2013 Academy Awards Final Prediction

BEST PICTURE
Amour
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
Will Win: Argo
Could Win: Lincoln
Should Win: Amour
Personal Favourite: Les Misérables

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight
Will Win: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Could Win: Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Should Win: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Personal Favourite: Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Will Win: Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Could Win: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Should Win: Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Personal Favourite: Naomi Watts, The Impossible

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Alan Arkin, Argo
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Will Win: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Could Win: Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Should Win: Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Personal Favourite: Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
Will Win: Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Could Win: Sally Field, Lincoln
Should Win: Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Personal Favourite: Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph
Will Win: Wreck-It Ralph
Could Win: Brave
Should Win: Wreck-It Ralph
Personal Favourite: Wreck-It Ralph

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Seamus McGarvey, Anna Karenina
Robert Richardson, Django Unchained
Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi
Janusz Kaminski, Lincoln
Roger Deakins, Skyfall
Will Win: Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi
Could Win: Roger Deakins, Skyfall
Should Win: Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi
Personal Favourite: Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Jacqueline Durran, Anna Karenina
Paco Delgado, Les Misérables
Joanna Johnston, Lincoln
Eiko Ishioka, Mirror Mirror
Colleen Atwood, Snow White and the Huntsman
Will Win: Jacqueline Durran, Anna Karenina
Could Win: Paco Delgado, Les Misérables
Should Win: Paco Delgado, Les Misérables
Personal Favourite: Paco Delgado, Les Misérables

BEST DIRECTING
Michael Haneke, Amour
Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Will Win: Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Could Win: Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Should Win: Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Personal Favourite: Michael Haneke, Amour

BEST DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
5 Broken Cameras
The Gatekeepers
How to Survive a Plague
The Invisible War
Searching for Sugar Man
Will Win: Searching for Sugar Man
Could Win: How to Survive A Plague
Should Win: Searching for Sugar Man
Personal Favourite: The Gatekeepers

BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Inocente
Kings Point
Mondays at Racine
Open Heart
Redemption
Will Win: Inocente
Could Win: Mondays at Racine
Should Win: Mondays at Racine
Personal Favourite: Mondays at Racine

BEST FILM EDITING
William Goldenberg, Argo
Tim Squyres, Life of Pi
Michael Kahn, Lincoln
Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers, Silver Linings Playbook
Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg, Zero Dark Thirty
Will Win: William Goldenberg, Argo
Could Win: Michael Kahn, Lincoln
Should Win: Michael Kahn, Lincoln
Personal Favourite: Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg, Zero Dark Thirty

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amour (Austria)
Kon-Tiki (Norway)
No (Chile)
A Royal Affair (Denmark)
War Witch (Canada)
Will Win: Amour (Austria)
Could Win: No (Chile)
Should Win: Amour (Austria)
Personal Favourite: Amour (Austria)

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel, Hitchcock
Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell, Les Misérables
Will Win: Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell, Les Misérables
Could Win: Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Should Win: Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell, Les Misérables
Personal Favourite: Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell, Les Misérables

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Dario Marianelli, Anna Karenina
Alexandre Desplat, Argo
Mychael Danna, Life of Pi
John Williams, Lincoln
Thomas Newman, Skyfall
Will Win: Mychael Danna, Life of Pi
Could Win: Thomas Newman, Skyfall
Should Win: Mychael Danna, Life of Pi
Personal Favourite: Mychael Danna, Life of Pi

BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
"Before My Time", Music and Lyric by J. Ralph, Chasing Ice
"Suddenly", Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil, Les Misérables
"Pi's Lullaby", Music by Mychael Danna; Lyric by Bombay Jayashri, Life of Pi
"Skyfall", Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth, Skyfall
"Everybody Needs A Best Friend", Music by Walter Murphy; Lyric by Seth MacFarlane, Ted
Will Win: "Skyfall", Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth, Skyfall
Could Win: "Pi's Lullaby", Music by Mychael Danna; Lyric by Bombay Jayashri, Life of Pi
Should Win: "Pi's Lullaby", Music by Mychael Danna; Lyric by Bombay Jayashri, Life of Pi
Personal Favourite: "Everybody Needs A Best Friend", Music by Walter Murphy; Lyric by Seth MacFarlane, Ted

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Sarah Greenwood (Production Design); Katie Spencer (Set Decoration), Anna Karenina
Dan Hennah (Production Design); Ra Vincent and Simon Bright (Set Decoration), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Eve Stewart (Production Design); Anna Lynch-Robinson (Set Decoration), Les Misérables
David Gropman (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration), Life of Pi
Rick Carter (Production Design); Jim Erickson (Set Decoration), Lincoln
Will Win: David Gropman (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration), Life of Pi
Could Win: Sarah Greenwood (Production Design); Katie Spencer (Set Decoration), Anna Karenina
Should Win: David Gropman (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration), Life of Pi
Personal Favourite: David Gropman (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration), Life of Pi

BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Adam and Dog
Fresh Guacamole>
Head over Heels
Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"
Paperman
Will Win: Paperman
Could Win: Adam and Dog
Should Win: Paperman
Personal Favourite: Paperman

BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Asad
Buzkashi Boys
Curfew
Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)
Henry
Will Win: Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)
Could Win: Curfew
Should Win: Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)
Personal Favourite: Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)

BEST SOUND EDITING
Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn, Argo
Wylie Stateman, Django Unchained
Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton, Life of Pi
Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers, Skyfall
Paul N.J. Ottosson, Zero Dark Thirty
Will Win: Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers, Skyfall
Could Win: Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn, Argo
Should Win: Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers, Skyfall
Personal Favourite: Paul N.J. Ottosson, Zero Dark Thirty

BEST SOUND MIXING
John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia, Argo
Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes, Les Misérables
Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin, Life of Pi
Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins, Lincoln
Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson, Skyfall
Will Win: Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes, Les Misérables
Could Win: Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson, Skyfall
Should Win: Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes, Les Misérables
Personal Favourite: Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes, Les Misérables

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott, Life of Pi
Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick, Marvel's The Avengers
Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill, Prometheus
Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson, Snow White and the Huntsman
Will Win: Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott, Life of Pi
Could Win: Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Should Win: Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott, Life of Pi
Personal Favourite: Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott, Life of Pi

BEST WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Chris Terrio, Argo
Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
David Magee, Life of Pi
Tony Kushner, Lincoln
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Will Win: Chris Terrio, Argo
Could Win: David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Should Win: Chris Terrio, Argo
Personal Favourite: David Magee, Life of Pi

BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Michael Haneke, Amour
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
John Gatins, Flight
Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
Will Win: Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Could Win: Michael Haneke, Amour
Should Win: Michael Haneke, Amour
Personal Favourite: Michael Haneke, Amour