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TDKR #6

Out of all the directors of today ,Nolan is the most deserving to be honored with an award.He hasnt been nominated for Best Director till now ,but this might change.Academy might give Nolan a nomination but winning it is a hard deal this year.

Argo #6

Ben Affleck is a guarantee spot for the Best Director.As for winning it ,hes got a 80% chance.

Brave #4

The Brave FYC Ads are quite simple.This might be due to the fact they are highlighting their animation rather than fill up the ad with words.Quite a brave thing to to do 

Cloud Atlas #2

Even though it has got some excellent praise ,CA can miss out on the awards after Time Magazine included it in its list of Worst Movies of 2012.
BUt if CA does make it through it might just get one of the technical nominations.

Django Unchained #1

Quentin has made yet another great movie with Django (according to initial reviews) ,and Leo has been getting some excellent praise.So he can be expected to land in a Supporting Actor Nomination.As for Django ,Best Picture & Director nominations are a guarantee ,but winning them is not possible.

Hobbit #2

While Hobbit is a good movie ,it isnt actually attracting awards friendly reviews.Peter Jackson's Hobbit might feature in technical nominations rather than the major awards.So Peter Jackson getting a Best Director nomination is a 10%guarantee.

Life of Pi #3

The movie has been getting loads of great reviews and will be a guarantee to feature in majority of the categories ,it being a technical and a drama movie (like Hugo) .

Madagascar #3

The Best Animated Movie will be a tight competition this year,and Madagascar 3 has a strong chance to get nominated but wont be a winner.

The Master #1

This movie is one of the STRONG contenders for sweeping the awards.Its been highly praised in all aspects from direction to cinematography.So its guaranteed to collect loads of nominations and might end up as the winner of the Oscar night.

Moonrise Kingdom #3

This small budget movie has wowed the audience and critics alike and will be a favourite among the jury.The original screenplay is its strongest factor.

Silver Linings Playbook #1

David Russel has made another strong movie like his previous ,The Fighter.Jennifer Lawrence is guaranteed to get a nomination for Best Actress ,but Bradley Cooper might not make it through.

 

Skyfall #2,3

Skyfall is the best & the highest grossing Bond movie ,but this wont have any leverage on its success at the Oscars.With a strong competition this year ,Skyfall might miss on Best Picture & Director.The theme song was brilliant and has a good chance to get nominated.

Ted #1

Ted will only be looking for a Visual Effects Nomination.But unfortunately it has 0 chances (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=564735510220044)

Zero Dark Thirty #1

Kathryn did it before with Hurt Locker and she has done it again with ZDT.The true story behind the hunt for Osama ,is another strong contender for the major awards.According to initial reviews ,ZDT is a guarantee nominee for Best Director,Picture,Actress. Winning them depends on the jurys state of mind.

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Anna Karenina

Theres not much hope of this movie making it into the Top 10 ,but theres a good chance of Keira Knightley getting a nomination for Best Actress.

Brave #2

Unlike Up & Toy Story 3 ,Brave isnt worthy to get a Best Picture nomination.

TDKR #4

Theres a slight possibility TDKR might edge itself into the Top 10 Best Picture nominees but winning it is quite impossible.
The Nolan Bros deserve a nomination for the Adapted Screenplay.

TDKR #5

The cast of the Dark Knight Trilogy are solid and have given amazing performances.Christian will miss out on Best Actor ,Anne is set for Best Actress for Les Miserables .Gary Oldman ,Micheal Caine & Morgan have been ignored from the days of Batman Begins.Tom Hardy has less than 10%chance to make it through.

Hobbit

Hobbit is a lock for technical awards ,but for the major categories?Based on initial reviews ,Hobbit will make it through for Adapted Screenplay if the competition is light.

Hotel Transylvania

One of the big animated hits of 2012 ,Hotel T has a good chance to be one of the 5 animated movie nominees.

Madagascar 3

Its a great movie and might get a nomination ,but winning it is quite difficult.

Moonrise Kingdom

Wes Anderson is a brilliant director and His latest movie has racked up universal praise.Its a guarantee for a Best Picture nomination.

ParaNorman

Easily the best animated movie of 2012,ParaNorman should not only get nominated but also win it.ParaNorman has the edge over the other animated movies ,but its main competition will be Frankenweenie.

This is 40

The movie is yet to be released ,but by initial promos ,it looks like a classic Apatow movie.And Apatow movies dont make it into Oscars however good they might be.If This is 40 turns out to be great ,it might get the Best COmedy/Musical at the Golden Globes, but the Academy wont consider comedies.

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

[a colourful and hilarious addition to the series]

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
IMDB- 7.0
RottenTomatoes- 78%
RJG Rating- 90

The 4 runaways make another grand plan to get back to NewYork.

Starring- Ben Stiller ,Chris Rock ,David Schwimmer,Jada Pinkett
Director- Eric Darnell

The animation was surprisingly awesome.The entire movie was colourful from start to finish.The action sequences and the circus scenes were brilliantly animated.The wide range of characters were a delight and the voice cast were perfect.

While not much can be expected from a movie like Madagascar ,the third was enjoyable.The story isnt meant to be taken seriously ,and it takes this fact to great lengths.Thus it manages to extract humour from the most outlandish gags and tricks and still manages to make kids as well as adults entertained.The story might follow a predictable route but at most times it does its best to stay away from most cliches.

Direction was crisp and fast paced.The pacing of the movie was fast ,though it lagged a bit in between.Madagascar 3 turned out better than the previous 2 movies in all departments.

The comedy was great and fortunately it wasnt filled with adult humour like some animated movies this year.

Overall ,Madagascar 3 is a must watch animated movie of 2012.

Animation- 5/5
Story- 4/5
Direction- 4.5/5
Comedy- 4.5/5
Action- 4/5