2013 Emmy Nomination Predictions

Best Drama Series:
1. Homeland
2. Mad Men
3. Breaking Bad
4. Game of Thrones
5. Downton Abbey
6. House of Cards
Alternates: Boardwalk Empire, The Americans. The Newsroom, The Good Wife

Best Comedy Series:
1. Modern Family
2. The Big Bang Theory
3. 30 Rock
4. Girls
5. Arrested Development
6. Louie
Alternates: Veep, Parks and Recreation, New Girl, The Office

Best Drama Actor:
1. Damian Lewis, Homeland
2. Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
3. Jon Hamm, Mad Men
4. Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
5. Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
6. Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Alternates: Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey; Michael C. Hall, Dexter; Matthew Rhys, The Americans; Kelsey Grammer, Boss

Best Drama Actress:
1. Claire Danes, Homeland
2. Juliana Margulies, The Good Wife
3. Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
4. Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
5. Kerry Washington, Scandal
6. Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Alternates: Kerri Russell, The Americans; Robin Wright, House of Cards; Glenn Close, Damages; Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel

Best Comedy Actor:
1. Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
2. Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
3. Louis C.K., Louie
4. Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
5. Don Cheadle, House of Lies
6. Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
Alternates: Jake Johnson, New Girl; Matt LeBlanc, Episodes; Matthew Perry, Go On; Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory

Best Comedy Actress:
1. Julie Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
2. Tina Fey, 30 Rock
3. Lena Dunham, Girls
4. Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
5. Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
6. Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Alternates: Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly; Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project; Laura Dern, Enlightened; Portia de Rossi, Arrested Development

Best Drama Supporting Actor:
1. Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
2. Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
3. Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
4. Jonathan Banks, Breaking Bad
5. Corey Stall, House of Cards
6. Sam Waterston, The Newsroom
Alternates: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Games of Thrones; Noah Emmerich, The Americans; Bobby Cannavale, Boardwalk Empire; Dan Stevens, Downton Abbey

Best Drama Supporting Actress:
1. Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
2. Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
3. Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
4. Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
5. Moncia Potter, Parenthood
6. Christine Baranksi, The Good Wife
Alternates: Morena Baccarin, Homeland; Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey; Joanne Froggart, Downton Abbey; Kate Mara, House of Cards

Best Comedy Supporting Actor:
1. Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
2. Ty Burrell, Modern Family
3. Ed O'Neil, Modern Family
4. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
5. Will Arnett, Arrested Development
6. Max Greenfield, New Girl
Alternates: Jeffrey Tambour, Arrested Development; Bill Hader, Saturday Night Live; Simon Helberg, The Big Bang Theory; Adam Driver, Girls

Best Comedy Supporting Actress:
1. Julie Bowen, Modern Family
2. Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
3. Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
4. Jessica Walter, Arrested Development
5. Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory
6. Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Alternates: Allison Williams, Girls; Merritt Weaver, Nurse Jackie; Betty White, Hot in Cleveland; Ellen Barkin, The New Normal

Best Drama Guest Actor:
1. Michael J. Fox, The Good Wife
2. Nathan Lane, The Good Wife
3. Ray Romano, Parenthood
4. Jimmy Smitts, Sons of Anarchy
5. Dylan Baker, The Good Wife
6. Matthew Perry, The Good Wife
Alternates: Jim Beaver, Justitifed; Rupert Friend, Homeland; Robert Morse, Mad Men; Bradley Whitford, Shameless

Best Drama Guest Actress:
1. Shiley MacLaine, Downton Abbey
2. Jane Fonda, The Newsroom
3. Martha Plimpton, The Good Wife
4. Stockard Channing, The Good Wife
5. Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
6. Margo Martindale, The Americans
Alternates: Linda Cardelinni, Mad Men; Carrie Preston, The Good Wife; Joan Cusack, Shameless; Alfre Woodard, True Blood

Best Comedy Guest Actor:
1. Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory
2. Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live
3. Will Arnett, 30 Rock
4. Matthew Broderick, Modern Family
5. Louis C.K., Saturday Night Live
6. Patrick Wilson, Girls
Alternates: Martin Short, Saturday Night Live; Matt Damon, House of Lies; Andrew Rannells, Girls; Ben Stiller, Arrested Development

Best Comedy Guest Actress:
1. Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
2. Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live
3. Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
4. Parker Posey, Louie
5. Liza Minnelli, Arrested Development
6. Melissa Leo, Louie
Alternates: Elizabeth Banks, Modern Family; Sarah Jessica Parker, Glee; Catherine O'Hara, 30 Rock; Judy Greer, Arrested Development 

Best TV Movie/Miniseries:
1. Behind the Candelabra
2. American Horror Story: Asylum
3. Top of the Lake
4. Parades End
5. Political Animals
6. The Bible
Alternates: Phil Spector, The Big C: Hereafter, Mary and Martha, The Girl

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actor:
1. Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
2. Al Pacino, Phil Spector
3. Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
4. Benedict Cumberbatch, Parades End
5. Toby Jones, The Girl
Alternates: Kenneth Branagh, Wallander; Ben Whishaw, The Hour; Diogo Morgado, The Bible; Billy Campbell, Killing Lincoln

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress:
1. Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum
2. Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake
3. Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
4. Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals
5. Laura Linney, The Big C: Hereafter
Alternates: Rebecca Hall, Parades End; Brenda Blethyn, Martha and Mary; Hillary Swank, Martha and Mary; Angela Bassett, Betty and Coretta

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Supporting Actor:
1. James Cromwell, American Horror Story: Asylum
2. Jeffrey Tambour, Phil Spector
3. Peter Mullan, Top of the Lake
4. Rob Lowe, Behind the Candelabra
5. Zachary Quinto, American Horror Story: Asylum
Alternates: Dan Aykroyd, Behind the Candelabra; James Woods, Mary and Martha; Evan Peters, American Horror Story: Asylum; David Wenham, Top of the Lake; Oliver Platt: The Big C: Hereafter

Best TV Movie/Miniseries Supporting Actress:
1. Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Asylum
2. Holly Hunter, Top of the Lake
3. Alfre Woodard, Steel Magnolias
4. Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals
5. Lily Rabe, American Horror Story: Asylum
Alternates: Imelda Staunton, The Girl; Frances Conroy: American Horror Story: Asylum; Miranda Richardson, Parades End; Cynthia Nixon, World Without End; Condola Rashad, Steel Magnolias

Best Reality Competition Series:
1. The Amazing Race
2. The Voice
3. Top Chef
4. Project Runway
5. Dancing With the Stars
6. So You Think You Can Dance
Alternates: American Idol, Survivor, RuPaul's Drag Race, The Glee Project

One Year in Advance: 2013 Oscar Predictions

Best Picture:
1. The Monuments Men
2. The Wolf of Wall Street
3. Twelve Years a Slave
4. Nebraska
5. Gravity
6. Labor Day
7. Foxcatcher
8. Inside Llewyn Davis
9. Before Midnight
10. Saving Mr. Banks
- The Counselor
- Fruitvale
- August: Osage County
- Captain Phillips
- Mud

Best Actor:
1. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
2. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Twelve Years a Slave
3. Matthew McConaughey, The Dallas Buyers Club
4. Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
5. Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale
- George Clooney, The Monuments Men
- Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
- Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
- Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
- Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
- Christian Bale, Out of the Furnace
- Benedict Cumberbatch, The Fifth Estate
- Michael Fassbender, The Counselor
- Forrest Whitaker, The Butler

Best Actress:
1. Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
2. Sandra Bullock, Gravity
3. Nicole Kidman, Grace of Monaco
4. Naomi Watts, Diana
5. Kate Winslet, Labor Day
- Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
- Emma Thompsan, Saving Mr. Banks
- Carey Mulligan, The Great Gatsby
- Jennifer Lawrence, Serena
- Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Bruce Dern, Nebraska
2. Josh Brolin, Labor Day
3. Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
4. Joaquin Phoenix, Lowlife
5. Brad Pitt, The Counselor
- Phillip Seymour Hoffman, A Most Wanted Man
- George Clooney, Gravity
- Woody Harrelson, Out of the Furnace
- Channing Tatum, Foxcatcher
- Jean Dujardin, The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale
2. Cate Blanchett, The Monuments Men
3. Margo Martindale, August: Osage County
4. Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
5. Carey Mulligan, Inside Llewyn Davis
- Marion Cotillard, Lowlife
- Adepero Oduye, Twelve Years a Slave
- Penelope Cruz, The Counselor
- Vanessa Redgrace, Foxcatcher
- Zoe Saldana, Out of the Furnace

2012 Oscar Predictions

2012 Oscar Predictions:
Okay, I'll finally commit to these predictions. Jesus Christ, this year is so unpredictable. It's stressing me out.
If you want to see what the [other, ha!] experts are predicting, you can look at this feature on Metacritic.

Best Picture
1. Argo
2. Lincoln
3. Silver Linings Playbook
4. Life of Pi
5. Zero Dark Thirty
6. Amour
7. Les Miserables
8. Django Unchained
9. Beasts of the Southern Wild
Will Win: Argo
Could Win: none
Should Win: Zero Dark Thirty

Best Director
1. Ang Lee, Life of Pi
2. Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
3. Michael Haneke, Amour
4. David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
5. Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Will Win: Ang Lee
Could Win: Michael Haneke or Steven Spielberg or David O. Russell
Should Win: Michael Haneke

Best Actor
1. Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
2. Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
3. Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
4. Denzel Washington, Flight
5. Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Will Win: Daniel Day-Lewis
Could Win: none
Should Win: Joaquin Phoenix

Best Actress
1. Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
2. Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
3. Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
4. Quevenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
5. Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Will Win: Emmanuelle Riva
Could Win: Jennifer Lawrence
Should Win: Emmanuelle Riva

Best Supporting Actor
1. Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
2. Robert de Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
3. Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
4. Alan Arkin, Argo
5. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Will Win: Robert de Niro
Could Win: Tommy Lee Jones or Christoph Waltz
Should Win: Phillip Seymour Hoffman

Best Supporting Actress
1. Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
2. Sally Field, Lincoln
3. Helen Hunt, The Sessions
4. Amy Adams, The Master
5. Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
Will/Should Win: Anne Hathaway
Could Win: none

Best Adapted Screenplay
1. Chris Terrio, Argo
2. Tony Kushner, Lincoln
3. David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
4. David Magee, Life of Pi
5. Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Will Win: Chris Terrio
Could Win: Tony Kushner or David O. Russell
Should Win: Tony Kushner

Best Original Screenplay
1. Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
2. Michael Haneke, Amour
3. Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
4. Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
5. John Gatins, Flight
Will/Should Win: Mark Boal
Could Win: Michael Haneke or Quentin Tarantino

Best Cinematography
1. Life of Pi
2. Skyfall
3. Anna Karenina
4. Lincoln
5. Django Unchained
Will Win: Life of Pi
Could Win: Skyfall
Should Win: Anna Karenina

Best Costume Design
1. Anna Karenina
2. Les Miserables
3. Lincoln
4. Mirror Mirror
5. Snow White and the Huntsman
Will Win: Anna Karenina
Could Win: Les Miserables
Should Win: Mirror Mirror

Best Film Editing
1. Argo
2. Zero Dark Thirty
3. Life of Pi
4. Lincoln
5. Silver Linings Playbook
Will Win: Argo
Could/Should Win: Zero Dark Thirty

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
1. Les Miserables
2. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
3. Hitchcock
Will Win: Les Miserables
Could Win: The Hobbit or Hitchcock
Should Win: The Hobbit (I guess?)

Best Original Score
1. Life of Pi
2. Argo
3. Lincoln
4. Skyfall
5. Anna Karenina
Will/Should Win: Life of Pi
Could Win: Argo or Lincoln

Best Original Song
1. "Skyfall," Skyfall
2. "Suddenly," Les Miserables
3. "Everybody Needs a Best Friend," Ted
4. "Pi's Lullaby," Life of Pi
5. "Before My Time," Chasing Ice
Will/Should Win: "Skyfall"
Could Win: none

Best Production Design
1. Anna Karenina
2. Les Miserables
3. Lincoln
4. Life of Pi
5. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Will Win: Les Miserables
Could Win: Anna Karenina or Lincoln or Life of Pi
Should Win: Anna Karenina

Best Sound Editing
1. Life of Pi
2. Skyfall
3. Argo
4. Zero Dark Thirty
5. Django Unchained
Will Win: Argo
Could Win: Life or Pi or Skyfall or Zero Dark Thirty
Should Win: Zero Dark Thirty

Best Sound Mixing
1. Les Miserables
2. Skyfall
3. Life of Pi
4. Argo
5. Lincoln
Will/Should Win: Les Miserables
Could Win: Argo or Skyfall or Life or Pi

Best Visual Effects
1. Life of Pi
2. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
3. Marvel's The Avengers
4. Prometheus
5. Snow White and the Huntsman
Will/Should Win: Life of Pi
Could Win: none

Best Animated Feature Film
1. Wreck-It-Ralph
2. Brave
3. Frankenweenie
4. ParaNorman
5. The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Will Win: Wreck-It-Ralph
Could Win: Brave
Should Win: ParaNorman

Best Documentary Feature
1. Searching for Sugar Man
2. The Invisible War
3. The Gatekeepers
4. 5 Broken Cameras
5. How to Survive a Plague
Will Win: Searching for Sugar Man
Could Win: none
Should Win: How to Survive a Plague

Best Foreign Language Film
1. Amour
2. No
3. A Royal Affair
4. Kon-Tiki
5. War Witch
Will/Should Win: Amour
Could Win: none

Best Short - Animated
1. Paperman
2. Adam and Dog
3. Head Over Heels
4. Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"
5. Fresh Guacamole
Will/Should Win: Paperman
Could Win: Adam and Dog

Best Documentary Short
1. Open Heart
2. Inocente
3. Mondays at Rachine
4. King's Point
5. Redemption
Will/Should Win: Inocente
Could Win: Open Heart or Mondays at Rachine

Best Short - Live Action
1. Curfew
2. Buzkashi Boys
3. Asad
4. Death of a Shadow
5. Henry
Will Win: Buzkashi Boys
Could Win: Curfew or Asad
Should Win: Curfew

My 2012 Oscar Ballot 2012:
These would be my nominations if I voted for the Oscars (aka my Best-of-the-Year list for 2012)

Best Picture
1. Zero Dark Thirty
2. Amour
3. Argo
4. Skyfall
5. Moonrise Kingdom
6. 21 Jump Street
7. How to Survive a Plague
8. Beasts of the Southern Wild
9. Looper
10. Magic Mike
Runners Up: Damsels in Distress, The Queen of Versailles, Middle of Nowhere
Honorable Mentions: Arbitrage; Bernie, The Gatekeepers, The Gatekeepers, End of Watch
Movies I Liked Much More Than I Thought I Would: Pitch Perfect; For a Good Time, Call...; Chronicle; The Grey; Haywire
Movies I Thought I Would Love but Just Simply Liked: The Master, Holy Motors, Marvel's The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, Silver Linings Playbook
Movies I Thought I Would Love but Just Simply Disliked: Friends With Kids, Prometheus, Seven Psychopaths, Savages, Snow White and the Huntsman

Best Director
1. Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
2. Michael Haneke, Amour
3. Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
4. Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
5. Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom
Runners Up: Leos Carax, Holy Motors; Ava DuVernay, Middle of Nowhere; Whit Stillman, Damsels in Distress
Honorable Mentions: Rian Johnson, Looper; Sarah Pauley, Take this Waltz; Richard Linklater, Bernie; Nicholas Jarecki, Arbitrage; Steven Soderbergh, Magic Mike

Best Actor
1. Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
2. Denis Lavant, Holy Motors
3. Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour
4. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
5. Matthias Schoenaerts, Rust and Bone
Runners Up: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln; Jack Black, Bernie;  Richard Gere, Arbitrage
Honorable Mentions: Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables; Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook; Anders Danielsen Lie, Oslo, August 31st; Liam Neeson, The Grey; Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

Best Actress
1. Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
2. Quevenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
3. Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
4. Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
5. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Smashed
Runners Up: Emayatzy Corinealdi, Middle of Nowhere; Ann Dowd, Compliance; Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Honorable Mentions: Michelle Williams, Take this Waltz; Helen Hunt, The Sessions; Nina Hoss, Barbara; Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook; Alicia Vikander, A Royal Affair

Best Supporting Actor
1. Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild
2. Javier Bardem, Skyfall
3. Michael Fassbender, Prometheus
4. Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike
5. Michael Peña, End of Watch
Runners Up: Tom Hiddleston, The Deep Blue Sea; Mikkel Boe Folsgaard, A Royal Affair; David Oyelowo, Middle of Nowhere
Honorable Mentions: Eddie Redmayne, Les Miserables; Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln; Jason Clarke, Zero Dark Thirty; Ezra Miller, The Perks of Being a Wallflower; John Goodman, Flight

Best Supporting Actress
1. Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
2. Amy Adams, The Master
3. Lorraine Toussaint, Middle of Nowhere
4. Sally Field, Lincoln
5. Anne Hathaway, The Dark Knight Rises
Runners Up: Salma Hayek, Savages; Susan Sarandon, Arbitrage; Edwina Finley, Middle of Nowhere; 
Honorable Mentions: Jennifer Ehle, Zero Dark Thirty; Brit Marling, Arbitrage; Charlize Theron, Snow White and the Huntsman; Sarah Silverman, Take this Waltz; Isabelle Huppert, Amour; Emily Blunt, Looper

Best Original Screenplay
1. Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
2. Michael Haneke, Amour
3. Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
4. Rian Johnson, Looper
5. Ava DuVernay, Middle of Nowhere
Runners Up: Whit Stillman, Damsels in Distress; Nicholas Jarecki, Arbitrage; Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Honorable Mentions: David Ayer, End of Watch; Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master; Chris Butler, ParaNorman; Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard, The Cabin in the Woods

Best Adapted Screenplay
1. Tony Kushner, Lincoln
2. Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar, Beasts of the Southern Wild
3. Chris Terrio, Argo
4. Richard Linklater and Skip Hollandsworth, Bernie
5. Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Runners Up: Jose Rivera, On the Road; David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook; Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and John Logan, Skyfall
Honorable Mentions: Rasmus Heisterberg and Nikolaj Arcel, A Royal Affair; Pedro Peirano, No; Joachim Trier, Oslo, August 31st; Michael Bacall and Jonah Hill, 21 Jump Street; John Gatins, Flight

2012 Oscar Nomination Predictions

So, tomorrow morning the Oscar nominations for last year are announced. I know, already! The big story this year is that nominations are announced two weeks earlier than they have been in the past. So this means that this year's nominations could potentially be more unpredictable than usual because lazy Academy voters won't have Critics choice winners, Golden Globe winners, and guild nominees to tell them whom to vote for. This also means that the voters had two weeks less to watch their DVD screeners, so smaller movies (Amour, Compliance, etc.) might be left off the list in favor of the more high profile releases (Argo, Lincoln, etc.). Anyway! Here's what I'm thinking:

Just so you know!
DGA = Directors Guild
PGA = Producers Guild
SAG = Screen Actors Guild
WGA = Writers Guild
BAFTA = British Academy
BFCA = Broadcast Film Credits
GG = Golden Globes
NBR = National Board of Review
NYFCC = New York Film Critics
LAFCA = Los Angeles Film Critics
NSFC = National Society of Film Critics

Best Picture
1. Lincoln (DGA-N, PGA-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
2. Argo (DGA-N, PGA-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
3. Zero Dark Thirty (DGA-N, PGA-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N, NBR-W, NYFCC-W)
4. Life of Pi (DGA-N, PGA-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
5. Les Miserables (DGA-N, PGA-N, BAFTA-N, SAG-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
6. Silver Linings Playbook (PGA-N, SAG-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
7. Django Unchained (PGA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
8. Beasts of the Southern Wild (PGA-N, BFCA-N)
If there are nine: 9. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (SAG-N, GG-N)
If there are ten: 10. Amour (LAFCA-W, NSFC-W)
Backups: Moonrise Kingdom (PGA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N), Skyfall (PGA-N), The Master (BFCA-N)
Wildcard: The Impossible

Best Director
1. Steven Spielberg, Lincoln (DGA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
2. Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty (DGA-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N, NYFCC-W, NBR-W)
3. Ben Affleck, Argo (DGA-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
4. Ang Lee, Life of Pi (DGA-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
5. David O. Russell (BFCA-N)
Backups: Michael Haneke, Amour (BAFTA-N, NSFC-W); Tom Hooper, Les Miserables (DGA-N, BFCA-N); Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained (BAFTA-N, GG-N); Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master (LAFCA-W)

Best Actor
1. Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln (SAG-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N, NYFCC-W, NSFC-W)
2. Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables (SAG-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
3. Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook (SAG-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N, NBR-W)
4. John Hawkes, The Sessions (SAG-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
5. Denzel Washington, Flight (SAG-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
Backup: Joaquin Phoenix, The Master (BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N, LAFCA-W)
Wildcards: Richard Gere, Arbitrage (GG-N); Anthony Hopkins, Hitchcock

Best Actress
1. Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook (SAG-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N, LAFCA-W)
2. Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty (SAG-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N, NBR-W)
3. Naomi Watts, The Impossible (SAG-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
4. Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone (SAG-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
5. Quevenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild (BFCA-N)
Backups: Helen Mirren, Hitchcok (SAG-N, BAFTA-N, GG-N); Emmanuelle Riva, Amour (BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, LAFCA-W, NSFC-W)
Wildcards: Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea (GG-N, NYFCC-W); Keira Knightley, Anna Karenina; Judi Dench, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Best Supporting Actor
1. Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln (SAG-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
2. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master (SAG-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
3. Alan Arkin, Argo (SAG-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
4. Robert de Niro, Silver Linings Playbook (SAG-N, BFCA-N)
5. Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained (BAFTA-N, GG-N)
Backups: Javier Bardem, Skyfall (SAG-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N); Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained (GG-N, NBR-W); Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike (BFCA-N, NYFCC-W, NSFC-W)
Wildcards: Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild (LAFCA-W); Eddie Redmayne, Les Miserables

Best Supporting Actress
1. Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables (SAG-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
2. Sally Field, Lincoln (SAG-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N, NYFCC-W)
3. Helen Hunt, The Sessions (SAG-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
4. Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (SAG-N)
5. Ann Dowd, Compliance (BFCA-N, NBR-W)
Backups: Amy Adams, The Master (BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N, LAFCA-W, NSFC-W); Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy (SAG-N, GG-N); Judi Dench, Skyfall (BAFTA-N, BFCA-N)
Wildcard: Samantha Barks, Les Miserables

Best Adapted Screenplay
1. Tony Kushner, John Logan, and Paul Webb, Lincoln (WGA-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N, NYFCC-W, NSFC-W, NBR-W)
2. Chris Terrio, Argo (WGA-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N, LAFCA-W)
3. David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook (WGA-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N, GG-N)
4. Benh Zeitlin and Luci Alibar, Beasts of the Southern Wild (BAFTA-N)
5. Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (WGA-N
Backups: David Magee, Life of Pi (WGA-N, BAFTA-N, BFCA-N), William Nicholson, Les Miserables
Wildcard: Ben Lewin, The Sessions

Best Cinematography
1. Life of Pi
2. Skyfall
3. Lincoln
4. Anna Karenina
5. Zero Dark Thirty
Backups: Les Miserables, The Master, Django Unchained
Wildcards: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Dark Knight Rises, Cloud Atlas

Best Costume Design
1. Anna Karenina
2. Lincoln
3. Les Miserables
4. Django Unchained
5. Argo
Backups: Snow White and the Huntsman, A Royal Affair, Mirror Mirror
Wildcards: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Best Film Editing
1. Argo
2. Lincoln
3. Zero Dark Thirty
4. Skyfall
5. Life of Pi
Backups: Silver Linings Playbook, Les Miserables
Wildcards: The Dark Knight Rises, Cloud Atlas

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
1. Lincoln
2. Les Miserables
3. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Backups: Hitchcock, Men in Black 3

Best Original Score
1. Lincoln
2. Life of Pi
3. Argo
4. Anna Karenina
5. The Master
Backups: Skyfall, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Cloud Atlas, Zero Dark Thirty

Best Original Song
1. "Skyfall," Skyfall
2. "Suddenly," Les Miserables
3. "Pi's Lullaby," Life of Pi
4. "Still Alive," Paul Williams is Still Alive
5. "Learn Me Right," Brave
Backups: "Ancora Qui," Django Unchained; "Breath of Life," Snow White and the Huntsman; "100 Black Coffins," Django Unchained; "Not Running Anymore," Stand Up Guys

Best Production Design
1. Lincoln
2. Les Miserables
3. Anna Karenina
4. Argo
5. Life of Pi
Backups: Skyfall, Django Unchained, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Wildcards: Cloud Atlas, Prometheus

Best Sound Editing
1. Skyfall
2. Les Miserables
3. Life of Pi
4. Zero Dark Thirty
5. Django Unchained
Backups: Lincoln, Brave, Argo, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus

Best Sound Mixing
1. Skyfall
2. Les Miserables
3. Life of Pi
4. Zero Dark Thirty
5. Lincoln
Backups: Django Unchained, Argo, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus

Best Visual Effects
1. Life of Pi
2. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
3. The Avengers
4. The Dark Knight Rises
5. Prometheus
Backups: Cloud Atlas, Skyfall, Snow White and the Huntsman

Best Animated Feature
1. Wreck-It-Ralph
2. Brave
3. Frankenweenie
4. ParaNorman
5. The Painting
Backups: The Rabbi's Cat, Rise of the Guardians, Zarafa

Best Documentary Feature
1. Searching for Sugar Man
2. The Gatekeepers
3. Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
4. How to Survive a Plague
5. Chasing Ice
Backups: Bully, Detropia, The Imposter, The House I Live In, 5 Broken Camera

Best Foreign Language Film
1. Amour (Austria)
2. The Intouchables (France)
3. A Royal Affair (Denmark)
4. Kon-Tiki (Norway)
5. No (Chile)
Backups: War Witch (Canada), Sister (Switzerland), The Deep (Iceland)

Best Animated Short
1. Paperman
2. Combustible
3. The Eagleman Stag
4. Tram
5. Dripped
Backups: Adam and Dog, Head Over Heels, The Fall of the House of Usher, Fresh Guacamole, Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"

Best Documentary Short
1. The Education of Mohammed Hussein
2. Paraiso
3. Open Heart
4. Kings Point
5. Mondays at Racine
Backups: Inocente, The Perfect Fit, Remeption

Best Live Action Short
1. Salar
2. Asad
3. Buzkashi Boys
4. Kiruna-Kigali
5. Doon van een Schaduw (Death of a Shadow)
Backups: A Fabrica (The Factory), Curfew, The Night Belongs to the Stars, Henry, 9meter