And The Oscar May Go To….

The race to the finish is on and it looks liks 2013 will become a clash of two filmmaking legends - Steven Spielberg (“Lincoln”) and Ang Lee (“Life Of Pi”). Both Lee and Spielberg’s movies have been nominated for 11 and 12 categories awards, respectively and we are mincing no words by hoping that Lee takes home the bald, naked, gold men.

Besides having a strong India connection, both the movies fared extremely well at the box office in 2012. “Lincoln” is one of the first major picture productions of the new Reliance Entertainment and Dreamworks co-collaboration, three years after the two entertainment houses announced a tie-up. “Life Of Pi,” that is based on Yann Martel’s 2001 novel, is based in India. Mumbai-based Carnatic classical singer Bombay Jayashri has been nominated for Best Original Song for her composition of Pi’s Lullaby that features in the opening credits of the movie. Although, we guess that Adele will probably take this one with her song theme song for the Bond movie, “Skyfall.”

Besides the two biggies, Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow’s sophomore attempt, “Zero Dark Thirty” has also been nominated in five categories, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Jessica Chastain, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing and Best Sound Editing. The film is expected to release in March 2013 in India and it’s India connect is that it has been shot extensively in Chandigarh. Other notable mentions include “Les miserables,” “Argo,” “Skyfall,” “Django Unchained,” and “The Master.” The most anticipated movie of the year, however, “The Dark Knight Rises” got a major Oscar snub. The only superhero movie that did get a nomination is “Marvel’s The Avengers” with its lone nomination for Best Visual Effects.

Watch the nominations ceremony with actors Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone making the announcements.

Here is the complete list of the nominees, with our predictions of the winner in each category. The winner is in bold.

Best Picture:
“Beasts of the Southern Wild”
“Silver Linings Playbook”
“Zero Dark Thirty”
“Lincoln”
“Les Miserables”
“Life of Pi”
“Amour”
“Django Unchained”
“Argo”

Best Supporting Actor:
Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master”
Robert De Niro, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Alan Arkin, “Argo”
Tommy Lee Jones, “Lincoln”

Best Supporting Actress:
Sally Field, “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables”
Jacki Weaver, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Helen Hunt, “The Sessions”
Amy Adams, “The Master”

Best Director:
David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”
Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”
Michael Haneke, “Amour”
Benh Zeitlin, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

Best Actor:
Daniel Day Lewis, “Lincoln”
Denzel Washington, “Flight”
Hugh Jackman, “Les Miserables”
Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”

Best Actress:
Naomi Watts, “The Impossible”
Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emmanuelle Riva, “Amour”
Quvenzhané Wallis, “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

Best Original Screenplay:
“Zero Dark Thirty”
“Django Unchained”
“Moonrise Kingdom”
“Amour”
“Flight”

Best Adapted Screenplay:
“Lincoln”
“Silver Linings Playbook”
“Argo”
“Life of Pi”
“Beasts of the Southern Wild”

Best Animated Feature:
“Frankenweenie”
“The Pirates! Band of Misfits”
“Wreck-It Ralph”
“Paranorman”
“Brave”

Best Foreign Feature:
“Amour”
“A Royal Affair”
“Kon-Tiki”
“No”
“War Witch”

Best Visual Effects:
“Life of Pi”
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
“The Avengers”
“Prometheus”
“Snow White and the Huntsman”

Best Cinematography:
“Skyfall”
“Anna Karenina”
“Django Unchained”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”

Best Costume Design:
“Anna Karenina”
“Les Miserables”
“Lincoln”
“Mirror Mirror”
“Snow White and the Huntsman”

Best Documentary Feature:
“Searching for Sugar Man”
“How to Survive a Plague”
“The Gatekeepers”
“5 Broken Cameras”
“The Invisible War”

Best Film Editing:
“Lincoln”
“Silver Linings Playbook”
“Life of Pi”
“Argo”
“Zero Dark Thirty”

Best Music (Original Score):
“Anna Karenina”
“Argo”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Skyfall”

Best Music (Original Song):
Before My Time from “Chasing Ice”
Everybody Needs A Best Friend from “Ted”
Pi’s Lullaby from “Life of Pi”
Skyfall from “Skyfall”
Suddenly from “Les Misérables”

Best Production Design:
“Anna Karenina”
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
“Les Misérables”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”

The ceremony will be held on February 24th, 2013.

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