Photos (clockwise from top left): Courtesy of The Weinstein Company, Gloss Studio, Working Title Films, Fox Searchlight, Brandywine Productions, Indian Paintbrush.
Cosmopolis and/or On The Road might get some screenplay writing/adapting love, meaning a K. Stew/R. Pattz appearance and increased ratings.
Reason For An Impromptu LCD Soundsystem Reunion:
Shut Up And Play The Hits
And Because We Do This Every Year Hoping He'll Show Up:
To Rome With Love
Movie We Know Won't Get Nominated But We Are Rooting For, Anyway:
Moonrise Kingdom
Via: Alfama Films/ Prospero Productions, Pulse Films, Sony Pictures Classics, and Focus Features.
Festival Gems That We're Boning Up On Before Nominees Are Announced:
Beasts Of The Southern Wild (Sundance)
Via: Fox Searchlight Pictures, The Weinstein Company, Sony Pictures Classics, and 20th Century Fox.
The Film Everyone Will Be Talking About:
Django Unchained
This'll Be Nominated For Something Because The Academy Needs These Guys To Show Up:
Seven Psychopaths
Best Reason For Hugh Jackman To Host:
Lés Miserables
Nomination We Most Want So We Can See The Red-Carpet Attire:
Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Via: Columbia Pictures, CBS Films, Universal Pictures, Summit Entertainment.
Most Obvious Push That Says The Academy Still Has A Soft Spot For Tearjerkers:
Won't Back Down
The Eye Has To Travel, the portrait of Diana Vreeland
No-Duh Best Actor Nod:
Joaquin Phoenix for The Master or Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln
Proof That Jennifer Lawrence's Winter's Bone Nom Wasn't A Fluke:
Silver Linings Playbook
Via Walden Media, Gloss Studios, and The Weinstein Company.