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
