The Oscar Nominations Are Tomorrow… Here are My Predictions

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The Oscar nominations are early than they have ever been before. And the voting process has completely changed with online voting available for the first time this year. What does that mean? Who knows. With no clear Best Picture front runner this year, for the first time in a very long time, it’s even tougher to gauge Academy sentiment. So, here’s my shot at predicting the nominees in bigger Oscar categories. Let me know who you think is in or out in the comments below. 

Best Picture

1. Argo
2. Beasts of the Southern Wild
3. Django Unchained
4. Les Misérables
5. Life of Pi (I still have to see this one!)
6. Lincoln
7. Moonrise Kingdom
8. Silver Linings Playbook
9. Zero Dark Thirty (Out Friday.)

If there’s a 10th nominee, I’m guessing it goes to Skyfall.

Best Directing

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

Tom Hooper (Les Miz) or Quentin Tarantino (Django) could squeak in the Haneke spot. But given the legendary director hasn’t been nominated, it may be his turn.

Best Actor

• Denzel Washington, Flight
• Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
• Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
• Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
• John Hawkes, The Sessions

Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook) could fill in either the Hawkes or Washington spots.

Best Actress

• Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
• Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
• Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
• Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

Naomi Watts could snag a nod for The Impossible and Helen Mirren is a contender for Hitchcock. If either is in, expect Riva or Wallis to drop out.

Best Supporting Actor

• Alan Arkin, Argo
• Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
• Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
• Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master

This is a little more competitive so Robert De Niro (Silver Linings Playbook) or Leonardo DiCaprio (Django) could get in with Dwight Henry as my weakest pick.

Best Supporting Actress

• Ann Dowd, Compliance
• Sally Field, Lincoln
• Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
• Amy Adams, The Master
• Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy

Kidman may just be wishful thinking. Put Helen Hunt for The Sessions in her place.

Best Original Screenplay

• Amour
• Django Unchained
• The Master
• Moonrise Kingdom
• Zero Dark Thirty

Eh, Flight or Looper in if Amour is out.

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Argo
• Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Life of Pi
• Lincoln
• Silver Linings Playbook

Toss Perks of Being a Wallflower in if Beasts misses.

Best Animated Feature

• Brave
• Frankenweenie
• Paranorman
• The Painting
• Wreck-it Ralph

Rise of the Guardians if the Academy is lame and leaves out The Painting.