Academy Awards 2013 - Predictions.
As usual, here are my predictions for this years Academy Awards.
* denotes movies that I haven't seen
Best Picture
Argo
Amour
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
Who I think will win: Lincoln
Who I want to win: Beasts of the Southern Wild (followed by Les Miserables and Argo)
Winner: Argo
Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook)
Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
Denzel Washington (Flight*)
Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables)
Joaquin Phoenix (The Master)
Who I think will win: Daniel Day-Lewis
Who I want to win: Hugh Jackman
Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis
Actress in a Leading Role
Emmanuelle Riva (Amour)
Naomi Watts (The Impossible*)
Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty)
Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild)
Who I think will win: Jennifer Lawrence
Who I want to win: Quvenzhané Wallis (followed by Emmanuelle Riva)
Winner: Jennifer Lawrence
Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Arkin (Argo)
Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)
Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln)
Robert DeNiro (Silver Linings Playbook)
Who I think will win: Tommy Lee Jones
Who I want to win: Dwight Henry Christoph Waltz
Winner: Christoph Waltz
Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams (The Master)
Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)
Helen Hunt (The Sessions*)
Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook)
Sally Field (Lincoln)
Who I think will win: Anne Hathaway
Who I want to win: Anne Hathaway
Winner: Anne Hathaway
Animated Feature Film
Brave*
Frankenweenie*
ParaNorman*
The Pirates! Band of Misfits*
Wreck-It Ralph*
Who I think will win: Brave
Who I want to win: Wreck-It Ralph
Winner: Brave
Cinematography
Anna Karenina (Seamus McGarvey)
Django Unchained (Robert Richardson)
Life of Pi (Claudio Miranda)
Lincoln (Janusz Kaminski)
Skyfall (Roger Deakins)
Who I think will win: Life of Pi
Who I want to win: Anna Karenina
Winner: Life of Pi
Costume Design
Anna Karenina (Jacqueline Durran)
Les Misérables (Paco Delgado)
Lincoln (Joanna Johnston)
Mirror Mirror* (Eiko Ishioka)
Snow White and the Huntsman (Colleen Atwood)
Who I think will win: Lincoln
Who I want to win: Snow White and the Huntsman
Winner: Anna Karenina
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)
Who I think will win: David O. Russell
Who I want to win: Benh Zeitlin
Winner: Ang Lee
Documentary Feature
5 Broken Cameras* (Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi)
The Gatekeepers* (Dror Moreh, Philippa Kowarsky and Estelle Fialon)
How to Survive a Plague* (David France and Howard Gertler)
The Invisible War* (Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering)
Searching for Sugar Man* (Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn)
Who I think will win: The Invisible War
Who I want to win:/
Winner: Searching for Sugar Man
Documentary Short
Inocente* (Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine)
Kings Point* (Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider)
Mondays at Racine* (Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan)
Open Heart* (Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern)
Redemption* (Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill)
Who I think will win: Open Heart
Who I want to win: /
Winner: Inocente
Film Editing
Argo (William Goldenberg)
Life of Pi (Tim Squyres)
Lincoln (Michael Kahn)
Silver Linings Playbook (Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers)
Zero Dark Thirty (Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg)
Who I think will win: Lincoln
Who I want to win: Argo
Winner: Argo
Foreign Language Film
Amour (Austria)
Kon-Tiki* (Norway)
No* (Chile)
A Royal Affair* (Denmark)
War Witch* (Canada)
Who I think will win: Amour
Who I want to win: A Royal Affair
Winner: Amour
Makeup and Hairstyling
Hitchcock* (Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane)
Les Misérables (Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell)
Who I think will win: Les Misérables
Who I want to win: The Hobbit
Winner: Les Misérables
Music (Original Score)
Anna Karenina (Dario Marianelli)
Argo (Alexandre Desplat)
Life of Pi (Mychael Danna)
Lincoln (John Williams)
Skyfall (Thomas Newman)
Who I think will win: Life of Pi
Who I want to win: Anna Karenina
Winner: Life of Pi
Music (Original Song)
Before My Time (Chasing Ice)
Everybody Needs A Best Friend (Ted)
Pi’s Lullaby (Life of Pi)
Skyfall (Skyfall)
Suddenly (Les Misérables)
Who I think will win: Skyfall
Who I want to win: Les Misérables
Winner: Skyfall
Best Production Desgin
Anna Karenina (Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Production Design: Dan Hennah; Set Decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright)
Les Misérables (Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson)
Life of Pi (Production Design: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock)
Lincoln (Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson)
Who I think will win: Lincoln
Who I want to win: The Hobbit, Les Misérables
Winner: Lincoln
Short Film (Animated)
Adam and Dog* (Minkyu Lee)
Fresh Guacamole* (PES)
Head over Heels* (Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly)
Maggie Simpson in 'the Longest Daycare'* (David Silverman)
Paperman* (John Kahrs)
Who I think will win: Adam and Dog
Who I want to win: /
Winner: Paperman
Short Film (Life Action)
Asad* (Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura)
Buzkashi Boys* (Sam French and Ariel Nasr)
Curfew* (Shawn Christensen)
Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)* (Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele)
Henry* (Yan England)
Who I think will win: Curfew
Who I want to win: /
Winner: Curfew
Sound Editing
Argo (Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn)
Django Unchained (Wylie Stateman)
Life of Pi (Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton)
Skyfall (Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers)
Zero Dark Thirty (Paul N.J. Ottosson)
Who I think will win: Zero Dark Thirty
Who I want to win: Argo
Winner: Skyfall, Zero Dark Thirty
Sound Mixing
Argo (John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia)
Les Misérables (Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes)
Life of Pi (Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin)
Lincoln (Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins)
Skyfall (Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson)
Who I think will win: Lincoln
Who I want to win: Les Misérables
Winner: Les Misérables
Visual Effects
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White)
Life of Pi (Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott)
Marvel’s The Avengers (Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick)
Prometheus (Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill)
Snow White and the Huntsman (Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson)
Who I think will win: Life of Pi
Who I want to win: AVENGERS (followed by The Hobbit) I swear to god if any other movie besides avengers or hobbit will win this i'll hulk smash the acadamy
Winner: Life of Pi FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Argo (Chris Terrio)
Beasts Of The Southern Wild (Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin)
Life Of Pi (David Magee)
Lincoln (Tony Kushner)
Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell)
Who I think will win: Silver Linings Playbook
Who I want to win: AVENGERS Argo (followed by Beasts of the Southern Wild)
Winner: Argo
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Amour (Michael Haneke)
Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino)
Flight (John Gatins)
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola)
Zero Dark Thirty (Mark Boal)
Who I think will win: Zero Dark Thirty
Who I want to win: Django Unchained
Winner: Django Unchained
15/24
* denotes movies that I haven't seen
Best Picture
Argo
Amour
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
Who I think will win: Lincoln
Who I want to win: Beasts of the Southern Wild (followed by Les Miserables and Argo)
Winner: Argo
Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook)
Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
Denzel Washington (Flight*)
Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables)
Joaquin Phoenix (The Master)
Who I think will win: Daniel Day-Lewis
Who I want to win: Hugh Jackman
Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis
Actress in a Leading Role
Emmanuelle Riva (Amour)
Naomi Watts (The Impossible*)
Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty)
Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild)
Who I think will win: Jennifer Lawrence
Who I want to win: Quvenzhané Wallis (followed by Emmanuelle Riva)
Winner: Jennifer Lawrence
Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Arkin (Argo)
Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)
Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln)
Robert DeNiro (Silver Linings Playbook)
Who I think will win: Tommy Lee Jones
Who I want to win: Dwight Henry Christoph Waltz
Winner: Christoph Waltz
Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams (The Master)
Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)
Helen Hunt (The Sessions*)
Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook)
Sally Field (Lincoln)
Who I think will win: Anne Hathaway
Who I want to win: Anne Hathaway
Winner: Anne Hathaway
Animated Feature Film
Brave*
Frankenweenie*
ParaNorman*
The Pirates! Band of Misfits*
Wreck-It Ralph*
Who I think will win: Brave
Who I want to win: Wreck-It Ralph
Winner: Brave
Cinematography
Anna Karenina (Seamus McGarvey)
Django Unchained (Robert Richardson)
Life of Pi (Claudio Miranda)
Lincoln (Janusz Kaminski)
Skyfall (Roger Deakins)
Who I think will win: Life of Pi
Who I want to win: Anna Karenina
Winner: Life of Pi
Costume Design
Anna Karenina (Jacqueline Durran)
Les Misérables (Paco Delgado)
Lincoln (Joanna Johnston)
Mirror Mirror* (Eiko Ishioka)
Snow White and the Huntsman (Colleen Atwood)
Who I think will win: Lincoln
Who I want to win: Snow White and the Huntsman
Winner: Anna Karenina
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)
Who I think will win: David O. Russell
Who I want to win: Benh Zeitlin
Winner: Ang Lee
Documentary Feature
5 Broken Cameras* (Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi)
The Gatekeepers* (Dror Moreh, Philippa Kowarsky and Estelle Fialon)
How to Survive a Plague* (David France and Howard Gertler)
The Invisible War* (Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering)
Searching for Sugar Man* (Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn)
Who I think will win: The Invisible War
Who I want to win:/
Winner: Searching for Sugar Man
Documentary Short
Inocente* (Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine)
Kings Point* (Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider)
Mondays at Racine* (Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan)
Open Heart* (Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern)
Redemption* (Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill)
Who I think will win: Open Heart
Who I want to win: /
Winner: Inocente
Film Editing
Argo (William Goldenberg)
Life of Pi (Tim Squyres)
Lincoln (Michael Kahn)
Silver Linings Playbook (Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers)
Zero Dark Thirty (Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg)
Who I think will win: Lincoln
Who I want to win: Argo
Winner: Argo
Foreign Language Film
Amour (Austria)
Kon-Tiki* (Norway)
No* (Chile)
A Royal Affair* (Denmark)
War Witch* (Canada)
Who I think will win: Amour
Who I want to win: A Royal Affair
Winner: Amour
Makeup and Hairstyling
Hitchcock* (Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane)
Les Misérables (Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell)
Who I think will win: Les Misérables
Who I want to win: The Hobbit
Winner: Les Misérables
Music (Original Score)
Anna Karenina (Dario Marianelli)
Argo (Alexandre Desplat)
Life of Pi (Mychael Danna)
Lincoln (John Williams)
Skyfall (Thomas Newman)
Who I think will win: Life of Pi
Who I want to win: Anna Karenina
Winner: Life of Pi
Music (Original Song)
Before My Time (Chasing Ice)
Everybody Needs A Best Friend (Ted)
Pi’s Lullaby (Life of Pi)
Skyfall (Skyfall)
Suddenly (Les Misérables)
Who I think will win: Skyfall
Who I want to win: Les Misérables
Winner: Skyfall
Best Production Desgin
Anna Karenina (Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Production Design: Dan Hennah; Set Decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright)
Les Misérables (Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson)
Life of Pi (Production Design: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock)
Lincoln (Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson)
Who I think will win: Lincoln
Who I want to win: The Hobbit, Les Misérables
Winner: Lincoln
Short Film (Animated)
Adam and Dog* (Minkyu Lee)
Fresh Guacamole* (PES)
Head over Heels* (Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly)
Maggie Simpson in 'the Longest Daycare'* (David Silverman)
Paperman* (John Kahrs)
Who I think will win: Adam and Dog
Who I want to win: /
Winner: Paperman
Short Film (Life Action)
Asad* (Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura)
Buzkashi Boys* (Sam French and Ariel Nasr)
Curfew* (Shawn Christensen)
Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)* (Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele)
Henry* (Yan England)
Who I think will win: Curfew
Who I want to win: /
Winner: Curfew
Sound Editing
Argo (Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn)
Django Unchained (Wylie Stateman)
Life of Pi (Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton)
Skyfall (Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers)
Zero Dark Thirty (Paul N.J. Ottosson)
Who I think will win: Zero Dark Thirty
Who I want to win: Argo
Winner: Skyfall, Zero Dark Thirty
Sound Mixing
Argo (John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia)
Les Misérables (Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes)
Life of Pi (Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin)
Lincoln (Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins)
Skyfall (Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson)
Who I think will win: Lincoln
Who I want to win: Les Misérables
Winner: Les Misérables
Visual Effects
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White)
Life of Pi (Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott)
Marvel’s The Avengers (Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick)
Prometheus (Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill)
Snow White and the Huntsman (Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson)
Who I think will win: Life of Pi
Who I want to win: AVENGERS (followed by The Hobbit) I swear to god if any other movie besides avengers or hobbit will win this i'll hulk smash the acadamy
Winner: Life of Pi FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Argo (Chris Terrio)
Beasts Of The Southern Wild (Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin)
Life Of Pi (David Magee)
Lincoln (Tony Kushner)
Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell)
Who I think will win: Silver Linings Playbook
Who I want to win: AVENGERS Argo (followed by Beasts of the Southern Wild)
Winner: Argo
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Amour (Michael Haneke)
Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino)
Flight (John Gatins)
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola)
Zero Dark Thirty (Mark Boal)
Who I think will win: Zero Dark Thirty
Who I want to win: Django Unchained
Winner: Django Unchained
15/24