No time for a preamble. Here are my Oscar predictions and my personal favorites in each of the “major” categories.
Best Supporting Actress
Will win: Jennifer Lawrence
My choice: Lupita Nyong’o
Best Supporting Actor
Will win: Jared Leto
My choice: Jonah Hill
Best Actress
Will win: Amy Adams
My choice: Amy Adams
Best Actor
Will win: Matthew McConaughey
My choice: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Best Cinematography
Will win: Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity
My choice: Philippe Le Sourd, The Grandmaster
Best Original Screenplay
Will win: Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell, American Hustle
My choice: Spike Jonze, Her
Best Adapted Screenplay
Will win: Terrence Winter, The Wolf of Wall Street
My choice: Winter
Best Director
Will win: Alphonso Cuarón, Gravity
My choice: Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave (though I could easily make a case for Scorsese)
Best Picture
Will win: 12 Years a Slave
My choice: 12 Years a Slave