Napoli's Oscar Predictions

by Michael Napoli

I mentioned in my previous post that I would not post my predictions.  But my dear friend Daniel posted his predictions, so the competitive side of me decided to give my predictions and see who comes out on top.

Best Picture

Amour

Argo

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Django Unchained

Les Miserables

Life of Pi

Lincoln

Silver Linings Playbook

Zero Dark Thirty

Best Director

Michael Haneke - Amour

Benh Zeitlin - Beasts of the Southern Wild

Ang Lee - Life of Pi

Steven Spielberg - Lincoln

David O'Russell - Silver Linings Playbook

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook

Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln

Hugh Jackman - Les Miserables

Joaquin Phoenix - The Master

Denzel Washington - Flight

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty

Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook

Emmanuelle Riva - Amour

Quvenzhane Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild

Naomi Watts - The Impossible

Best Supporting Actor

Alan Arkin - Argo

Robert DeNiro - 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 Miserables

Helen Hunt - The Sessions

Jacki Weaver - Silver Linings Playbook

Best Original Screenplay

Amour - Michael Haneke

Django Unchained - Quentin Tarantino

Flight - John Gatins

Moonrise Kingdom - Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola

Zero Dark Thirty - Mark Boal

Best Adapted Screenplay

Argo - Chris Terrio

Beasts of the Southern Wild - Lucy Alibar & 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

Pirates: The Band of Misfits - Peter Lord

Wreck-It-Ralph - Rich Moore

Best Foreign Language Film

Amour (Austria)

Kon Tiki (Norway)

No (Chile)

A Royal Affair (Denmark)

War Witch (Canada)

Best Documentary Feature

5 Broken Cameras - Emad Burnat and Davidi

The Gatekeepers - Dror Moreh, Philippa Kowarsky, and Estelle Fialon

How to Survive a Plague - David France and Howard Gertler

The Invisible War - Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering

Searching for Sugarman - Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chin

Best Documentary Short Film

Inocente

Kings Point

Mondays at Racine

Open Heart

Redemption

Best Live Action Short Film

Asad

Buzkashi Boys

Curfew

Death of a Shadow

Henry

Best Animated Short Film

Adam and Dog

Fresh Guacamole

Head Over Heels

The Longest Daycare

Paperman

Best Original Score

Anna Karenina

Argo

Life of Pi

Lincoln 

Skyfall

Best Original Song

Before My Time

Everybody Needs a Best Friend

Pi's Lullaby

Skyfall

Suddenly

Best Sound Editing

Argo

Django Unchained

Life of Pi

Skyfall

Zero Dark Thiry

Best Sound Mixing

Argo

Les Miserables

Life of Pi

Lincoln

Skyfall

Best Production Design

Anna Karenina

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Les Miserables

Life of Pi

Lincoln

Best Cinematography

Anna Karenina

Django Unchained

Life of Pi

Lincoln

Skyfall

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Hitchcock

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Les Miserables

Best Costume Design

Anna Karenina

Les Miserables

Lincoln

Mirror, Mirror

Snow White and the Huntsman

Best Editing

Argo - William Goldenberg

Life of Pi - Tim Squyres

Lincoln - Michael Kahn

Silver Linings Playbook - Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers

Zero Dark Thirty - William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor

Best Visuals Effects

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Life of Pi

Marvel's The Avengers

Prometheus 

Snow White and the Huntsman