85th Annual Academy Award nominees

Posted by David On January 12, 2013 ADD COMMENTS

The nominees for this years Academy Awards are out and there are some interesting additions, and drama causing omissions.

I’m going to list the nominees for the major categories, and include both my prediction for who will win, as well as who I want to win.

This is a long post so click More for the nominees and my picks

Best Picture

Amour
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

Prediction: Life of Pi
My pick: Argo

Directing

Michael Haneke, Amour
Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook

Prediction: Ang Lee, Life of Pi
My pick: Ang Lee, Life of Pi

Best Actor

Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight

Prediction: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
My pick: Denzel Washington, Flight

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts, The Impossible

Prediction: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
My pick: Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Supporting Actor

Alan Arkin, Argo
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

Prediction: Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
My pick: Alan Arkin, Argo

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook

Prediction: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
My pick: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

Foreign Language Film

Amour, Austria
Kon-Tiki,
Norway
No,
Chile
A Royal Affair, Denmark
War Witch,
Canada

Prediction: Amour, Austria
My pick: Amour, Austria

Animated Feature Film

Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph

Prediction: Frankenweenie
My pick: Wreck-It Ralph

Adapted Screenplay

Chris Terrio, Argo
Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
David Magee, Life of Pi
Tony Kushner, Lincoln
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook

Prediction: David Magee, Life of Pi
My pick: David Magee, Life of Pi

Original Screenplay

Michael Haneke, Amour
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
John Gatins, Flight
Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty

Prediction: Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
My pick: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom

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