The Oscar Narrative: My Oscar Wish List

After finally seeing Amour, I am now ready to pretend that I am an Academy voter. If I had a ballot this is how I would vote.

Best Picture
1. Lincoln
2. Django Unchained
3. Beasts of the Southern Wild
4. Argo
5. Zero Dark Thirty
6. Amour
7. Silver Linings Playbook
8. Les Miserables
9. Life of Pi

Best Director - Steven Spielberg "Lincoln"
Best Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis "Lincoln"
Best Actress - Emmanuelle Riva "Amour"
Best Supporting Actor - Tommy Lee Jones "Lincoln"
Best Supporting Actress - Anne Hathaway "Les Miserables"
Best Adapted Screenplay - Tony Kushner "Lincoln"
Best Original Screenplay - Quentin Tarantino "Django Unchained"
Best Animated Feature - Wreck-It Ralph
Best Documentary Feature - 5 Broken Cameras
Best Foreign Language Film - Amour
Best Production Design - Lincoln
Best Cinematography - Roger Deakins "Skyfall"
Best Costume Design - Anna Karenina
Best Film Editing - Zero Dark Thirty
Best Makeup and Hair - Les Miserables
Best Original Score - John Williams "Lincoln"
Best Original Song- Skyfall from Skyfall
Best Sound Editing - Skyfall
Best Sound Mixing - Skyfall
Best Visual Effects - Life of Pi
Best Animated Short - Adam and Dog
Best Documentary Short - Monday's at Racine's
Best Live Action Short - Curfew