Brad Pitt or George Clooney? Viola Davis or Meryl Streep? MTV News forecasts who’ll take home the prizes tonight at 8 p.m. on VH1. By Kara Warner Brad Pitt Photo: Michael Tran/ Getty Images For those who love awards season, you are likely loving life this week since it’s jam-packed with pretty people wearing pretty clothes. Within just five days, there are three major awards shows: last night’s People’s Choice Awards, the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards on Thursday and the Golden Globes on Sunday. The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards air at 8 p.m. Thursday (January 12) on VH1. And since we’re only hours away, it’s time to evaluate the big categories and make some predictions about who will take home the pretty glass trophies. Since these awards are decided upon by movie critics, we’re using the handy critic/review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes to determine which nominees have the best shot at winning. Without further ado, here are our predictions for the major categories: Best Supporting Actor : Albert Brooks will take this category no problem. “Drive” was a hit with critics, especially Brooks’ performance. Its 93 percent fresh rating trumps the other nominees in the category, with the closest competition being Christopher Plummer in “Beginners” (84 percent fresh), Andy Serkis in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (83 percent fresh) and Kenneth Branagh for “My Week With Marilyn” (83 percent fresh). Best Supporting Actress : Although B
