"Adele will win an Oscar for sure", says the previous winner
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (winner for Finding Neverland):
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There's no doubt that when it comes to Best Original Song category, Adele will win an Oscar. She has no competition at all.
Seth MacFarlane (nominated for 'Everybody Needs a Best Friend' from 'Ted'):
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We will lose to Adele. Don't get me wrong - as cynical a guy as I sometimes appear to be, nothing would delight me more than to walk away with that [award]. But I don't think there's a chance in hell that we will win.
Janice Page (movie editor):
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Will win: “Skyfall” from “Skyfall,” Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Should win: “Skyfall”
Last year — and the foreseeable future, probably— belongs to the artist known simply as Adele. Is there anyone who doesn’t want to see her make an Oscar speech? Will hers be the first to mention snot?
She's pretty much a lock to win on name alone. The trickiest part with the Song category is actually getting nominated by the persnickety branch members, but once you've gotten past that hurdle the most popular song/artist almost always wins.