Oscar Predictions (2013)-August is Never too Early

What will this year's Oscars look like?  Who will be the major players?  Does Harvey have the magic once again?  All of these are just a few of the questions people are asking now, but with the season getting underway, and heavy hitters like Fruitvale Station, Blue Jasmine, Nebraska, and Inside Llewyn Davis getting good press, there may be a lot of contenders already out there.  Here are my very very early August predictions.

Best Picture
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Blue Jasmine 
Fruitvale Station
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Lee Daniel's The Butler
Nebraska

Best Director
Ryan Coogler, Fruitvale Station
Joel and Ethan Coen-Inside Llewyn Davis
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Lee Daniels-Lee Daniel's The Butler 
David O. Russell- American Hustle

Best Actor 
Bruce Dern- Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor- 12 Years a Slave
Michael B. Jordan-Fruitvale Station
Robert Redford- All Is Lost
Forrest Whitaker-Lee Daniel's The Butler 

Best Actress 
Cate Blanchett- Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock-Gravity
Judi Dench- Philomena
Julia Roberts- August: Osage County
Kate Winslet-Labor Day

Best Supporting Actor 
Josh Brolin- Labor Day
Michael Fassbender- 12 Years a Slave
Harrison Ford-42
John Goodman-Inside Llewyn Davis
Tom Hanks- Saving Mr. Banks

Best Supporting Actress 
Amy Adams- American Hustle/Her
Sally Hawkins- Blue Jasmine
Octavia Spencer-Fruitvale Station
Meryl Streep- August: Osage County
Oprah Winfrey-Lee Daniel's The Butler

Best Original Screenplay
American Hustle
Blue Jasmine
Fruitvale Station
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska

Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave
August: Osage County
Before Midnight
Foxcatcher
Labor Day