The 85th Annual Academy Awards

The 85th Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®. Don Mischer will direct the telecast for the third consecutive time. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.

Winners to be Highlighted in Red Font.

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Best Picture

• Amour (Sony Pictures Classics), Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka and Michael Katz, Producers
• Argo (Warner Bros.), Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers
• Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight), Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald, Producers
• Django Unchained (The Weinstein Company), Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, Producers
• Les Misérables (Universal), Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, Producers
• Life of Pi (20th Century Fox), Gil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, Producers
• Lincoln (DreamWorks), Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
• Silver Linings Playbook (The Weinstein Company), Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, Producers
• Zero Dark Thirty (Sony), Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, Producers

Directing

• Michael Haneke - Amour
• Benh Zeitlin - Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Ang Lee - Life of Pi
• Steven Spielberg - Lincoln
• David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook

Actor in a Leading Role

• Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook
• Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln
• Hugh Jackman - Les Misérables
• Joaquin Phoenix - The Master
• Denzel Washington - Flight

Actress in a Leading Role

• Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
• Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
• Emmanuelle Riva - Amour
• Quvenzhané Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Naomi Watts - The Impossible

Actor in a Supporting Role

• Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained
• Alan Arkin - Argo
• Robert De Niro - Silver Linings Playbook
• Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Master
• Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Amy Adams - The Master
• Sally Field - Lincoln
• Anne Hathaway - Les Misérables
• Helen Hunt - The Sessions
• Jacki Weaver - Silver Linings Playbook

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• Argo, Written by Chris Terrio
• Beasts of the Southern Wild, Written by Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
• Life of Pi, Written by David Magee
• Lincoln, Written by Tony Kushner
• Silver Linings Playbook, Written by David O. Russell

Writing (Original Screenplay)

• Amour, Written by Michael Haneke
• Django Unchained, Written by Quentin Tarantino
• Flight, Written by John Gatins
• Moonrise Kingdom, Written by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
• Zero Dark Thirty, Written by Mark Boal

Foreign Language Film

• Amour (Sony Pictures Classics), Austria
• Kon-Tiki (The Weinstein Company), Norway
• No (Sony Pictures Classics), Chile
• A Royal Affair (Magnolia Pictures), Denmark
• War Witch (Tribeca Film), Canada

Animated Feature Film

• Brave (Disney•Pixar), Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
• Frankenweenie (Walt Disney Pictures), Tim Burton
• ParaNorman (Focus Features), Sam Fell and Chris Butler
• The Pirates! Band of Misfits (Sony), Peter Lord
• Wreck-It Ralph (Walt Disney Pictures), Rich Moore

Art Direction

• 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

Cinematography

• Seamus McGarvey - Anna Karenina
• Robert Richardson - Django Unchained
• Claudio Miranda - Life of Pi
• Janusz Kaminski - Lincoln
• Roger Deakins - Skyfall

Costume Design

• Jacqueline Durran - Anna Karenina
• Paco Delgado - Les Misérables
• Joanna Johnston - Lincoln
• Eiko Ishioka - Mirror Mirror
• Colleen Atwood - Snow White and the Huntsman

Film Editing

• William Goldenberg - Argo
• Tim Squyres - Life of Pi
• Michael Kahn - Lincoln
• Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers - Silver Linings Playbook
• Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg - Zero Dark Thirty

Documentary (Feature)

• 5 Broken Cameras (Kino Lorber)
• The Gatekeepers (Sony Pictures Classics)
• How to Survive a Plague (Sundance Selects)
• The Invisible War (Docurama Films)
• Searching for Sugar Man (Sony Pictures Classics)

Makeup

• 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

Music (Original Score)

• Dario Marianelli - Anna Karenina
• Alexandre Desplat - Argo
• Mychael Danna - Life of Pi
• John Williams - Lincoln
• Thomas Newman - Skyfall

Music (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

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

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 (TIE)
• Zero Dark Thirty, Paul N.J. Ottosson (TIE)

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

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

Short Film (Animated)

• Paperman, John Kahrs
• 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

Short Film (Live Action)

• 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

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Seth MacFarlane to Host the Oscars

"We are thrilled to have Seth MacFarlane host the Oscars. His performing skills blend perfectly with our ideas for making the show entertaining and fresh," said Zadan and Meron. "He will be the consummate host, and we are so happy to be working with him."

"It's truly an overwhelming privilege to be asked to host the Oscars," said MacFarlane. "My thoughts upon hearing the news were, one, I will do my utmost to live up to the high standards set forth by my predecessors; and two, I hope they don't find out I hosted the Charlie Sheen Roast."

"Seth is unbelievably talented," said Academy President Hawk Koch. "We couldn't be happier with the creative team we've assembled. With Craig, Neil, and now Seth, we're off to a great start."

MacFarlane made his feature directorial debut this summer with the box office success "Ted. "He also co-wrote and produced the film, and voiced the title character. Ted has brought in over $420 million worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing films of the year.

MacFarlane is the creative force behind the television series "Family Guy" and co-creator of "American Dad!" and "The Cleveland Show." In September he hosted "Saturday Night Live" for the first time, for the show's 38th season premiere. An accomplished live performer, MacFarlane has played to sold-out audiences at London's Royal Albert Hall and New York's Carnegie Hall.In 2011 he released his debut album, "Music Is Better Than Words," which earned two Grammy® nominations. He also has earned 13 Emmy® nominations and won two for his work on "Family Guy."

In typical Seth MacFarlane fashion, he has posted a video skit in which he reveals the Oscar news to his dad:

Spoiler: Video

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Meh, too early to create this since nominees wont be announced for another few months but can always edit the nominees back into this thread. Surprised to read Seth MacFarlane landed the gig. Not sure how he'll do as host, but I'm expecting musicals, well, more than the norm for the Oscars since he has a hard on for them. How he nabbed Dany from Game of Thrones still amazes me btw...

quote Lavitz

Yeah, because you know her personally and what she's into.

She's hot and he acts like a douche. How he nabbed her still boggles my mind. #no you, post some news, yadda yadda yadda eff you.

Yeah nominee day is usually like mid-January. Ambivalent about McFarlane hosting, I know his musicals will be sharper than the Jackman ceremony a few years back but that doesn't mean much. The crudeness will probably get old after the first hour.

Mine:

quote list

The Master - Sep 21st
Perks of Being A Wallflower - Sep 21st
Looper - Sep 28th
Argo - Oct 12th
Seven Psychopaths - Oct 12th
Sessions - Oct 19th
Flight - Nov 2nd
Wreck-It Ralph - Nov 2nd
Silver Linings Playbook - Nov 21st
Life of Pi - Nov 21st
Zero Dark Thirty - Dec 19th
On the Road - Dec 21st
Django Unchained - Dec 25th

DVD
Bully
Amour
ParaNorman
The Intouchables
Beasts of the Southern Wild

Looper, Master and Django are the only definite theater visits right now.

quote The Living Angelus

Seth MacFarlane to Host the Oscars

i'm out

Haters gonna hate, imo

'Beasts of the Southern Wild' for best picture nomination or best actress at the very least. Would really like to see Canada's 'Laurence Anyways' up for a best foreign language film nomination.

quote Demonfurby

Ha, Seth's miles better than Billie. Maybe I'll actually watch this. Avengers, Cabin in the Woods, and (presumably) the Hobbit should get some noms but they won't.

Avengers will probably feature in a few of technical categories. Hobbit has a good chance of being nominated in some of the real categories (Return of The King is a best picture winner after all).

Cabin in the Woods I haven't seen yet but it sounds interesting.

quote Big A2

quote Demonfurby

Ha, Seth's miles better than Billie. Maybe I'll actually watch this. Avengers, Cabin in the Woods, and (presumably) the Hobbit should get some noms but they won't.

Avengers will probably feature in a few of technical categories. Hobbit has a good chance of being nominated in some of the real categories (Return of The King is a best picture winner after all).

Cabin in the Woods I haven't seen yet but it sounds interesting.

Can't really judge the films at the moment, but I'd imagine if it's anything like LOTR was for three years - it'll win the big awards in the awards season following the final film. It's more of an appreciation thing in my eyes. How can you award FOTR, TT, and ROTK all Best Picture three years in a row? Was ROTK really better than the other two? Maybe. Was FOTR and TT better than A Beautiful Mind and Chicago? Probably (at least on the latter). I think the resolution and closure that ROTK brought to the viewers for the three year span LOTR had been in the theaters is what helped it sweep the Oscars that year. It wasn't for that film alone (though, it's supposed to be) - it's for the massive journey and outstanding production Jackson and crew managed to bring to the screen.

As far as The Avengers and TDKR being in the Best Picture - while, I'd love to see the nominations, neither would have a chance of winning. It's a shame, but it's just how the Academy and the voters work. As said above, look for more technical awards given to these two (Avengers, especially).

Cabin in the Woods...haven't seen it yet. Is it really THAT good? It has the title of a cheesy horror flick. Why is it even being discussed as Oscar potential? Someone tell me why.