Things are getting serious now. These would be my nominees/winners (in bold) for the major categories this year as of the end of November. No changes to the winners, but several nominee changes.
Best Picture
- Looper
- Life of Pi
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- The Hunger Games
- Prometheus
- Argo
- Cloud Atlas
- End of Watch
- The Avengers
- Wreck-It-Ralph
Best Actor
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
- Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
- John Hawkes, The Sessions
- Francois Cluzet, The Intouchables
- Denzel Washington, Flight
Best Actress
- Quevenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
- Helen Hunt, The Sessions
- Kara Hayward, Moonrise Kingdom
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Smashed
Best Supporting Actor
- Sam Rockwell, Seven Psychopaths
- Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Philip Seymour-Hoffman, The Master
- Javier Bardem, Skyfall
- Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike
Best Supporting Actress
- Zoe Kazan, Ruby Sparks
- Amy Adams, The Master
- Kiera Knightley, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
- Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
- Anne Dowd, Compliance
Best Director
- Rian Johnson, Looper
- Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Ben Affleck, Argo
- Josh Trank, Chronicle
- Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Best Adapted Screenplay
- David Magee, Life of Pi
- David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
- Chris Terrio, Argo
- The Wachowskis and Tom Twyker, Cloud Atlas
- Lucy Alibar, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Original Screenplay
- Rian Johnson, Looper
- Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard, The Cabin in the Woods
- Ridley Scott, Prometheus
- Zoe Kazan, Ruby Sparks
- Martin McDonagh, Seven Psychopaths