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Early Oscar Watch

The Oscars may seem like eons away, but it's always good to get started early on your Oscar nominee viewing.  "But wait," you say, "how can I know what movies to watch if the nominees haven't even been announced yet?"  My answer: You can't.  But you can guess which movies and stars are most likely to garner nominations, based on reviews, early awards, and various festivals.  Here is a very early look at possible Oscar contenders for the 2013 ceremony.    (of course, this includes super-long shots, so the number of movies/actors I've listed per category are often far greater than the number of those who'd actually be nominated) 


Picture
Anna Karenina
Arbitrage 
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild 
The Dark Knight Rises
Django Unchained
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 
The Impossible
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Life of Pi
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
The Sessions
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

 Actor
Ben Affleck -- Argo
Bradley Cooper -- Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis -- Lincoln 
Matt Damon -- Promised Land
Jamie Foxx -- Django Unchained
Richard Gere -- Arbitrage 
John Hawkes -- The Sessions
Anthony Hopkins -- Hitchcock
Hugh Jackman -- Les Miserables 
Tommy Lee Jones -- Hope Springs
Bill Murray -- Hyde Park on Hudson
Joaquin Phoenix -- The Master
Denzel Washington -- Flight

 Actress
Marion Cotillard -- Rust and Bone 
Anne Hathaway -- Les Miserables
Keira Knightley -- Anna Karenina
Jennifer Lawrence -- The Hunger Games, Silver Linings Playbook
Melanie Lynskey -- Hello I Must Be Going
Meryl Streep -- Hope Springs 
Quvenzhane Wallis -- Beast of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts -- The Impossible

 Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin -- Argo 
Robert DeNiro -- Silver Linings Playbook 
Leonardo DiCaprio -- Django Unchained
Joel Edgerton -- Zero Dark Thirty
John Goodman -- Argo 
Dwight Henry -- Beasts of the Southern Wild
Jude Law -- Anna Karenina
William H. Macy -- The Sessions
Ewan McGregor -- The Impossible
Viggo Mortensen -- On the Road
Philip Seymour Hoffman -- The Master

 Supporting Actress
Amy Adams -- The Master
Sally Field -- Lincoln
Jessica Chastain -- Zero Dark Thirty
Helen Hunt -- The Sessions 
Laura Linney -- Hyde Park on Hudson
Helen Mirren -- Hitchcock
Susan Sarandon -- Arbitrage
Jacki Weaver -- Silver Linings Playbook
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