The 2013 Oscars Thread!

[Bob Saget]

Well here we sit only a few short days away from the 85th Academy Awards. Lots to look forward to & speculate about between now & the big night Sunday. For starters, what are everyone's Oscar predictions?

Here are some of the categories & nominees:

Best Picture
Armour
Argo
Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Misérables
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

Actor In A Leading Role
Bradley Cooper -Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis -Lincoln
Hugh Jackman -Les Misérables
Joaquin Phoenix -The Master
Denzel Washington -Flight
Bob Saget -Full House The Movie

Actress In A Leading Role
Jessica Chastain -Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence -Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva -Amour
Quvenzhane Wallis -Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Naomi Watts -The Impossible

Actor In A Supporting Role
Alan Arkin -Argo
Robert De Niro -Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman -The Master
Tommy Lee Jones -Lincoln
Christoph Waltz -Django Unchained

Actress In A Supporting Role
Amy Adams -The Master
Sally Field -Lincoln
Anne Hathaway -Les Misérables
Helen Hunt -The Sessions
Jacki Weaver -Silver Linings Playbook

Animated Feature Film
Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band Of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph

Cinematography
Anna Karenina
Django Unchained
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Skyfall

Costume Design
Anna Karenina
Les Misérables
Lincoln
Mirror Mirror
Snow White And The Huntsman

Directing
Amour
Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook

Original Score
Anna Karenina
Argo
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Skyfall

Makeup And Hairstyling
Hitchcock
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Misérables

Visual Effects
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life Of Pi
Marvel's The Avengers
Prometheus
Snow White And The Huntsman

Animated Short
Adam And Dog
Fresh Guacamole
Head Over Heels
Maggie Simpson In "The Longest Daycare"
Paperman

Original Song
"Before My Time" -Chasing Ice
"Everybody Needs A Best Friend" -Ted
"Pi's Lullaby" -Life Of Pi
"Skyfall" -Skyfall
"Suddenly" -Les Misérables

Adapted Screenplay
Argo
Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook

Original Screenplay
Amour
Django Unchained
Flight
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty

Production Design
Anna Karenina
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Misérables
Life Of Pi
Lincoln

Documentary Feature
5 Broken Cameras
The Gatekeeper
How To Survive A Plague
The Invisible War
Searching For Sugar Man

Film Editing
Argo
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook

There are several other categories. For the complete list, go here:
http://oscar.go.com/nominees

 

[Bob Saget]

Another interesting question which has some of the network censors a bit nervous is how Seth Macfarlane will behave on Sunday hosting the Oscars. While he is certainly a talented & worthy choice to host the awards, he can sometimes get carried away on stage and say some pretty off color things. Hopefully he'll be respectful for the Academy Awards, and save some of his more controversial material for when he's hosting a Comedy Central roast.

 

[WED99]

Django Unchained for Best Picture!

 

[MattC]

Another interesting question which has some of the network censors a bit nervous is how Seth Macfarlane will behave on Sunday hosting the Oscars. While he is certainly a talented & worthy choice to host the awards, he can sometimes get carried away on stage and say some pretty off color things. Hopefully he'll be respectful for the Academy Awards, and save some of his more controversial material for when he's hosting a Comedy Central roast.

I hope Seth cuts loose some. Actors and actresses need to be brought down a few notches every now and then.

 

[Nemo14]

Well here we sit only a few short days away from the 85th Academy Awards. Lots to look forward to & speculate about between now & the big night Sunday. For starters, what are everyone's Oscar predictions?

Here are some of the categories & nominees:



Actor In A Leading Role
Bradley Cooper -Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis -Lincoln
Hugh Jackman -Les Misérables
Joaquin Phoenix -The Master
Denzel Washington -Flight
Bob Saget -Full House The Movie

Tough category, but I think Bob's got this one.

 

[Nemo14]

I hope Seth cuts loose some. Actors and actresses need to be brought down a few notches every now and then.

Yes, but he needn't stoop to their level at this.

 

[MattC]

Yes, but he needn't stoop to their level at this.

True.

 

[plaz10]

Best Picture - I want DJANGO or Les Mis to win!
Best Actor - I want Hugh Jackman but Daniel Day Lewis is a lock
Best Actress - Jennifer Lawrence
Supporting Actor - I think DeNiro killed it in Silver Linings Playbook but I'd like to see Christoph Waltz win again
Supporting Actress - Anne Hathaway. I really don't like her in anything and generally find her annoying BUT she absolutely deserves this Oscar.

 

[rsoxguy]

I really don't understand the obsession with Oscars, but here goes...

 

[Matt7187]

I am finally watching argo tonight, so will give predictions tonight!

 

[acishere]

Best Picture
should win: Argo, Will Win: Lincoln
Best Actor
Will and Should win: Daniel Day Lewis
Best Actress
Should win: Jessica Chastain, Will win: Jennifer Lawrence
Supporting Actor
Will and Should: Christoph Waltz
Supporting Actress
Will and Should: Anne Hathaway
Director
Should of been nominated: Katherine Bigelow, Will Win: Spielberg

I look forward to watching The Walking Dead instead and reading who won online.

 

[afar28]

Paper man better win best short, it's one of my favorite shorts ever

 

[Bob Saget]

I need to finally see Life Of Pi. Everyone I've talked to who's seen it rave about how good it is.

For best animated feature, I'm picking Wreck-It-Ralph. Though Frankenweenie was a surprise good film which certainly was better than it's previews suggested.

I'm a little surprised that Dark Knight Rises didn't get some sort of nomination (sound, score, etc).

 

[Bob Saget]

Paper man better win best short, it's one of my favorite shorts ever

Loved Paperman! Such a cute story with a feel good ending. I haven't seen the others, so don't really know what it's going up against, but it certainly was a great short.

I hope Anne Hathaway wins best supporting actress. She also played the best Catwoman to ever hit the screen (imo).

 

[RonAnnArbor]

Everything Seth Macfarlane does on the Oscars is scripted and rehearsed -- sure he could throw in an adlib here and there, but its not likely. He doesn't get to write all his own material. He adds his touch to what the writers give him, they rewrite it, and its all delivered off the teleprompter cue cards. Middle America does not need to worry about anything too off-color from Seth.
As to my thoughts?
Best Picture: Argo
Best Director: Spielberg for Lincoln
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty
Best Featured Actress: Anne Hathaway in Les Miserables
Best Featured Actor: Tommy Lee Jones in Lincoln

I don't think there will be any surprises at all in these major categories. The minor categories (editing, design, screenplays, etc) could be anyone's guess.

Expect Ben Affleck, despite not being nominated for Best Director, to accept the Best Picture award for Argo -- as Producer of the movie.

 

[PUSH]

Have any of you seen this? I find it quite clever and funny. And no, I don't hate Anne and I think she did a wonderful job in Les Mis (from what I've seen). Her rendition of I Dreamed a Dream is outstanding.

 

[NemoRocks78]

As a huge Family Guy and Ted fan, I'm hyped for Seth! And this year's nominees were all fantastic, so it should be a really good show.

Predictions...

Picture: Argo (duh)
Director: Spielberg (Affleck shoulda gotten in!)
Actor: DDL (duh)
Actress: J-Law (very much deserved - didn't think Chastain was anything special in ZDT)
Supporting Actor: DeNiro or Tommy Lee Jones (but I'd love to see Waltz pull it off again!)
Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway (duh)

And I'd love to see Wreck-It Ralph pull off Animated Feature (instead of Brave - blah).

 

[Matt7187]

Well, my on demand was screwed up last night, so I couldn't watch argo. But here are my predictions as of now:
Best Picture- Lincoln
Best Director- Speilberg
Best Actor- DDL
Best Actress- Lawrence
Best Supporting Actor- De Niro
Best Supporting Actress- Hathaway
Best Song- Skyfall
Best Animated Movie- Frankenweenie
Best Animated Short- Paperman

 

[Californian Elitist]

I want to say I was shocked and upset Leonardo DiCaprio didn't receive a nomination for his performance in Django. He was robbed, he did an excellent job.

This year's nominees are all fabulous, so I don't mind who wins. I'd just like to see Wreck-It Ralph take home best animated picture, as that is the best film Disney's come up with in years. I did love Frankenweenie, too.

 

[Bob Saget]

They were discussing the Oscars last night on CNN, and speculating how there could quite possible be more "surprises" this year than in year's past. Definitely good/close lineup's in all major categories.