Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin, Argo
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Waltz being in this category is a bit of a cheat – he was a co-lead in Django, and therefore had much more to do in his film than his colleagues in the category did – but I would still love to see him win, given what incredible work he once again turned in. But I would be fine with any of these men winning (with the possible exception of Alan Arkin, whose work in Argo seems a bit slight compared to the other four), and everybody appears to have a pretty decent shot. Tommy Lee Jones is the favorite thanks to his SAG win, but Waltz’s recent BAFTA victory indicates he is probably a close second. We shall see.
Will Win: Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Should Win: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
Hardly worth writing more than a sentence about. This has been Anne Hathaway’s Oscar since the film debuted, and there is absolutely no way she loses. As much as I like many of these performances, it will be an extremely deserving win as well, for her performance of “I Dreamed a Dream” in Les Miserables stands as one of the defining movie moments of 2012.
Will and Should Win: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
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