Best Picture
Amour
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty
There may have been some doubt before the nominees were announced, when Zero Dark Thirty appeared to have the momentum, or after the nominations left Ben Affleck himself out in the cold, but after sweeping the SAG, DGA, Golden Globe, BAFTAS, and every other significant film award on the planet, there is absolutely no way Argo loses this one. Yes, there is little historical precedent for a film winning Best Picture without a Best Director nomination. Doesn’t matter. At this point, it is simple math; the Academy is comprised of voters from other guilds, all of whom have chosen Argo as the year’s best picture, and if it loses the big award come Sunday night, we will officially have entered an alternate dimension. I personally would love to see something else win – I like Argo, but feel it is fairly vastly overrated – but that’s not going to happen. Argo has this one tied down.
Will Win: Argo
Should Win: Django Unchained
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