OSCAR PREDICTIONS 13 - 5 WEEKS TO AWARDS

First, I thought Argo. Then I realised I didn't have it down to win anything else. Then, I though Silver Linings Playbook, so I had to find room for David O. Russell in Director and Jennifer Lawrence in Actress. Then, I decided Lawrence wouldn't beat Chastain, and it had to go. Not feeling Haneke and Riva any more, almost went for Lee. So Lincoln it is then! Who knows, maybe Lincoln is about to sweep the guilds. SLP won't get the DGA at least! #clusterfuck

Best Picture

Lincoln (Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg)

Best Directing

Steven Spielberg (Lincoln)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables)

Best Writing (Original Screenplay)

Michael Haneke (Amour)

Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Tony Kushner (Lincoln)

Best Cinematography

Claudio Miranda (Life of Pi)

Best Film Editing

William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor (Zero Dark Thirty)

Best Production Design

Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer (Anna Karenina)

Best Costume Design

Jacqueline Durran (Anna Karenina)

Best Sound Mixing

Simon Hayes, Andy Nelson and Mark Paterson (Les Misérables)

Best Sound Editing

Karen M. Baker and Per Hallberg (Skyfall)

Best Visual Effects

Erik De Boer, Ronald Elliott, Guillaume Rocheron and Bill Westenhofer (Life of Pi)

Best Makeup

Julie Dartnell and Lisa Westcott (Les Misérables)

Best Music (Original Score)

Mychael Danna (Life of Pi)

Best Music (Original Song)

Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth – ‘Skyfall’ (Skyfall)

Best Animated Feature Film

Frankenweenie (Tim Burton)

Best Documentary Feature

The Gatekeepers (TBD)

Best Foreign Language Film

Amour – Austria (Michael Haneke)

Best Short Film (Live Action)

Buzkashi Boys (Sam French and Ariel Nasr)

Best Short Film (Animated)

Paperman (John Kahrs)

Best Documentary Short

Open Heart (Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern)