It’s that time of year something to look forward to, or something to dread, depending on your industry. It’s the Academy Awards! Hooray! This year I’m going to do my best to prognosticate and pick the winners. I’m not picking favorites I’m picking winners. Maybe we’ll work out a system where we do a contest for these types of awards shows and the winner with the most number of correct predictions for winners gets a prize. Who knows, this post is gonna take me forever, so here we go!
Best Picture
ARGO! Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers
When six Americans take refuge in the Canadian embassy in Tehran during the 1979 hostage crisis, U.S. government agent Tony Mendez turns to Hollywood for help. Working with a producer and a makeup artist, he devises a rescue mission that centers on the creation of a fake film production company scouting locations in Iran.
Actor
-in a Leading Role
Actress
-in a Leading Role
Actor
in a Supporting Role
Christoph Waltz
Actress
in a Supporting Role
Animated Feature Film
Paranorman
Cinematography
Life of Pi
Costume Design
Lincoln
Directing
David O. Russell
Documentary Feature
Searching for Sugar Man
Documentary Short
Kings Point
Film Editing
Zero Dark Thirty
Foreign Language Film
Amour
Makeup and Hairstyling
The HOBBIT!
Music
Original Score
Music
Original Song
Skyfall (see above)
Production Design
Les Miserables
Short Film
Animated
Paperman!
Short Film
Live Action
Curfew
Sound Editing
Django
Sound Mixing
ARGO (see earlier)
Visual Effects
Avengers
Writing
-Adapted Screenplay
Writing
-Original Screenplay