Gonna throw together some Oscar predictions and see how well I can do. These guesses are based on what I’ve read from various pundits, past award winners and my own completely uninformed and unbased wild guesses.
Costume Design - Les Misérables
Film Editing - Argo
Makeup & Hairstyling - The Hobbit
Production Design - Lincoln
Sound Editing - Skyfall
Sound Mixing - Les Misérables
Visual Effects - The Hobbit
Music (Score) - Lincoln
Music (Song) - Skyfall
Cinematography - Life of Pi (but god I hope it’s Skyfall)
Short Film (Animated) - Fresh Guacamole
Short Film (Live Action) - Buzkashi Boys
Documentary (Short) - Open Heart
Documentary (Feature) - Searching for Sugar Man
Foreign Language Film - Amour
Animated Film - Brave
Writing (Adapted) - Argo
Writing (Original) - Amour
Supporting Actor - Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln)
Supporting Actress - Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables)
Best Actor - Daniel Day Lewis (Lincoln)
Best Actress - Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
Best Director - Steven Spielberg (Lincoln)
Best Picture - Argo
If I get half of these correct I think I’ll be pleased.