Bold (Early) Oscar Rankings

They are coming.

When predicting what film and what actors/actresses/directors will be nominated, a sensible person would wait until all of the contending films are released to the general public. Well, I am not in said category of “sensible people.” Therefore, I give my rankings of Oscar worthy films in the six major categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.

Now, I realize that these rankings will most likely drastically change, and there will most likely be a film or two that come out of nowhere to garner some Oscar buzz. So, the following rankings are a complete crapshoot. Change is inevitable! That being said, it is incredibly fun…

Be sure to check out my featured Oscar Contenders for 2012, and Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV. As you will see, many of the films listed there are left off the following rankings.

Find out which ones made the early cut…

2012 Oscar Predictions, Pt. IV

While this won't be the last Oscar prediction post here, this fourth installment concludes my list of 12 contending films for the 2012 Oscars. I am quite pleased that most of these films are legitimately Oscar-worthy films. From the unlikely Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. II to the hands-down favorite, Moneyball, many of the films prove and project to be heavy hitters come the Award season.

This fourth post features a dark horse (literally!) full of new Hollywood's rising stars, a soppy, sentimental favorite led by seasoned Oscar veterans, and the necessary indie flick of heavy-hearted source material. While Moneyball is STILL my favorite at this point, these films have a chance to knock Bennett Miller's movie off its perch.

2012 Oscar Predictions, Pt. III

This next installment in the 12 for '12 Oscar Watch series, the article features three period pieces that are sure to garner a lot of Oscar attention. All three could be considered as biopics of various figures from history; however, two of the three do not look as strong as the other.

The second post in the series featured two heavy-hitters in the Oscar race, Moneyball and The Ides of March. The other film in the post, The Rum Diary, could be considered a dark horse in the race, as well. 

Well... add one more to the Oscar race, and two more dark horses.

Should Brad Pitt and Moneyball be concerned
with the following...?

2012 Oscar Contenders, Pt. II

Two strong contenders... Only one prize... 

In the next installment of the 12 for ’12 Oscar Watch series, two serious Oscar contenders and a dark horse are covered. This post features two legitimate contenders and a potential contender, unlike the first post... 

To put a brief background on this series, in July, I presented a list of 12 films that I considered being legitimate Oscar contenders. I will be covering all 12 films in four posts (do the math, and that’s three films a post. Hurray math!).

Now… Keep reading to see the next films that could be big winners at the 84^th Academy Awards.

2012 Oscar Contenders, Pt. I

Well, it's about that time again... Time to delve deeper into the films that could be the next big winner for the 84th Academy Award show.

Back in July, I listed 12 films I believed to be have a legitimate chance to be strong contenders during the 2012 Award season. Now, I explain those choice in further detail.

Four posts featuring three films each will be in this series of 12 for '12.

The first installment features a polarizing film, a long shot, and a dark horse for the 2012 award shows. 

Keep reading on for the three films featured in this post...

2012 Oscar Predictions: 12 for ‘12

They're kinda creepy, if you think about it...

Getting sick of the summer lineup already? Well, I sure am. I can only take so many explosions, superstunts, robots, pathetic CGI, and that pesky 3D. Think it’s too early to think about Oscar films and the Academy Awards season? Phsh. No and no.

I plan to break the following list of films into four segments of three, assuming I actually get around to it…….. Those segments will go into more detail as to why I think they will be among the select few at the 84^th Academy Award in 2012.

Anyway, here is the never-too-early list of Oscar Contenders for 2012: