{"id":3409,"date":"2013-02-24T15:03:52","date_gmt":"2013-02-24T15:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/?p=3409"},"modified":"2015-03-31T13:28:02","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T13:28:02","slug":"my-picks-for-the-2013-academy-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/?p=3409","title":{"rendered":"My picks for the 2013 Academy Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Twentieth<\/a><\/p>\n

By Ray Bennett<\/p>\n

Anticipation of this year\u2019s Academy Awards was a pleasure with many great films and terrific performances but then came the nominations for the prizes that lead up to the Oscars and it all went pear-shaped.<\/p>\n

Inexplicable awards have been given to films such as \u201cArgo\u201d, \u201cLes Mis\u00e9rables\u201d and \u201cDjango Unchained\u201d while prizes for splendid films such as \u201cLife of Pi\u201d,\u00a0\u201cLincoln\u201d, and \u201cSilver Linings Playbook\u201d have been hit and miss. Wonderful productions such as \u201cThe Master\u201d and \u201cMoonrise Kingdom\u201d have found honours limited while the excellent \u201cKilling Them Softly\u201d was ignored entirely.<\/p>\n

It means that tonight\u2019s Oscar show might well turn out to be a major disappointment so many of these selections are made in hope that Academy Awards voters will prove smarter than the others, but history suggests they won’t be. A list of my choices follows:<\/p>\n

BEST PICTURE<\/p>\n

Will win: Lincoln<\/p>\n

Could win: Silver Linings Playbook<\/p>\n

Should win: Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: The Master, Killing Them Softly<\/p>\n

BEST DIRECTOR<\/p>\n

Will win: Steven Spielberg, Lincoln<\/p>\n

Could win: David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook<\/p>\n

Should win: Steven Spielberg, David O. Russell<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master<\/p>\n

BEST ACTOR<\/p>\n

Will win: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln<\/p>\n

Could win: Daniel Day-Lewis, Joaquin Phoenix, The Master<\/p>\n

Should win: Daniel Day-Lewis, Joaquin Phoenix<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: Brad Pitt, Killing Them Softly<\/p>\n

BEST ACTRESS<\/p>\n

Will win: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook<\/p>\n

Could win: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty<\/p>\n

Should win: Jennifer Lawrence<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: Rachel Weisz, Deep Blue Sea<\/p>\n

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR<\/p>\n

Will win: Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln<\/p>\n

Could win: Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master<\/p>\n

Should win: Philip Seymour Hoffman<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: James Spader, The Master<\/p>\n

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS<\/p>\n

Will win: Anne Hathaway, Les Mis\u00e9reables<\/p>\n

Could win: Sally Field, Lincoln; Amy Adams, The Master<\/p>\n

Should win: Sally Field, Amy Adams<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: Samantha Barks, Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/p>\n

BEST SCORE<\/p>\n

Will win: Life of Pi (Mychael Danna)<\/p>\n

Could win: Anna Karenina (Dario Marianelli)<\/p>\n

Should win: Life of Pi<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: Jonny Greenwood, The Master<\/p>\n

BEST ORIGINAL SONG<\/p>\n

Will win: \u2018Skyfall\u2019, Adele and Paul Epworth, Skyfall<\/p>\n

Could win: \u2018Pi\u2019s Lullaby\u2019, Life of Pi<\/p>\n

Should win: \u2018Pi\u2019s Lullaby\u2019<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: \u2018Ancora Qui\u2019 by Ennio Morricone & Elisa, Django Unchained<\/p>\n

BEST EDITING<\/p>\n

Will win: Argo<\/p>\n

Could win: Zero Dark Thirty<\/p>\n

Should win: Life of Pi<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: The Master<\/p>\n

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/p>\n

Will win: Life of Pi<\/p>\n

Could win: Skyfall<\/p>\n

Should win: Life of Pi<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: The Master<\/p>\n

BEST FOREIGN FILM<\/p>\n

Will Win: Amour (Austria)<\/p>\n

Could Win: Kon-Tiki (Norway)<\/p>\n

Should win: No (Chile)<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: Intouchables (France)<\/p>\n

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE<\/p>\n

Will Win: Searching for Sugarman<\/p>\n

Could Win: The Gatekeepers<\/p>\n

Should Win: Searching for Sugarman<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: The Imposter, Marley<\/p>\n

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY<\/p>\n

Will win: Moonrise Kingdom<\/p>\n

Could win: Zero Dark Thirty<\/p>\n

Should win: Moonrise Kingdom<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: The Master<\/p>\n

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY<\/p>\n

Will win: Silver Linings Playbook<\/p>\n

Could win: Lincoln<\/p>\n

Should win: Silver Linings Playbook<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: Killing Them Softly<\/p>\n

BEST COSTUME DESIGN<\/p>\n

Will win: Anna Karenina<\/p>\n

Could win: Lincoln<\/p>\n

Should win: Anna Karenina<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: The Master<\/p>\n

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIR<\/p>\n

Will win: The Hobbit<\/p>\n

Could win: Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/p>\n

Should win: Snow White and the Huntsman<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: Cloud Atlas<\/p>\n

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN<\/p>\n

Will win: Anna Karenina<\/p>\n

Could win: Lincoln<\/p>\n

Should win: Anna Karenina<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: The Master<\/p>\n

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS<\/p>\n

Will win: Life of Pi<\/p>\n

Could win: Lif of Pi<\/p>\n

Should win: Life of Pi<\/p>\n

Should have been nominated: The Dark Knight Rises<\/p>\n

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE<\/p>\n

Will Win: Wreck-it Ralph<\/p>\n

Could Win: Brave<\/p>\n

Should Win: The Pirates: Band of Misfits<\/p>\n

BEST SOUND EDITING<\/p>\n

Will Win: Life of Pi<\/p>\n

Could Win: Skyfall<\/p>\n

Should Win: Zero Dark Thirty<\/p>\n

BEST SOUND MIXING<\/p>\n

Will Win: Zero Dark Thirty<\/p>\n

Could Win: Skyfall<\/p>\n

Should Win: Zero Dark Thirty<\/p>\n

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