Sunday 24 February 2013

OSCARS: Oscar Predictions - 2013 Edition (Updated with Winners)

By Chris Luckett


(UPDATE: Well, I beat last year's of 16 but failed to meet my goal of 18. There's always next year! I've noted where I was accurate in my predictions with an asterisk. Any category I got wrong I follow with its winner.)

Well, with the biggest awards show of the year beginning in an hour and a half, it's about time for me to post my predictions. Last year, I got 16 of the 24 right. This year, I'm aiming for at least 18. If you're looking for an educated guess for some categories, here's what I'm putting my money on.

*PICTURE: Argo
DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg (Lincoln) - Ang Lee (Life of Pi) won
*ACTOR: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
*ACTRESS: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln) - Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) won
*SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)
*ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Django Unchained
*ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Argo
ANIMATED FEATURE: Wreck-It Ralph - Brave won
ANIMATED SHORT: Adam and Dog - Paperman won
*CINEMATOGRAPHY: Life of Pi
*COSTUME DESIGN: Anna Karenina
*DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Searching for Sugar Man
DOCUMENTARY SHORT: Open Heart - Inocente won
*EDITING: Argo
*FOREIGN-LANGUAGE: Amour
*LIVE-ACTION SHORT: Curfew
MAKEUP & HAIR: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Les Miserables won
PROD. DESIGN: Anna Karenina - Lincoln won
*SCORE: Life of Pi
*SONG: "Skyfall" by Adele (Skyfall)
*SOUND EDITING: Zero Dark Thirty - tied with Skyfall
*SOUND MIXING: Les Miserables
*VISUAL EFFECTS: Life of Pi

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