How did I do with the predictions

Here they are and it was hard to get categories correct:

Best Picture

Argo

Lincoln

Silver Linings Playbook

Life of Pi

Les Miserables

Django Unchained

Zero Dark Thirty

Beasts of the Southern Wild

(Amour)

(The Master)

I think there will be probably 8 nominees, if nine count in Amour, if ten count in The Master.

I guessed there will be 8 nominees and the all were correct. If nine, it was the correct Amour.

Director

Steven Spielberg, Lincoln

Ben Affleck Argo Michael Haneke, Amour

Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Ang Lee, Life of Pi

Tom Hooper, Les Miserables David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook

I think it will be as the DGA said.

Well, these were the surprises, especially the first two.

Actor

Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Denzel Washington, Flight

John Hawkes, The Sessions Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables

Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook

Joaquin Phoenix, The Master

I'm not convinced with Hugh Jackman, therefore Joaquin Phoenix.

Apparently The Sessions faded. I could have Hugh Jackman correct but then I would have missed Joaquin Phoenix.

Actress

Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Emmanuelle Riva, Amour

Helen Mirren, Hitchcock Naomi Watts, The Impossible

This category is the hardest acting category this year. I chose Emmanuelle Riva and Helen Mirren. There could be Naomi Watts or Quvenzhané Wallis.

Yes, they chose Naomi and Quvenzhané.

Supporting Actor

Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln

Alan Arkin, Argo

Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master

Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook

Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

I'm sticking with Leo but of course it could be Christoph Waltz. Also Javier Bardem could be nominated as there is an uplift with the Bond movies.

Christoph Waltz it was, sadly for Leo (once again). But I'm so happy that Bobby and Tommy Lee Jones are back.

Supporting Actress

Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

Sally Field, Lincoln

Helen Hunt, The Sessions

Amy Adams, The Master

Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook

Nicole Kidman can be dropped but all the rest should be in. I think Nicole is the best choice for the last spot, but maybe Maggie Smith?

I would never have guessed this correct who would replace Nicole.

Original Screenplay

Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty

Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom

Michael Haneke, Amour

John Gatins, Flight

Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master Michael Haneke, Amour

Adapted Screenplay

Tony Kushner, Lincoln

Chris Terrio, Argo

David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook

David Magee, Life of Pi

Benh Zeitlin, Lucy Alibar, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Editing

Argo

Zero Dark Thirty

Lincoln

Life of Pi

Skyfall Silver Linings Playbook

Cinematography

Lincoln

Zero Dark Thirty Anna Karenina

Life of Pi

Skyfall

Les Miserables Django Unchained

Costume Design

Anna Karenina

Les Miserables

Lincoln

The Hobbit Mirror Mirror

Snow white and the huntsman

Makeup and hair

The Hobbit

Les Miserables

Lincoln Hitchcock

Original Score

Lincoln

Life of Pi

Anna Karenina

Argo

Skyfall

Production Design

Les Miserables

Lincoln

Anna Karenina

Life of Pi

The Hobbit

Animated Feature

Frankenweenie

Brave

ParaNorman

Wreck-it-Ralph

Rise of the Guardians The Pirates! Band of Misfits

Foreign Language Film

Amour

The Intouchables No

Sister War Witch

A Royal Affair

Kon-Tiki

Documentary Feature

The Gatekeepers

The Imposter 5 Broken Cameras

Searching for Sugarman

How to Survive a Plague

The Invisible War

Sound Mixing

Life of Pi

Les Miserables

Skyfall

Django Unchained Lincoln

The Hobbit Argo

Sound Editing

Skyfall

Life of Pi

Zero Dark Thirty

The Avengers Argo

Brave Django Unchained

Visual Effects

The Hobbit

Life of Pi

The Avengers

Prometheus

The Dark Knight Rises Snow White and the Huntsman

Original Song

Skyfall

Touch the sky (Brave) Before My Time (Chasing Ice)

Strange Love (Frankenweenie) Everybody Needs A Best Friend (Ted)

100 Black Coffins (Django) Pi's Lullaby (Life of Pi)

Suddenly (Les Mis)

And then No Guts, No Glory:

Quvenzhané Wallis - best actress

Quentin Tarantino - best director

Richard Gere - best actor 

First it seemed that it will be a disaster but I got 81/107 (75,7 %) which actually isn't that bad considering that the date is earlier than usual. Therefore this is hard to compare with the previous and the date stays like this in the coming years this will set the new standard. But considering the circumstances this is not that bad result. Not great either but I'm not disappointed. 

Actually I checked my predictions from previous years and it seems this was one of the best years (short films lef out):

2012 - 81/107 (75,7 %)

2011 - 62/102 (66,67 %)

2010 - 82/105 (78,1 %)

2009 - 78/106 (73,58 %)

2008 - 73/97 (75,26 %)

2007 - 72/99 (72,7 %)

2006 - 65/99 (65,7 %)

2005 - 80/109 (73,39 %)

Oscar noms are here

Best motion picture of the year
“Amour” Nominees to be determined
“Argo” Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers
“Beasts of the Southern Wild” Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald, Producers
“Django Unchained” Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, Producers
“Les Misérables” Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, Producers
“Life of Pi” Gil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, Producers
“Lincoln” Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
“Silver Linings Playbook” Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
“Zero Dark Thirty” Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, Producers

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Bradley Cooper in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln”
Hugh Jackman in “Les Misérables”
Joaquin Phoenix in “The Master”
Denzel Washington in “Flight”

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Alan Arkin in “Argo”
Robert De Niro in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “The Master”
Tommy Lee Jones in “Lincoln”
Christoph Waltz in “Django Unchained”

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Jessica Chastain in “Zero Dark Thirty”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emmanuelle Riva in “Amour”
Quvenzhané Wallis in “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Naomi Watts in “The Impossible”

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Amy Adams in “The Master”
Sally Field in “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway in “Les Misérables”
Helen Hunt in “The Sessions”
Jacki Weaver in “Silver Linings Playbook”

Best animated feature film of the year
“Brave” Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
“Frankenweenie” Tim Burton
“ParaNorman” Sam Fell and Chris Butler
“The Pirates! Band of Misfits” Peter Lord
“Wreck-It Ralph” Rich Moore

Achievement in cinematography
“Anna Karenina” Seamus McGarvey
“Django Unchained” Robert Richardson
“Life of Pi” Claudio Miranda
“Lincoln” Janusz Kaminski
“Skyfall” Roger Deakins

Achievement in costume design
“Anna Karenina” Jacqueline Durran
“Les Misérables” Paco Delgado
“Lincoln” Joanna Johnston
“Mirror Mirror” Eiko Ishioka
“Snow White and the Huntsman” Colleen Atwood

Achievement in directing
“Amour” Michael Haneke
“Beasts of the Southern Wild” Benh Zeitlin
“Life of Pi” Ang Lee
“Lincoln” Steven Spielberg
“Silver Linings Playbook” David O. Russell

Best documentary feature
“5 Broken Cameras”
Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
“The Gatekeepers”
Nominees to be determined
“How to Survive a Plague”
Nominees to be determined
“The Invisible War”
Nominees to be determined
“Searching for Sugar Man”
Nominees to be determined

Best documentary short subject
“Inocente”
Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
“Kings Point”
Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
“Mondays at Racine”
Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
“Open Heart”
Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
“Redemption”
Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill

Achievement in film editing
“Argo” William Goldenberg
“Life of Pi” Tim Squyres
“Lincoln” Michael Kahn
“Silver Linings Playbook” Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
“Zero Dark Thirty” Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg

Best foreign language film of the year
“Amour” Austria
“Kon-Tiki” Norway
“No” Chile
“A Royal Affair” Denmark
“War Witch” Canada

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
“Hitchcock”
Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
“Les Misérables”
Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
“Anna Karenina” Dario Marianelli
“Argo” Alexandre Desplat
“Life of Pi” Mychael Danna
“Lincoln” John Williams
“Skyfall” Thomas Newman

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“Before My Time” from “Chasing Ice”
Music and Lyric by J. Ralph
“Everybody Needs A Best Friend” from “Ted”
Music by Walter Murphy; Lyric by Seth MacFarlane
“Pi’s Lullaby” from “Life of Pi”
Music by Mychael Danna; Lyric by Bombay Jayashri
“Skyfall” from “Skyfall”
Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
“Suddenly” from “Les Misérables”
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil

Achievement in production design
“Anna Karenina”
Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
Production Design: Dan Hennah; Set Decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright
“Les Misérables”
Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson
“Life of Pi”
Production Design: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“Lincoln”
Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson

Best animated short film
“Adam and Dog” Minkyu Lee
“Fresh Guacamole” PES
“Head over Heels” Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly
“Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare”" David Silverman
“Paperman” John Kahrs

Best live action short film
“Asad” Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura
“Buzkashi Boys” Sam French and Ariel Nasr
“Curfew” Shawn Christensen
“Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)” Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
“Henry” Yan England

Achievement in sound editing
“Argo” Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
“Django Unchained” Wylie Stateman
“Life of Pi” Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton
“Skyfall” Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
“Zero Dark Thirty” Paul N.J. Ottosson

Achievement in sound mixing
“Argo”
John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia
“Les Misérables”
Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
“Life of Pi”
Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
“Lincoln”
Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins
“Skyfall”
Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson

Achievement in visual effects
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
“Life of Pi”
Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
“Marvel’s The Avengers”
Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
“Prometheus”
Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
“Snow White and the Huntsman”
Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson

Adapted screenplay
“Argo” Screenplay by Chris Terrio
“Beasts of the Southern Wild” Screenplay by Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
“Life of Pi” Screenplay by David Magee
“Lincoln” Screenplay by Tony Kushner
“Silver Linings Playbook” Screenplay by David O. Russell

Original screenplay
“Amour” Written by Michael Haneke
“Django Unchained” Written by Quentin Tarantino
“Flight” Written by John Gatins
“Moonrise Kingdom” Written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
“Zero Dark Thirty” Written by Mark Boal

My predictions are here

My predictions are here. It seems that the early date makes this all very difficult. Many guilds are still missing and therefore there are not that many clues. Therefore this is pretty much guesswork, more than even. Usually it's just hard to decide but now there is just your own hunch.

Let's try this like this system this year but I think it would have been better for me if the nominations would be announced next Tuesday:

Best Picture

Argo

Lincoln

Silver Linings Playbook

Life of Pi

Les Miserables

Django Unchained

Zero Dark Thirty

Beasts of the Southern Wild

Amour

The Master

I think there will be probably 8 nominees, if nine count in Amour, if ten count in The Master.

Director

Steven Spielberg, Lincoln

Ben Affleck Argo

Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty

Ang Lee, Life of Pi

Tom Hooper, Les Miserables

I think it will be as the DGA said.

Actor

Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Denzel Washington, Flight

John Hawkes, The Sessions

Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook

Joaquin Phoenix, The Master

I'm not convinced with Hugh Jackman, therefore Joaquin Phoenix.

Actress

Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone

Emmanuelle Riva, Amour

Helen Mirren, Hitchcock

This category is the hardest acting category this year. I chose Emmanuelle Riva and Helen Mirren. There could be Naomi Watts or Quvenzhané Wallis.

Supporting Actor

Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln

Alan Arkin, Argo

Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master

Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook

Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained

I'm sticking with Leo but of course it could be Christoph Waltz. Also Javier Bardem could be nominated as there is an uplift with the Bond movies.

Supporting Actress

Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

Sally Field, Lincoln

Helen Hunt, The Sessions

Amy Adams, The Master

Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy

Nicole Kidman can be dropped but all the rest should be in. I think Nicole is the best choice for the last spot, but maybe Maggie Smith?

Original Screenplay

Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty

Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom

Michael Haneke, Amour

John Gatins, Flight

Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master

Adapted Screenplay

Tony Kushner, Lincoln

Chris Terrio, Argo

David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook

David Magee, Life of Pi

Benh Zeitlin, Lucy Alibar, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Editing

Argo

Zero Dark Thirty

Lincoln

Life of Pi

Skyfall

Cinematography

Lincoln

Zero Dark Thirty

Life of Pi

Skyfall

Les Miserables

Costume Design

Anna Karenina

Les Miserables

Lincoln

The Hobbit

Snow white and the huntsman

Makeup and hair

The Hobbit

Les Miserables

Lincoln

Original Score

Lincoln

Life of Pi

Anna Karenina

Argo

Skyfall

Production Design

Les Miserables

Lincoln

Anna Karenina

Life of Pi

The Hobbit

Animated Feature

Frankenweenie

Brave

ParaNorman

Wreck-it-Ralph

Rise of the Guardians

Foreign Language Film

Amour

The Intouchables

Sister

A Royal Affair

Kon-Tiki

Documentary Feature

The Gatekeepers

The Imposter

Searching for Sugarman

How to Survive a Plague

The Invisible War

Sound Mixing

Life of Pi

Les Miserables

Skyfall

Django Unchained

The Hobbit

Sound Editing

Skyfall

Life of Pi

Zero Dark Thirty

The Avengers

Brave

Visual Effects

The Hobbit

Life of Pi

The Avengers

Prometheus

The Dark Knight Rises

Original Song

Skyfall

Touch the sky (Brave)

Strange Love (Frankenweenie)

100 Black Coffins (Django)

Suddenly (Les Mis)

And then No Guts, No Glory:

Quvenzhané Wallis - best actress

Quentin Tarantino - best director

Richard Gere - best actor 

Post Critics Choice, SAG and the Globes

I have made some updates now after the Critics Choice, SAG and Globe noms. I am still not convinced with Les Miserables. It will probably make it to best picture race and many more, but it is still a musical that has been done so many times. I am not convinced with Hugh Jackman and instead of him I thinking maybe Richard Gere. With the director category there are so many great directors available and I am not seeing Tom Hooper in at the moment. Instead I hear Django Unchained rising. Quentin might be getting in and there is a best picture spot for Django as well.

With the leading ladies any changes cannot be made at the moment. The race is still so open. Besides this is usually the category with surprises. Naomi Watts could be in and so could be Helen Mirren but who to drop?

With the supporting ladies I added Nicole Kidman but she could be Maggie Smith as well. And my list of the supporting actors needs no changes. With Django rising Leo will beat Javier Bardem. I don't have anything against Bond movies but the academy might be skeptic.

The Globes

The Globes are here. Django has arrived with Leo and Christoph Waltz. Helen Mirren and Naomi Watts are here again and so is Nicole Kidman in supporting.

Picture
Argo
Django
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

Director
Ben Affleck, Argo
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino

Daniel Day Lewis, Lincoln
Richard Gere, Arbitrage
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight

Best Pic Musical/Comedy
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Miserables
Moonrise Kingdom
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook

Actress Musical Comedy
Emily Blunt, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Judi Dench, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Maggie Smith, Quartet
Meryl Streep, Hope Springs

Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy

Best Actress
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust & Bone
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Rachel Weisz, Deep Blue Sea

Actor Supporting
Alan Arkin, Argo
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django
Philip Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Christoph Waltz, Django

Actor Musical Comedy
Jack Black, Bernie
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Ewan McGregor, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Bill Murray, Hyde Park on Hudson

Animated
Brave
Frankenweenie
Hotel Transylvania
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph

Foreign
Amour
A Royal Affair
The Intouchables
Kon-Tiki
Rust and Bone

Screenplay
Zero Dark Thirty
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Django Unchained
Argo

Score
Life of Pi
Argo
Anna Karenina
Cloud Atlas
Lincoln

Song
For You
Not Running Anymore
Safe and Sound
Skyfall
Suddenly

SAG nominations

SAG noms are here. Helen Mirren is here and so is Naomi Watts again. Same thing with Javier Bardem and Maggie Smith.

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
BRADLEY COOPER / Pat - “SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK” (The Weinstein Company)
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Abraham Lincoln - "LINCOLN” (Touchstone Pictures)
JOHN HAWKES / Mark - "THE SESSIONS" (Fox Searchlight)
HUGH JACKMAN / Jean Valjean - "LES MISÉRABLES" (Universal Pictures)
DENZEL WASHINGTON / Whip Whitaker - "FLIGHT" (Paramount Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
JESSICA CHASTAIN / Maya - "ZERO DARK THIRTY” (Columbia Pictures)
MARION COTILLARD / Stephanie - “RUST AND BONE” (Sony Pictures Classics)
JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Tiffany - “SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK” (The Weinstein Company)
HELEN MIRREN / Alma Reville - “HITCHCOCK” (Fox Searchlight)
NAOMI WATTS / Maria - “THE IMPOSSIBLE” (Summit Entertainment)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
ALAN ARKIN / Lester Siegel - “ARGO” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
JAVIER BARDEM / Silva - "SKYFALL" (Columbia Pictures)
ROBERT DE NIRO / Pat, Sr. - "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK" (The Weinstein Company)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN / Lancaster Dodd - “THE MASTER” (The Weinstein Company)
TOMMY LEE JONES / Thaddeus Stevens - “LINCOLN” (Touchstone Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
SALLY FIELD / Mary Todd Lincoln - "LINCOLN" (Touchstone Pictures)
ANNE HATHAWAY / Fantine - “LES MISÉRABLES” (Universal Pictures)
HELEN HUNT / Cheryl - “THE SESSIONS” (Fox Searchlight)
NICOLE KIDMAN / Charlotte Bless - "THE PAPERBOY” (Millennium Entertainment)
MAGGIE SMITH / Muriel Donnelly - “THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL” (Fox Searchlight)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

ARGO (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEN AFFLECK / Tony Mendez
ALAN ARKIN / Lester Siegel
KERRY BISHÉ / Kathy Stafford
KYLE CHANDLER / Hamilton Jordan
RORY COCHRANE / Lee Schatz
BRYAN CRANSTON / Jack O’Donnell
CHRISTOPHER DENHAM / Mark Lijek
TATE DONOVAN / Bob Anders
CLEA DUVALL / Cora Lijek
VICTOR GARBER / Ken Taylor
JOHN GOODMAN / John Chambers
SCOOT McNAIRY / Joe Stafford
CHRIS MESSINA / Malinov
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (Fox Searchlight)

JUDI DENCH / Evelyn Greenslade
CELIA IMRIE / Madge Hardcastle
BILL NIGHY / Douglas Ainslie
DEV PATEL / Sonny Kapoor
RONALD PICKUP / Norman Cousins
MAGGIE SMITH / Muriel Donnelly
TOM WILKINSON / Graham Dashwood
PENELOPE WILTON / Jean Ainslie
LES MISÉRABLES (Universal Pictures)

ISABELLE ALLEN / Young Cosette
SAMANTHA BARKS / Eponine
SACHA BARON COHEN / Thénardier
HELENA BONHAM CARTER / Madame Thénardier
RUSSELL CROWE / Javert
ANNE HATHAWAY / Fantine
DANIEL HUTTLESTONE / Gavroche
HUGH JACKMAN / Jean Valjean
EDDIE REDMAYNE / Marius
AMANDA SEYFRIED / Cosette
AARON TVEIT / Enjolras
COLM WILKINSON / Bishop
LINCOLN (Touchstone Pictures)

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Abraham Lincoln
SALLY FIELD / Mary Todd Lincoln
JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT / Robert Todd Lincoln
HAL HOLBROOK / Preston Blair
TOMMY LEE JONES / Thaddeus Stevens
JAMES SPADER / W.N. Bilbo
DAVID STRATHAIRN / William Seward

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (The Weinstein Company)
BRADLEY COOPER / Pat
ROBERT DE NIRO / Pat, Sr.
ANUPAM KHER / Dr. Cliff Patel
JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Tiffany
CHRIS TUCKER / Danny
JACKI WEAVER / Dolores

Critics Choice nominees

Here they are; Critics Choice nominees. It seems that changes I made earlier were heading to the right direction. But we'll see what happens tomorrow with the Screen Actors Guild and on Thursday with the Globes.

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 18th ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS

BEST PICTURE
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty


BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Daniel Day-Lewis – “Lincoln”
John Hawkes – “The Sessions”
Hugh Jackman – “Les Misérables”
Joaquin Phoenix – “The Master”
Denzel Washington – “Flight”

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain – “Zero Dark Thirty”
Marion Cotillard – “Rust and Bone”
Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emmanuelle Riva – “Amour”
Quvenzhané Wallis – “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Naomi Watts – “The Impossible”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin – “Argo”
Javier Bardem – “Skyfall”
Robert De Niro – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Philip Seymour Hoffman – “The Master”
Tommy Lee Jones – “Lincoln”
Matthew McConaughey – “Magic Mike”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams – “The Master”
Judi Dench – “Skyfall”
Ann Dowd – “Compliance”
Sally Field – “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway – “Les Misérables”
Helen Hunt – “The Sessions”

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Elle Fanning – “Ginger & Rosa”
Kara Hayward – “Moonrise Kingdom”
Tom Holland – “The Impossible”
Logan Lerman – “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Suraj Sharma – “Life of Pi”
Quvenzhané Wallis – “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Argo
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Misérables
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck – “Argo”
Kathryn Bigelow – “Zero Dark Thirty”
Tom Hooper – “Les Misérables”
Ang Lee – “Life of Pi”
David O. Russell – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Steven Spielberg – “Lincoln”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Quentin Tarantino – “Django Unchained”
John Gatins – “Flight”
Rian Johnson – “Looper”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “The Master”
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola – “Moonrise Kingdom”
Mark Boal – “Zero Dark Thirty”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Chris Terrio – “Argo”
David Magee – “Life of Pi”
Tony Kushner – “Lincoln”
Stephen Chbosky – “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
David O. Russell – “Silver Linings Playbook”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Les Misérables” – Danny Cohen
“Life of Pi” – Claudio Miranda
“Lincoln” – Janusz Kaminski
“The Master” – Mihai Malaimare Jr.
“Skyfall” – Roger Deakins

BEST ART DIRECTION
“Anna Karenina” – Sarah Greenwood/Production Designer; Katie Spencer/Set Decorator
“The Hobbit” – Dan Hennah/Production Designer; Ra Vincent & Simon Bright/Set Decorators
“Les Misérables” – Eve Stewart/Production Designer; Anna Lynch-Robinson/Set Decorator
“Life of Pi” – David Gropman/Production Designer; Anna Pinnock/Set Decorator
“Lincoln” – Rick Carter/Production Designer; Jim Erickson/Set Decorator

BEST EDITING
“Argo” – William Goldenberg
“Les Misérables” – Melanie Ann Oliver and Chris Dickens
“Life of Pi” – Tim Squyres
“Lincoln” – Michael Kahn
“Zero Dark Thirty” – William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Anna Karenina” – Jacqueline Durran
“Cloud Atlas” – Kym Barrett and Pierre-Yves Gayraud
“The Hobbit” – Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey and Richard Taylor
“Les Misérables” – Paco Delgado
“Lincoln” – Joanna Johnston

BEST MAKEUP
Cloud Atlas
The Hobbit
Les Misérables
Lincoln

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Avengers
Cloud Atlas
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hobbit
Life of Pi

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Brave
Frankenweenie
Madagascar 3
ParaNorman
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph

BEST ACTION MOVIE
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
Looper
Skyfall

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Christian Bale – “The Dark Knight Rises”
Daniel Craig – “Skyfall”
Robert Downey Jr. – “The Avengers”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – “Looper”
Jake Gyllenhaal – “End of Watch”

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Emily Blunt – “Looper”
Gina Carano – “Haywire”
Judi Dench – “Skyfall”
Anne Hathaway – “The Dark Knight Rises”
Jennifer Lawrence – “The Hunger Games”

BEST COMEDY
Bernie
Silver Linings Playbook
Ted
This Is 40
21 Jump Street

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jack Black – “Bernie”
Bradley Cooper – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Paul Rudd – “This Is 40”
Channing Tatum – “21 Jump Street”
Mark Wahlberg – “Ted”

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Mila Kunis – “Ted”
Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Shirley MacLaine – “Bernie”
Leslie Mann – “This Is 40”
Rebel Wilson – “Pitch Perfect”

BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
The Cabin in the Woods
Looper
Prometheus

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amour
The Intouchables
A Royal Affair
Rust and Bone

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Bully
The Central Park Five
The Imposter
The Queen of Versailles
Searching for Sugar Man
West of Memphis

BEST SONG
“For You” – performed by Keith Urban/written by Monty Powell & Keith Urban – Act of Valor
“Learn Me Right” – performed by Birdy with Mumford & Sons/written by Mumford & Sons – Brave
“Skyfall” – performed by Adele/written by Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth – Skyfall
“Still Alive” – performed by Paul Williams/written by Paul Williams – Paul Williams Still Alive
“Suddenly” – performed by Hugh Jackman/written by Claude-Michel Schonberg & Alain Boublil & Herbert Kretzmer – Les Misérables

BEST SCORE
“Argo” – Alexandre Desplat
“Life of Pi” – Mychael Danna
“Lincoln” – John Williams
“The Master” – Jonny Greenwood
“Moonrise Kingdom” – Alexandre Desplat

The week of the weeks

Here were are dealing with the most important week of the year. This is the time where things really start to shape up. Today it is time for the Critics Choice nominations, tomorrow Screen Actors Guild on Thursday the Globes.

I have made some additions especially with the best picture category. With Les Miserables I still have to see how it will do this week. I will probably have to add it but I need a few more days. The best director category will shape up later this week with the best picture as well.

With best actors I have not made any changes and I am still keeping one spot open. Then there is the very crowded category of best actress; there is no room for everyone. I had to drop Keira Knightley and Helen Mirren but they can be in of course later this week. Jessica Chastain and Emmanuelle Riva are in.

No changes with the supporting categories either. In addition with supporting actress I still have one spot open.

Later today we might have something confirmed and at the end of the we can be dazed and confused or very certain, but everything can change in a couple of weeks. You never know what kind of year you are dealing with.

The Gurus are checking out the best picture

The Gurus are back again and this time they are checking out the best picture.

The Gurus O´Gold

My best picture charts are still quite empty at the moment. Argo and Lincoln are in for sure and Silver Linings Playbook most likely. Les Miserables is in quite high spot at the moment but when it comes to musicals I have to see first how it goes. Often the expectations are high and after reviews the situation can change completely. No buzz, no glory. The rest of list is still completely open but in a few weeks we will know more.

The Gurus are back with the November update

It seems we are heading to a race with many familiar names; which is great. I cannot wait to see my favourites Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones and Daniel Day-Lewis nominated again.

But then again, it's still a long way to go before it's January 10th.

Check out: The Gurus O' Gold

Trailers for the season 2012

Here are some ideas for the films that might end up in the best picture list. As always, I thank the Awardsdaily blog for contributing the ideas during the whole year.

Amour (premiere in Finland 8 Feb 2013)

Anna Karenina (FIN 11 Jan 2013)

Argo (FIN 2 Nov 2012)

Beasts of the Southern Wild (FIN 20 Sep 2012)

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (FIN

23 Mar 2012)

Django Unchained (FIN 18 Jan 2013)

The Dark Knight Rises (FIN 20 July 2012)

Flight (FIN 1 March 2013)

Hitchcock (FIN 25 Jan 2013)

The Hobbit (FIN 12 Dec 2012)

The Impossible (FIN ?)

Les Miserables (FIN 22 Feb 2013)

Life of Pi (FIN 21 Dec 2012)

Lincoln (FIN ?)

The Master (FIN 8 March 2013)

Moonrise Kingdom (FIN 14 Sep 2012)

Promised Land (FIN ?)

The Sessions (FIN 4 Jan 2013)

Silver Linings Playbook (FIN 1 Feb 2013)

Zero Dark Thirty (FIN 25 Jan 2013)

For Your Consideration.

New Season Ahead (2012)

Well, not really. Actually rolling strong.

Some key dates are:

• 5 Dec 2012 - National Board of Review winners announced (NBR)
• 11 Dec 2012 - Critics' Choice noms
• 12 Dec 2012 - Screen Actors Guild noms (SAG)
• 13 Dec 2012 - Golden Globe noms
• 3 Jan 2013 - Producers Guild noms (PGA)
• 3 Jan 2013 - Writers Guild noms(WGA)
• 3 Jan 2013 - Art Directors Guild noms (ADG)
• 7 Jan 2013 - Visual Effects Society noms (VES)
• 8 Jan 2013 - Directors Guild noms (DGA)
• 8 Jan 2013 - Cinema Audio Society noms (CAS)
• 9 Jan 2013 - The American Society of Cinematographers noms (ASC)
• 10 Jan 2013 - Oscar noms
• 10 Jan 2013 - Critics' Choice awards
• 11 Jan 2013 -  American Cinema Editors Eddie noms (ACE)
• 13 Jan 2013 - Golden Globe awards
• 17 Jan 2013 - Costume Designers Guild noms (CDG)
• 18 Jan 2013 - Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel noms (MPSE)
• 26 Jan 2013 - Producers Guild awards (PGA)
• 27 Jan 2013 - Screen Actors Guild awards (SAG)
• 2 Feb 2013 - Directors Guild awards (DGA)
• 2 Feb 2013 - Art Directors Guild awards (ADG) 
• 5 Feb 2013 - Visual Effects Society awards (VES)
• 16 Feb 2013 - American Cinema Editors Eddie awards (ACE)
• 16 Feb 2013 - Cinema Audio Society awards (CAS)
• 17 Feb 2013 - Writers Guild awards (WGA)
• 17 Feb 2013 - Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel awards (MPSE)
• 19 Feb 2013 - Costume Designers Guild awards (CDG)
• 24 Feb 2013 - The 85th Academy Awards
• 27 Feb 2013 - The American Society of Cinematographers awards (ASC)