For Oscar devotees, there are few things quite like a tight, neck-to-neck race. Though as exciting as it is, it also proves to be the perfect breeding ground for neurotic second-guessing. Should I flip some of my predictions around? Will my riskier picks end up being a mistake? We Oscar buffs take this stuff seriously!
I’m usually pretty confident in my selections, but this year certainly poses its share of head-scratchers. Some are sure locks -- like “Argo” for Best Picture and Anne Hathaway for Supporting Actress – while others had me changing my prediction every other day, like the current three-way tie between Christoph Waltz, Tommy Lee Jones, and Robert De Niro for Best Supporting Actor. And need I even mention the perplexing Best Director race? With “Argo” as the front-runner and director Ben Affleck not even nominated, who will be the winner is anyone’s guess.
But don’t worry, we won’t be left wondering for long. All will be revealed tonight at the 85th annual Academy Awards, which airs on ABC at 8:30 p.m. EST. Check out my picks below, and get your ballots ready!
Best Picture:
Amour
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Lincoln
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
What will win: Argo
What should win: Life of Pi
Best Director:
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Michael Haneke, Amour
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Who will win: Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Who should win: Ang Lee, Life of Pi”
Best Actor:
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Denzel Washington, Flight
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Who will/should win: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Best Actress:
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Who will/should win: Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Best Supporting Actor:
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Alan Arkin, Argo
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Who will win: Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Who should win: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Best Supporting Actress:
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Amy Adams, The Master
Who will/should win: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
What will win: Argo
What should win: Silver Linings Playbook
Best Original Screenplay:
Amour
Django Unchained
Flight
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty
What will/should win: Zero Dark Thirty
Best Foreign Language Film:
Amour
Kon-Tiki
No
A Royal Affair
War Witch
What will win: Amour
Best Animated Feature:
Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph
What will win: Wreck-it Ralph
What should win: Frankenweenie
Best Documentary Feature:
5 Broken Cameras
The Gatekeepers
The Invisible War
How To Survive A Plague
Searching for Sugar Man
What will/should win: Searching for Sugar Man
Best Cinematography:
Anna Karenina
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Skyfall
What will win: Life of Pi
What should win: Skyfall
Best Costume Design:
Anna Karenina
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Mirror Mirror
Snow White and the Huntsman
What will/should win: Anna Karenina
Best Film Editing:
Argo
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
What will/should win: Argo
Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
Hitchcock
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Miserables
What will/should win: Les Miserables
Best Production Design:
Anna Karenina
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
What will/should win: Anna Karenina
Best Original Score:
Anna Karenina
Argo
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Skyfall
What will win: Life of Pi
What should win: Anna Karenina
Best Original Song:
Before My Time, Chasing Ice
Everybody Needs A Best Friend, Ted
Pi's Lullaby, Life of Pi
Skyfall, Skyfall
Suddenly, Les Miserables
What will/should win: Skyfall
Best Sound Editing:
Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty
What will/should win: Life of Pi
Best Sound Mixing:
Argo
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Skyfall
What will/should win: Les Miserables
Best Visual Effects:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi
The Avengers
Prometheus
Snow White and the Huntsman
What will/should win: Life of Pi
Best Animated Short:
Adam and Dog
Fresh Guacamole
Head Over Heels
Maggie Simpson in 'The Longest Daycare'
Paperman
What will/should win: Paperman
Best Live Action Short:
Asad
Buzkashi Boys
Curfew
Death of a Shadow
Henry
What will/should win: Curfew
Best Documentary Short:
Inocente
Kings Point
Open Heart
Redemption
Mondays at Racine
What will win: Open Heart
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