Sulkyblue's Blog

I've had a more successful year than previous at watching Oscar nominated films, but that still doesn't mean I've managed the complete set. Of the twelve films covering the nominees for big awards (best picture, director, actor, actress) I've seen exactly half. I even made an attempt to seek out clips and trailers of the various shorts. I make separate considerations of what I would like to win, and what I think will actually win, although this year there are relatively few categories which give different answers, partly because I often haven't seen the films in question, partly because I find it hard to really care that much about sound editing and maybe a little bit because the people voting align with my tastes? Nah. Links below go to reviews on my website unless otherwise indicated.

• Best Picture - Argo


• Actor in a leading role - Daniel Day-Lewis, for Lincoln


• Actress in a Leading Role - Jennifer Lawrence, for Silver Linings Playbook


• Actor in a Supporting Role - Christoph Waltz, for Django Unchained (My preference - Tommy Lee Jones, for Lincoln)


• Actress in a Supporting Role - Anne Hathaway, for Les Miserables


• Animated Feature Film - Wreck-It Ralph (My preference - Pirates! An Adventure with Scientists)


• Cinematography - Life of Pi


• Costume Design - Anna Karenina (My preference Mirror Mirror)


• Directing - Ang Lee, for Life of Pi


• Documentary Feature - Searching for Sugar Man


• Documentary Short - Inocente


• Film Editing - Argo


• Foreign Language Film - Amour


• Makeup and Hairstyling - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey


• Music: Original Score - Life of Pi


• Music: Original Song - Skyfall


• Production Design - Life of Pi


• Short Film: Animated - Paperman


• Short Film: Live Action - Curfew


• Sound Editing - Zero Dark Thirty


• Sound Mixing - Skyfall


• Visual Effects - Life of Pi


• Writing: Adapted Screenplay - Argo (My preference - Lincoln)


• Writing: Original Screenplay - Django Unchained

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