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For Your Consideration: An Early November Take On The Major Oscar Races
Best Actress:
This year's best actress race is definitely unique. There's an 85-year old (Emmanuelle Riva for "Amour") and a 9-year old (Quvenzhane Wallis for "Beasts of the Southern Wild") both in definite contention, who together would give this category both its oldest and youngest nominees ever at the very same time. Riva could also be joined by "Rust and Bone" star Marion Cotillard, giving this race two foreign language performances in the same category -- the first time since Christine Barrault for "Cousin Cousine" and Liv Ullmann for "Face to Face "in 1977. But while until September the three of them seemed like this category's only real contenders, they have a lot of newly discovered competition: Jennifer Lawrence seems like the category's definite frontrunner for her work in David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook," earning best-in-show notices for a film that's been receiving great reviews for all its actors. And then there's Helen Mirren, who has also been getting raves for her work in "Hitchcock" after it premiered at AFI FEST last week (though the film itself is not the Oscar slamdunk "Silver Linings" seems to be). For now, we're predicting the two of them join the three aforementioned actresses, but watch out for two other late-breakers. Naomi Watts' work in Toronto premiere "The Impossible" is very impressive, and seems like the film's best bet at a major nomination. And then there's Jessica Chastain, who just recently was announced as the lead of Kathryn Bigelow's big question mark "Zero Dark Thirty." It seems either of them could easily end up replacing one or two of the predicted five, though it seems safe to say our best actress nominees will come from these seven women.
Predicted Nominees (in alphabetical order):
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Totally Unwarranted Winner Prediction: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
READ MORE: 2013 Oscar Predictions
Best Actor:
Denzel Washington in "Flight"
The best actor race is much more stacked than its female counterpart, many of them previous winners (and two-time winners): Denzel Washington, Daniel Day-Lewis and Anthony Hopkins all seemed poised to add another nomination to their counts with performances many are calling major career achievements in "Flight," "Lincoln" and "Hitchcock" respectively. And the one man that seemed like he could beat all three of them recently threw a wrench in his own campaign by calling the Oscars "total bullshit." And while Joaquin Phoenix's comments definitely don't help him, he's still very much in this race even if his once significant chances of winning have lessened (but he probably couldn't care less). He has a lot of competition in keeping his slot though. John Hawkes has been buzzed about as likely nominee since "The Sessions" debuted at Sundance, while Bradley Cooper got fantastic reviews for "Silver Linings Playbook" (even if they were a bit overshadowed by his aforementioned co-star). And then there's Hugh Jackman's sight unseen work in "Les Miserables." Jackman's never been nominated, and because of Phoenix's comments and the fact that giving Day-Lewis or Washington a third Oscar seems a little premature, the race is wide open for someone to sweep in and take the lead. Though that said, the last man to win in this category for a musical was Rex Harrison in "My Fair Lady." For now, we're gonna wager giving Day-Lewis a third Oscar isn't that unreasonable given what he pulled off in "Lincoln," but it's our most unwarranted "totally unwarranted winner prediction" so far.
Predicted Nominees (in alphabetical order):
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Anthony Hopkins, Hitchcock
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight
Totally Unwarranted Winner Prediction: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
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Jack | November 11, 2012 9:20 PM
PICTURE:
1. Les Miserables
2. Argo
3. Lincoln
4. Silver Linings Playbook
5. Life of Pi
6. The Master
7. Zero Dark Thirty
8. Beasts of the Southern Wild
DIRECTOR:
1. Ben Affleck
2. Tom Hooper
3. Steven Spielberg
4. Ang Lee
5. Paul Thomas Anderson
ACTOR:
1. Daniel Day Lewis
2. Joaquin Phoenix
3. Denzel Washington
4. John Hawkes
5. Hugh Jackman
ACTRESS:
1. Jennifer Lawrence
2. Quvenzhane Wallis
3. Marion Cotillard
4. Emmanuelle Riva
5. Helen Mirren
SUPPORTING ACTOR:
1. Philip Seymour Hoffman
2. Tommy Lee Jones
3. Leonardo DiCaprio
4. Robert DeNiro
5. Alan Arkin
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
1. Anne Hathaway
2. Helen Hunt
3. Sally Field
4. Amy Adams
5. Maggie Smith
Harris | November 6, 2012 6:48 PM
As someone who saw Amour at NYFF and loved it, I really can't see it in any respect being nominated for best picture. It's almost impossible for a foreign film to be nominated for an Best Picture; when was the last time it happened?
clark | November 6, 2012 6:29 PM
Well, I might be the only one here, but don't you guys think The Hobbit can get some acting nods ? I know Sir Ian McKellen was nominated for this role once, but judging from the released material Martin Freeman looks pretty good as Bilbo Baggins
Ray | November 6, 2012 5:28 PM
Your comment in Best Actress category about Emmanuelle Riva and Marion Cotillard being the first time two actresses nominated for foreign language films in the same year is incorrect; Jon is correct - but before the two he cited there was
1966 - Anouk Aimee for A Man and a Woman (and) Ida Kaminska for The Shop on Main Street
I guess I'm a little older.
felipe | November 6, 2012 3:48 PM
Marion deserves the Oscar
Jon | November 6, 2012 3:26 PM
There actually have been two foreign language actress performances nominated in the same year ... Marie Christine Barrault for Cousin Cousine and Liv Ullmann for Face to Face in 1977
Mark | November 6, 2012 2:44 PM
What's your obsession with Affleck? He's the Peyton Manning and Tim Tebow of the film world. He gets praise for just showing up. The Master and Lincoln are better films hands down. Does Box Office really matter?