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86th Oscars. The Oscar Contenders of 2013
For prediction, discussion and entertainment purposes. 

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Predicted Nominees
(some of the images used are not real as many films do not yet have posters)

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
John Wells
(Weinstein Co)
Nov 8th
NEBRASKA
Alexander Payne
(Paramount)
Nov 22nd
GRAVITY
Alfonso Cuarón
(Warner Bros / Universal)
Oct 4th
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
Paul Greengrass
(Columbia)
Oct 11th
FOXCATCHER
Bennett Miller
(Columbia)
TBA 
Pulitzer. Tony. Oscar?
Tracy Letts' masterwork gets a starry (too starry?) cast. Stage transfers arent what they used to be with Oscar but this could be the one.
I personally didn't understand the appeal of The Descendants but there's no question that Oscar has taken a shine to Payne. This father/son drama could be something Ambitious sci-fi doesn't exactly make Oscar slobber but with two stars Hollywood loves (Clooney & Bullock) and an under-Oscared director and special special fx... It's been a long while since Tom Hanks was an Oscar charm. But a long enough while that it could happen again. Based on a true story and Greengrass can make potent drama Just a hunch that the quality will be there. This true story about a schizophrenic and his best friend/victim has interesting (smart?) casting and a quality director

Maybe Also...

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Jean Marc Valle
(Focus)
TBA 
PHILOMENA
Stephen Frears
(TBA - Weinstein Co?) 
TBA 
THE COUNSELOR
Ridley Scott
(Fox)
Nov 15th
12 YEARS A SLAVE
Steve McQueen
(Fox Searchlight)
Dec 27th 
RAILWAY MAN
Jonathan Teplitsky
(TBA - Lionsgate?)
TBA
A homophobic man contracts AIDS in the 80s. Valle can be special (C.R.A.Z.Y. is half special anyway) and all eyes are on McConaughey lately When I first heard about this about an old woman searching for the son she gave up 50 years back I thought (Best Actress nom!) now it looks like it's a 2013 movie Cormac McCarthy's first original screenplay, a killer cast and it's been awhile for Ridley with Oscar. But crime dramas/ legal thrillers are so many. It'll have to be special. McQueen & Fassy without all the sex (Oscar can be such a prude) and with a more Oscar palatable theme? And with a strong Oscar playing distributor? Maybe.  This WW II obsessed drama sounds dull but that didn't stop (insert MANY Oscar Nominees here). Colin Firth again?

This Early It's Anyone's Game

MONUMENTS MEN
George Clooney
(Columbia)
Dec 18th

AMERICAN HUSTLE
David O. Russell
(Columbia)
Dec 25th 

BEFORE MIDNIGHT
Richard Linklater
(Sony Pictures Classics)
May 24th 
FRUITVALE STATION
Ryan Coogler
(Weinstein Co)
July 26th
PRISONERS
Denis Vileneuve
(Warner Bros)
Sept 20th 
*FOOLISH TO BET AGAINST PT 1*
Except that every year can't be about George Clooney, can it? 
*FOOLISH TO BET AGAINST PT 2*
Except that every year can't be about David O. Russell, can it? 
Can SPC, who campaigned so well for Amour last year, convince Oscar of what everyone else knows about this series?

*SUNDANCE HEAT*
Sundance success doesn't always translate to larger mainstream praise but it might be great counterprogramming this summer.

*WILD CARD*
This doesn't, in plot/cast or genre, scream Oscar but I think Villeneuve is a risk worth taking, they likedIncendies, and Hugh Jackman is at a post-nom career peak

Other Films of Note

probably too girlie for Oscar but ya never know
Diana (Distributor TBA) | Blue Jasmine (SPC) | Grace of Monaco (Weinstein Co)

probably too "too ____" for Oscar but ya never know

The Butler (Weinstein Co) | The Great Gatsby (Warner Bros) | Her (Distributor TBA) | Snowpiercer (Weinstein Co)
 Under the Skin (Distributor TBA) | Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount) 


Probably too IFC/Magnolia for Oscar but ya never know

Frances Ha (IFC) | Aint Them Bodies Saints (IFC) | Serena (Magnolia)

Probably too genre for Oscar but ya never know

 Star Trek Into Darkness (Paramount) | Man of Steel (Warner Bros) | Only God Forgives (Radius)
Malavita (Relativity) | Iron Man Three (Marvel Studios) | Elysium (Sony) | Oldboy (Film District) 
After Earth (Columbia) | The Lone Ranger (Disney) | Seventh Son (Warner Bros) | World War Z (Paramount)
Pacific Rim (Warner Bros) | Monsters University (Pixar) | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (New Line)
Thor The Dark World (Marvel) | Hunger Games Catching Fire (Lionsgate) 

Probably too foreign/other for Oscar but ya never know
The Grandmaster (Weinstein Co) | The Hunt (Magnolia) | The Past (Distributor TBA) 

Probably too "young" for Oscar but ya never know

The Spectacular Now (A24) | The Bling Ring (A24) | Enders Game (Summit)

WILD CARDS... ANY HUNCHES?
Closed Circuit (Focus) | Runner Runner (Fox) | Black Nativity (Fox Searchlight) | The Fifth Estate (Touchstone)
Out of the Furnace (Relativity?) | Labor Day (Paramount) | Saving Mr Banks (Disney) | Night Moves (Distributor TBA)
The Two Faces of January (Distributor TBA) | Rush (Universal) | Inside Llewyn Davis (CBS Films)