Award Season Prophecies: The 86th Academy Awards

It's here! The big one! The most anticipated awards of the them all. The 86th Academy Awards. Or the Oscars to you and me.


Let's be honest. This is the one everybody cares about the most. Winning an oscar can be the pinnacle for the winner's career or even skyrocket them into superstardom.

So for the last time time for me to guess who might win.

I'll be using a key to indicate my choices:
  • Green for Most Likeliest Winner
  • Purple for My Personal Choice
  • Orange for Both

Best Picture
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Christian Bale (American Hustle)
Bruce Dern (Nebraska)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)
Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)
Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Amy Adams (American Hustle)
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
Judi Dench (Philomena)
Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)
Bradley Cooper (American Hustle)
Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave)
Jonah Hill (The Wolf of Wall Street)
Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine)
Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)
Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)
Julia Roberts (August: Osage County)
June Squibb (Nebraska)

Best Animated Feature
The Croods (Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco, Kristine Belson)
Despicable Me 2 (Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin, Chris Meledandri)
Ernest & Celestine (Benjamin Renner, Didier Brunner)
Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho)
The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki)

Best Original Song
Happy (Despicable Me 2)
Let It Go (Frozen)
The Moon Song (Her)
Ordinary Love (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)

Well, that's my two cents. Can't wait to watch some of the red carpet! Due to the time zone issue I won't be able to watch to actual ceremony. Happy Oscars Day!

Award Season Prophecies: The BAFTAs 2013 Results

The results are in. Stephen Fry was, as per usual, a delightful host and nobody waffled on too long. Always a bonus. The nominations and my predictions/wishes are here.

Let's see if how well I did.

Best Film
Prediction: Argo
Winner: Argo
Yes!

Outstanding British Film
Prediction: Les Misérables
Winner: Skyfall
Oops.

Best Leading Actor
Prediction: Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln
Winner: Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln
Yes!

Best Leading Actress
Prediction: Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
Winner: Emmanuelle Riva - Amour
Oops.

Best Supporting Actor
Prediction: Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln
Winner: Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained
Oops.

Best Supporting Actress
Prediction: Anne Hathaway - Les Misérables
Winner: Anne Hathaway - Les Misérables
Yes!

Best Director
Prediction: Ben Affleck - Argo
Winner: Ben Affleck - Argo
Yes!

Best Animated Film
Prediction: Brave
Winner: Brave
Yes!

Best Film not in the English Language
Prediction: Amour
Winner: Amour
Yes!

Best Cinematography
Prediction: Lincoln
Winner: Life of Pi
Oops.

Best Costume Design
Prediction: Anna Karenina
Winner: Anna Karenina
Yes!

Best Makeup and Hair
Prediction: Les Misérables
Winner:Les Misérables
Yes!

Best Original Music
Prediction: Skyfall
Winner: Skyfall
Yes!

Best Production Design
Prediction: Les Misérables
Winner: Les Misérables
Yes!

Best Sound
Prediction: Les Misérables
Winner: Les Misérables
Yes!

Best Special Visual Effects
Prediction: Life of Pi
Winner: Life of Pi
Yes!

Rising Star (Public Vote)
Prediction: Suraj Sharma
Winner: Juno Temple
Oops.

12/17

Well, that's a much better result than the SAG Awards! I think this one being a British award show may have helped me here. Especially as Les Mis is (technically) a British film. Also the last one could have gone to anyone due to being a public vote *shrug*.

I think that's the last big award show (that I'll be doing at least) before the biggest one of them all: The Academy Awards aka the Oscars!

Award Season Prophecies: The BAFTAs 2013

Another day, another award show. This time, on my side of the pond: The BAFTAs.

The BAFTAs are always interesting as they definitely put the spotlight on British films (for obvious reasons), which can mix things up a little, I think. Also they are hosted by the living legend that is Stephen Fry, which is always a bonus.

Anyway, on with my predictions!

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