“I am honored to be here. Honestly, I’m honored everyone else said no.” ~~ ~~ Seth MacFarlane
, actor, voice actor, animator, screenwriter, comedian, producer, director and host of the 85th Oscars, Feb. 24, 2013
“This is one night I wish I smoked and drank” ~~ Grace Kelly
, American actress, 1955 Academy Award winner, and Princess of Monaco, as quoted at the 1954 Academy Awards
BEST PICTURE - My pick: Argo - Winner: "Argo," Ben Afleck (producer/director) Grant Heslov, George Clooney (7 Oscar nominations and winning 3 Oscars)
Amour, TBD, Producer
Argo, Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney,Producers
Beasts of the Southern Wild, Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald,Producers
Django Unchained, Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, Producers
Les Misérables, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh, Producers
Life of Pi, Gil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, Producers
Lincoln, Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
Silver Linings Playbook, Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
Zero Dark Thirty, Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, Producers
Actor in a Leading Role - My pick: Daniel Day Lewis - Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln” (3rd Oscar, 1st actor to win 3 Oscars in the lead actor category)
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight
Actor in a Supporting Role - My pick: Robert DeNiro - Winner: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Alan Arkin, Argo
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Pla ybook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Actress in a Leading Role - My pick: Emmanuelle Riva - Winner: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook (1st Oscar, 2nd nomination, 1st nomination was for "Winters Bones")
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Actress in a Supporting Role - My pick: Anne Hathaway or Sally Field - Winner: Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables (1st Oscar, 2nd Oscar nomination, 1st nomination for Rachel Getting Married)
Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
Animate d Feature Film - My pick: Frankenweenie - Winner: “Brave,” Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
Brave, Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
Frankenweenie, Tim Burton
ParaNorman, Sam Fell and Chris Butler
The Pirates! Band of Misfits Peter Lord
Wreck-It Ralph Rich Moore
CINEMATOGRAPHY - My pick: Life of Pi - Winner: Life of Pi, Claudio Miranda
Anna Karenina, Seamus McGarvey,
Django Unchained, Robert Richardson,
Life of Pi, Claudio Miranda
Lincoln, Janusz Kaminski
Skyfall, Roger Deakins
COSTUME DESIGN - My pick: Lincoln, Joanna Johnston - Winner: Anna Karenina, Jacqueline Durran
Anna Karenina, Jacqueline Durran
Les Misérables, Paco Delgado
Lincoln, Joanna Johnston
Mirror Mirror, Eiko Ishioka
Snow White and the Huntsman, Colleen Atwood
DIRECTING - My pick: Ang Lee, Life of Pi - Winner: Ang Lee, "Life of Pi" (2nd Best Director Oscar win, 1st was for "Brokeback Mountain")
Amour, Michael Haneke
Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin
Life of Pi, Ang Lee
Lincoln, Steven Spielberg
Silver Linings Playbook, David O. Russell
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - My pick: Searching for Sugar Man - Winner: Searching for Sugar Man,” Malik Bendjelloul
5 Broken Cameras, Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
The Gatekeepers, TBD
How to Survive a Plague, TBD
The Invisible War, TBD
Searching for Sugar Man, TBD
Documentary Short Subject - My pick: Open Heart - Winner: “Inocente,” Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
Inocente, Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
Kings Point, Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
Mondays at Racine, Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
Open Heart, Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
Redemption, Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
FILM EDITING - My pick: Argo - Winner: Winner: Argo, William Goldenberg
Argo, William Goldenberg
Life of Pi, Tim Squyres
Lincoln, Michael Kahn
Silver Linings Playbook, Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
Zero Dark Thirty, Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg
Foreign Langua ge Film - My pick: Amour - Winner: Amour, Austria (2nd time Austria has won in this category)
Amour, Austria
Kon-Tiki, Norway
No, Chile
A Royal Affair, Denmark
War Witch, Canada
MAKEUP and hairstyling - My pick: Les Miserables - Winner: Les Misérables, Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell
Hitchcock, Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
Les Misérables, Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell
Music (Original Score)- My pick: Lincoln, John Williams - Winner: "Life of Pi," Mychael Danna (1st Oscar, 2nd nomination)
Anna Karenina, Dario Marianelli
Argo, Alexandre Desplat
Life of Pi, Mychael Danna
Lincoln, John Williams
Skyfall, Thomas Newman
Music (Original Song)- My pick: Skyfall - Winner: Skyfall, Skyfall, Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth (1st Oscar and 1st nomination for both)
Before My Time, Chasing Ice, Music and Lyric by J. Ralph
Everybody Needs A Best Friend, Ted, Music by Walter Murphy, Lyric by Seth MacFarlane
Pi’s Lullaby, Life of Pi, Music by Mychael Danna, Lyric by Bombay Jayashri
Skyfall, Skyfall, Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Suddenly, Les Misérables, Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil
Production Design - My pick: Life of Pi – Winner:"Lincoln," Production Design: Rick Carter (2nd Oscar, 4th nomintion); Set Decoration: Jim Erickson (1st Oscar, 2nd nomination)
Anna Karenina, Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Production Design: Dan Hennah; Set Decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright
Les Misérables, Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson
Life of Pi, Production Design: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Lincoln, Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson
Short Film (Animated) - My pick: The Longest Day Care - Winner: “Paperman,” John Kahrs
Adam and Dog, Minkyu Lee
Fresh Guacamole, PES
Head over Heels, Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly
Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Day Care” David Silverman
Paperman, John Kahrs
Short Film (Live Action) - My pick: Asad - Winner: “Curfew,” Shawn Christensen
Asad, Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura
Buzkashi Boys, Sam French and Ariel Nasr
Curfew, Shawn Christensen
Death of a Shadow (Dood van eenSchaduw), Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
Henry, Yan England
SOUND EDITING - Argo - Winner: Zero Da rk Thirty, Paul N.J. Ottosson and Skyfall, Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
Argo, Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
Django Unchained, Wylie Stateman
Life of Pi, Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton
Skyfall, Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
Zero Da rk Thirty, Paul N.J. Ottosson
SOUND MIXING - My pick: Life of Pi - Winner: Les Misérables, Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
Argo, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia
Les Misérables, Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
Life of Pi, Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
Lincoln, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins
Skyfall, Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson
VISUAL EFFECTS - My pick: Life of Pi - Winner: “Life of Pi,” Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron,Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R.
Christopher White
Life of Pi, Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron,Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
Marvel’s The Avengers, Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
Prometheus, Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
Snow White and the Huntsman, Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson
Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - My pick: Argo - Winner: "Argo," Screenplay by Chris Terrio
Argo, Screenplay by Chris Terrio
Beasts of the Southern Wild, Screenplay by Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
Life of Pi, Screenplay by David Magee
Lincoln, Screenplay by Tony Kushner
Silver Linings Playbook, Screenplay by David O. Russell
Writing (Original Screenplay)- My pick: Zero Dark Thirty - Winner: Django Unchained, Written by Quentin Tarantino (2nd Oscar and 2nd nomination, 1st Oscar was for Pulp Fiction)
Amour, Written by Michael Haneke
Django Unchained, Written by Quentin Tarantino
Flight, Written by John Gatins
Moonrise Kingdom, Written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
Zero Dark Thirty, Written by Mark Boal
Who and what films do you believe will receive Oscars? It’s not too late to cast your ballot on the official Oscar website http://oscar.go.com . Simply register, pick your winners and follow the links to share on Facebook and Twitter.
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Additional resources:
♦ Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone announce 2013 Oscar nominations: ‘Lincoln’ tops the list with 12 nominations
♦ Oscar Nominations 2013: Which Stars and Movies Got Nods?, U.S. Weekly http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/oscar-nominations-2013-which-stars-and-movies-got-nods-2013101
♦ Oscars Nominations 2013: Seth MacFarlane & Emma Stone Announce Honorees, Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/10/oscars-nominations-2013_n_2435207.html
♦ Oscar News, http://oscar.go.com/blogs/oscar-news/seth-macfarlane-emma-stone-announcement
♦ Oscar Nominees 2013, Oscar website http://oscar.go.com/nominees
♦ Oscar Homepage, http://oscar.go.com/
♦ Oscar Announcement, Oscar Website http://oscar.go.com/blogs/oscar-news/seth-macfarlane-emma-stone-announcement
♦ ‘Lincoln’ Leads Oscar Field With 12 Nominations, The Carpetbagger http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/10/oscar-2013-nominations/
♦ Live updates: 'Lincoln' tops Oscar nominations; Affleck misses out , Los Angeles Times http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/10/oscar-2013-nominations/
♦ Oscars 2013: Afghan boy's astonishing journey to the Academy Awards, The Telegraph
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