Oscar Predictions 2013

And so it goes! Will update post afterwards to reflect how close my predictions were.

PICTURE: 12 Years a Slave
DIRECTOR: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
ACTOR: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
SUP. ACTOR: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
SUP. ACTRESS: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
ORIG. SCREENPLAY: American Hustle  Her
ADAP. SCREENPLAY: 12 Years a Slave
ANIMATED FILM: Frozen
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: The Great Beauty
PRODUCTION DESIGN: The Great Gatsby
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Gravity
COSTUME DESIGN: The Great Gatsby
EDITING: Gravity
SCORE: Gravity
SONG: "Let It Go", Frozen
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING: Dallas Buyers Club 
SOUND MIXING: Gravity
SOUND EDITING: Gravity
VISUAL EFFECTS: Gravity
DOCUMENTARY: 20 Feet from Stardom
DOC- SHORT SUBJECT: The Lady in Number 6
SHORT FILM- ANIMATED: Get a Horse  Mr. Hublot
SHORT FILM- LIVE ACTION: The Voorman Problem  Helium

Gravity: 7 wins
12 Years a Slave: 3 wins
Dallas Buyers Club: 3 wins
Frozen: 2 wins
The Great Gatsby: 2 wins


We'll see what happens.  Does the massive technical achievement that is Gravity lose Best Picture?  Yes. Does 12 Years a Slave slip by with some key wins including Best Picture?  Yes, as predicted. Does American Hustle get only a consolation award? No, that went to Her (yeah Spike Jonze), leaving Hustle 0 wins for 10 nominations.

Last year, I got 17 out of 24 correct


I got 21 out of 24 correct!  Missed on the short film categories and original screenplay.


Look for my more detailed reactions later this week. And my top ten of 2013!