Oscar Predictions

Tonight is the 85th annual Academy Awards and winning one of these awards is the highlight of anyone in the "business".  At the risk of coming off as a bonehead I am going to take a shot at making predictions for who I think will win the major awards and who I wish would win.  Hopefully I won't come off appearing too foolish.

Best Picture:  Argo   This film has been cleaning up at all the awards ceremonies leading up to the Oscars.  Why not a clean sweep?
My wish is the Life of Pi.  This film was the most unique film of the year and would be my pick if I was a member of the academy.

Best Actor:  Daniel Day Lewis for Lincoln.  This is a certain lock and I would be shocked if he didn't win.

Best Actress:  Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook.  I also feel that of the nominees Jennifer is a lock in this category.  Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty, has the chance to be a spoiler but Jennifer is the odds on favorite.

Best Supporting Actor:  Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln, by a nose.  The supporting categories are very difficult to predict.  I wish Christoph Waltz, of Django Unchained, would win and very possibly could.  Robert De Niro could also be the spoiler here.
 
Best Supporting Actress:   Anne Hathaway for Les Miserables.  If you read my review you know how much I detested her acting in this role but she seems to be a favorite right now so I am predicting she will win.  I hope Sally Field will win for Lincoln.  trivia:  Sally has been nominated twice in this category and won both times.  Please be a trifecta!

Best Director:  Steven Spielberg for Lincoln, mainly because Ben Afflek wasn't nominated.  I wish Ang Lee would win for Life of Pi.

Best Original Screenplay:  Zero Dark Thirty.  I would vote for Django Unchained and think it has a good chance.  The Academy seems to like Tarantino and may throw him a bone.

Best Adapted Screenplay:  Argo.  In my opinion this should be given to Life of Pi.

Best Cinematography:  Life of Pi seems to be a lock.

Best Song:  By far and away, Skyfall, by the incomparable Adele.

I have never written down my predictions like this before so I think this will be fun to see how I do.  Have fun watching the Oscars tonight movie fans.