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Where everyone else spent most of last January debating which team would be victorious at Super Bowl XLVII, I was busy trying to predict which movies would win big at the 85th annual Academy Awards. In many respects, the Oscars feel like a sporting event as nominees tirelessly campaign to win and award analyzers place bets on which horse will cross the finish line.
The following are my Oscar picks for this Sunday, Feb. 27.
The following are my Oscar picks for this Sunday, Feb. 27.
I’ve given my two cents on this year’s most worthy Oscar nominees and some inexcusable snubs, like Albert Brooks. Now that the Oscar ceremony is Sunday though, it’s time to stop dwindling on what was and what should have been nominated. Now we must look ahead and predict what will win the Oscar and, more importantly, what should win the Oscar.
I’ve given my two cents on this year’s most worthy Oscar nominees and some inexcusable snubs, like Albert Brooks. Now that the Oscar ceremony is Sunday though, it’s time to stop dwindling on what was and what should have been nominated. Now we must look ahead and predict what will win the Oscar and, more importantly, what should win the Oscar.
This undated publicity image provided by Universal Pictures shows Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean in a scene from the motion-picture adaptation of "Les Misérables." Jackman was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for his role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Laurie Sparham) -
This film image released by Paramount pictures shows Denzel Washington in a scene from "Flight." Washington was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for his role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures)
FILE - This publicity film image released by The Weinstein Company shows Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook." Cooper was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for his role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, JoJo Whilden, File)
FILE - This publicity film image released by The Weinstein Company shows Jacki Weaver, left, and Robert De Niro in "Silver Linings Playbook." Weaver and De Niro were nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress and actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for their roles in “Silver Linings Playbook .“ The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, JoJo Whilden, File)
This image released by DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation shows Sally Field in a scene from "Lincoln." Field was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for her role in “ Lincoln.“ The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, David James)
This image released by DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation shows Tommy Lee Jones in a scene from "Lincoln." Jones was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for his role in “Lincoln.“ The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, David James)
FILE - This film image released by Disney shows Victor Frankenstein, voiced by Charlie Tahan, with Sparky, in a scene from "Frankenweenie." The film was nominated for an Academy Award for best animated picture on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Disney, file)
This film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez, center, in "Argo," a rescue thriller about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for best picture on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Claire Folger)
This publicity photo released by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows Helen Hunt, left, and John Hawkes in a scene from "The Sessions." Hunt was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for her role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
This film image released by Universal Pictures shows actress Anne Hathaway portraying Fantine, a struggling, sickly mother forced into prostitution in 1800s Paris, in a scene from the screen adaptation of "Les Miserables." Hathaway was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for her role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Laurie Sparham)
This film image released by The Weinstein Company shows Amy Adams, left, and Philip Seymour Hoffman, center, in a scene from "The Master." Adams was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for her role in the film. Hoffman was also nominated for best supporting actor. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company)
This film image released by Summit Entertainment shows Tom Holland, left, and Naomi Watts in a scene from "The Impossible." Watts was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for her role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Summit Entertainment, Jose Haro)
In this film image released by Sony Pictures, the cast is shown in a scene from "The Pirates! Band of Misfits." The film was nominated for an Academy Award for best animated picture on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Aardman Animation for Sony Pictures Animation)
This film image released by Disney/Pixar shows the character Merida, voiced by Kelly Macdonald, in a scene from "Brave." The film was nominated for an Academy Award for best animated picture on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Disney/Pixar)
FILE - This undated publicity film image provided by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. shows Jessica Chastain in"Zero Dark Thirty." Chastain was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for her role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Jonathan Olley, File)
This film image released by Universal Pictures shows Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, left, and Anne Hathaway as Fantine in a scene from "Les Miserables." The film was nominated for an Academy Award for best picture on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Universal Pictures)
This image released by Warner Bros shows John Goodman, left, Alan Arkin, center, and actor-director Ben Affleck in a scene from "Argo." Arkin was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for his role in “ Argo.“ The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Claire Folger)
This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows Emmanuelle Riva in a scene from "Amour." Riva was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for her role in “Amour .“ The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Classics)
This undated publicity image released by The Weinstein Company shows, from left, Christoph Waltz as Schultz and Jamie Foxx as Django in the film, "Django Unchained." Waltz was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for his role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, Andrew Cooper, SMPSP)
FILE - This publicity film image released by DreamWorks and Twentieth Century Fox shows Daniel Day-Lewis portraying Abraham Lincoln in the film "Lincoln." Lewis was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, for his role in the film. The 85th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 on ABC. (AP Photo/DreamWorks, Twentieth Century Fox, David James, file)
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