Sunday, February 24, 2013

Fruitless Pursuits Predicts the Oscars!


With the Academy Awards this evening, there's a whole evening of humor from Seth MacFarlane, cute awkwardness from Jennifer Lawrence, and an awards show that is almost guaranteed to go way over. Some of us here at Fruitless Pursuits have made predictions for the winning stuff this evening, take a look after the jump:

Jeff Raymond:

Best Picture: Argo
Best Actor: Daniel Day Lewis, Lincoln
Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Supporting Actor: Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Best Animated Feature: ParaNorman
Best Director: Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Best Documentary: The Gatekeepers
Best Original Song: "Skyfall" by Adele
Best Visual Effects: Life of Pi
Writing (adapted): Tony Kushner, Lincoln
Writing (original): Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

Luke Milton:

Best Picture: Zero Dark Thirty
Actor In A Leading Role: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Actress In A Leading Role: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Actor In A Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Actress In A Supporting Role: Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Animated Feature Film: Brave
Directing: Ang Lee, Life Of Pi
Documentary (Feature): Searching For Sugar Man
Music (Original Song): "Skyfall" From Skyfall
Visual Effects: Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White, Life Of Pi
Writing (Adapted Screenplay): Chris Terrio, Argo
Writing (Original Screenplay): Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

Jacinta:

Best Picture: Lincoln
Best Actor: Daniel Day Lewis, Lincoln
Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Animated Feature: Brave
Directing: Ang Lee, Life of Pi (though really Ben Affleck. Why was he not nominated??)
Documentary: Searching For SugarMan
Original Song: Skyfall - Adele
Visual Effects: Avengers (though haven't seen Life of Pi and I expect if I had my answer would be different).
Writing (adapted): Argo
Writing (original): Zero Dark Thirty

Jason Tagmire:

Best Picture: Les Misérables
Actor In A Leading Role: Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Actress In A Leading Role: Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Actor In A Supporting Role: Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Actress In A Supporting Role: Amy Adams, The Master
Animated Feature Film: Wreck-It Ralph
Directing: Michael Haneke, Amour
Documentary (Feature): The Invisible War
Music (Original Song): Suddenly" From "Les Misérables
Visual Effects: Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Writing (Adapted Screenplay): David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Writing (Original Screenplay): Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom

Suzanne:

Best Picture: Lincoln
Actor In A Leading Role: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Actress In A Leading Role: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Actor In A Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Actress In A Supporting Role: Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
Animated Feature Film: Brave
Directing: Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Documentary (Feature): Searching For Sugar Man
Music (Original Song): "Skyfall" From Skyfall (Music and Lyrics: Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth)
Visual Effects: Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White, Life Of Pi
Writing (Adapted Screenplay): David Magee, Life Of Pi
Writing (Original Screenplay): Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

Share your predictions in the comments!

4 comments:

  1. A glorious 3rd! My god, Tagmire, how could you NOT pick DDL for best actor?

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    1. I still haven't seen Lincoln, but I know of at least one better fake Lincoln. :)

      I also haven't seen Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook, but if he's half as good as he was in Wet Hot American Summer, he'd get my vote.

      (See my terrible voting process? This is why the cat would beat me.)

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  2. J is the real winner here because seriously, he TOTALLY beat the odds. Even our cat would randomly select at least one right. J is the real deal!

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