After watching 94% of the nominated films, here are my predictions for the Academy Awards this year in my Will win, might win, should win format.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will win: Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables)
Might win: Sally Field (Lincoln)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will win: Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln)
Might win: Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)
Should win: Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Will win: Amour
Might win: Zero Dark Thirty
Should win: Moonrise Kingdom
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will win: Argo
Might win: Lincoln
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Will win: Wreck-It Ralph
Might win: Brave
BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Will win: Paperman
Might win: Adam and Dog
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Will win: Life of Pi
Might win: Lincoln
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Will win: Anna Karenina
Might win: Les Misérables
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Will win: Les Misérables
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will win: Life of Pi
Might win: Skyfall
BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Will win: Curfew
Might win: Buzkashi Boys
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Will win: Searching for Sugar Man
Might win: The Gatekeepers
BEST SHORT FILM (DOCUMENTARY)
Will win: Inocente
Might win: Open Heart
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Will win: Life of Pi
BEST SOUND EDITING
Will win: Argo
Might win: Life of Pi
BEST SOUND MIXING
Will win: Les Misérables
Might win: Argo
BEST FILM EDITING
Will win: Argo
Might win: Lincoln
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Will win: Life of Pi
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Will win: Skyfall
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Will win: Amour
BEST DIRECTOR
Will win: Ang Lee (Life of Pi)
Might win: Steven Spielberg (Lincoln)
BEST ACTOR
Will win: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
BEST ACTRESS
Will win: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)
Might win: Emmanuelle Riva (Amour)
Should win: Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty)
BEST PICTURE
Will win: Argo
Might win: Lincoln
Should win: Zero Dark Thirty
(Disclosure: I work at a marketing firm who has the great fortune of doing work on many of these films)
