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OSCAR 2015 (Predicted Winners in CAPS)
Best Picture:
BOYHOOD
Birdman
The Imitation Game
The Theory of Everything
American Sniper
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Selma
WhiplashBest Director:
RICHARD LINKLATER, BOYHOOD
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation GameBest Actor:
MICHAEL KEATON, BIRDMAN
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper, American SniperBest Actress:
JULIANNE MOORE, STILL ALICE
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Marian Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
Reese Witherspoon, Wild
Felicity Jones, The Theory of EverythingBest Supporting Actor:
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. SIMMONS, WHIPLASHBest Supporting Actress:
PATRICIA ARQUETTE, BOYHOOD
Laura Dern, Wild
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into The WoodsAdapted Screenplay:
Jason Hall, American Sniper
GRAHAM MOORE, THE IMITATION GAME
Paul Thomas Anderson, Inherent Vice
Anthony McCarten, The Theory of Everything
Damien Chazelle, WhiplashOriginal Screenplay:
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr. and Armando Bo, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, Foxcatcher
WES ANDERSON AND HUGO GUINESS, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Dan Gilroy, NightcrawlerBest Cinematography:
BIRDMAN, EMMANUEL LUBEZKI
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Robert Yeoman
Ida, Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski
Mr. Turner, Dick Pope
Unbroken, Roger DeakinsCostume Design:
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, MILENA CANONERO
Inherent Vice, Mark Bridges
Into the Woods, Colleen Atwood
Maleficent, Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive
Mr. Turner, Jacqueline DurranBest Production Design:
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, ADAM STOCKHAUSEN (PRODUCTION DESIGN) AND ANNA PINNOCK (SET DECORATION)
The Imitation Game, Maria Djurkovic (production design) and Tatiana Macdonald (set decoration)
Interstellar, Nathan Crowley (production design) and Gary Fettis (set decoration)
Into the Woods, Dennis Gassner (production design) and Anna Pinnock (set decoration)
Mr. Turner, Suzie Davies (production design) and Charlotte Watts (set decoration)Best Film Editing:
American Sniper, Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
BOYHOOD, SANDRA ADAIR
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Barney Pilling
The Imitation Game, William Goldenberg
Whiplash, Tom CrossBest Original Score:
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Alexandre Desplat
The Imitation Game, Alexandre Desplat
Interstellar, Hans Zimmer
Mr. Turner, Gary Yershon
The Theory of Everything, Jóhann JóhannssonBest Original Song:
“Everything Is Awesome” in “The Lego Movie”
"GLORY" IN "SELMA"
“Grateful” in “Beyond the Lights”
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” in “Glen Campbell … I’ll Be Me”
“Lost Stars” in “Begin Again”Best Documentary Feature:
CITIZENFOUR
Finding Vivian Maier
Last Days in Vietnam
The Salt of the Earth
VirungaBest Documentary Short:
CRISIS HOTLINE: VETERANS PRESS 1
Joanna
Our Curse
The Reaper (La Parka)
White EarthBest Animated Feature:
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
Song of the Sea
The Tale of the Princess KaguyaBest Foreign Film:
Ida (Poland)
Leviathan (Russia)
Tangerines (Estonia)
Timbuktu (Mauritania)
WILID TALEs (ARGENTINA)Best Visual Effects:
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
Guardians of the Galaxy,” Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
Interstellar, PAUL FRANKLIN, ANDREW LOCKLEY, IAN HUNTER AND SCOTT FISCHER
X-Men: Days of Future Past, Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron WaldbauerBest Sound Editing:
AMERICAN SNIPER, ALAN ROBERT MURRAY AND BUB ASMAN
Birdman, Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
Interstellar, Richard King
Unbroken, Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaroBest Sound Mixing:
Ameircan Sniper, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
Birdman, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
Interstellar, Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
Unbroken, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
WHIPLASH, CRAID MANN, BEN WILKINS AND THOMAS CURLEYBest Makeup and Hairstyling:
Foxcatcher, Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, ELIZABETH YIANNI-GEORGIEU AND DAVID WHITELive Action Short Film:
Aya
Boogaloo and Graham
Butter Lamp (La Lampe au Beurre de Yak)
Parvaneh
THE PHONE CALLAnimated Short Film:
The Bigger Picture
The Dam Keeper
FEAST
Me and My Moulton
A Single Life
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Makeup Oscar Shortlist
I have no idea how Cloud Atlas missed the cut on this, but as I follow the Oscars for the first time in a serious way, I’m learning that nothing really makes much sense. The list further assures the Academy’s … Continue reading
UPDATED: Oscars 2013 Predictions
With the SAG nominations announced and the Golden Globes in place, the dust has settled on the majority of major precursor awards. While this season’s “Oscar movies” aren’t the best slate we’ve seen, they do offer a diverse group. Most … Continue reading
Those Oscar Missed: Best Sound Editing
CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON I often wonder what most people think of when they’re watching the categories of Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing during the Oscars. Do they pretend to know what those categories really mean? Do they … Continue reading
REVIEW: Rust and Bone
Jacques Audiard’s films always have a staunchly European feel while keeping one eye on his American contemporaries. His The Beat My Heart Skipped is an adaptation of James Toback’s 70s film, Fingers, and A Prophet owes as much to Martin … Continue reading
Homeland, Ep. 211: In Memoriam
Now that the universe of Homeland loyalists have officially conceded (myself included) that perhaps the show isn’t the context with which Kiefer Sutherland will penetrate the social realism of The Wire and solve crucial life questions, it takes on a … Continue reading
Cassavetes and Rowlands in the Edit Room
No adequate words can describe a rare photo of these two greats. As good an on-set director as John Cassavetes was, his documentary style of constructing films from tremendous amounts of raw footage is the stuff of legend. Perhaps it … Continue reading
OSCAR FORECAST: Best Director 2013
Best Director Predictions (as of 12-10-12): Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty Steven Spielberg, Lincoln Ben Affleck, Argo David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild Now that significant critics groups have had their say, Zero … Continue reading
Those Oscar Missed: Best Sound Mixing
Best Sound Mixing can be a tough or confusing category for those unfamiliar with the term or concept. Basically, this category recognizes the finest sound mixing or recording in a film, which is done by the person (known as the … Continue reading
The Conversation’s Swirling, Lonely Piano
I’ve always felt that the piano score for The Conversation might be the film’s most innovative, and its most driving, aspect. Much has been written about Walter Murch’s use of sound, Gene Hackman’s aggressively pained/paranoid performance (and the invention of … Continue reading
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