We’ve been saying it a lot lately and we’ll say it once more: the Oscars are just around the corner. Though there are certainly favourites across the board from the shorts to Best Picture, our staff is certainly far from unanimous in every category.
So here they are, chiselled in stone, our final Oscar predictions, bestowed with the capacity to reassure as much as to induce hair-pulling. Be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Live Action Short
Curfew – Donovan, John, Simon
Death of a Shadow – Steven
Buzkashi Boys – Kieran
Documentary Short
Open Heart – Donovan, Simon, Steven
Mondays at Racine – John
Animated Short
Paperman – Unanimous
Best Sound Mixing
Les Miserables – Unanimous
Best Sound Editing
Life of Pi – Donovan, John, Steven
Skyfall – Kieran
Zero Dark Thirty – Simon
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Unanimous
Best Costume Design
Anna Karenina – Unanimous
Best Editing
Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Argo – Unanimous
Best Score
Mychael Danna, Life of Pi – Unanimous
Best Visual Effects
Life of Pi – Unanimous
Best Song
Skyfall, Adele – Unanimous
Best Cinematography
Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi – Donovan, John, Simon, Steven
Roger Deakins, Skyfall – Kieran
Best Production Design
Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer, Anna Karenina – Donovan, Kieran
Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson, Les Miserables – Simon, Steven
Rick Carter, Jim Erickson, Lincoln – John
Best Documentary
Searching for Sugar Man – Donovan, John, Simon, Steven
5 Broken Cameras – Kieran
Best Foreign Language Film
Michael Haneke, Amour – Unanimous
Best Animated Film
Rich Moore, Wreck It Ralph – John, Simon, Steven
Tim Burton, Frankenweenie – Donovan
Sam Fell, Chris Butler, ParaNorman – Kieran
Best Adapted Screenplay
Chris Terrio, Argo – Donovan, John, Kieran, Steven
Tony Kushner, Lincoln – Simon
Best Original Screenplay
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained – John, Simon, Steven
Michael Haneke, Amour – Donovan, Steven
Best Supporting Actress
Anna Hathaway, Les Miserables – Unanimous
Best Supporting Actor
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook – Donovan, John, Simon
Alan Arkin, Argo – Kieran
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln – Steven
Best Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook – John, Simon, Steven
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour – Donovan, Kieran
Best Actor
Daniel Day Lewis, Lincoln – Unanimous
Best Director
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln – Kieran, Simon, Steven
Ang Lee, Life of Pi – John
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook – Donovan
Best Picture
Argo – Unanimous
Our Predicted Overall Big Winners
Life of Pi – 4
Argo – 3
Les Miserables – 2/3
Silver Linings Playbook – 2
Anna Karenina – 1/2
Amour – 1
Django Unchained – 1
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – 1
Searching for Sugar Man – 1
Skyfall – 1
Wreck It Ralph – 1
