This weekend marks the first weekend of rain in L.A. in months (we literally couldn’t remember the last time we saw rain), but we think the real reason for all that extra traffic is the Academy Awards. It’s that time of year when all of Hollywood shuts down and even the local pet store has planned some sort of Oscar related shindig. And while, your whole life may not be consumed with figuring out who’s going to win Hollywood’s most coveted award, you also probably don’t want to sound like the last movie you watched was in black and white when the topic comes up. So, with Oscar Sunday just a couple of days away and because making bets is pretty much an American past time, we are going to tell you who you should put your money on in the office pool.

(If you haven’t seen all of the nominated movies at least take the weekend to binge watch some of the ones we mention. It’ll be really easy for those of you living in L.A. since the rain has basically rendered all of us useless for the next 48 hours.)

Best Picture
 Rosemary’s Choice: “Gravity”

Frances’ Choice: “12 Years a Slave

Director

 Rosemary’s Choice: Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity”

Frances’s Choice: Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity”

Lead Actor

 Rosemary’s Choice: Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”

Frances’s Choice: Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”

Lead Actress

 Rosemary’s Choice: Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”

Frances’s Choice: Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”

Supporting actor

 Rosemary’s Choice: Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”

Frances’s Choice: Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”
Supporting Actress

 Rosemary’s Choice: Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle”

Frances’s Choice: Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”
Animated Feature Film

 Rosemary’s Choice: “Frozen”

Frances’s Choice: “Frozen”

As we say goodbye to 2013, let’s take a look at last years top ten highest grossing (domestic) films in the gallery below.

Snow may not be something you generally equate with Los Angeles, but the streets outside the El Capitan theater were transformed into a winter wonderland, Tuesday, for the premiere of Disney’s latest animated film “Frozen.”

The premiere featured a snow-coated white carpet, a castle half buried in “snow,” an ice sculpture of Olaf the snowman, and celebrity guests holding fresh cups of hot chocolate as they strolled into the theater.

Photography by Rosemary Vega
[See image gallery at hollywoodtimessquare.com]