Yes, it's the day before the Oscars, and I'm just NOW putting in my guesses. I've been busy getting engaged and starting a new job, I haven't had much time to do this. But I've made it just in time, so let's do this!
Best Picture:
"Argo"
"Argo" has been winning everything in the preliminary award ceremonies. This is to rub it in the faces of the nominators over Ben Affleck's directing snub.
Best Director:
Steven Spielberg, "Lincoln"
This should be Affleck or Kathryn Bigelow ("Zero Dark Thirty"), but both were snubbed. Spielberg is the default here, though it could go to Michael Haneke ("Amour").
Best Actor:
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
A shoo-in.
Best Actress:
Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Pretty confident here, though Emanuelle Riva ("Amour") could narrowly edge her out.
Best Supporting Actress:
Anne Hathaway, "Les Misérables"
If you guessed anyone else, then you're probably new at this.
Best Supporting Actor:
Robert De Niro
This is the closest race this season since all the nominees have won before. I've been saying Tommy Lee Jones the whole time (even moreso after seeing both nominees' movies), but I'm changing it at the last minute. I'm personally rooting for Jones or Christoph Waltz.
Original Screenplay:
"Zero Dark Thirty"
This is a two-horse race. Again, Haneke ("Amour") could easily win, but word on the street is that, politics aside, "Zero Dark Thirty" is the better screenplay. I'm personally rooting for Quentin Tarantino ("Django Unchained").
Adapted Screenplay:
"Argo"
Best Foreign Film:
"Amour"
Nothing is more certain this season than this category.
Best Animated Film:
"Wreck-It Ralph"
It just about swept the Annies (the "animation Oscars") and rightfully so. "Brave" was lackluster compare to Pixar's previous greats. Fortunately, the Pixar braintrust stepped in and made "Ralph" an extraordinary movie.
Best Cinematography:
"Life of Pie"
Best Documenary:
"Searching For Sugar Man"
It's won everything up until now. It's pretty much a shoo-in.
Costume Design:
"Anna Karenina"
I don't care that much, but if Eiko Ishiko ("Mirror, Mirror") won, it'd be the first posthumous Oscar since Heath Ledger's in 2009.
Best Editing:
"Argo"
Editor Dylan Tichenor is nominated twice (also for "Zero Dark Thirty"). Also, this category typically goes hand-in-hand with Best Picture.
Best Song:
"Skyfall"
Adele is destined to bear the moniker "Oscar winning singer".
Production Design:
"Anna Karenina"
Best Score:
"Life of Pie"
Best Visual Effects:
"Life of Pie"
I want "The Hobbit" to win, because it deserves it as well as the fact that every Lord of the Rings movie has won this category. "The Avengers" would be more than worthy too.
Best Animated Short:
"Paperman"
I have a soft spot for "Fresh Guacamole", but the Disney short "Paperman" is a beautiful short worthy of an Oscar.
Best Documentary Short:
"Open Heart"
It's the same subject matter as last year's winner but with children this time.
Best Makeup and Hair:
"The Hobbit"
Or "Les Misérables". It's really hard to tell.
Best Live Action Short:
"Curfew"
Best Sound Editing:
"Zero Dark Thirty"
Best Sound Mixing:
"Les Misérables"
The only movie I can think of where sound mixing has ever been watercooler conversation.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)