Early Oscar Predictions

December 2012

This year has been a great year in cinema, as there have been many independent films rising to the top, and several AAA films with the best star power to hit the silver screen in a long time. Names such as Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt, Clooney, Gosling, Leo Dicaprio, Matt Damon, Viggo Mortenson all have made their way into these powerful films and directed by veterans Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, David Fincher, Eastwood, Woody Allen, and more.

The star power combined with the best directors in the industry behind this year’s Oscars 2012 is enough to excite any avid film lover into making their own predictions regarding this years fantastic movies and the world’s favorite actors of the past and present.

2012 Best Picture Predictions

For best picture people are already claiming that The Artist, and The Descendants are most likely to win, and it’s easy to see why. The Artist is almost a noir film made by Belgium director Michel Hazanavicius. It is more of a romantic comedy than anything, but filmed in tradition of the classics from the 1920’s. The Descendants is a much more modern film, one that tackles the darker side of love. It’s about a land baron (played by George Clooney) who desperately seeks to reconnect with his younger daughters after his wife is in a terrible accident. Both movies portray raw human emotion, but do so with a grain of salt and have a bit of humor to them as well. Both are just unique enough to stand out and have strong acting deliveries that rival that of some of the best films in history.

There are several other films that may be entering in the competition soon though that may be game changers. Several critics are speculating that War Horse and Extremely Loud are incredibly close to achieving a best bet vote for best picture of the year.

War Horse will enter the ring as a possible shoe in simply because it’s directed by Steven Spielberg. The trailer and many screen caps available now really show that his cinematic talents have not faded with time, and this World War I epic about a young man and his horse is deep and touching. It’s about a young man that is forced to join the Cavalry and his horse is the one thing he is going to miss. It touches on the bond between the young man and his horse as well as the turmoil’s of war.

Extremely Loud is another keeper and follows a young nine year old boy who spends his time as a multi-talented pacifist in New York City. This charming child is an inventor, jewelry designer, physicist and tambourine player. This is an incredibly moving film that follows the child as he searches for the lock that fits a key he found after his father was killed during the September 11 attack. This movie stars Tom Hanks who never puts out a bad movie and Sandra Bullock, both huge draws at the theatre.

There were many close calls as well that might pop up and surprise us, such as Hugo and the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, This years Oscars 2012 win predictions are going to be quite difficult with the variety of excellent movies that were released, so we can only wait and see what happens.

Best Director Tips

Best director is likely to be Spielberg, but again with new comers like Michel Hazanavicius bringing us fresh new film like the Artist, it’s going to be a battle between the fresh new kids on the block, and the tested and tried star power that has guided our cinema choices for so long now.