My Oscar Picks

Every year, I look forward to watching the Oscars with my mentors from Booklist, Bill Ott (who has guided my view on most things) and Ilene Cooper (who made it possible for me to write, revise, and publish Looking for Alaska).

I can’t be there this year, because pregnancy, but I’m still participating in the annual Oscar pool.

This is not necessarily who I think SHOULD win; it’s who I think will win. (I hedged my bets a little in the production design stuff just to try to minimize any losses there. I’m an extremely conservative gambler. But five US dollars is on the line here, and I don’t take that lightly.)

Best Picture
ARGO

Best Director
STEVEN SPIELBERG

Best Actor
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS

Best Actress
JENNIFER LAWRENCE

Best Supporting Actor
CRISTOPH WALTZ

Best Supporting Actress
ANNE HATHAWAY

Best Animated Feature Film
WRECK-IT RALPH (this is probably wrong, but I’m going with my heart)

Best Foreign Film
AMOUR

Best Original Screenplay
DJANGO UNCHAINED 

Best Adapted Screenplay
ARGO

Best Costume Design
ANNA KARENINA

Best Original Song
SKYFALL

Best Original Score
LIFE OF PI

Best Documentary
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN

Best Documentary (short)
OPEN HEART

Best Makeup & Hairstyling
THE HOBBIT (going with my heart)

Best Production Design
ANNA KARENINA (Henry made this pick)

Best Film Editing
ARGO

Best Cinematography
LIFE OF PI

Best Sound Editing
SKYFALL

Best Sound Mixing
SKYFALL

Best Visual Effects
LIFE OF PI

Best Short Film (Animated)
PAPERMAN

Best Short Film (Live Action)
CURFEW