These predictions are pretty much finalized, But I'll make note of any last minute changes. It's really been a crazy awards season thus far, what with the shortened Phase 1 and other awards bodies trying to cram their nominations in before now. Whichever way it goes down tomorrow, there are bound to be surprises.
Picture
Argo
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
(alt. Beasts of the Southern Wild)
Director
Ben Affleck - Argo
Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark...
Tom Hooper - Les Miserables
Ang Lee - Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg - Lincoln
(alt. David O. Russell)
Actor
Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings...
Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln
John Hawkes - The Sessions
Hugh Jackman - Les Miserables
Denzel Washington - Flight
(alt. Joaquin Phoenix)
Actress
Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard - Rust and Bone
Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings...
Helen Mirren - Hitchcock
Namoi Watts - The Impossible
(alt. Emmanuelle Riva)
Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin - Argo
Javier Bardem - Skyfall
Robert De Niro - Silver Linings...
Philip S. Hoffman - The Master
Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln
(alt. Christoph Waltz)
Supporting Actress
Sally Field - Lincoln
Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables
Helen Hunt - The Sessions
Nicole Kidman - The Paperboy
Maggie Smith - Best Exotic...
(alt. Amy Adams)
Original Screenplay
Amour
Django Unchained
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty
(alt. Looper)
Adapted Screenplay
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
(alt. The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
Editing
Argo
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
(Les Miserables)
Cinematography
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Skyfall(alt. Anna Karenina)
Art Direction
Anna Karenina
Cloud Atlas
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Miserables
Lincoln
(alt. Life of Pi)
Costume Design
Anna Karenina
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Snow White and the Huntsman
(alt. A Royal Affair)
Original Score
Anna Karenina
Argo
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Life of Pi
Lincoln
(alt. Skyfall)
Original Song
“Learn Me Right” - Brave
“Ancora Qui” - Django Unchained
“Suddenly” - Les Miserables
“Pi's Lullaby” - Life of Pi
“Still Alive” - Paul Williams Still Alive
(alt. Skyfall)
Sound Mixing
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty
(alt. The Hobbit)
Sound Editing
The Avengers
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty
(alt. Life of Pi)
Visual Effects
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Life of Pi
Prometheus
(alt. Cloud Atlas)
Makeup
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Lincoln
Men in Black III
(alt. Les Miserables)
Animated Feature
Brave
Frankenweenie
The Rabbi's Cat
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph
(alt. ParaNorman)
Documentary, Feature
The Gatekeepers
The Imposter
The Invisible War
Mea Maxima Culpa
Searching for Sugar Man
(alt. Bully)
Foreign Language Film
Amour
The Intouchables
No
A Royal Affair
War Witch
(alt. Kon-Tiki)
Animated Short
Adam and Dog
Dripped
The Eagleman Stag
Head Over Heels
Paperman
(alt. The Fall of the House of Usher)
Live Action Short
9 Meter
Asad
Buzkashi Boys
Death of a Shadow
When You Find Me
(alt. The Factory)
Documentary, Short Subject
Education of Mohammad Hussein
Kings Point
Mondays at Raccine
Open Heart
Paraiso
(alt. Redemption)
