Nominee Predictions for 85th Academy Awards

Oscar host Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone will announce the nominees for the 85th Academy Awards early on Thursday morning.

Below, I’ve listed which actors, actresses and directors I believe will be nominated in the six major categories this year as well as who I believe should get a nod.

The nominees that are bold-faced are the ones I believe should win. Next month, I’ll select who I believe will win.

The Oscar telecast will take place on Feb. 24.

Best Picture

Will Be Nominated: (Anywhere from eight to 10 movies can be selected): Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Moonrise Kingdom, Silver Linings Playbook, Zero Dark Thirty

Should Be Nominated: Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Lincoln, The Master, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Zero Dark Thirty

Would Love to See Nominated, But Have No Chance: Holy Motors, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Best Director

Will Be Nominated: Ben Affleck (Argo), Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty), Ang Lee (Life of Pi), Steven Spielberg (Lincoln), Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained)

Should Be Nominated: Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master), Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty), Michael Haneke (Amour), Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained), Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild)

Best Actor

Will Be Nominated: John Hawkes (The Sessions), Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables), Daniel Day Lewis (Lincoln), Joaquin Phoenix (The Master), Denzel Washington (Flight) 

Should Be Nominated: John Hawkes (The Sessions), Denis Lavant (Holy Motors), Daniel Day Lewis (Lincoln), Joaquin Phoenix (The Master), Jean-Louis Trintignant (Amour)

Best Actress

Will Be Nominated: Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook), Emmanuelle Riva (Amour), Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild), Naomi Watts (The Impossible)

Should Be Nominated: Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook), Emmanuelle Riva (Amour), Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild), Rachel Weisz (The Deep Blue Sea)

Best Supporting Actor

Will Be Nominated: Alan Arkin (Argo), Robert De Niro (Silver Linings Playbook), Phillip Seymour Hoffman (The Master), Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln), Matthew McConaughey (Magic Mike)

Should Be Nominated: Leonard DiCaprio (Django Unchained), Phillip Seymour Hoffman (The Master), Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln), Matthew McConaughey (Magic Mike), Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)

Best Supporting Actress

Will Get Nominated: Amy Adams (The Master), Sally Field (Lincoln), Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables), Helen Hunt (The Sessions), Maggie Smith (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)

Should Be Nominated: Amy Adams (The Master), Sally Field (Lincoln), Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables), Helen Hunt (The Sessions), Emma Watson (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)