My list is now complete. This is what the academy should have nominated for 2012. Most of their choices I agree with; however, they sadly underestimate the brilliance of some of the science fiction entries this year.
Best Picture
- Looper
- Life of Pi
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Amour
- Zero Dark Thirty
- Django Unchained
- Argo
- Cloud Atlas
- Les Miserables
- The Avengers
Best Actor
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
- Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
- John Hawkes, The Sessions
- Richard Gere, Arbitrage
- Denzel Washington, Flight
Best Actress
- Quevenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
- Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
- Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Smashed
Best Supporting Actor
- Sam Rockwell, Seven Psychopaths
- Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Philip Seymour-Hoffman, The Master
- Andy Serkis, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike
Best Supporting Actress
- Zoe Kazan, Ruby Sparks
- Amy Adams, The Master
- Helen Hunt, The Sessions
- Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
- Anne Dowd, Compliance
Best Director
- Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
- 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
- Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
- Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
- Martin McDonagh, Seven Psychopaths