This morning the contenders where released for the 85th Academy Awards and I must say, I’m pretty surprised with the outcome. There were some serious snubs this year that I don’t think anyone saw coming. Anyway here’s the list…
Best Picture
- Amour
- Life of Pi
- Argo
- Lincoln
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Silver Linings Playbook
- Django Unchained
- Zero Dark Thirty
- Les Miserables
Actor in a Leading Role
- Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook
- Joaquin Phoenix in The Master
- Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln
- Denzel Washington in Flight
- Hugh Jackman in Les Miserables
Actress in a Leading Role
- Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark Thirty
- Quvenzhane Wallis in Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook
- Naomi Watts in The Impossible
- Emmanuelle Riva in Amour
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Alan Arkin in Argo
- Robert De Niro in Silver Linings Playbook
- Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Master
- Tommy Lee Jones in Lincoln
- Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Amy Adams in The Master
- Sally Field in Lincoln
- Anne Hathaway in Les Miserables
- Helen Hunt in The Sessions
- Jacki Weaver in 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 Miserables
- Lincoln
- Mirror Mirror
- Snow White and the Huntsman
Directing
- Michael Haneke for Amour
- Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Ang Lee for Life of Pi
- Steven Spielberg for Lincoln
- David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook
Documentary Feature
- 5 Broken Cameras
- The Gatekeepers
- How to Survive a Plague
- The Invisible War
- Searching for Sugar Man
Documentary Short
- Inocente
- Kings Point
- Mondays at Racine
- Open Heart
- Redemption
Film Editing
- Argo
- Life of Pi
- Lincoln
- Silver Linings Playbook
- Zero Dark Thirty
Foreign Language Film
- Amour
- Kon-Tiki
- No
- A Royal Affair
- War Witch
Makeup and Hairstyling
- Hitchcock
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- Les Miserables
Music–Original Score
- Anna Karenina
- Argo
- Life of Pi
- Lincoln
- Skyfall
Music–Original Song
- “Before My Time” from Chasing Ice
- “Everybody Needs a Best Friend” from Ted
- “Pi’s Lullaby” from Life of Pi
- “Skyfall” from Skyfall
- “Suddenly” from Les Miserables
Production Design
- Anna Karenina
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- Les Miserables
- Life of Pi
- Lincoln
Short Film Animated
- Adam and Dog
- Fresh Guacamole
- Head Over Heels
- Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare”
- Paperman
Short Film Live Action
- Asad
- Buzkashi Boys
- Curfew
- Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)
- Henry
Sound Editing
- Argo
- Django Unchained
- Life of Pi
- Skyfall
- Zero Dark Thirty
Sound Mixing
- Argo
- Les Miserables
- Life of Pi
- Lincoln
- Skyfall
Visual Effects
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- Life of Pi
- Marvel’s The Avengers
- Prometheus
- Snow White and the Huntsman
Writing Adapted Screenplay
- Argo
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Life of Pi
- Lincoln
- Silver Linings Playbook
Writing Original Screenplay
- Amour
- Django Unchained
- Flight
- Moonrise Kingdom
- Zero Dark Thirty
Now that all the nominations have been made, I’m going to try and take the next month and a half to see as many of these films as I can so I make my predictions for who will win.