2013 Oscar Predictions: Todd’s First Take

Over the past couple of weeks on this here blog, I made my first round of Oscar predictions for the six top categories – Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress. In that time, I’ve even changed a couple things around here and there. Due to this, I felt it would be useful to put all my predictions in this handy post for your perusal.

I will likely have my second round of predictions ready to go by mid-October at the latest. As for now, Todd’s early Oscar predictions:

BEST PICTURE

All is Lost

American Hustle

August: Osage County

Captain Phillips

Foxcatcher

Gravity

Inside Llewyn Davis

Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Twelve Years a Slave

 

BEST DIRECTOR

J.C. Chandor, All is Lost

Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

Steve McQueen, Twelve Years a Slave

Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher

David O. Russell, American Hustle

 

BEST ACTOR

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Twelve Years a Slave

Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips

Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyer’s Club

Robert Redford, All is Lost

Forest Whitaker, Lee Daniels’ The Butler

 

BEST ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Sandra Bullock, Gravity

Judi Dench, Philomena

Adele Exarchopoulos, Blue is the Warmest Color

Meryl Streep, August: Osage County

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

George Clooney, Gravity

Michael Fassbender, Twelve Years a Slave

Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street

Jared Leto, Dallas Buyer’s Club

Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Naomie Harris, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle

Lupita Nyong’o, Twelve Years a Slave

Julia Roberts, August: Osage County

Oprah Winfrey, Lee Daniels’ The Butler