Amour: Haneke is a miserable old man and a fantastic film maker, Amour is not his best work and its certainly not OSCAR worthy but the man himself could be.
Argo: Forgetting Ben Affleck here, Argo is the front runner and has been our favourite for the past month. It's neither too mainstream nor too indie, it has avoided any political issues, it's a shoe in.
Beats of the Southern Wild: Unquestionably my favourite film, underrated by some. Opinion seems completely polarised by this film, nonetheless this is not the kind of film that wins OSCARs nor does it need to.
Django Unchained: Marred by controversy, poorly sold to awards bodies, and certainly not Tarantino's best work. The director has announced plans to retire soon, lets hope he finds form to go out on a high.
Les Misèrables: Why this film has a nomination is the big question here, other than a few good performances, watching Les Mis was torture.
Life of Pi: Stunning visuals, an incredible story and top of the class adaptation. But is it anything more?
Lincoln: Solid performances and direction, but overall the whole film bored me and was totally misplaced in the political spectrum. The biggest disappointment.
Silver Linings Playbook: Interesting and quirky but apparently Hollywood is not up for discussing mental health just yet, overshadowed with little chance of success, but could David O. Russell take best director- outsider odds are good.
Zero Dark Thirty: Jessica Chastain will likely take bets actress, that is the only award this film will and should take. Misguided, rushed, overly controversial, and what people seem to be missing is that it's just not a very good film. And IT IS NOT FACTUAL!!!
Best Picture Prediction: Argo
Best Director: The most difficult category to call but we're going for Michael Haneke
Best Actor: Daniel Day Lewis although John Hawkes deserves it more.
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain
