The Oscar Race 2012

How? Caine is a great actor. For how little he was in he was great. Mark Wahlberg got nominated for best supporting role for the Departed and he was in the Departed just a little bit more than Caine was in TDKR. See no reason he couldn't get a nomination.

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-TDKR is probably going to get a nod solely because there can be up to ten nominations. If there are ten more deserving movies it will be a hell of a year in cinema.

-These are simply guesses, some I hope I'm right others I hope I'm not:

-The Master by Paul Thomas Allen (critics loved There Will Be Blood, bored me to tears by DDL performance was awesome)
-Django Unchianed
-Moonrise Kingdom (haven't seen yet but taking people's word)
-Lincoln
-Les Miserables (Screams Oscar bait)

Those are my educated guesses...as always I hope I'm surprised by some off the radar films

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I would love to see Ian Mckellen get one for Gandalf. Joaquin would be nice too, though.

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My predictions so far.

Quentin Tarantino might get another original screenplay nod, but it'll come under tough competition with PTA's The Master.

In all seriousness with The Expendables 2, if it gets rid of the horrid blood CGI like the last one, it could get some technical ones. And though there is about 0 chance of it happening, like GP said, JCVD for supporting actor! He deserved one for JCVD the movie, because even though he was playing himself, he was super engaging, honest and funny.

If Spielberg's Lincoln turns out to be any good, then it might take home best picture and director, because basically, it's a Spielberg film and a biopic. The voters eat that ***** for breakfast like its green berets.

Les Miserables I can't see winning anything.

Moonrise Kingdom, from what I've heard is good, and some people have even said that Bruce Willis deserves a supporting actor nod! That would be cool, if it happened. Realistically, it'll get a screenplay nod, but I'll doubt it'll win.

The Dark Knight Rises will be nominated for a few of the major awards, but it won't win.

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I've seen worse movies get nominated, so I won't count TDKR out just yet.

I forgot about Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. That should get a ton of nominations for him and Daniel Day Lewis.

Right Now I see the best picture nominees as:
Moonrise Kingdom
Prometheus
Lincoln
Djano Unchained
The Master
The Great Gatsby
Gangster Squad
Killing Them Softly
Lovelace
Silver Linings Playbook

And as for Best actor
Leonardo DiCaprio
Daniel Day Lewis
Ryan Gosling
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Brad Pitt

Gangster Squad for sure as well as Leonardo DiCaprio.

I can't see Silver Linings Playbook getting a Best Film nomination.

I found these from Indiewire.com. Thought they were interesting. http://www.indiewire.com/article/2013-oscarpredictions

BEST PICTURE
The Predicted 5:
1. The Master
2. Life of Pi
3. Lincoln
4. Les Miserables
5. Argo
If There's 6:
6. Beasts of the Southern Wild
If There's 7:
7. Django Unchained
If There's 8:
8. The Impossible
If There's 9 or 10
9. Flight

10. Promised Land
Longer Shots:
11. Silver Linings Playbook
12. Anna Karenina
13. Moonrise Kingdom
14. Zero Dark Thirty
15. Hyde Park on Hudson
16. The Sessions
17. Trouble With The Curve
18. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
19. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
20. Amour
21. Cloud Atlas
22. The Dark Knight Rises
23. Not Fade Away
24. Quartet
25. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

BEST DIRECTOR

The Predicted 5:
1. Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
2. Ang Lee, Life of Pi
3. Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
4. Tom Hooper, Les Miserables
5. Ben Affleck, Argo
Possible Spoilers:
6. Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
7. Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
8. Michael Haneke, Amour
9. Gus Van Sant, Promised Land
10. Juan Antonio Bayona, The Impossible

Longer Shots:
11. Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
12. Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom
13. Joe Wright, Anna Karenina
14. David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
15. Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight Rises



BEST ACTOR

The Predicted 5:
1. Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
2. Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
3. John Hawkes, The Sessions
4. Bill Murray, Hyde Park On Hudson
5. Denzel Washington, Flight
Possible Spoilers:
6. Clint Eastwood, Trouble With The Curve
7. Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
8. Suraj Sharma, Life of Pi
9. Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
10. Ben Affleck, Argo
Longer Shots:
11. Matt Damon, Promised Land
12. Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour
13. Jamie Foxx, Django Unchained
14. Tom Holland, The Impossible
15. Channing Tatum, Magic Mike



BEST ACTRESS
The Predicted 5:
1. Naomi Watts, The Impossible
2. Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
3. Laura Linney, Hyde Park on Hudson
4. Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
5. Maggie Smith, Quartet
Possible Spoilers:
6. Keira Knightley, Anna Karenina
7. Viola Davis, Won't Back Down
8. Amy Adams, Trouble With The Curve
9. Judi Dench, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
10. Meryl Streep, Hope Springs
Longer Shots:
11. Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
12. Kristin Wiig, Imogene
13. Barbra Streisand, The Guilt Trip
14. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Smashed
15. Leslie Mann, This is 40



BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

The Predicted 5:
1. Leonardo diCaprio, Django Unchained
2. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
3. Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike
4. Woody Harrelson, Seven Psychopaths
5. Hal Holbrook, Promised Land
Possible Spoilers:
6. William H. Macy, The Sessions
7. Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild
8. Bryan Cranston, Argo
9. James Gandolfini, Killing Them Softly
10. Tom Courtenay, Quartet
Longer Shots:
11. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lincoln
12. Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
13. Billy Connolly, Quartet
14. Michael Fassbender, Prometheus
15. Michael Caine, The Dark Knight Rise

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

The Predicted 5:
1. Helen Hunt, The Sessions
2. Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
3. Olivia Williams, Hyde Park on Hudson
4. Amy Adams, The Master
5. Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Possible Spoilers:
6. Sally Field, Lincoln
7. Annette Bening, Imogene
8. Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
9. Kerry Washington, Django Unchained
10. Olivia Colman, Hyde Park on Hudson
Longer Shots:
11. Frances McDormand, Promised Land
12. Vanessa Redgrave, Song For Marion
13. Pauline Collins, Quartet
14. Helena Bonham Carter, Great Expectations
15. Ann Dowd, Compliance



BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Predicted 5:
1. Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
2. Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
3. Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
4. Michael Haneke, Amour
5. Matt Damon & John Krasinski, Promised Land
Possible Spoilers:
6. Sergio G. Sanchez, The Impossible
7. Martin McDonagh, Seven Psychopaths
8. Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
9. Reid Carolin, Magic Mike
10. John Gatins, Flight
Longer Shots:
11. Randy Brown, Trouble With The Curve
12. Michelle Morgan, Imogene
13. Vanessa Taylor, Hope Springs
14. Dan Fogelman, The Guilt Trip
15. Rian Johnson, Looper


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Predicted 5:
1. David Magee, Life of Pi
2. Lucy Alibar & Ben Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
3. Chris Terrio, Argo
4. Ben Lewin, The Sessions
5. Tony Kushner, John Logan & Paul Webb, Lincoln
Possible Spoilers:
6. David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
7. Tom Stoppard, Anna Karenina
8. William Nicholson, Les Miserables
9. Richard Nelson, Hyde Park on Hudson
10. Christopher & Jonathan Nolan, The Dark Knight Rises
Longer Shots:
11. Ol Parker, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
12. Ronald Harwood, Quartet
13. David Nicholls, Great Expectations
14. Judd Apatow, This is 40
15. Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower



BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

The Predicted 5 (If There's 5, At Least):
1. Rise of Guardians
2. Brave
3. Frankenweenie
4. ParaNorman
5. A Liar's Autobiography - The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman

Possible Spoilers:
6. From Up on Poppy Hill
7. Hotel Transylvania
8. The Lorax
9. Wreck-It-Ralph
10. Le Tableau Longer Shots:
11. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
12. Zarafa
13. Ice Age: Continental Drift
14. The Rabbi's Cat
15. The Pirates: Band of Misfits



Thoughts? It would be col if Matthew McConaughey gotten nominated. Not a fan of his, but his performance in Magic Mike was one of the best of his career and he is starting to take more daring roles. I hope Keira Knightley gets nominated too. And Moonrise Kingdom deserves a best picture nomination but it doesn't look like they might get it. And it looks like it could be a big year for Ben Affleck as a director.

^ What I previously said.

Humm, I could be wrong. Like a lot of people thought, the first release trailer made it look like it was nothing special at all and the usual run, but it's just won the Peoples Choice prize at the Toronto Film Festival and getting very good reviews. So depending on how many Best Film nominations they go for next year, it could get on the Best Film nominations list. Quite a lot of the films that have won previous Peoples Choice awards have gone on to do very well at the Oscars.

I'm looking forward to Oscar season, hopefully I can see quite a bit of the nom's this year.

In addition, I would be very suprised if Argo got props like that. Love Affleck's films, but usually they are underappreciated. I'd love a Denzel nomination too but I can't get my hopes up for it. Though Flight looks like a really sweet film.

Has anyone mentioned Hitchcock? With the release set for November, it could be a sleeper for this year's Oscars. Best Actor, perhaps?

I think safe bets for some Oscars would be The Master and Lincoln.

Have a strange feeling Les Miserables is going to take home a lot unfortunately.

Donnie Darkos Predicted Best Picture Nominees

The Preicted Five:
The Master
Django Unchained
The Sessions
Les Miserables
Lincoln

If theres six
Moonrise Kingdom

Seven or eight
Life of Pi
Hitchcock

Nine or Ten
Flight
Argo

Donnie Darkos predicted best actor
Predicted five
Jon Hawkes, The Sessions
Joaquin Pheonix, The master
Anthony Hopkins, Hitchcock
Daniel day Lewis, Lincoln
Denzel Washington, Flight

Potential Spoilers: Richard Gere, Abritage
Bill Murray, Hyde park on Hudson
Bradley Cooper, Silver Lining Playbook

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Why unfortunately? Nobody's seen it yet.

Just a knee jerk reaction that I won't like the film

Yeah, get off your rocking horse mate...

Django Unchained and Lincoln. Both Spielberg and Quentin are due, I think.