2012 YEAR-END BALLOT

the point of this exercise isn't merely to stand in contrast to industry awards shows but to shine light on other works/achievements/performances that might've not gotten enough consideration during their initial releases 

Past ballots at The Wandering Image:
 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,  2001,
 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.


To view my Top 30 films of 2012 go here.

Note: Oscar winner predictions will be added towards the end of January in parentheses next to my *top pick in each category. As usual, I must wait until early Feb for my local Magnolia to screen the live action & animated shorts of 2012 before I can add more to those categories.


**Actual AMPAS nominees added 1/10/2013**
**My Oscar winner predictions added 1/29/2013**
**Actual AMPAS winners noted 2/24/2013**







2012

*HOLY MOTORS   
LOOPER

MOONRISE KINGDOM

IN THE FAMILY

CONSUMING SPIRITS

BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW

THE MASTER

IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY

NOT FADE AWAY

THE DEEP BLUE SEA

GOODBYE FIRST LOVE

TABU

BERNIE

ATTENBERG

OSLO, AUGUST 31ST

COLOR WHEEL 

REBELLE

KID WITH A BIKE

DREDD 3D

I WISH

actual best picture oscar nominees:
AMOUR
LIFE OF PI
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
ARGO (won)
LINCOLN
DJANGO UNCHAINED
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
ZERO DARK THIRTY
LES MISERABLES

actual foreign language oscar nominees:
AMOUR (won)
KON-TIKI
NO
A ROYAL AFFAIR
WAR WITCH

prediction:

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK + AMOUR

2012

*Leos Carax 

                  for HOLY MOTORS 
Miguel Gomes for TABU
Wes Anderson for MOONRISE KINGDOM
Rian Johnson for LOOPER
Paul Thomas Anderson for THE MASTER

actual oscar nominees:
Michael Haneke for AMOUR
Benh Zeitlin for BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Ang Lee for LIFE OF PI (won)
Steven Spielberg for LINCOLN
David O. Russell for SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

prediction:

Ang Lee for LIFE OF PI

2012

*Marion Cotillard 

                 in RUST & BONE 
Jessica Chastain in ZERO DARK THIRTY
Michelle Yeoh in THE LADY
Linda Cardellini in RETURN
Rachel Weisz in THE DEEP BLUE SEA

actual oscar nominees:
Jessica Chastain in ZERO DARK THIRTY
Quvenzhané Wallis in BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Jennifer Lawrence in SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (won)
Naomi Watts in THE IMPOSSIBLE
Emmanuelle Riva in AMOUR

prediction:

Jennifer Lawrence for SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

2012

*Joaquin Phoenix 

                  in THE MASTER 
Denis Lavant in HOLY MOTORS
Chris Diamantopoulos in THE THREE STOOGES

Daniel Day-Lewis in LINCOLN

John Hawkes in THE SESSIONS

actual oscar nominees:
Bradley Cooper in SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Joaquin Phoenix in THE MASTER
Hugh Jackman in LES MISERABLES
Daniel Day-Lewis in LINCOLN (won)
Denzel Washington in FLIGHT

prediction:

Daniel Day-Lewis in LINCOLN

2012

*Edith Scob 

            in HOLY MOTORS  
Amy Adams in THE MASTER
Sally Field in LINCOLN
Jennifer Lawrence in SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Jennifer Ehle in ZERO DARK THIRTY

actual oscar nominees 
Amy Adams in THE MASTER
Sally Field in LINCOLN
Anne Hathaway in LES MISERABLES (won)
Helen Hunt in THE SESSIONS
Jacki Weaver in SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

prediction:

Anne Hathaway in LES MISERABLES

2012

*Matthew McConaughey 

                         in KILLER JOE 
Philip Seymour Hoffman in THE MASTER
Leonardo DiCaprio in DJANGO UNCHAINED
Matthew McConaughey in MAGIC MIKE
Matthias Schoenaerts in RUST AND BONE

actual oscar nominees:
Alan Arkin in ARGO
Robert De Niro in SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Philip Seymour Hoffman in THE MASTER
Tommy Lee Jones in LINCOLN
Christoph Waltz in DJANGO UNCHAINED (won)

prediction:

Tommy Lee Jones in LINCOLN

2012

*THE MASTER - P.T. Anderson
NOT FADE AWAY - David Chase
ZERO DARK THIRTY - Mark Boal
LOOPER - Rian Johnson
DJANGO UNCHAINED - Quentin Tarantino

actual oscar nominees:
AMOUR
DJANGO UNCHAINED (won)
FLIGHT
MOONRISE KINGDOM
ZERO DARK THIRTY

prediction:

ZERO DARK THIRTY

2012

*LINCOLN - Tony Kushner           
THE DEEP BLUE SEA - Terence Davies
PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER - Stephen Chbosky
COSMOPOLIS - David Cronenberg

OSLO, AUGUST 31ST - Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt

actual oscar nominees:
ARGO (won)
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

prediction:

LINCOLN

2012

*HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE 

THIS IS NOT A FILM
SAMSARA

THE PRUITT-IGOE MYTH

SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
CRAZY HORSE
5 BROKEN CAMERAS
THE INVISIBLE WAR
THE IMPOSTER
AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY
BONES BRIGADE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

actual oscar nominees:
5 BROKEN CAMERAS
THE GATEKEEPERS
HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE
THE INVISIBLE WAR
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN (won)

prediction:

SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN

2012

*CONSUMING SPIRITS    

IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY

PARANORMAN
THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS
BRAVE

FRANKENWEENIE [remake]

actual oscar nominees:
BRAVE (won)
WRECK-IT RALPH
FRANKENWEENIE
PARANORMAN
THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS

prediction:

WRECK-IT-RALPH

2012

*ANNA KARENINA 

                - Dario Marianelli >    
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES - Hans Zimmer > 
THE MASTER - Jonny Greenwood >
PROMETHEUS - Marc Streitenfeld >
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY - Howard Shore >

actual oscar nominees:
LINCOLN
ARGO
ANNA KARENINA
LIFE OF PI (won)
SKYFALL

prediction:

LIFE OF PI

2012

*EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY: POSTCARD FROM 1952       
SWIMMER by Lynne Ramsay

FLYING LOTUS: UNTIL THE QUIET COMES

AMATEUR NIGHT  [V/H/S segment]

BIO-COP by Steven Kostanski

GIANT GOD WARRIOR APPEARS IN TOKYO

AARON BURR PART 2
Corridor Digital's "THE GLITCH"

actual oscar nominees live-action short:
ASAD
CURFEW (won)
HENRY
DEATH OF A SHADOW
BUZKASHI BOYS

prediction:

CURFEW

actual oscar nominees doc short:
INOCENTE (won)

KINGS POINT

MONDAYS AT RACINE

OPEN HEART

REDEMPTION

prediction:

REDEMPTION

2012

*(NOTES ON) BIOLOGY     
HEAD OVER HEELS by Timothy Reckart

CHAINSAW BABE 3D [CHAINSAW MAID 3]

ADAM AND DOG

OLD MAN by Leah Shore

THE GOODS by Lars Jandel
THIS LAND IS MY LAND
PAPERMAN

MAGGIE SIMPSON IN THE LONGEST DAYCARE

actual oscar nominees:
FRESH GUACAMOLE
PAPERMAN (won)
HEAD OVER HEELS
ADAM AND DOG
MAGGIE SIMPSON IN "THE LONGEST DAYCARE"

prediction:

ADAM AND DOG

categories below this point are

↓for you technical craft lovers↓

2012

*THE MASTER 

- Mihai Malaimare Jr., RSC, ASC   
ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA - Gökhan Tiryaki, TSC
DREDD 3D - Anthony Dod Mantle BSC, DFF
SKYFALL - Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC

RUST AND BONE - Stéphane Fontaine, AFC

actual oscar nominees:
ANNA KARENINA
LIFE OF PI (won)
LINCOLN
DJANGO UNCHAINED
SKYFALL

prediction:

LIFE OF PI

2012

*ZERO DARK THIRTY  

         - Dylan Tichenor; William Goldenberg      
LOOPER  - Bob Ducsay
THE MASTER - Leslie Jones; Peter McNulty
SAVAGES - Hutshing; Levy; Marquez
CLOUD ATLAS - Wehlisch; Berner

actual oscar nominees:
ARGO (won)
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
ZERO DARK THIRTY

prediction:

ARGO

2012 - PRODUCTION DESIGN + SET DECOR

*ANNA KARENINA 

              - Sarah Greenwood    
MOONRISE KINGDOM - Adam Stockhausen; Kris Moran
BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW - Bottieri; La Vonne Girard
LINCOLN - Jim Erickson; Rick Carter
HOBBIT: UNEXPECTED JOURNEY - Simon Bright; Dan Hennah

actual oscar nominees:
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
ANNA KARENINA
LES MISERABLES
LINCOLN (won)
LIFE OF PI

prediction:

ANNA KARENINA

2012

*MIRROR MIRROR 

                       - Eiko Ishioka   
ANNA KARENINA - Jacqueline Durran
FAREWELL, MY QUEEN - Ranchoux; Gasc
DARK SHADOWS - Colleen Atwood
DJANGO UNCHAINED - Sharen Davis

actual oscar nominees:
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
LINCOLN
LES MISERABLES
ANNA KARENINA (won)
MIRROR MIRROR

prediction:

ANNA KARENINA

2012

*LINCOLN - Ani Plotkin-Maloney, Leslie Devlin, Leo Corey Castellano    
THE HOBBIT PT. I - P.Swords King, Findlater, Tami Lane
CLOUD ATLAS 

       - Susan Howard, Chris Lyons, Pepe Mora, Filmefex
GOON - Don Greenberg, Doug Morrow  
LES MISERABLES - Lisa Westcott, Julie Dartnell
HITCHCOCK - Howard Berger, Montagna, Martin Samuel

actual oscar nominees:
HITCHCOCK
LES MISERABLES (won)
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

prediction:

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

2012

*LIFE OF PI                                  
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
SKYFALL
LOOPER
JOHN CARTER

actual oscar nominees:
DJANGO UNCHAINED 
ARGO 
LIFE OF PI 
SKYFALL (tied)
ZERO DARK THIRTY (tied)

prediction:

LIFE OF PI

2012

*LIFE OF PI                                
LES MISERABLES
PROMETHEUS

KILLING THEM SOFTLY
ZERO DARK THIRTY

actual oscar nominees:
LES MISERABLES (won)
SKYFALL
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
ARGO

prediction:

LES MISERABLES

2012

*LIFE OF PI                                    
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
PROMETHEUS
JOHN CARTER

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN

actual oscar nominees:
THE AVENGERS
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
PROMETHEUS
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
LIFE OF PI  (won)

prediction:

LIFE OF PI

↓muriel awards categories:

2012

*1) Kylie Minogue (as aged Patricia from À BOUT DE SOUFFLE) sings "Who Were We?" 

- HOLY MOTORS
2) Slowly vanishing demise of Seth (Paul Dano) - LOOPER
3) Seal Team 6 raid on Bin Laden compound 

------------------------------------ ZERO DARK THIRTY
4) Bruce rises from "The Pit" prison - DARK KNIGHT RISES
5) Freddie & Lancaster Dodd's prison cell exchange 

----------------------------------------- THE MASTER
6) Floor 8 rampage.*Death by splintered door frame* 

------------------------------------ THE RAID: REDEMPTION
7) 13th Amendment passes House of Representatives 

--------------------------------------------- LINCOLN
8) Crash landing sequence - FLIGHT
-tie- Ship sinks in typhoon sequence - LIFE OF PI [3D]
9) Clay/mud mask performance artist sequence - SAMSARA
10) Silva's introduction monologue - SKYFALL
11) Prologue/intro credits sequence -PROMETHEUS
 -tie- Emergency foreign body removal via surgery pod 

---------------------------------------- PROMETHEUS
12) All elevators unleash nightmares 

---------------------------- CABIN IN THE WOODS
13) The dwarves sing "Misty Mountains Cold" -

---------------------THE HOBBIT UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
14) Billy (Sam Rockwell) describes his shoot-out climax 

----------------------------------- SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS
15) Ma-Ma's bloody splat fate. hypnotically disgusting

------------------------------------------------- DREDD [3D]


Also this:









2012

*THE MASTER
LINCOLN
BERNIE

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
ARGO

Other year-end ballots posted at The Wandering Image:   1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992,
 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

(post what your choices would be in comments section below)