The Oscars

          After weeks of blogging about several Oscar categories, the time has finally come. A few more days and we get to find out who really won. I am subscribed to Entertainment magazine and have recently received the Oscar edition. Inside, it had statistics about the chances each nominee had of winning.

          Of all the statistics, I would have to say that the one that surprised me the most was the Best Supporting Actor category. Robert de Niro was given the highest percentage of winning. It was definitely an unexpected result. When I watched The Silver Linings Playbook, I did not feel like de Niro gave an Oscar worthy performance. I honestly think that he is only nominated simply because he is Robert de Niro. His performance was okay. The film did not show his true skills. I did not even think de Niro would have a chance at winning the Oscar. I believed that anybody else had a better chance.

          In the magazine, I was pleased to find that Anne Hathaway had the highest chance of winning the Best Supporting Actress. I fully support that statistic. She was absolutely phenomenal in Les Miserables. If I must say, I thought that it is her best acting role yet. She really got into her character. She allowed herself to feel the same pain and sorrow of her character and it showed in her acting. In my opinion, Hathaway deserves the Oscar more than anyone else nominated.

          I also think that more than any other nominee, Argo has the best chance of winning Best Picture. It has slowly been creeping up on Lincoln. Finally, it has surpassed Lincoln is now taking the lead. Even Entertainment magazine thought so. However, Daniel Day-Lewis is clearly going to win Best Actor. There is just no way for anyone else to win that Oscar. Day-Lewis truly gave an outstanding performance in Lincoln and he deserves it.

          I was also very happy to find that Jennifer Lawrence had the highest chance under Best Actress. Ever since I watched The Silver Linings Playbook, I have been rooting for Lawrence to win. She has become one of my favorite actresses in the industry. There is just something about her that is so lovable and endearing. Her quirky antics just seduces you into loving her. I would be devastated if she does not win the Oscar.

          Overall, I think that these six categories are rather easy to predict. Many of the films and actors/actresses have already been winning awards outside of the Oscars. Those awards foreshadow what is to come this Sunday. I think that all of the nominees with the best chances are worthy, except maybe for de Niro. They were fantastic in their films and were obviously nominated for a reason.