OSCAR PREDICTIONS 2 - 9 WEEKS TO GO

Given that nothing of much note has actually happened in the last seven days, one might wonder how I could have reached different conclusions today than I did seven days ago. This list is just how I feel today, bitch. In a week from now, it'll be different again - get fucking ready!

Best Picture

·          Argo

·          Beasts of the Southern Wild

·          Life of Pi

·          Lincoln

·          The Master

·          Les Misérables

·          Moonrise Kingdom

·          Silver Linings Playbook

Best Directing

·          Ben Affleck (Argo)

·          Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master)

·          Ang Lee (Life of Pi)

·          David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook)

·          Steven Spielberg (Lincoln)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

·          Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)

·          John Hawkes (The Sessions)

·          Hugh Jackman (Les Misérables)

·          Joaquin Phoenix (The Master)

·          Denzel Washington (Flight)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

·          Marion Cotillard (Rust and Bone)

·          Judi Dench (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)

·          Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)

·          Helen Mirren (Hitchcock)

·          Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

·          Alan Arkin (Argo)

·          Robert De Niro (Silver Linings Playbook)

·          Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained)

·          Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)

·          Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

·          Amy Adams (The Master)

·          Sally Field (Lincoln)

·          Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables)

·          Helen Hunt (The Sessions)

·          Maggie Smith (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)

Best Writing (Original Screenplay)

·          Amour

·          Django Unchained

·          The Master

·          Moonrise Kingdom

·          The Sessions

Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

·          Argo

·          Beasts of the Southern Wild

·          Lincoln

·          Quartet

·          Silver Linings Playbook

Best Cinematography

·          Anna Karenina

·          Django Unchained

·          Life of Pi

·          Lincoln

·          The Master

Best Film Editing

·          Argo

·          Flight

·          Lincoln

·          Les Misérables

·          Zero Dark Thirty

Best Production Design

·          Anna Karenina

·          Django Unchained

·          The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

·          Lincoln

·          Les Misérables

Best Costume Design

·          Anna Karenina

·          Les Misérables

·          Mirror Mirror

·          Moonrise Kingdom

·          A Royal Affair

Best Sound Mixing

·          The Avengers

·          The Dark Knight Rises

·          Flight

·          Lincoln

·          Les Misérables

Best Sound Editing

·          The Avengers

·          The Dark Knight Rises

·          The Impossible

·          Lincoln

·          Zero Dark Thirty

Best Visual Effects

·          The Avengers

·          The Dark Knight Rises

·          The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

·          Life of Pi

·          Snow White and the Huntsman

Best Makeup

·          Cloud Atlas

·          The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

·          Lincoln

Best Music (Original Score)

·          Anna Karenina

·          Brave

·          The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

·          Lincoln

·          Moonrise Kingdom

Best Music (Original Song)

·          ‘Celebrate’ (Sparkle)

·          ‘From Here to the Moon and Back’ (Joyful Noise)

·          ‘Midnight Run’ (Lawless)

·          ‘Suddenly’ (Les Misérables)

·          ‘Touch the Sky’ (Brave)

Best Animated Feature Film

·          Brave

·          Frankenweenie

·          ParaNorman

·          The Rabbi’s Cat

·          Wreck-It Ralph

Best Documentary Feature

·          The Central Park Five

·          The House I Live In

·          The Invisible War

·          Jiro Dreams of Sushi

·          Queen of Versailles

Best Foreign Language Film

·          Amour

·          Barbara

·          The Intouchables

·          No

·          A Royal Affair