Oscar Nomination Predictions

It's that time of year again, time to bring to you my guesses of this year's nominations for The Academy Awards. The official nominations will be announced on January 13th and the show will air on February 24th of 2013. No matter who gets nominated or ends up winning it's going to be a wild ride. If you ask me 2012 was not a year of epic films one after another all vying for the coveted nominations. Instead, there were more action films and smaller budget movies that will lead to a very interesting race.  But here we are getting ready for the nominations, and away we go!

Best Supporting Actress 
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Sally Field, Lincoln
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Amy Adams, The Master
Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy

Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin, Argo
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Robert De Niro, Silvers Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master

Best Actor
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Ben Affleck, Argo
Daniel Day Lewis, Lincoln
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook

Best Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cottilard, Rust and Bone 
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Emily Blunt, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen 
Meryl Streep, Hope Springs 

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Tom Hooper, Les Miserables
Ang Lee, The Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Ben Affleck, Argo 

Best Costume Design
Anna Karenina
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Snow White & the Huntsman
Django Unchained

Best Makeup
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Men in Black III
Snow White & the Huntsman

Best Original Song
"Suddenly" Les Miserables
"Skyfall" Skyfall
"Learn Me Right" Brave
"Pi's Lullaby" The Life of Pi
"Freedom" Django Unchained

Best Motion Picture
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Master
Zero Dark Thirty
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen 
Silver Linings Playbook