Post-ballot Predictions

[mlrg]

Swinton's film was off-putting to a lot of people. Mirren's Alma Reville Hitchcock is warm and fuzzy and definitely more in the Academy's wheelhouse.

So, do you see her as a lock?

Also, I was going to delete Nicole Kidman from my predictions after Bafta, but I just found out that her film was not eligible here.

[Big Magilla]

Swinton's film was off-putting to a lot of people. Mirren's Alma Reville Hitchcock is warm and fuzzy and definitely more in the Academy's wheelhouse.

[mlrg]

Could Helen Mirren be this years Tilda Swinton?

Swinton was nominated for everything last year (Critics Choice, SAG, Golden Globe and Bafta) and ended up missing oscar.

I think Lawrence and Chastain are the only locks. The other three spots are up for grabs between Watts, Mirren, Cotillard, Riva, followed by Wallis, Dench and Smith.

[Reza]

I'll just attempt the top six categories and I also think the little old ladies will get in this year.

Best Picture (in alphabetical order)
Amour
Argo
Django Unchained (although what a piece of crap)
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Silver Linings Playbook
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour
Denzel Washington, Flight

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Maggie Smith, Quartet

Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin, Argo
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The Master
Judi Dench, Skyfall
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions

Best Director
Ben Affleck, Argo
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Michael Haneke, Amour
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln

[Precious Doll]

BEST PICTURE



BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Argo
The Impossible
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

"Amour" or "Beasts of the Southern Wild" may pop up instead of "Pi" or "Perks."

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Amour is an original screenplay, not adapted in which case you could consider dropping Ruby Sparks and replace with Amour - a far more probable outcome.

[criddic3]

BEST PICTURE

Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
The Impossible
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Les Miserables
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty


With so many films being talked about seriously, I just don't see them nominating less than 10.

BEST DIRECTOR

Ben Affleck, Argo
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee, The Life of Pi
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln

Obviously, Tom Hooper might get it. Or, like some suggest Haneke or one of the Andersons could sneak in. But since I'm not predicting Picture noms for either Amour or The Master, I think they'll be absent in this category. I think the surprise could be Russell despite being passed for DGA, though Tarantino is equally possible.

BEST ACTOR

Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Denzel Washington, Flight

Phoenix is the most likely to get in over one of these guys. If the Academy could keep nominating Brando and Scott after their anti-Oscar remarks over the years, then Phoenix could still get in. I just don't think the film is loved enough, and there is strong competition this year. If they are in a generous mood, maybe they'll nominate Gere or Affleck (probably over Cooper), but it's unlikely at this point.

BEST ACTRESS

Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Naomi Watts, The Impossible

Marion Cotillard and Rachel Weisz are the only two I think who can really replace anyone, although Dench ("Best Exotic...") or Smith ("Quartet") could conceivably grab enough votes.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Alan Arkin, Argo
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln

Arkin doesn't really deserve this spot, but he'll be the representative (like Wahlberg in "The Departed") for the cast. I know these are all previous nominees, but I don't really see anyone topping them unless Eddie Redmayne, Matthew McConaughey or Bruce Willis manage to get a lot of love from voters. Waltz or Jackson could replace DiCaprio, but don't think that'll happen.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams, The Master
Ann Dowd, Compliance
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions

Because I don't see another all-repeat nominee list, I'm predicting Dowd over Maggie Smith, but if "Les Miz" is really popular Samantha Barks or Amanda Seyfried could also fit the bill.

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Argo
The Impossible
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

"Beasts of the Southern Wild" may pop up instead of "Pi" or "Perks."

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY


Amour
Django Unchained
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty

The writers may throw something like "Ruby Sparks" in as a long-shot, a la "Margin Call" or "In the Loop." "Looper" and/or "Cabin in the Woods" could happen, too.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Brave
Frankenweenie
Hotel Transylvania
ParaNorman
Wreck-It-Ralph

"The Pirates! Band of Misfits," "Rise of the Guardians" or "The Lorax."

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Impossible
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Zero Dark Thirty


"Flight," "Beasts..." or "Django..."

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Anna Karenina
Cloud Atlas
Lincoln
Mirror, Mirror
Les Miserables


"Dark Shadows," "Django..." or "A Royal Affair"

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
The Gatekeepers
How to Survive a Plague
The Invisible War
Searching for Sugar Man


BEST MAKEUP

The Hobbit
Lincoln
Men in Black 3

"Hitchcock" or "Looper"

BEST FILM EDITING

Argo
Flight
The Impossible
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

"Les Miserables," "Life of Pi" or "Skyfall"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Amour
The Intouchables
No
A Royal Affair
War Witch

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Michael Danna, Life of Pi
Alexandre Desplat, Argo
Patrick Doyle, Brave
Jonny Greenwood, The Master
John Williams, Lincoln

Perhaps: Desplat for "Zero Dark Thirty" or "Moonrise Kingdom." Danny Elfman for "Frankenweenie" or "Silver Linings Playbook." Thomas Newman for "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" or "Skyfall."

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"Learn Me Right" from Brave
"Ancora qui" from Django Unchained
"Suddenly" from Les Miserables
"Still Alive" from Paul Williams Still Alive
"Skyfall" from Skyfall

Others possible: "Pi's Lullaby" from Life of Pi, "Song of the Lonely Mountain" from The Hobbit or "Ladies of Tampa" from Magic Mike.

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Anna Karenina
Cloud Atlas
Django Unchained
Lincoln
Les Miserables

"Argo," "The Hobbit" or "Zero Dark Thirty" maybe.

BEST SOUND MIXING

The Avengers
Life of Pi
Les Miserables
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty


"Lincoln" or "The Impossible," but could also be a place to nominate critical flops "John Carter" or "Battleship." "Flight" is also very possible.

BEST SOUND EDITING

The Dark Knight Rises
Life of Pi
Les Miserables
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty


I threw in "Dark Knight Rises," because I don't think the two sound categories will match up exactly. Same basic alternates, plus maybe something like "the Hobbit."

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hobbit
Life of Pi
Looper

"Prometheus," "Cloud Atlas" or "The Amazing Spider-Man."

[flipp525]

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The Master
Ann Dowd, Compliance
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions

This is what I have down, too, rudeboy. I just can't imagine a slate that doesn't include a first-time nominee for this category. It's the one race that most often has at least one (last year there were four). I've also been seeing several articles about Ann Dowd on various sites. Her personal story and the fact that she's exactly the kind of journeywoman actress for which Best Supporting Actress was originally intended to honor, could all work in her favor.

In other news: I find it interesting that we have potential re-matchups between Helen Hunt/Judi Dench (this time in BSA) and Tommy Lee Jones/Leonardo DiCaprio in the spear race. Calls to mind their former showdowns in 1997 and 1993, respectively. Those were both hotly contested at the time and seem to be cited over the years as examples where the lesser performance prevailed.

[rudeboy]

Best Picture
Argo
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Les Miserables
The Master
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

Best Director
Ben Affleck, Argo
Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Kathryn Bigelow, Silver Linings Playbook
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln

Best Actor
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Naomi Watts, The Impossible

Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin, Argo
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Ewan McGregor, The Impossible

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The Master
Ann Dowd, Compliance
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions

Best Original Screenplay
Amour
Django Unchained
The Intouchables
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty

Best Adapted Screenplay
Argo
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Silver Linings Playbook

Best Cinematography
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Life of Pi
The Master
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty

Best Editing
Argo
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty

Best Production Design
Anna Karenina
Django Unchained
The Hobbit
Lincoln
Les Miserables

Best Costume Design
Anna Karenina
Lincoln
Les Miserables
Mirror Mirror
A Royal Affair

Best Sound Mixing
Argo
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Les Miserables
Skyfall

Best Sound Editing
Brave
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hobbit
Life of Pi
Looper

Best Makeup
The Hobbit
Lincoln
Men in Black 3

Best Visual Effects
The Avengers
Cloud Atlas
The Hobbit
Life of Pi
Skyfall

Best Original Score
Anna Karenina
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Impossible
Life of Pi
Lincoln

Best Original Song
‘Ancora Qui’ – Django Unchained
‘Learn Me Right’ - Brave
‘Pi’s Lullaby’ – Life of Pi
‘Skyfall’ – Skyfall
‘Suddenly’ – Les Miserables

Best Animated Film
Brave
Frankenweenie
From Up on Poppy Hill
Paranorman
Wreck-It Ralph

Best Foreign Language Film
Amour
The Deep
The Intouchables
Kon Tiki
A Royal Affair

[anonymous1980]

Here are my (pretty much) final predictions (yes, I know I have 10 nominees for Best Picture. I do it just to be safe):

BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR

Argo (Warner Bros.)
Produced by Ben Affleck, George Clooney and Grant Heslov.

Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight)
Produced by Michael Gottwald, Dan Hanvey and Josh Penn.

Django Unchained (The Weinstein Company)
Produced by Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone.

The Impossible (Summit Entertainment)
Produced by Belen Atienza and Enrique Lopez Lavigne.

Life of Pi (20th Century Fox)
Produced by Ang Lee, David Womark and Gil Netter.

Lincoln (Dreamworks Pictures)
Produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg.

Les Miserables (Universal Pictures/Working Title)
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Cameron Mackintosh.

Moonrise Kingdom (Focus Features)
Produced by Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin and Jeremy Dawson.

Silver Linings Playbook (The Weinstein Company)
Produced by Bruce Cohen, Jonathan Gordon and Donna Gigliotti.

Zero Dark Thirty (Columbia Pictures)
Produced by Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal and Megan Ellison.

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
Ben Affleck, Argo
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Denzel Washington, Flight

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust & Bone
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Naomi Watts, The Impossible

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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 PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Judi Dench, Skyfall
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

BEST SCREENPLAY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN

Django Unchained
written by Quentin Tarantino

Looper
Written by Rian Johnson

The Master
written by Paul Thomas Anderson

Moonrise Kingdom
written by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola

Zero Dark Thirty
written by Mark Boal

BEST SCREENPLAY BASED ON MATERIAL PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED or PUBLISHED

Argo
screenplay by Chris Terrio
based on the books The Great Escape by Joshuah Bearman and The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez.

Beasts of the Southern Wild
screenplay by Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar
based on the stage play Juicy and Delicious by Lucy Alibar.

Life of Pi
screenplay by David Magee
based on the novel by Yann Martel

Lincoln
screenplay by Tony Kushner
based on the book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin.

Silver Linings Playbook
screenplay by David O. Russell
based on the novel by Matthew Quick.

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amour (Austria) Michael Haneke, director
Beyond the Hills (Romania) Cristian Mingiu, director
The Intouchables (France) Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, directors
A Royal Affair (Denmark) Nikolai Arcel, director
War Witch (Canada) Kim Nguyen, director

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Brave (Disney/PIXAR) Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
Frankenweenie (Disney) Tim Burton
ParaNorman (Laika) Sam Butler and Chris Fell
Rise of the Guardians (Dreamworks) Peter Ramsey
Wreck-It Ralph (Disney Animation) Rich Moore

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Robert Richardson, Django Unchained
Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi
Janusz Kaminski, Lincoln
Roger Deakins, Skyfall
Greig Fraser, Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN
Sarah Greenwood (production design) & Katie Spencer (set decoration), Anna Karenina
Hugh Bateup and Uni Hanisch (production design) & Rebecca Alleway and Peter Walpole (set decoration), Cloud Atlas
Eve Stewart (production design) & John Botton (set decoration), Les Miserables
Rick Carter (production design) & Jim Erickson and Peter T. Frank (set decoration), Lincoln
Dennis Gassner (production design) & Anna Pinnock (set decoration), Skyfall

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
William Goldenberg, Argo
Chris Dickens, Les Miserables
Michael Kahn, Lincoln
Stuart Baird, Skyfall
William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor, Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat, Argo
Mychael Danna, Life of Pi
John Williams, Lincoln
Jonny Greenwood, The Master
Alexandre Desplat, Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG

"Everybody Needs a Best Friend", Ted
music by Walter Murphy & lyrics by Seth MacFarlane

"Let It Grow", Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
music & lyrics by John Powell and Cinco Paul

"Skyfall", Skyfall
music & lyrics by Adele and Paul Epworth

"Suddenly", Les Miserables
music by Claude-Michel Schonberg & lyrics by Alan Boublil

"Touch the Sky", Brave
music by Alex Mandel & lyrics by Alex Mandel and Mark Andrews

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
Jacqueline Durran, Anna Karenina
Paco Delgado, Les Miserables
Joanna Johnston, Lincoln
Kasia Walicka-Maimone, Moonrise Kingdom
Manon Rasmussen, A Royal Affair

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Unsun Song, Argo
Andy Nelson, Simon Hayes and Dominic GIbbs, Les Miserables
Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson and Ron Judkins, Lincoln
Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and Stuart Wilson, Skyfall
Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett, Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
Christopher Boyes and Frank E. Eulner, The Avengers
Richard King, The Dark Knight Rises
Philip Stockton, Life of Pi
Karen M. Baker and Per Hallberg, Skyfall
Paul N.J. Ottosson, Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
Erik Nash, Guy Williams, Colin Strause and Eric Strause, The Avengers
Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb, The Dark Knight Rises
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, Richard Taylor and Eric Reynolds, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Bill Westenhofer, Daryl Sawchuck, Richard Mahon and Jean-Martin Desmarais, Life of Pi
Richard Stammers, Paul Butterworth, Trevor Wood and Martin Hill, Prometheus

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Maha and Martin Samuel, Hitchcock
Peter King and Richard Findlater, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Leo Corey Castellano and Miia Kovero, Lincoln

[dws1982]

My first (and only) predictions. I may change again before Thursday, but I feel like these predictions are pretty well set in stone.

Best Picture
Argo
Lincoln
Les Misérables
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
(if six: Life of Pi)
(if seven: Django Unchained)
(if eight: Beasts of the Southern Wild)
(if nine: Moonrise Kingdom)
(if ten: Amour)

My bet is seven nominees.

Best Director
Ben Affleck, Argo
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Michael Haneke, Amour
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
6th: David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Maybe: Michael Haneke, Amour; Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight
6th: Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
Maybe: Richard Gere, Arbitrage, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
6th: Emanuelle Riva, Amour
Maybe: Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild; Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea

Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin, Argo
Robert DeNiro, Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
6th: Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Maybe: Javier Bardem, Skyfall; Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike

Best Supporting Actress
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
6th: Amy Adams, The Master
Maybe: Judi Dench, Skyfall; Anne Dowd, Compliance

Best Original Screenplay
Amour
Django Unchained
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty
6th: Looper
Maybe: Arbitrage; Flight

Best Adapted Screenplay
Argo
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Perks of Being a Wallflower
Silver Linings Playbook
6th: Beasts of the Southern Wild
Maybe: The Impossible; Rust and Bone

Best Cinematography
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty
6th: The Impossible
Maybe: Beasts of the Southern Wild; Django Unchained

Best Editing
Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty
6th: Skyfall
Maybe: Flight; Les Misérables

Best Score
Anna Karenina
Argo
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty
6th: Beasts of the Southern Wild
Maybe: Cloud Atlas; Moonrise Kingdom

Best Production Design
Anna Karenina
Cloud Atlas
Django Unchained
Lincoln
Les Misérables
6th: The Hobbit
Maybe: Life of Pi; Prometheus

Best Costume Design
Anna Karenina
Cloud Atlas
Django Unchained
Lincoln
Les Misérables
6th: Mirror Mirror
Maybe: Hitchcock; The Hobbit

Best Sound
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
Life of Pi
Les Misérables
Zero Dark Thirty
6th: Flight
Maybe: Lincoln; Skyfall

Best Sound Editing
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
Flight
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty
6th: Django Unchained
Maybe: The Impossible; Looper

Best Makeup
Hitchcock
The Hobbit
Lincoln
4th: Men in Black 3
Maybe: Looper; Les Misérables; Snow White and the Huntsman

Best Visual Effects
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
Life of Pi
Prometheus
Skyfall
6th: The Hobbit
Maybe: The Amazing Spider Man; Cloud Atlas

Best Foreign Film
Amour (Austria)
The Intouchables (France)
Kon-Tiki (Norway)
A Royal Affair (Denmark)
War Witch (Canada)
6th: Sister (Switzerland)
Maybe: The Deep (Iceland); No (Chile)

[Precious Doll]

Wouldn't it be bizarre if Marion Cotillard somehow pulled off a surprise Hilary Swank?

Or we could call it a surprise Sally Field - a couple of hours after Sally Field pulls a surprise Ingrid Bergman.

Yeah, she could say in her acceptance speech: The first time I wasn't sure, the second time I knew you really liked me and now I know that you really love me. You really love me!

[rudeboy]

Wouldn't it be bizarre if Marion Cotillard somehow pulled off a surprise Hilary Swank?

Or we could call it a surprise Sally Field - a couple of hours after Sally Field pulls a surprise Ingrid Bergman.

[Big Magilla]

I toyed with the idea of moving Helen Hunt to lead but didn't think it had much traction - although it's probably more likely than a double nod for Maggie Smith.

[Precious Doll]

Film

Amour
Argo
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

Director

Ben Affleck
Paul Thomas Anderson
Kathryn Bigelow
Michael Haneke
Steve Spielberg

Actor

Daniel Day Lewis
John Hawkes
Hugh Jackman
Joaquin Phoenix
Jean-Louis Trintignant

Actress

Jessica Chastain
Helen Hunt
Jennifer Lawrence
Emmanuelle Riva
Naomi Watts

Supporting Actor

Alan Arkin
Robert De Niro
Samuel L. Jackson
Tommy Lee Jones
Matthew McConaughley

Supporting Actress

Amy Adams
Samantha Banks
Sally Field
Anne Hathaway
Maggie Smith

Screenplay

Amour
The Intouchables
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty

Screenplay Adaptation

Argo
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Sessions
Silver Linings Playbook

Foreign Language Film

Amour
The Deep
The Intouchables
A Royal Affair
War Witch

Animated Film

Brave
Frankenweenie
From Up on Poppy Hill
ParaNorman
Wreck-It Ralph

[flipp525]

Wouldn't it be bizarre if Marion Cotillard somehow pulled off a surprise Hilary Swank?