For Variety's Eye on the Oscar preview section, I wrote the little "How We Got Here" pieces looking at the race for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Original and Adapted Screenplay. 

Variety: "How they got here: Lead Actor"
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118050204/

(Prediction: Jean Dujardin)

And: "How they got here: Lead actress"
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118050205/ 

(I didn't say it but my money is on Viola Davis)

Lastly, my look at the two races for Screenplay, Original and Adapted:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118050207/

(Predictions: Descendants; Midnight in Paris)

Other pieces in this section, if you're curious:
http://www.variety.com/awardcentral/2012/featured-news/wrap/