Critics' Choice Awards 2012: Complete List of Nominations

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The Broadcast Film Critics Assn. (BFCA), made up of more than 250 TV, radio, and online journalists, announced its nominees for the 18th Annual Critics' Choice Awards on Tuesday, and "Lincoln" tops the list with 13 bids. That breaks the previous record set by "Black Swan," which reaped 12 nominations in 2010; it won just one of those -- Best Actress for eventual Oscar champ Natalie Portman.

"Lincoln" earned expected bids for Picture, Director (Steven Spielberg), Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones), Supporting Actress (Sally Field), and Adapted Screenplay (Tony Kushner), in addition to Acting Ensemble and another six nominations below the line.

Following close behind is "Les Miserables," which has 11 nominations. Tom Hooper's film version of the 1987 Tony-winning musical has been mostly shut out of the critics' prizes thus far, but earned nominations including Picture, Director, Actor (Hugh Jackman), Supporting Actress (Anne Hathaway), and Acting Ensemble.

"Silver Linings Playbook" earned seven nominations for the main awards -- Picture, Actor (Bradley Cooper), Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro), Adapted Screenplay and Director for David O. Russell, and Acting Ensemble -- and another three in the Comedy categories -- Best Comedy Film, Actor in a Comedy (Cooper), and Actress in a Comedy (Lawrence).

The Critics' Choice Awards have included an award for Best Comedy since 2005, but the comedy acting races are new additions this year, as are those for Actor and Actress in an Action Movie, for which "The Dark Knight Rises," "Looper," and "Skyfall" received multiple bids.

"Zero Dark Thirty," which has already won mutliple critics' prizes for Best Picture, has five nominations: Picture, Director (Kathryn Bigelow), Actress (Jessica Chastain), Original Screenplay (Mark Boal), and Editing.

LA Film Critics winner "Amour" failed to make the Critics' Choice top ten for Best Picture, but it earned a pair of bids for Actress (Emmanuelle Riva) and Foreign Film.

Surprising contenders singled out by the BFCA include "Skyfall" supporting contenders Javier Bardem and Judi Dench, recent National Board of Review winner Ann Dowd ("Compliance") for Supporting Actress, and "Perks of Being a Wallflower" for Adapted Screenplay.

Winners will be announced at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica in a ceremony broadcast live on the CW on Jan. 10, the same day Oscar nominations are announced.

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The Broadcast Film Critics Assn. (BFCA), made up of more than 250 TV, radio, and online journalists, announced its nominees for the 18th Annual Critics' Choice Awards on Dec. 11. Winners will be revealed at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica in a ceremony broadcast live on the CW on Jan. 10, the same day Oscar nominations are announced.

BEST PICTURE
"Argo"
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"Django Unchained"
"Les Misérables"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"
"The Master"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Zero Dark Thirty"

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck – “Argo”
Kathryn Bigelow – “Zero Dark Thirty”
Tom Hooper – “Les Misérables”
Ang Lee – “Life of Pi”
David O. Russell – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Steven Spielberg – “Lincoln”

BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Daniel Day-Lewis – “Lincoln”
John Hawkes – “The Sessions”
Hugh Jackman – “Les Misérables”
Joaquin Phoenix – “The Master”
Denzel Washington – “Flight”

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain – “Zero Dark Thirty”
Marion Cotillard – “Rust and Bone”
Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emmanuelle Riva – “Amour”
Quvenzhané Wallis – “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Naomi Watts – “The Impossible”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin – “Argo”
Javier Bardem – “Skyfall”
Robert De Niro – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Philip Seymour Hoffman – “The Master”
Tommy Lee Jones – “Lincoln”
Matthew McConaughey – “Magic Mike”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams – “The Master”
Judi Dench – “Skyfall”
Ann Dowd – “Compliance”
Sally Field – “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway – “Les Misérables”
Helen Hunt – “The Sessions”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Quentin Tarantino – “Django Unchained”
John Gatins – “Flight”
Rian Johnson – “Looper”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “The Master”
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola – “Moonrise Kingdom”
Mark Boal – “Zero Dark Thirty”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Chris Terrio – “Argo”
David Magee – “Life of Pi”
Tony Kushner – “Lincoln”
Stephen Chbosky – “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
David O. Russell – “Silver Linings Playbook”

BEST SCORE
“Argo” – Alexandre Desplat
“Life of Pi” – Mychael Danna
“Lincoln” – John Williams
“The Master” – Jonny Greenwood
“Moonrise Kingdom” – Alexandre Desplat

BEST SONG
“For You” – performed by Keith Urban/written by Monty Powell & Keith Urban – Act of Valor
“Learn Me Right” – performed by Birdy with Mumford & Sons/written by Mumford & Sons – Brave
“Skyfall” – performed by Adele/written by Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth – Skyfall
“Still Alive” – performed by Paul Williams/written by Paul Williams – Paul Williams Still Alive
“Suddenly” – performed by Hugh Jackman/written by Claude-Michel Schonberg & Alain Boublil & Herbert Kretzmer – Les Misérables

BEST EDITING
“Argo” – William Goldenberg
“Les Misérables” – Melanie Ann Oliver and Chris Dickens
“Life of Pi” – Tim Squyres
“Lincoln” – Michael Kahn
“Zero Dark Thirty” – William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Les Misérables” – Danny Cohen
“Life of Pi” – Claudio Miranda
“Lincoln” – Janusz Kaminski
“The Master” – Mihai Malaimare Jr.
“Skyfall” – Roger Deakins

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Anna Karenina” – Sarah Greenwood/Production Designer; Katie Spencer/Set Decorator
“The Hobbit” – Dan Hennah/Production Designer; Ra Vincent & Simon Bright/Set Decorators
“Les Misérables” – Eve Stewart/Production Designer; Anna Lynch-Robinson/Set Decorator
“Life of Pi” – David Gropman/Production Designer; Anna Pinnock/Set Decorator
“Lincoln” – Rick Carter/Production Designer; Jim Erickson/Set Decorator

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Anna Karenina” – Jacqueline Durran
“Cloud Atlas” – Kym Barrett and Pierre-Yves Gayraud
“The Hobbit” – Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey and Richard Taylor
“Les Misérables” – Paco Delgado
“Lincoln” – Joanna Johnston

BEST MAKEUP
"Cloud Atlas"
"The Hobbit"
"Les Misérables"
"Lincoln"

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
"The Avengers"
"Cloud Atlas"
"The Dark Knight Rises"
"The Hobbit"
"Life of Pi"

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
"Brave"
"Frankenweenie"
"Madagascar 3"
"ParaNorman"
"Rise of the Guardians"
"Wreck-It Ralph"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Amour"
"The Intouchables"
"A Royal Affair"
"Rust and Bone"

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Bully"
"The Central Park Five"
"The Imposter"
"The Queen of Versailles"
"Searching for Sugar Man"
"West of Memphis"

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
"Argo"
"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
"Les Misérables"
"Lincoln"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Silver Linings Playbook"

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Elle Fanning – “Ginger & Rosa”
Kara Hayward – “Moonrise Kingdom”
Tom Holland – “The Impossible”
Logan Lerman – “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Suraj Sharma – “Life of Pi”
Quvenzhané Wallis – “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

BEST ACTION MOVIE
"The Avengers"
"The Dark Knight Rises"
"Looper"
"Skyfall"

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Christian Bale – “The Dark Knight Rises”
Daniel Craig – “Skyfall”
Robert Downey Jr. – “The Avengers”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – “Looper”
Jake Gyllenhaal – “End of Watch”

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Emily Blunt – “Looper”
Gina Carano – “Haywire”
Judi Dench – “Skyfall”
Anne Hathaway – “The Dark Knight Rises”
Jennifer Lawrence – “The Hunger Games”

BEST COMEDY
"Bernie"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Ted"
"This Is 40"
"21 Jump Street"

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jack Black – “Bernie”
Bradley Cooper – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Paul Rudd – “This Is 40”
Channing Tatum – “21 Jump Street”
Mark Wahlberg – “Ted”

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Mila Kunis – “Ted”
Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Shirley MacLaine – “Bernie”
Leslie Mann – “This Is 40”
Rebel Wilson – “Pitch Perfect”

BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
"The Cabin in the Woods"
"Looper"
"Prometheus"

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The Broadcast Film Critics Assn. has a solid track record at forecasting the eventual Oscar nominees with its Critics' Choice Awards contenders. That makes a snub here even more noteworthy.

Last year, the BFCA foresaw all of the nine eventual Oscar Best Picture nominees (its 10th nominee was "Drive") and it predicted 13 of the 20 acting nominees. In 2010, it went nine for 10 with the Best Picture contenders by going for "The Town" over "The Kids Are All Right") and 18 of the 20 acting contenders; they overlooked Javier Bardem ("Biutiful") and John Hawkes ("Winter's Bone").

The most notable omission in the top race this year is "Amour," which just won Best Picture from the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. Also MIA are three blockbusters with critical cred -- "The Dark Knight Rises," "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and "Skyfall." (Read report on nominations here and see full list here.)

Also absent is Paul Thomas Anderson who was named Best Director by LAFCA for "The Master," which did reap a Best Picture bid. Other directors who helmed one of the 10 Best Picture nominees but did not make the final six were Wes Anderson ("Moonrise Kingdom"), Quentin Tarantino ("Django Unchained") and Benh Zeitlin ("Beasts of the Southern Wild")

None of the "Django" cast made the cut, including Oscar champs Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz. Also snubbed across the board was "Hitchcock" which stars Oscar winners Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren. And "Anna Karenina," Joe Wright's third film with Keira Knightley picked up just two creative bids.

NOT BEST PICTURE
"Amour"
"Anna Karenina"
"Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
"The Dark Knight Rises"
"Flight"
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
"The Impossible"
"The Sessions"
"Skyfall"

NOT BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson, "The Master"
Wes Anderson, "Moonrise Kindgom"
Peter Jackson, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
Ben Lewin,"The Sessions"
John Madden, "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
Christopher Nolan, "The Dark Knight Rises"
Quentin Tarantino, "Django Unchained"
Joe Wright, "Anna Karenina"
Benh Zeitlin, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Robert Zemeckis, "Flight"

NOT BEST ACTOR
Ben Affleck, "Argo"
Jamie Foxx, "Django Unchained"
Richard Gere, "Arbitrage"
Jake Gyllenhaal, "End of Watch"
Tom Holland, "The Impossible"
Anthony Hopkins, "Hitchcock"
Bill Murray, "Hyde Park on the Hudson"
Jean Louis Trintignant, "Amour"

NOT BEST ACTRESS
Judi Dench, "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
Helen Mirren, "Hitchcock"
Keira Knightley, "Anna Karenina"
Laura Linney, "Hyde Park on the Hudson"
Maggie Smith, "Quartet"
Rachel Weisz, "The Deep Blue Sea"

NOT BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Django Unchained"
Russell Crowe, "Les Miserables"
Dwight Henry, "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Samuel L. Jackson, "Django Unchained"
William H. Macy, "The Sessions"
Eddie Redmayne, "Les Miserables"
James Spader, "Lincoln"
Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"

NOT BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Samantha Barks, "Les Miserables"
Emily Blunt, "Looper"
Helena Bonham Carter, "Les Miserables"
Scarlett Johannson, "Hitchcock"
Kelly Reilly, "Flight"
Maggie Smith, "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
Jacki Weaver, "Silver Linings Playbook"

I think Nolan should have gotten a nom. kinda surprising to see all the snubs.

For the most part I'm good with the nominees. Some of the snubs suck but there are only so many nominations in each category. :-/

Here is an article talking about what the Critics' Choice Award nominations mean for the Oscars:

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The Critics' Choice Awards has become one of the best barometers for predicting Oscar nominees, if not winners. (Read report on Tuesday's nominations here and see full list here.)

With many categories of these kudos from the Broadcast Film Critics Assn. having six slots, it has done well at foreseeing the five Oscar contenders.

Below, a category by category analysis of the BFCA nominations and their likelihood of predicting the Oscars.

BEST PICTURE
"Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Django Unchained," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln," "The Master," "Moonrise Kingdom," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Zero Dark Thirty,"

Last year, the BFCA correctly predicted the nine Best Picture nominees: “The Artist,” “The Descendants,” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” “The Help,” “Hugo,” “Midnight in Paris,” “Moneyball,” “The Tree of Life,” and “War Horse.” Their 10th pic -- “Drive” -- was left out of the Oscar race. “The Artist” would win both the BFCA and the Oscar.

It’s hard to say which of this year's 10 BFCA contenders, if any, would be left out on Oscar nomination day. Because of the new Academy rules, there can be anywhere between five and 10 Best Picture nominees. At this point, we could be looking at them. The race looks to be between “Lincoln” and “Les Miserables,” with “Zero Dark Thirty” sneaking up.

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck (“Argo”); Kathryn Bigelow (“Zero Dark Thirty”); Tom Hooper (“Les Miserables”); Ang Lee (“Life of Pi”); David O. Russell (“Silver Linings Playbook”); Steven Spielberg (“Lincoln”)

Last year, the BFCA correctly predicted three of the Best Director nominees: Michel Hazanavicius (“The Artist”), Alexander Payne (“The Descendants”) and Martin Scorsese (“Hugo”). Nicolas Winding Refn (“Drive”), Stephen Daldry (“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”) and Steven Spielberg (“War Horse”) were replaced by Woody Allen (“Midnight in Paris”) and Terrence Malick (“The Tree of Life”). Hazanavicius would win both the BFCA and the Oscar.

Bigelow has won the lion’s share of critics awards so far, but now’s the time when the tides could change. Given the staggering number of nominations for “Lincoln,” it wouldn’t be surprising to see the King of Hollywood -- Spielberg -- pull off a victory in this category.

BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper (“Silver Linings Playbook#”); Daniel Day-Lewis (“Lincoln#”); John Hawkes (“The Sessions”); Hugh Jackman (“Les Miserables”); Joaquin Phoenix (“The Master”); Denzel Washington (“Flight”)

Last year, the BFCA correctly predicted three of the eventual Best Actor nominees: George Clooney (“The Descendants”), Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”) and Brad Pitt (“Moneyball”); Leonardo DiCaprio (“J. Edgar”), Michael Fassbender (“Shame”), and Ryan Gosling (“Drive”) were replaced with Demian Bechir (“A Better Life”) and Gary Oldman (“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”). Clooney won the BFCA, while Dujardin won the Oscar.

Day-Lewis is in the lead for Best Actor, but so was George Clooney this time last year. Look for Day-Lewis to take this prize, but if “Les Miserables” starts to gain traction, the battle between him and Hugh Jackman will become more heated.

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain (“Zero Dark Thirty”); Marion Cotillard (“Rust and Bone”); Jennifer Lawrence (“Silver Linings Playbook); Emmanuelle Riva (“Amour); Quvenzhane Wallis (“Beasts of the Southern Wild); Naomi Watts (“The Impossible”)

Last year, the BFCA correctly predicted three of the eventual Best Actress nominees: Viola Davis (“The Help”), Meryl Streep (“The Iron Lady”), and Michelle Williams (“My Week with Marilyn”); Tilda Swinton (“We Need to Talk About Kevin”), Charlize Theron (“Young Adult”) and Elizabeth Olsen (“Martha Marcy May Marlene”) were replaced by Glenn Close (“Albert Nobbs”) and Rooney Mara (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”). Viola Davis won the BFCA, while Meryl Streep took the Oscar.

Here’s where the battle between Jessica and Jennifer will get interesting: if either wins this prize, she’ll have to be considered the front-runner. Remember, they won’t compete against each other at the Golden Globes, so this and SAG is our only real indication of who’s in the lead. Right now it’s anyone’s guess.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin (“Argo”); Javier Bardem (“Skyfall”); Robert De Niro (“Silver Linings Playbook”); Philip Seymour Hoffman (“The Master”); Tommy Lee Jones (“Lincoln”); Matthew McConaughey (“Magic Mike”)

Last year, three of the BFCA’s picks repeated at the Oscars: Kenneth Branagh (“My Week with Marilyn”), Nick Nolte (“Warrior”), and Christopher Plummer (“Beginners”); Albert Brooks (“Drive”), Patton Oswalt (“Young Adult”) and Andy Serkis (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”) were replaced by Jonah Hill (“Moneyball”) and Max von Sydow (“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”). Plummer would win both the BFCA and the Oscar.

Since a front-runner has yet to emerge, it’s anyone’s game. Given the love shown to “Lincoln,” the safe bet would be Tommy Lee Jones.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams (“The Master”); Judi Dench (“Skyfall”); Ann Dowd (“Compliance”); Sally Field (“Lincoln”); Anne Hathaway (“Les Miserables”); Helen Hunt (“The Sessions”)

Last year, four of the BFCA’s picks repeated at the Oscars: Berenice Bejo (“The Artist”), Chastain (“The Help”), Melissa McCarthy (“Bridesmaids”), and Octavia Spencer (“The Help”). Carey Mulligan (“Shame”) and Shailene Woodley (“The Descendants”) were replaced by Janet McTeer (“Albert Nobbs”). Spencer would win both the BFCA and the Oscar.

It would be a surprise for anyone other than Anne Hathaway to win. Her closest competition is Sally Field, who’s been racking up critics prizes. But it’s Hathaway’s time, and this award will be our first confirmation of that.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Quentin Tarantino (“Django Unchained"); John Gatins (“Flight”); Rian Johnson (“Looper”); Paul Thomas Anderson (“The Master”); Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola (“Moonrise Kingdom”)' Mark Boal (“Zero Dark Thirty”)

Last year, two of the BFCA’s picks repeated at the Oscars: “The Artist” (Michel Hazanavicius) and “Midnight in Paris” (Woody Allen). “50/50” (Will Reiser), “Win Win” (Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni) and “Young Adult” (Diablo Cody) were left out for “Bridesmaids” (Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo), “Margin Call” (J.C. Chandor) and “A Separation” (Asghar Farhadi). “Midnight in Paris” won both the BFCA and the Oscar.

As of now, there’s no front-runner in this category. Given the recent popularity of “Zero Dark Thirty,” it’s safe to put it in the lead, but don’t be surprised if Tarantino, P.T. Anderson, or Wes Anderson take this as a consolation prize.

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Chris Terrio (“Argo”); David Magee (“Life of Pi”); Tony Kushner (“Lincoln”); Stephen Chbosky (“The Perks of Being a Wallflower”); David O. Russell (“Silver Linings Playbook”)

Last year, three of the BFCA’s picks repeated at the Oscars: “The Descendants” (Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, Nat Faxon), “Hugo” (John Logan), and “Moneyball” (Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin). “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” (Eric Roth) and “The Help” (Tate Taylor) were left out for “The Ides of March” (George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon) and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” (Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan). “Moneyball” won the BFCA, while “The Descendants” won the Oscar.

It’s a race between “Lincoln” and “Silver Linings Playbook,” with “Argo” lying in wait. As happened last year, there could be a split between the BFCA and the Oscars, with one going for “Silver Linings Playbook” and the other going for “Lincoln.”

BEST SCORE
Alexandre Desplat (“Argo”); Mychael Danna (“Life of Pi”); John Williams (“Lincoln”); Jonny Greenwood (“The Master”); Alexandre Desplat (“Moonrise Kingdom”)

This award is up for grabs right now. Last year, the BFCA and the Oscar both went with Best Picture front-runner “The Artist” (Ludovic Bource), so perhaps five-time Oscar winner John Williams will win for “Lincoln.”

BEST SONG
“For You” (from “Act of Valor”), “Learn Me Right” (from “Brave”), “Skyfall” (from “Skyfall”), “Still Alive” (from “Paul Williams Still Alive”), “Suddenly” (from “Les Miserables”)

Given Adele’s popularity, it would be a shock for her to lose.

BEST EDITING
William Goldenberg (“Argo”); Melanie Ann Oliver & Chris Dickens (“Les Miserables”); Tim Squyres (“Life of Pi”); Michael Kahn (“Lincoln”); William Goldenberg & Dylan Tichenor (“Zero Dark Thirty”)

Since no film has won Best Picture without an Editing nomination since “Ordinary People” (1980), this is one of the most important categories to score a nomination in. Last year, the BFCA correctly predicted the Oscar victor “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (Kirk Baxter & Angus Wall), and look for the same to happen this year with “Zero Dark Thirty.”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Danny Cohen (“Les Miserables"); Claudio Miranda (“Life of Pi”); Janusz Kaminski (“Lincoln”); Mihai Malaimare Jr. (“The Master”); Roger Deakins (“Skyfall”)

Those expecting Deakins to finally get his due this year will be disappointed to see anything else win. Last year, the BFCA went with “The Tree of Life” (Emmanuel Lubezski) and “War Horse” (Kaminski), while the Academy went with “Hugo” (Robert Richardson). Given the split of the critics groups so far, that same scenario could play out this year.

BEST ART DIRECTION
Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer (“Anna Karenina”); Dan Hennah, Ra Vincent, Simon Bright (“The Hobbit”); Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson (“Les Miserables”); David Gropman, Anna Pinnock (“Life of Pi”); Rick Carter, Jim Erickson (“Lincoln”)

The battle between “Lincoln” and “Les Miserables” will be most fiercely fought in the design categories. Last year, the BFCA and the Oscars both went with “Hugo.” Rick Carter is a veteran with one Oscar to his name (for “Avatar”), so he’s a safe bet.

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Jacqueline Durran (“Anna Karenina”); Kym Barrett & Pierre-Yves Gayraud (“Cloud Atlas”); Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey & Richard Taylor (“The Hobbit”); Paco Delgado (“Les Miserables”); Joanna Johnston (“Lincoln”)

Again, a battle between “Lincoln” and “Les Miserables,” with “Anna Karenina” close behind. Last year, the BFCA and the Oscars went with “The Artist.” Perhaps, as was the case last year, the Best Picture front-runners will be split, with “Lincoln” taking Art Direction and “Les Miserables” taking Costume Design.

BEST MAKEUP
"Cloud Atlas"; "The Hobbit"; "Les Miserables"; "Lincoln"

This award is anyone’s guess. Last year, the BFCA went with “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II,” while the Oscars went with “The Iron Lady.” This could prove another interesting battle between “Lincoln” and “Les Miserables.”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
"The Avengers"; "Cloud Atlas"; "The Dark Knight Rises"; "The Hobbit"; "Life of Pi"

As “Avatar,” “Inception,” and “Hugo” have proven, the Academy always goes for a Best Picture nominee in this category if they have one. The same could be true of BFCA, so look for “Life of Pi” to beat out the big blockbusters.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
"Brave"; "Frankenweenie"; "Madagascar 3"; "ParaNorman"; "Rise of the Guardians"; "Wreck-It Ralph"

“Frankenweenie” should continue to win in this category all the way to the Oscars.

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Amour"; "The Intouchables"; "A Royal Affair"; "Rust and Bone

“Rust and Bone” is ineligible in this category at the Oscars, so don’t look for it to show up there. Right now “Amour” is in the lead, but “The Intouchables” could pull an upset.

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Bully"; "The Central Park Five"; "The Imposter"; "The Queen of Versailles"; "Searching for Sugar Man"; "West of Memphis"

“The Central Park Five,” “The Queen of Versailles,” and “West of Memphis” were all left off of the Academy’s shortlist, so if either of those win it will have no impact on the race. However, if something else wins, we’ll have a new frontrunner.

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
"Argo"; "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"; "Les Miserables"; "Lincoln"; "Moonrise Kingdom": "Silver Linings Playbook"

A good indication of where SAG will go tomorrow. As for the win, look for “Lincoln” or “Les Miserables” to reign victorious.

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Elle Fanning (“Ginger and Rosa”); Kara Hayward (“Moonrise Kingdom”); Tom Holland (“The Impossible”); Logan Lerman (“The Perks of Being a Wallflower"); Suraj Sharma (“Life of Pi”) Quvenzhane Wallis (“Beasts of the Southern Wild”)

A win for Wallis will only help solidify her Best Actress campaign.

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