I can’t say that I ever get the right picks during the Oscars, I get lucky a time or two and agree with the Academy on the winner. I pick from the gut though as to what I liked – and these are my picks for this year. I’ve printed out Pop Sugar 2013 Oscar Nominees ballot to keep track and highlighted the ones I’ve picked in pink (can’t find my purple highlighter – nuts!).
Best Picture – Silver Linings Playbook
Actor in a Leading Role – Bradley Cooper
Actress in a Leading Role – Naomi Watts
Actor in a Supporting Role – Robert DeNiro
Actress in a Supporting Role – Jacki Weaver
Animated Feature Film – Brave
Cinematography – Life of Pi
Costume Design – Anna Karenina
Directing – Silver Linings Playbook
Documentary Feature – Searching for Sugar Man
Documentary Short – Redemption
Film Editing – Argo
Foreign Language Film – No
Makeup and Hairstyling – Les Miserables
Music (Original Score) – Anna Karenina
Music (Original Song) – “Everybody Needs A Best Friend” from Ted
Production Design – Anna Karenina
Short Film (Animated) – Fresh Guacamole
Short Film (Live Action) – Death of a Shadow
Sound Editing – Django Unchained
Sound Mixing – Les Miserables
Visual Effects – Life of Pi
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) – Silver Linings Playbook
Writing (Original Screenplay) – Django Unchained
So there you have it. Those are the ones I am rooting for. Still a bit disgruntled about the fact that Twilight: Breaking Dawn 2 didn’t got a nod from the Academy. Say what you will Razzie Award people – it was totally NOT the worst movie of 2012.
