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Best Picture:

 “Argo should win for overall best picture. It incorporates all aspects; it’s funny, exciting, it’s scary… it invokes such a range of emotions.” - Nick Villani ‘16

“Silver Linings Playbook should win best picture, because of Jennifer Lawrence—I want to be her best friend; she’s awesome. And Bradley Cooper is gorgeous.” 

– Carly David ‘13

“Definitely not Silver Linings Playbook. I didn’t know whether to laugh or be uncomfortable.” 

– Rebecca Brown ‘15

“Silver Linings Playbook should win, because it was good and was filmed in my hometown.” 

- Marcia Molettieri ’14

“The problem with The Hobbit is that it wasn’t a full movie. It’s anti-climactic, because there’s so much more to go by the end of the movie, since it’s a three part movie.”

- Ethan Wallman ‘16

“Les Miserables, because everyone I know who saw it loved it a lot.”

- Wesley Von Dassow ‘14

“I didn’t love the movie, but [Les Miserables] deserves to win the Oscar solely on Jackman and Hathaway’s performance. Jackman has a beautiful voice. Same with Hathaway, her performance was very convincing.”

- Sam Nicholas ‘16

 “Les Miserables. I just heard it was really good.” 

- Conner Christensen ‘15

Actor in a Leading Role:

“I think it’s going to be Bradley Cooper, because he’s the most attractive.” 

- Megan Young ‘13

“Bradley Cooper, because I absolutely love him in the movie. He’s not bad to look at either.” 

- Nicole Dieterich ‘13

“Bradley Cooper for Silver Linings Playbook, because it’s different from the usual roles he plays and you can see that diversity.” 

- Alyson Shumeyko ‘14

Hugh Jackman, because I heard he was really good and that was unexpected.”

- Wesley Von Dassow ‘14

Actor in a Supporting Role:

“Christopher Walz, because he was really good in Django Unchained, and I also liked him in Inglourious Basterds.” 

- Conner Christensen ‘15

“Philip Seymour Hoffman, because I’m pretty sure he won an Oscar in that category before.” 

- Wesley Von Dassow ‘14

Actress in a Leading Role:

“Jennifer Lawrence, because she won in the Golden Globes.” 

– Lia Khatchadourian ‘14

“Naomi Watts, because she’s the only name I recognize and I really like her as an actress”

- Wesley Von Dassow ‘14

Actress in a Supporting Role:

“Anne Hathaway; she almost made me cry.” 

- Carly David ‘13

“Anne Hathaway: I cried when she sang I Dreamed a Dream. It was fantastic.”

- Rachel Venaglia ‘14

“Anne Hathaway should win. She’s been consistently winning for the role and I think Tom Hooper decision to film while singing live added to her performance, especially in I Dreamed a Dream. She also 

cut her hair on stage which was pretty powerful.” 

- Taylor Dougherty ‘13

“I didn’t like Anne Hathaway in Les Miserables. I can’t stand her.” 

- Alexa Ikeler ‘13

Writing (Adapted):

“Life of Pi. It was one of the only movies I’ve seen that didn’t spoil the book’s integrity.” 

- Caroline Vail ‘13 

Writing (Original):

“Argo, because I didn’t even know that had happened, and I thought it was well written.” 

- Nicole Dieterich ‘13

Visual Effects:

“The Life of Pi, because you can tell it wasn’t a real tiger, but it was still realistic.”

- Wesley Von Dassow ‘14

“The Life of Pi had computer-generated imagery of the tiger and island that was pretty realistic.” 

- Rebecca Brown ‘15 

“The Life of Pi, because of how the tiger seemed so real. It was really cool how took the book and were able to turn it into a movie.” 

- Nicole Dieterich ‘13

Animated Feature Film:

 “I think that Brave will win [due to its popularity], but Wreck-It-Ralph deserves the award. As a rule, video game movies are supposed to suck, but this one isn’t nerdy. It actually has a message that’s not corny. I genuinely liked it, and could watch it over again.” 

- Jason Saied ‘16 

“Brave should win. I loved it, and thought it was awesome.” 

- Wesley Von Dassow ‘14

Costume Design:

“Anna Karenina has the potential to win best costume design. It was beautiful and all vintage Chanel-wear. It fit well within the time period of the film and was appropriate for the characters.”