Feb 23, 2013

Final Oscar Predictions

I have very little to say about these predictions at this point. I'm burnt out to be honest. Of course, I still have lingering doubts about many of the categories. The screenplay categories are far from settled. The actress category is pretty darn close. The animated category can really swing in any direction. Most surprisingly of all, best director, which usually rides along with best picture, is now all up in the air. But at this very late point in the season, all thinking and analysis and logic can be thrown out the window. I'll just watch the show and enjoy whatever it throws at me. In the meantime, here's my guesswork just for kicks: 


Best Picture
Argo
Alternate: Silver Linings Playbook

Best Actress

Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
Alternate: Emmanuelle Riva (Amour)

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
Alternate: Joaquin Phoenix (The Master)


Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables)
Alternate: Sally Field (Lincoln)
  
Best Supporting Actor
Robert De Niro (Silver Linings Playbook)
Alternate: Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln)

Best Director
Ang Lee (Life of Pi)
Alternate: Steven Spielberg (Lincoln)

Best Original Screenplay

Mark Boal (Zero Dark Thirty)
Alternate: Michael Haneke (Amour)

Best Adapted Screenplay
Chris Terrio (Argo)
Alternate: Tony Kushner (Lincoln)

Best Animated Film 
Brave
Alternate: Frankenweenie

Best Foreign Language Film
Amour (Austria)
Alternate: War Witch (Canada)

Best Documentary
Searching for Sugar Man 
Alternate: The Gatekeepers


Best Editing
William Goldenberg (Argo)
Alternate: William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor (Zero Dark Thirty)

Best Cinematography
Claudio Miranda (Life of Pi)
Alternate: Roger Deakins (Skyfall)

Best Production Design
Sarah Greenwood, Katy Spencer (Anna Karenina)
Alternate: Rick Carter, Jim Erickson (Lincoln)

Best Costume Design
Jacqueline Durran (Anna Karenina)
Alternate: Paco Delgado (Les Miserables)

Best Visual Effects
Life of Pi
Alternate: Prometheus

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Les Miserables
Alternate: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Best Original Score
Mychael Danna (Life of Pi)
Alternate: Dario Marianelli (Anna Karenina)

Best Sound Mixing
Les Miserables
Alternate: Life of Pi

Best Sound Editing
Life of Pi
Alternate: Skyfall

Best Live Action Short Film

Curfew
Alternate: Buzkashi Boys

Best Animated Short Film

Paperman
Alternate: Adam and Dog

Best Documentary Short Film

Mondays at Racine
Alternate: Inocente


Final Tally
Life of Pi: 5
Argo: 3
Les Miserables: 3
Anna Karenina: 2
Silver Linings Playbook: 2
Amour: 1
Brave: 1
Curfew: 1
Lincoln: 1
Mondays at Racine: 1
Paperman: 1
Searching For Sugar Man: 1
Zero Dark Thirty: 1

2 comments:

  1. Hmm, we differ on 3 categories (Orig. Screenplay, Doc Short and Supp. Actor). I'm definitely gonna be checking how my predictions compare with you. :)

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  2. Yay for Curfew! I just saw the shorts today and I hope it wins over Death of a Shadow, although I'm sure the latter is getting traction.

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