2012 Main Predictions
| Picture | Director | Actor | Actress | S. Actor | S. Actress | Original Screenplay | Adapted Screenplay | |
| Awards Daily’s Most Likely | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Jennifer Lawrence | Jones | Hathaway | Amour | Argo |
| General Consensus | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Jennifer Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Gurus of Gold | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Jennifer Lawrence | Jones | Hathaway | Amour | Argo |
| Hollywood Psychics | Lincoln | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Jennifer Lawrence | ||||
| Gold Derby | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Jones | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Ryan Adams (AD) | Life of Pi | Lee | Day-Lewis | Riva | Jones | Fields | ZDT | Lincoln |
| Sasha Stone (AD) | Lincoln | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Riva | Jones | Hathaway | Amour | Lincoln |
| David Poland (MCN) | Lincoln | Haneke | Day-Lewis | Riva | De Niro | Hathaway | ZDT | Lincoln |
| Anne Thompson (Indiewire) | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Jones | Hathaway | ZDT | Argo |
| Pete Hammond | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Riva | De Niro | Hathaway | Amour | Argo |
| Kris Tapley (IC) | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Riva | De Niro | Hathaway | Amour | Argo |
| Anthony Breznican (EW) | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Ed Douglas (CS) | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Jennifer Lawrence | Jones | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Dave Karger (Fandango) | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Jennifer Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Nathaniel Rogers (TFE) | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Jones | Hathaway | Amour | Argo |
| Jeff Wells (HE) | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | ZDT | Argo |
| Craig Kennedy Living in Cinema | Argo | Russell | Day-Lewis | Riva | Jones | Hathaway | ZDT | Argo |
| Scott Feinberg | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Jennifer Lawrence | Waltz | Hathaway | Django | Silver Linings |
| Steve Pond (The Wrap) | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Riva | De Niro | Hathaway | ZDT | Argo |
| Tom O’Neil, Gold Derby | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Waltz | Hathaway | Amour | Argo |
| Roger Ebert | Silver Linings | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Riva | Jones | Hathaway | Amour | Lincoln |
| Susan Wloszczyna (USA Today) | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | ZDT | Argo |
| Thelma Adams, Yahoo | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | ZDT | Argo |
| Matt Achity, Rotten Tomatoes | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Riva | Jones | Hathaway | Django | Lincoln |
| Brad Brevet, Rope of Silicon | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Amour | Argo |
| Tom Grier, EW | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Amour | Argo |
| Michael Hogan, HuffPo | Argo | Russell | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Richard Horgan, Media Bistro | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Jones | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Tariq Kahn, Fox News | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Riva | De Niro | Hathaway | Amour | Argo |
| Peter Knegt, Indiewire | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Riva | De Niro | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Guy Lodge, In Contention | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Riva | Waltz | Hathaway | Amour | Argo |
| Michael Musto, Village Voice | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Waltz | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Kevin Polowy, Next Movie | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Jones | Hathaway | ZDT | Lincoln |
| Christopher Rosen, HuffPo | Argo | Haneke | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Richard Roeper, Chi Sun Times | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Amour | Lincoln |
| Ramin Setoodeh, Newsweek | Argo | Russell | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Jones | Hathaway | ZDT | Argo |
| Paul Sheehan, Gold Derby | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Waltz | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Keith Simanto, IMDB | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Slant Mag | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Jones | Hathaway | Amour | Lincoln |
| Alex Suskin, Moviefone | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Jones | Hathaway | ZDT | Lincoln |
| Pete Travers, Rolling Stone | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Riva | Jones | Hathaway | Django | Lincoln |
| Chuck Walton, Fandango | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Jones | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Glenn Whipp, LA Times | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Amour | Argo |
| Ed Copeland, Eddie on Film | Argo | Russell | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Amour | Argo |
| Richard Corliss, TIME | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Waltz | Hathaway | ZDT | Argo |
| Marshall Flores, AwardsDaily | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Jones | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Film School Rejects | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | ZDT | Lincoln |
| Joal Ryan, E Online | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Waltz | Hathaway | Amour | Argo |
| Gary Susman, Moviefone | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Jones | Hathaway | ZDT | Lincoln |
| Brian Whisenant, AwardsWhiz | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Lawrsence | Waltz | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Katey Rich, Cinemablend | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Melena Ryzik, Carpetbagger | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Gregory Ellwood, Hitfix | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Waltz | Hathaway | Django | Lincoln |
| Tom Brooks BBC | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Django | Lincoln |
| Stephen Holt | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Amour | Argo |
| AwardsFrenzy | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Amour | Argo |
| AO Scott, NY Times | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Riva | De Niro | Hathaway | Amour | Lincoln |
| David Carr, NY Times | Argo | Lee | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Amour | Argo |
| Erik Anderson – ICS Films | Argo | Russell | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | Waltz | Hathaway | Django | Argo |
| Joshua Lawson, Oscar Talk | Argo | Spielberg | Day-Lewis | Lawrence | De Niro | Hathaway | Django | Argo |