December's Oscar Forecast: The Acting Categories

With apologies to today's SAG announcement. Listed from most to least likely to receive a nomination in each category.

Actor
1.  Daniel Day Lewis, Lincoln
2.  Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
3.  Denzel Washington, Flight
4.  John Hawkes, The Sessions
5.  Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
6.  Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
7.  Jean Louis Trintignant, Amour

Actress
1.  Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
2.  Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
3.  Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
4.  Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
5.  Emanuelle Riva, Amour
6.  Naomi Watts, The Impossible
7.  Keira Knightley, Anna Karenina
8.  Rachel Weisz, Deep Blue Sea
9.  Helen Mirren, Hitchcock

Suppporting Actor
1.  Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
2.  Philllip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
3.  Robert DeNiro, Silver Linings Playbook
4.  Alan Arkin, Argo
5.  Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
6.  Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike
7.  Eddie Redmayne, Les Miserables
8.  Ewan McGregor, The Impossible
9.  Russell Crowe, Les Miserables
10. John Goodman, Flight
11. Jason Clark, Zero Dark Thirty

Supporting Actress
1.  Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
2.  Sally Field, Lincoln
3.  Helen Hunt, The Sessions
4.  Amy Adams, The Master
5.  Ann Dowd, Compliance
6.  Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
7.  Samantha Barks, Les Miserables
8.  Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook
9.  Judi Dench, Skyfall
10. Kelly Reilly, Flight
11. Helena Bonham Carter, Les Miserables