Final Oscar Predictions 2012

Best Picture:
1. Argo
2. Silver Linings Playbook
3. Lincoln
4. Life of Pi
5. Beasts of the Southern Wild*
6. Amour
7. Zero Dark Thirty
8. Les Miserables
9. Django Unchained
Should Have Been Nominated: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Best Director:
1. Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
2. David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
3. Ang Lee, Life of Pi
4. Michael Haneke, Amour
5. Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild*
Should Have Been Nominated: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty

Best Lead Actor:
1. Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
2. Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
3. Joaquin Phoenix, The Master*
4. Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
5. Denzel Washington, Flight
Should Have Been Nominated: Logan Lerman, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Best Lead Actress:
1. Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
2. Emmanuelle Riva, Amour*
3. Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
4. Naomi Watts, The Impossible
5. Quvenhzane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Should Have Been Nominated: Ann Dowd, Compliance

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln*
2. Robert DeNiro, Silver Linings Playbook
3. Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
4. Alan Arkin, Argo
5. Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Should Have Been Nominated: Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
2. Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
3. Sally Field, Lincoln*
4. Helen Hunt, The Sessions
5. Amy Adams, The Master
Should Have Been Nominated: Jennifer Ehle, Zero Dark Thirty

Best Original Screenplay:
1. Amour
2. Django Unchained
3. Zero Dark Thirty
4. Moonrise Kingdom*
5. Flight
Should Have Been Nominated: The Master

Best Adapted Screenplay:
1. Argo
2. Lincoln
3. Silver Linings Playbook
4. Beasts of the Southern Wild*
5. Life of Pi
Should Have Been Nominated: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Best Animated Film:
1. Wreck-It Ralph
2. Brave
3. Frankenweenie
4. ParaNorman
5. The Pirates!

Best Documentary:
1. Searching for Sugar Man
2. The Gatekeepers
3. The Invisible War
4. How to Survive a Plague
5. Five Broken Cameras

Best Foreign Language Film:
1. Amour
2. War Witch
3. A Royal Affair
4. No
5. Kon-Tiki

Best Cinematography:
1. Life of Pi
2. Skyfall*
3. Lincoln
4. Anna Karenina
5. Django Unchained
Should Have Been Nominated: Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Costume Design:
1. Anna Karenina
2. Mirror Mirror
3. Les Miserables
4. Lincoln*
5. Snow White and the Huntsman
Should Have Been Nominated: Argo

Best Film Editing:
1. Argo
2. Lincoln
3. Silver Linings Playbook
4. Zero Dark Thirty*
5. Life of Pi
Should Have Been Nominated: Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
1. Les Miserables*
2. The Hobbit
3. Hitchcock
Should Have Been Nominated: Lincoln

Best Original Score:
1. Life of Pi*
2. Argo
3. Skyfall
4. Lincoln
5. Anna Karenina
Should Have Been Nominated: Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Original Song:
1. "Skyfall," Skyfall*
2. "Everybody Needs a Friend," Ted
3. "Pi's Lullaby," Life of Pi
4. "Suddenly," Les Miserables
5. "Before My Time," Chasing Ice
Should Have Been Nominated: "Who Did That To You," Django Unchained

Best Production Design:
1. Anna Karenina
2. Les Miserables
3. Life of Pi
4. Lincoln*
5. The Hobbit
Should Have Been Nominated: Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Sound Mixing:
1. Les Miserables
2. Argo
3. Skyfall
4. Life of Pi
5. Lincoln*
Should Have Been Nominated: Zero Dark Thirty

Best Sound Editing:
1. Skyfall
2. Argo
3. Life of Pi
4. Zero Dark Thirty*
5. Django Unchained
Should Have Been Nominated: Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Visual Effects:
1. Life of Pi*
2. The Hobbit
3. The Avengers
4. Prometheus
5. Snow White and the Huntsman
Should Have Been Nominated: Skyfall

Best Animated Short:
1. Paperman
2. Adam and Dog
3. Head Over Heels
4. Fresh Guacamole
5. Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare

Best Documentary Short:
1. Mondays at Racine
2. Inocente
3. Open Heart
4. Redemption
5. Kings Point

Best Live Action Short:
1. Death of a Shadow
2. Curfew
3. Asad
4. Buzkashi Boys
5. Henry