Oscars 2013
The 85th Academy Awards, or just “Oscars” as it this week has announced it will simply be known as from now on, arrives at the peak of awards season this year in what has been one of the most unpredictable years for nominees to date.
The 85th
Academy Awards, or just “Oscars” as it this week has announced it will simply
be known as from now on, arrives at the peak of awards season this year in what
has been one of the most unpredictable years for nominees to date.
Considering that Argo,
the big winner of the Golden Globes and this year’s BAFTAs is barely
acknowledged this year, and with other notable shuns given to Kathryn Bigelow for best direct and Marion Cotillard for her trying central
performance in Rust and Bone, the
2013 line up has already caused some controversy.
Never ones to conform to the obvious however, the
independent and overseas markets have admirable inclusion this year with New
Orleans set Beasts of the Southern Wild
and Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or
snatching Amour present in all major
categories. Quvenzhané Wallis is the youngest nominee to date for her leading role in Beasts of a Southern Wild at just 9
years old, and Amour’s Emmanuelle Riva has already bagged a
BAFTA in the same category and becomes the oldest ever nominee in her category
at the tender age of 85.
Daniel Day Lewis
and Hugh Jackman are hotly tipped to
go head to head for best actor, and whereas best actress is anyone’s guess, Anne Hathaway’s spellbinding, if brief,
contribution to Les Miserablés, has
earned her odds of winning at 4/1 with the bookies.
The British factor is not as prominent this year, with Skyfall bringing the most attention in
the best song category, best cinematography and most of the tech categories.
The OSCAR ceremony
will be aired on Sunday the 24th of February.
Best Actress
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva, Armour
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Hugh Jackson, Les Miserables
Best Original Song
Before My Time, Chasing Ice
Pi Lullaby, Life of Pi
Suddenly, Les Miserables
Everybody Needs a Best Friend, Ted
Skyfall, Skyfall
Best Supporting Actor:
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Alan Arkin, Argo
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Best Supporting Actress
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Amy Adams, The Master
Best Picture
Beasts of Southern Wild
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
Lincoln
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Amour
Django Unchained
Argo
Best Director
David O Russell
Ang Lee
Steven Spielberg
Michael Haneke
Ben Zeitlin
Best Animation
Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band Of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph
Best Costume Design
Anna Karenina
Les Misérables
Lincoln
Mirror Mirror
Snow White And The Huntsman
Cinematography
Anna Karenina
Django Unchained
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Skyfall
Alex Moss Editor
