The time has come! There are my final Oscar Predictions. I'm nervous because it feels like such a crapshoot and I have no idea what'll happen. Nomination day always brings crazy snubs and curve balls. Chances are things will be way off, but here's what I have to offer anyway. I have second guessed all of these like crazy. The amount of times that I've opened and closed and editing this list is kind of ridiculous, so I'm posting it now so that I stop. Good luck to everyone making predictions. It's definitely a tricky one this year!
BEST PICTURE
BEST PICTURE
-Boyhood
-Birdman
-The Grand Budapest Hotel
-The Imitation Game
-The Theory Of Everything
-Selma
-Gone Girl
-Whiplash
-American Sniper
This list is in order of likelihood. And the top 5 films are pretty much locked in and I'd be surprised if they didn't get it. After Theory of Everything, things get a little murky. Just a few weeks ago Selma seemed all but locked in. But it's been snubbed left, right and center, due to late screenings. And I have a small feeling it could just get completely shut out, but a larger part can't see it happening. Gone Girl I just really want to happen, and, with a Best Adapted Screenplay nod locked in, would they really leave it out of here? I don't think so. I originally had American Sniper in here, but I don't really have it up for anything else besides Sound Editing/Mixing. Then I also have Foxcatcher with it's only other predicted nomination being Supporting Actor. A bigger nomination, but honestly not much better. I'm back and forth on who to pick, but will go with American Sniper. That DGA nomination (along with the PGA) makes me think this could be the one getting in, barely.
BEST DIRECTOR
-Birdman
-The Grand Budapest Hotel
-The Imitation Game
-The Theory Of Everything
-Selma
-Gone Girl
-Whiplash
-American Sniper
This list is in order of likelihood. And the top 5 films are pretty much locked in and I'd be surprised if they didn't get it. After Theory of Everything, things get a little murky. Just a few weeks ago Selma seemed all but locked in. But it's been snubbed left, right and center, due to late screenings. And I have a small feeling it could just get completely shut out, but a larger part can't see it happening. Gone Girl I just really want to happen, and, with a Best Adapted Screenplay nod locked in, would they really leave it out of here? I don't think so. I originally had American Sniper in here, but I don't really have it up for anything else besides Sound Editing/Mixing. Then I also have Foxcatcher with it's only other predicted nomination being Supporting Actor. A bigger nomination, but honestly not much better. I'm back and forth on who to pick, but will go with American Sniper. That DGA nomination (along with the PGA) makes me think this could be the one getting in, barely.
BEST DIRECTOR
-Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
-Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman)
-Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
-Damien Chazelle (Whiplash)
-Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)
I really want to see Fincher here. So badly! But with Selma fading and with the DGA nod for Tyldum and Whiplash getting the right kind of hype, I filled my last two slots with Chazelle and Tyldum. Again, only really sure of the top 3. But Tyldum got the DGA nomination, and I'm just simply taking a risk with Chazelle. I'd also like to see Ava DuVernay here, mainly because it means another woman gets nominated, which is always great to see. But Selma has really been missing with the precursors, so I think it may miss out here. But don't be surprised if she does make it in in the end.
-Damien Chazelle (Whiplash)
-Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)
I really want to see Fincher here. So badly! But with Selma fading and with the DGA nod for Tyldum and Whiplash getting the right kind of hype, I filled my last two slots with Chazelle and Tyldum. Again, only really sure of the top 3. But Tyldum got the DGA nomination, and I'm just simply taking a risk with Chazelle. I'd also like to see Ava DuVernay here, mainly because it means another woman gets nominated, which is always great to see. But Selma has really been missing with the precursors, so I think it may miss out here. But don't be surprised if she does make it in in the end.
BEST ACTOR
-Michael Keaton (Birdman)
-Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
-Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game)
-David Oyelowo (Selma)
-Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler)
It was killer leaving Steve Carell off here. I just really want to see Steve Carell up for an Oscar, darnit! But this could be completely up in the air. Oyelowo hasn't gotten as much love from the Guilds (no SAG nomination), but I think he'll end up getting in over Carell. Bummer (not that I've seen either film...). Gyllenhaal is getting the right kind of love, and I think the Academy might just go for it.
-Michael Keaton (Birdman)
-Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
-Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game)
-David Oyelowo (Selma)
-Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler)
It was killer leaving Steve Carell off here. I just really want to see Steve Carell up for an Oscar, darnit! But this could be completely up in the air. Oyelowo hasn't gotten as much love from the Guilds (no SAG nomination), but I think he'll end up getting in over Carell. Bummer (not that I've seen either film...). Gyllenhaal is getting the right kind of love, and I think the Academy might just go for it.
BEST ACTRESS
-Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
-Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything)
-Reese Witherspoon (Wild)
-Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
-Jennifer Aniston (Cake)
I don't really see Jennifer Aniston getting in here, but just don't really know who to fill the slot with...
-Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
-Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything)
-Reese Witherspoon (Wild)
-Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
-Jennifer Aniston (Cake)
I don't really see Jennifer Aniston getting in here, but just don't really know who to fill the slot with...
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
-Ethan Hawke (Boyhood)
-Edward Norton (Birdman)
-JK Simmons (Whiplash)
-Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher)
-Robert Duvall (The Judge)
I'd love to see Steve Carell pop up here like he did with the BAFTAs. Sadly, I don't think it'll happen. I'd love to see me proved wrong!
I'd love to see Steve Carell pop up here like he did with the BAFTAs. Sadly, I don't think it'll happen. I'd love to see me proved wrong!
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
-Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game)
-Emma Stone (Birdman)
-Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)
-Meryl Streep (Into the Woods)
-Jessica Chastain (A Most Violent Year)
Again, I'm unsure about Jessica Chastain. I love her, so her getting nominations is great. But it could be Rene Russo, Tilda Swinton or Laura Dern in here.
Again, I'm unsure about Jessica Chastain. I love her, so her getting nominations is great. But it could be Rene Russo, Tilda Swinton or Laura Dern in here.
BEST EDITING
-Boyhood
-Boyhood
-Birdman
-The Imitation Game
-The Grand Budapest Hotel
-Gone Girl
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
-Birdman
-Boyhood
-The Grand Budapest Hotel
-Nightcrawler
-Selma
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
-The Imitation Game
-Gone Girl
-Whiplash
-Wild
-The Theory of Everything
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
-Ida
-Leviathan
-Wild Tales
-Timbuktu
-Force Majeure
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
-Birdman
-Birdman
-Mr Turner
-The Grand Budapest Hotel
-Interstellar
-Unbroken
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
-The Grand Budapest Hotel
-Into the Woods
-Interstellar
-Birdman
-The Imitation Game
BEST SOUND MIXING
-American Sniper
-Into the Woods
-Interstellar
-Whiplash
-Fury
-American Sniper
-Into the Woods
-Interstellar
-Whiplash
-Fury
BEST SOUND EDITING
-Interstellar
-American Sniper
-Whiplash
-Guardians of the Galaxy
-Fury
-Interstellar
-American Sniper
-Whiplash
-Guardians of the Galaxy
-Fury
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
-The Grand Budapest Hotel
-Into the Woods
-Maleficent
-The Imitation Game
-The Theory of Everything
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
-The Imitation Game, Alexandre Desplat
-The Theory of Everything, Johann Johannsson
-Gone Girl, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
-The Grand Budapest Hotel, Alexandre Desplat
-Interstellar, Hans Zimmer
Can Desplat please take up 4 of the 5 slots? Actually, everything listed here is so fantastic. It was a great year for Original Score, unlike last year which was sadly lacking.
Can Desplat please take up 4 of the 5 slots? Actually, everything listed here is so fantastic. It was a great year for Original Score, unlike last year which was sadly lacking.
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
-CitizenFour
-Life Itself
-Keep On Keepin' On
-Last Days in Vietnam
-The Case Against 8
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
-The LEGO Movie
-How to Train Your Dragon 2
-Big Hero 6
-The Boxtrolls
-The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
-Interstellar
-Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
-Guardians of the Galaxy
-Guardians of the Galaxy
-The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies
-Godzilla
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
-The Grand Budapest Hotel
-The Theory of Everything
-Guardians of the Galaxy
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
-Selma- "Glory"
-Begin Again- "Lost Stars"
-The Lego Movie- "Everything is Awesome"
-Big Eyes- "Big Eyes"
-Boyhood- "Split the Difference"
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