Picks

Before I watch the National Championship, we need to get to more important matters:
Final Oscar predictions.  (For me, movies will always trump sports.)

Here are my final guesses before Thursday morning's unveiling: 
(I had a similar post about a month ago.)

Best Picture

Amour
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 
The Impossible
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty 

Best Actor

Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln  
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables 
Denzel Washington, Flight  

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone 
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook 
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour 
Naomi Watts, The Impossible  

Best Supporting Actor

Robert DeNiro, Silver Linings Playbook
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained 
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master 
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln  
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained 

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams, The Master 
Sally Field, Lincoln 
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables 
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Best Director 

Ben Affleck, Argo 
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty 
Michael Haneke, Amour 
Ang Lee, Life of Pi 
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln 

Best Original Screenplay

Amour
Django Unchained
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom 
Zero Dark Thirty

Best Adapted Screenplay

Argo
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Lincoln 
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 
Silver Linings Playbook 

Check back on Thursday for my reactions!