THE OSCAR ISSUE / HUFFINGTON / 02.10-17.13
te
hx
ei
t
o
s
c
a
r
i
s
s
u
e
sectionRUSH
THE GOLD
100
80
62.9%
95.1% LINCOLN
argo
vs. lincoln
Since its Golden Globe win, Argo’s Best Picture
60
chances have shot past front-runner Lincoln.
40
SOURCE: HUFFPOST OSCARS DASHBOARD
1.3% ARGO
20
0
36%
1/13
sasters at once.” What he said. Chastain
didn’t stand a chance.
best actor
HOGAN’S PICK: DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, LINCOLN
Is the sky blue? Is the Earth round? Does
Harvey Weinstein keep a voodoo doll of
Daniel Day-Lewis in his desk drawer, right
next to the Fruitvale marketing deck? Will
DDL win anyway? Yes, yes, yes and yes. A
thousand times yes! Next category!
ROSEN’S PICK: DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, LINCOLN
Four score and seven years ago, we all
picked Daniel Day-Lewis to win Best Actor. Today, we still are.
best supporting actress
HOGAN’S PICK: ANNE HATHAWAY, LES MISÉRABLES
I get why people hate on Anne Hathaway — it might be a little too obvious
how badly she wants this Oscar. But I,
1/30
for one, respect the fact that she’s in it
to win it and actually cares about this
whole ridiculous carnival that I’ve spent
a sizable portion of the past six months
thinking and writing about. Sure, she’s
being rewarded for a single musical number — but what a number! And what else
are you going to do? Give Sally Field her
third Oscar?
ROSEN’S PICK:
ANNE HATHAWAY, LES MISÉRABLES
Perhaps we’re not giving enough credit
to Hathaway: In an iffy year for supporting actresses — where two nominated
actresses, Helen Hunt and Amy Adams,
arguably gave lead per f