We love to make bets here at CineGeek so along with our regular Fantasy Film Ball we also take bets on which films and filmmakers will win the statues at the Academy Awards. we recently held our bidding for the nominees on our weekly podcast and these are the results:
Visual Effects
Alan – Marvel’s The Avengers;Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
Niko – Life of Pi; Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
Stephen – Life of Pi; Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
Mike – Marvel’s The Avengers; Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
Film Editing
Alan – Zero Dark Thirty; Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg
Niko – Argo; William Goldenberg
Stephen – Lincoln; Michael Kahn
Mike – Lincoln; Michael Kahn
Sound Editing
Alan – Argo; Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
Niko – Skyfall; Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
Stephen – Skyfall; Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
Mike – Django Unchained; Wylie Stateman
Sound Mixing
Alan – Les Misérables; Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
Niko – Les Misérables; Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
Stephen – Les Misérables; Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
Mike – Les Misérables; Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
Cinematography
Alan – Life of Pi; Claudio Miranda
Niko – Skyfall; Roger Deakins
Stephen – Lincoln; Janusz Kaminski
Mike – Django Unchained; Robert Richardson
Production Design
Alan – Les Misérables; Eve Stewart (Production Design); Anna Lynch-Robinson (Set Decoration)
Niko – Lincoln; Rick Carter (Production Design); Jim Erickson (Set Decoration)
Stephen – Les Misérables; Eve Stewart (Production Design); Anna Lynch-Robinson (Set Decoration)
Mike – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey; Dan Hennah (Production Design); Ra Vincent and Simon Bright (Set Decoration)
Animated Feature Film
Alan – Brave; Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
Niko – Brave; Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
Stephen – Brave; Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
Mike – Wreck-It Ralph; Rich Moore
Writing Original Screenplay
Alan – Moonrise Kingdom; Written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
Niko – Moonrise Kingdom; Written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
Stephen – Django Unchained; Written by Quentin Tarantino
Mike – Django Unchained; Written by Quentin Tarantino
Writing Adapted Screenplay
Alan – Argo; Written by Chris Terrio
Niko – Life of Pi; Written by David Magee
Stephen – Life of Pi; Written by David Magee
Mike – Beasts of the Southern Wild; Screenplay by Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
Foreign Language Film
Alan – Amour; Austria
Niko – Amour; Austria
Stephen – Amour; Austria
Mike – Amour; Austria
Directing
Alan – Silver Linings Playbook; David O. Russell
Niko – Lincoln; Steven Spielberg
Stephen – Lincoln; Steven Spielberg
Mike – Lincoln; Steven Spielberg
Actress in a Supporting Role
Alan – Anne Hathaway; Les Misérables
Niko – Anne Hathaway; Les Misérables
Stephen – Anne Hathaway; Les Misérables
Mike – Anne Hathaway; Les Misérables
Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan – Alan Arkin; Argo
Niko – Alan Arkin; Argo
Stephen – Christoph Waltz; Django Unchained
Mike – Tommy Lee Jones; Lincoln
Actress in a Leading Role
Alan – Jessica Chastain; Zero Dark Thirty
Niko – Jessica Chastain; Zero Dark Thirty
Stephen – Jessica Chastain; Zero Dark Thirty
Mike – Jennifer Lawrence; Silver Linings Playbook
Actor in a Leading Role
Alan – Hugh Jackman; Les Misérables
Niko – Daniel Day-Lewis; Lincoln
Stephen – Daniel Day-Lewis; Lincoln
Mike – Joaquin Phoenix; The Master
Best Picture
Alan – Les Misérables; Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, Producers
Niko – Argo; Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers
Stephen – Argo; Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers
Mike – Lincoln; Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
Music Original Song
Alan – “Suddenly” from Les Misérables; Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil
Niko – “Skyfall” from Skyfall; Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Stephen – “Skyfall” from Skyfall; Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Mike – “Suddenly” from Les Misérables; Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil
We’ll see who wins when the awards air in February!