The main reason I’m doing this is for the entertainment value. Because in a year, I’m going to look back at this and say “Whoa, was I off! What was I thinking?” Here are my picks

BEST PICTURE

Brave
The Dark Knight Rises
Django Unchained
Gravity
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Jouney
Les Miserables
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
The Surrogate

BEST DIRECTOR

Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Ang Lee, Life Of Pi
Peter Jackson, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained 

BEST ACTOR

Daniel Day Lewis, Lincoln
Martin Freeman, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
John Hawkes, The Master
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Bill Murray, Hyde Park On The Hudson 

BEST ACTRESS

Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Kiera Knightly, Anna Karenina
Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games
Carey Mulligan, The Great Gadspy
Meryl Streep, Hope Springs 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Richard Armitage, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Russell Crowe, Les Miserables
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
William H. Macy, The Surrogate
Mark Ruffalo, The Avengers 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams, The Master
Samantha Barks, Les Miserables
Anne Hathaway, The Dark Knight Rises
Kristen Stewart, On The Road
Olivia Williams, Hyde Park On The Hudson 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Brave
Django Unchained
Gravity
Hyde Park On The Hudson
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Great Gadspy
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Miserables
Life Of Pi
Lincoln

BEST FILM EDITING

The Dark Knight Rises
Gravity
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Miserables
Life Of Pi

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Dark Knight Rises
Gravity
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ART DIRECTION

The Dark Knight Rises
Dark Shadows
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Miserables
Lincoln

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Anna Karenina
Dark Shadows
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hunger Games
Les Miserables

BEST MAKEUP

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hunger Games
Les Miserables

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

The Amazing Spider-Man
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
Gravity
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Brave
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Miserables
Life Of Pi
Lincoln

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“???”, Brave
“???”, Frankenweenie
“???”, Hope Springs
“???”, Les Miserables
“???”, Salmon Fishing In The Yemen

BEST SOUND EDITING

The Avengers
Brave
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hunger Games
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

BEST SOUND MIXING

Brave
The Dark Knight Rises
Django Unchained
Gravity
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Brave
Rise Of The Guardians
(some foreign film i’ve never heard of)

 

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Yes, I’m showing support for the blockbuster. I think the Academy has to give “Hunger Games” the love it deserves somewhere. I’m also giving Mark Ruffalo a Supporting Actor Nom for ‘The Avengers’, because i think his performance is good enough for it. As for Dark Knight Rises, the original got a buttload of noms, so why shouldn’t the sequel? I also realize that Anne Hathaway has a role in Les Miserables, and has oscar potential with that part, but I think she has more to work with in Dark Knight. Updates on these predictions will come as the season begins to unravel.