85th Academy Awards

[Brady Brown]

The 85th Academy Awards ceremony is an upcoming event during which the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) will present its annual Academy Awards to honor the best films of 2012 in the United States. The ceremony is scheduled for February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. Seth MacFarlane will host the Academy Awards for the first time. Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said that the show will pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film series.

Best Picture
- Amour
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Django Unchained
- Life of Pi
- Lincoln
- Les Mis
- Silver Linings Playbook
- Zero Dark Thirty

Best Director
- Michael Haneke – Amour
- Ang Lee – Life of Pi
- David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
- Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
- Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Actor
- Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
- Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
- Hugh Jackman – Les Misérables
- Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
- Denzel Washington – Flight

Best Actress
- Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
- Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
- Emmanuelle Riva – Amour
- Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Naomi Watts – The Impossible

Best Supporting Actor
- Alan Arkin – Argo
- Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook
- Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
- Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln
- Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained

Best Supporting Actress
- Amy Adams – The Master
- Sally Field – Lincoln
- Anne Hathaway – Les Misérables
- Helen Hunt – The Sessions
- Jacki Weaver – Silver Linings Playbook

Best Writing - Original Screenplay
- Amour – Michael Haneke
- Django Unchained – Quentin Tarantino
- Flight – John Gatins
- Moonrise Kingdom – Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
- Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal

Best Writing - Adapted Screenplay
- Argo – Chris Terrio
- Beasts of the Southern Wild – Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin
- Life of Pi – David Magee
- Lincoln – Tony Kushner
- Silver Linings Playbook – David O. Russell

Best Animated Feature
- Brave – Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
- Frankenweenie – Tim Burton
- ParaNorman – Sam Fell and Chris Butler
- The Pirates! Band of Misfits – Peter Lord
- Wreck-It Ralph – Rich Moore

So, make your predictions! Didn't include all nominations, because I didn't think we'd really care about... "Best Sound Editing," but if anyone wants to edit this and add it in, go ahead and do so!

[Brady Brown]

I'm pretty positive Daniel Day Lewis will win "Best Actor". He was phenomenal in "Lincoln". And will be really shocked if Anne Hathaway doesn't pull in the win for "Best Supporting Actress". She was just magical in "Les Mis".

[Carey]

Best Picture - Lincoln
Best Director - Steven Spielberg (Lincoln)
Best Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
Best Actress - Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty)
Best Supporting Actor - Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)
Best Supporting Actress - Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)
Best Original Screenplay - Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained)
Best Adapted Screenplay - Tony Kushner (Lincoln)
Best Original Song - Suddenly (Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables)

Of those, there's no doubt that Lincoln and Spielberg will win for Lincoln, and Anne Hathaway is all but confirmed for Best Supporting Actress. "Suddenly" was basically Oscar-bait, and its only real competition is "Skyfall".