Happy Oscars

It's my fave day of the year. And this year there's even more to love about it. For the first time in a long time we actually have a nail biter. Yes Argo will win best pic but there are several top categories that are hard to pin down. Here's hoping to surprises in Actress, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay and Director. I think the shorter time before nominations worked and the longer time aftermight produce surprising winners.

Here are my final predictions :

Picture : Argo

Director : Ang Lee
Actor : Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln
Actress : Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook

Supp Actor : Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln
Supp actress : Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables
Org Screenplay : Django Unchained
Adapted Screenplay : Ago
Foreign Language Film : Amour

Animated Feature : Wreck It Ralph
Original Score : Life of Pi
Original Song : Skyfall
Art Direction : Les Miserables
Cinematography : Life of Pi
Costume Design : Anna Karenina
Makeup : Les Miserables
Documentary Feature : Searching for Sugarman
Sound Mixing : Les Miserables
Sound Editing : Life of Pi
Visual Effects : Life of Pi
Editing : Argo
Animated Short : Paperman
Live Action Short : Curfew
Doc Short : Open Heart

And if I was an Academy member these would be my votes :

Picture : Amour

Director : Ang Lee - Life of Pi
Actor : Joaquin Phoenix - The Master
Actress : Emmanuelle Riva - Amour

Supp Actor : Phillip Seymour Hoffman - The Master
Supp actress : Helen Hunt - The Sessions
Org Screenplay : Amour
Adapted Screenplay : Beasts of the Southern Wild
Foreign Language Film : Amour

Animated Feature : Paranorman
Original Score : Life of Pi
Original Song : Skyfall
Art Direction : Anna Karenina
Cinematography : Life of Pi
Costume Design : Anna Karenina
Documentary Feature : The Gatekeepers

And here's my Oscar gift : The best opening in recent memory, Jackman in 2009.