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
