Okay, in my eyes, everything starts with the announcement of the Golden Globe nominations. Here are my predictions

BEST DRAMA

Argo
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

alt: Beasts Of The Southern Wild

BEST MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Hitchcock
Hyde Park On The Hudson
Les Miserables
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook

alt: Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)

Ben Affleck, Argo
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight

Alt: Jamie Foxx, Django Unchained

BEST ACTOR (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)

Jack Black, Bernie
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Anthony Hopkins, Hitchcock
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Bill Murray, Hyde Park On The Hudson

alt: Logan Lurman, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)

Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Keira Knightley, Anna Karenina
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts Of The Southern Wild

alt: Naomi Watts, The Impossible

BEST ACTRESS (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)

Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Laura Linney, Hyde Park On The Hudson
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Maggie Smith, Quartet
Meryl Streep, Hope Springs

alt: Kristen Stewart, On The Road

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Russell Crowe, Les Miserables
Robert DeNiro, Silver Linings Playbook
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Dwight Henry, Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master

alt: Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook

alt: Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

BEST DIRECTOR

Ben Affleck, Argo
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Tom Hooper, Les Miserables
Ang Lee, Life Of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln

alt: Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master

BEST SCREENPLAY

Argo
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty

alt: Life Of Pi

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Argo
Cloud Atlas
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life Of Pi
Lincoln

alt: Les Miserables

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Midnight Run”, Lawless
“Safe And Sound”, The Hunger Games
“Skyfall”, Skyfall
“Still Alive”, Paul Williams Still Alive
“Still Dream”, Rise Of The Gaurdians

alt: Touch the Sky, Brave