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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
Author Archives: Zac Petrillo
Criterion Design Process: The Man Who Knew Too Much
Maybe it’s just a bad excuse to own hundreds of movies that I will only watch once, but I’ve always felt purchasing Criterion Collection releases was like investing in a piece of art. Truly, the cover designs are works of … Continue reading
Homeland, Ep. 209: Two Hats
Homeland’s “Two Hats” furthers a trend that the show has embarked upon in the past few episodes. Anticipation for an event fills out much of the running time before the dominoes come crashing down in a robust moment of action. … Continue reading
Filmmaking Master Class With Ang Lee
The video’s on the long side, but who better to learn from?
Most Anticipated 2013 Movies: Dallas Buyers Club
While my better judgement tells me this one has pretentious, visual feast written all over it, I can’t help but get excited by this story and its creators. Dallas Buyers Club is loosely based on the challenging true story of … Continue reading
UPDATED: Oscars 2013 Predictions
Recent screenings of Les Misérables and Zero Dark Thirty have garnered positive buzz with each seeming to be declared locks for Best Picture nominations. The handful of people I know who have seen Les Miz are less than enthused about … Continue reading
The Invisible War Filmmakers Reach Out
The creators of the highly acclaimed documentary, The Invisible War, an early favorite for the Oscar, have announced that they’ve raised over $500k to fund a pilot program to treat military sexual trauma. A stunning film, The Invisible War chronicles the … Continue reading
REVIEW: Silver Linings Playbook
Unfairly and even detrimentally identified as a rebellious artist and one of the pioneers of New Hollywood, David O. Russell carries the unearned burdened of being a director to connect cinephilia to the masses. To my mind, Russell is not … Continue reading
REVIEW: Lincoln
“A compass will point you true north… If you don’t avoid the swamps, what’s the use of knowing true north?” – Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Simultaneously broad and pointed, as its title would suggest, Lincoln approaches a man of historically influential … Continue reading
The Tech of Life of Pi
It seems to me that while there’s an enormous contingent of VFX houses producing relatively generic work, there’s also an arm of auteurs trying their hands at pushing how VFX can elevate their stories. Add Life of Pi to the … Continue reading
Why Lincoln Should Win Best Picture
What are the actual reasons that so many American film lovers keep coming back to the Oscars? Even those who know better (and this number is growing) still put stock in words like “Best Actor” and “Best Picture.” If you … Continue reading
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