The Oscar Forecast: Best Picture

It’s that time of year again — predicting what the Oscar nominations will be when they are announced next January. And part of the fun in predicting the best picture nominees now is trying to figure out just how many films will be nominated because the new rules say it can be anwhere from five to 10. I’m going with eight this time around and right now I’m saying those eight will be (in alphabetical order):

Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
The Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

Tomorrow I'll take my crystal ball to other categories.