The Academy Awards tend to fall into two categories, who we think should win and who we think will win. These are most often separated by the commercial success by the films in question. Usually the film that is more seen and more popular tends to not win, even though public opinion believes that it should. The Oscars have never concerned themselves too much with public opinion, often seeming to reward lesser known films, kind of as a way to demonstrate intellectual superiority. A movie like The Artist (2012 Best Picture winner), tends to win awards because the people who voted feel like they understand the nature of greatness in movies in a way the movie going public never could. So here is our list of the movies we feel most deserve to win the awards along side a list of who we think most likely will.
Who Should Win the Oscars
Best Picture
Silver Linings Playbook
Best Director
Ang Lee
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper
Best Actress
Naomi Watts
Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz
Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway
Best Animated Feature
Wreck-it Ralph
Best Original Screenplay
Django Unchained
Best Adapted Screenplay
Silver Linings Playbook
Best Visual Effects
Life of Pi
Best Original Song
Skyfall
Who Will Win the Oscars
Best Picture
Argo
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Actress
Jennifer Lawrence
Best Supporting Actor
Tommy Lee Jones
Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway
Best Animated Feature
Brave
Best Original Screenplay
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Adapted Screenplay
Lincoln
Best Visual Effects
Life of Pi
Best Original Song
Skyfall