CHECKLIST: My full and official 2013 Oscar predictions
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After a series of seven articles breaking down and researching the nominees, trends, snubs, surprises, and favorites from every award category, here is my finalized checklist of my 2013 Oscar predictions for the 85th Academy Awards. The final winners will be named and trophies will be given out on February 24th on ABC with Seth McFarlane starring as the evening's host. Remember, these are my predictions of who and what I think is going to win, not who or what I actually want to win. My personal votes would very different. However, I'm here to show my smarts. As your go-to "movie guy," I'm just trying to live up to my reputation. I'm here to beat the other experts and help you win your Oscar poll at work. Last year, I was correct on 17 of 21 categories and I want to beat that score. So, after compiling my picks from the editorials, here are my final Oscar predictions in every category:
- BEST PICTURE: Argo
- BEST DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg for Lincoln
- BEST ACTOR: Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln
- BEST ACTRESS: Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway for Les Miserables
- BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained
- BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Chris Terrio for Argo
- BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Wreck-It Ralph
- BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Amour
- BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Life of Pi
- BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Skyfall" by Adele from Skyfall
- BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Anna Karenina
- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Life of Pi
- BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Anna Karenina
- BEST FILM EDITING: Argo
- BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING: Les Miserables
- BEST SOUND EDITING: Skyfall (TIE)
- BEST SOUND MIXING: Les Miserables
- BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Life of Pi
- BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Searching for Sugarman
- BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: Open Heart
- BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM: Paperman
- BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: Curfew
FINAL SCORE = 19 of 24 (79%)
There you go! If you want to try my picks in your Oscar pool, be my guest. Once again, if you need a little reason and analysis, please read the previous "Oscar Predictions 2013" articles for the individual categories. If you need a little data to back them up, check out my ongoing "2012 Awards Tracker" page. Thanks for reading and I'll see you on February 24th when I update how well I did. In terms of predictions, I hope I'm right. In terms of wins in some categories, I hope I'm wrong and my many personal favorites beat some of these predictions. Enjoy Oscar night, everyone!
