My Guess on the Oscar Nominations Halfway Through the Year

In a tradition for me, it's time for me to say my thoughts on what will be nominated at the 2013 Oscars, you should know the rules by now (with the categories being the same as my predictions at the start of the year) so lets just dive in:

Best Picture:

• Argo
• The Great Gatsby
• Les Miserables
• Hyde Park on Hudson
• The Master
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
• Django Unchained
• The Dark Knight Rises
• Moonrise Kingdom
• Lincoln

Best Director:

• Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained
• Tom Hooper - Les Miserables
• Baz Luhrmann - The Great Gatsby
• Ben Affleck - Argo
• Peter Jackson - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Best Actor:

• Leonardo DiCaprio - The Great Gatsby
• Hugh Jackman - Les Miserables
• Bill Murray - Hyde Park on Hudson
• Jamie Foxx - Django Unchained
• Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln

Best Actress:

• Carey Mulligan - The Great Gatsby
• Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables
• Laura Linney - Hyde Park on Hudson
• Emma Watson - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
• Viola Davis - Won't Back Down

Best Supporting Actor:

• Russell Crowe - Les Miserables
• Tobey Maguire - The Great Gatsby
• Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained
• Edward Norton - Moonrise Kingdom
• Mark Ruffalo - Avengers Assemble

Best Supporting Actress:

• Helena Bonham Carter - Les Miserables
• Ellen Page - From Rome With Love
• Isla Fisher - The Great Gatsby
• Olivia Colman - Hyde Park on Hudson
• Amy Adams - The Master

Best Original Screenplay:

• Django Unchained
• Moonrise Kingdom
• Argo
• The Master
• From Rome With Love

Best Adapted Screenplay:

• Les Miserables
• The Great Gatsby
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
• Avengers Assemble
• Lincoln

Best Animated Film:

• The Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists
• Brave
• ParaNorman
• Frankenweenie
• Wreck It Ralph

Best Art Direction:

• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
• Dark Shadows
• Moonrise Kingdom
• Les Miserables
• Django Unchained

Best Cinematography:

• Moonrise Kingdom
• Les Miserables
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
• The Dark Knight Rises
• Django Unchained

Best Makeup:

• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
• Dark Shadows
• The Dictator

Best Costume Design:

• Snow White and the Huntsman
• Mirror, Mirror
• The Great Gatsby
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
• Les Miserables

Best Visual Effects:

• The Dark Knight Rises
• Avengers Assemble
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
• Prometheus
• Ted

Best Editing:

• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
• Django Unchained
• Les Miserables
• The Great Gatsby
• Moonrise Kingdom

Best Sound Editing:

• Les Miserables
• The Dark Knight Rises
• The Avengers
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
• Django Unchained

Best Sound Mixing:

• Les Miserables
• The Dark Knight Rises
• The Avengers
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
• Django Unchained