Another Oscar season is coming to a close, as the 2013 Academy Awards air this Sunday. In anticipated of our complete coverage of the event, we have our 2013 Oscar predictions of who will come away with a gold statue in each of the 24 categories, from Best Picture on down to Best Documentary Short.
One of the most interesting Oscar races in years, there are nonetheless several categories that can be considered locks: Daniel Day-Lewis for Best Actor in Lincoln, Anne Hathaway for Best Supporting Actress in Les Miserables, Amour for Best Foreign Language Film, Searching for Sugar Man for Best Documentary Feature, and Adele for “Skyfall” in Best Original Song. Still other categories seem safe to include on the list, from Argo for Best Picture, to Jennifer Lawrence for Best Actress in Silver Linings Playbook, on down the list.
Yet there are several toss-up categories in this year’s race that should make the awards quite interesting this year. Best Director seems unsure, as Steven Spielberg for Lincoln could just as easily take the award as Ang Lee could for Life of Pi. The Best Supporting Actor field is completely wide open, as Robert De Niro for Silver Linings Playbook, Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained and Tommy Lee Jones in Lincoln each have pundits in their respective corners. Along with these, several technical categories could bring surprises come Sunday evening.
Despite these uncertainties, we’ve done our best to come up with the best predictions possible. These in no way reflect our personal hopes or feelings towards the films nominated, but rather what we’d put our money on to win, if we were the betting type, that is.
Remember to join us for our live coverage from the Academy Awards this Sunday, February 24, here on Hypable. Without further adieu…
Best Picture: Argo
3. Silver Linings Playbook
4. Lincoln
5. Les Miserables
6. Amour
7. Zero Dark Thirty
8. Beasts of the Southern Wild
9. Django Unchained
Best Director: Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
3. David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
4. Michael Haneke, Amour
5. Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
3. Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
4. Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
5. Denzel Washington, Flight
Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
3. Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
4. Naomi Watts, The Impossible
5. Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Supporting Actor: Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
3. Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
4. Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
5. Alan Arkin, Argo
Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
3. Amy Adams, The Master
4. Helen Hunt, The Sessions
5. Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Animated Feature: Brave
3. Frankenweenie
4. ParaNorman
5. The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Best Foreign Language Feature: Amour
3. A Royal Affair
4. No
5. War Witch
Best Documentary Feature: Searching for Sugar Man
3. How to Survive a Plague
4. 5 Broken Cameras
5. The Invisible War
Best Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
3. Michael Haneke, Amour
4. Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
5. John Gatins, Flight
Best Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio, Argo
3. David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
4. David Magee, Life of Pi
5. Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Film Editing: Argo
3. Life of Pi
4. Zero Dark Thirty
5. Lincoln
Best Cinematography: Life of Pi
3. Lincoln
4. Django Unchained
5. Anna Karenina
Best Production Design: Anna Karenina
3. Les Miserables
4. Life of Pi
5. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Best Visual Effects: Life of Pi
3. Prometheus
4. Marvel’s The Avengers
5. Snow White and the Huntsman
Best Original Score: Life of Pi
3. Lincoln
4. Argo
5. Skyfall
Best Original Song: Skyfall
3. Les Miserables
4. Ted
5. Chasing Ice
Best Sound Mixing: Les Miserables
3. Skyfall
4. Argo
5. Lincoln
Best Sound Editing: Life of Pi
3. Argo
4. Zero Dark Thirty
5. Django Unchained
Best Costume Design: Anna Karenina
3. Mirror Mirror
4. Lincoln
5. Snow White and the Huntsman
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Les Miserables
3. Hitchcock
Best Live Action Short: Curfew
3. Death of a Shadow
4. Henry
5. Buzkashi Boys
Best Animated Short: Paperman
3. Head Over Heels
4. Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare”
5. Fresh Guacamole
Best Documentary Short: Inocente
3. Kings Point
4. Mondays at Racine
5. Redemption