Not that many of these choices are bad (or even close to it) yet there's lots of opportunities for exciting choices and perhaps just as many chances for disappointment. This year, more than ever, my own picks seem particularly far from the Academy's realm. Which is not to do a disservice to their choices, but to say that this year the typical Oscar fare by-and-large didn't do it for me. On the other hand, a number of under the radar films took me by surprise and found themselves popping up regularly throughout my list.
Coinciding the two is hard yet I have one basic rule: if I'm stuck between a film/performance that I admire on a technical level and one I connect with on a personal one - I'll likely choose the latter. After all, these are my choices, and who knows how long they'll stick. Some decisions were particularly grueling (Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Lawrence might be my two favorite actresses to emerge in the last few years, yet I had to choose against both of them here, although they each have taken a win from me before) and others entirely simple (the Supporting Actor category is a wasteland with only one performance I can genuinely say I'm passionate about making it an easy victory).
Each category runs between 5-6 nominees (you can never have too much) and has a bolded winner and italicized runner-up (because why not?). Most of my categories follow Oscar territory until the end where I have fun and throw in my own for good measure. Agree or disagree as you wish. Read along and enjoy!
BEST PICTURE
Amour
Holy Motors
Moonrise Kingdom
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Take This Waltz
Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty
BEST DIRECTOR
Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Leos Carax, Holy Motors
Michael Haneke, Amour
Sarah Polley, Take This Waltz
Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Melanie Lynskey, Hello I Must Be Going
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
Michelle Williams, Take This Waltz
BEST LEADING ACTOR
Jack Black, Bernie
Denis Lavant, Holy Motors
Logan Lerman, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Liam Neeson, The Grey
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emily Blunt, Looper
Ann Dowd, Compliance
Jennifer Ehle, Zero Dark Thirty
Anne Hathaway, The Dark Knight Rises & Les Miserables
Brit Marling, Sound of My Voice
Edith Scob, Holy Motors
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Matthew McConaughey, Bernie & Magic Mike
Ezra Miller, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Edward Norton, Moonrise Kingdom
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Bruce Willis, Moonrise Kingdom
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Bachelorette
Bernie
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Bernie
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Oslo, August 31st
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Silver Linings Playbook
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Amour
Holy Motors
Looper
Moonrise Kingdom
Safety Not Guaranteed
Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Skyfall
Zero Dark Thirty
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Anna Karenina
Frankenweenie
Holy Motors
Holy Motors
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Paranorman
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Anna Karenina
Django Unchained
Holy Motors
Magic Mike
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
BEST EDITING
Argo
Holy Motors
Holy Motors
How To Survive a Plague
Looper
Polisse
Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Anna Karenina
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Grey
The Grey
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Zero Dark Thirty
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"100 Black Coffins," Django Unchained (Rick Ross)
"Abraham's Daughter," The Hunger Games (Arcade Fire)
"Breath of Life," Snow White and the Huntsman (Florence + The Machine)
"Dull Tool," This is 40 (Fiona Apple)
"Skyfall," Skyfall (Adele)
"Who Were We," Holy Motors (Kylie Minogue)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Abraham's Daughter," The Hunger Games (Arcade Fire)
"Breath of Life," Snow White and the Huntsman (Florence + The Machine)
"Dull Tool," This is 40 (Fiona Apple)
"Skyfall," Skyfall (Adele)
"Who Were We," Holy Motors (Kylie Minogue)
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Brave
Frankenweenie
Paranorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amour
Holy Motors
The Kid with a Bike
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Oslo, August 31st
Polisse
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
How to Survive a Plague
The Invisible War
The Queen of Versailles
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
The Invisible War
The Queen of Versailles
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
Bachelorette
The Master
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Polisse
Zero Dark Thirty
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Dane DeHaan, Chronicle
Jared Gilman, Moonrise Kingdom
Kara Hayward, Moonrise Kingdom
Tom Holland, The Impossible
Alicia Vikander, Anna Karenina
Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
BEST FIRST FILM
Bachelorette
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Chronicle
Compliance
Compliance
Safety Not Guaranteed
Sound of My Voice
MOST OVERLOOKED FILM
Bachelorette
Chronicle
The Grey
Hello I Must Be Going
Safety Not Guaranteed
Take This Waltz
MOST OVERLOOKED MALE PERFORMANCE
Dane DeHaan, Chronicle
Jared Gilman, Moonrise Kingdom
Logan Lerman, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Liam Neeson, The Grey
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Amour
MOST OVERLOOKED FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Emily Blunt, Looper
Kirsten Dunst, Bachelorette
Greta Gerwig, Damsels in Distress
Greta Gerwig, Damsels in Distress
Kara Hayward, Moonrise Kingdom
Melanie Lynskey, Hello I Must Be Going
Brit Marling, Sound of My Voice
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