Ok, so I’m on the train to Edinburgh, delayed of course, so I thought I set my Oscar predictions ahead of tonight’s ceremony:
Best picture: It’s a toss up between Life of Pi and Silver Linings Playbook for me. Although Silver Linings was a heartwarming story, brilliantly put together I think Life of Pi’s epic nature will pull it ahead.
Best Actor: It’s not controversial just to put Daniel Day Lewis for Lincoln in here – no contest.
Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence proved herself a brilliant actress in Silver Linings Playbook bring a wonderful balance between manic and endearing . . . well deserving of the award.
Actor in a Supporting Role: Christopher Waltz, hands down. His dark comic timing in Django Unchained made the film, although Leonardo di Caprio’s performance seems to have sadly gone unnoticed.
Actress in a Supporting Role: Ann Hathaway in Les Mis really shone, and made the film for many people.
Animated Film: I may be a little biased as I saw this just before moving to Scotland but Brave was my favourite animation of the year, a new Disney Classic.
Best Director: Ang Lee for Life of Pi, he took what could have been a worthy story about life and religion and turned it into something truly magical. He is the only director since James Cameron to truly harness 3D and reveal it’s true potential.
There’s too many awards to go through them all but I have to single out one
Production Design: Anna Karenina, simple one of the most innovative and beautiful films to watch this year. The set is beautiful and I think Joe Wright was looked over in the Best Director category.
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