CHECKLIST: My full and official 2013 Oscar predictions

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After a series of seven articles breaking down and researching the nominees, trends, snubs, surprises, and favorites from every award category, here is my finalized checklist of my 2013 Oscar predictions for the 85th Academy Awards. The final winners will be named and trophies will be given out on February 24th on ABC with Seth McFarlane starring as the evening's host. Remember, these are my predictions of who and what I think is going to win, not who or what I actually want to win. My personal votes would very different. However, I'm here to show my smarts. As your go-to "movie guy," I'm just trying to live up to my reputation. I'm here to beat the other experts and help you win your Oscar poll at work. Last year, I was correct on 17 of 21 categories and I want to beat that score. So, after compiling my picks from the editorials, here are my final Oscar predictions in every category:

BEST PICTURE: Argo
BEST DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg for Lincoln
BEST ACTOR: Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln
BEST ACTRESS: Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway for Les Miserables
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Chris Terrio for Argo
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Wreck-It Ralph
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Amour
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Life of Pi
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Skyfall" by Adele from Skyfall
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Anna Karenina
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Life of Pi
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Anna Karenina
BEST FILM EDITING: Argo
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING: Les Miserables
BEST SOUND EDITING: Skyfall (TIE)
BEST SOUND MIXING: Les Miserables
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Life of Pi
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Searching for Sugarman
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: Open Heart
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM: Paperman
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: Curfew

FINAL SCORE = 19 of 24 (79%)

There you go! If you want to try my picks in your Oscar pool, be my guest. Once again, if you need a little reason and analysis, please read the previous "Oscar Predictions 2013" articles for the individual categories. If you need a little data to back them up, check out my ongoing "2012 Awards Tracker" page. Thanks for reading and I'll see you on February 24th when I update how well I did. In terms of predictions, I hope I'm right. In terms of wins in some categories, I hope I'm wrong and my many personal favorites beat some of these predictions. Enjoy Oscar night, everyone!