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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
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UPDATED: Best Director Predictions
Current Predictions 10-25-11: Alexander Payne, The Descendants Terrance Malick, The Tree of Life Tomas Alfredson, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Bennett Miller, Moneyball Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Best Director Notes: While it’s hard to give up on Nicolas Winding Refn, I … Continue reading
Zimmer Removes Himself from Oscar Race
Strange news on the Oscar front today. Composer Hans Zimmer has taken himself out of eligibility for the Best Original Score Category. He offered this explanation: As soon as you get nominated, and I don’t care who you are — … Continue reading
GEMS OF 2011: The Interrupters
The Interrupters takes on the nature of violence by following a group of former inner city gang members on what seems like a doomed crusade to stop the fighting in Chicago. An intimate and revealing portrait of people who are … Continue reading
REVIEW: Page One: Inside the New York Times
The conundrum facing news media is that if one day its entire infrastructure ceases to exist, who would be there to write about the demise? Would media write about its own death? Would another form of journalism have spawned that … Continue reading
REVIEW: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Generally speaking, suspense films succeed only as far as their structural maze can support them. If a viewer craves what’s going to happen next then the picture is working. This philosophy is narrow-minded, but one that has become such a … Continue reading
REVIEW: Footloose
Musicals are not created equal. They come in many shapes and sizes, one just as good as the next if done right. There are musicals that drop everything for long scenes of dance numbers that happen almost alternatively to the … Continue reading
Best Original Score Predictions
Current Predictions (10/13/11): John Williams, War Horse Alexandre Desplat, The Ides of March Ludovic Bource, The Artist Alberto Iglesias, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Hans Zimmer, Rango Best Score Notes: Where 2011 has the potential to be the “year of Spielberg” … Continue reading
Previews for (Mostly) All Foreign Film Submissions
Current Predictions (10-15-11): Le Havre, Aki Kaurismäki (Finland) A Separation, Asghar Farhadi (Iran) Miss Bala, Gerardo Naranjo (Mexico) Pina, Wim Wenders (Germany) The Colors of the Mountain, Carlos César Arbeláez (Colombia) For your viewing pleasure, I’ve gathered previews for most … Continue reading
Documentary Short Subject Trailers
I think it’s important to get to know the little films that get nominated for Oscars but nobody ever sees. It’ll give you an edge in your pools and these tends to be some very compelling works to boot. To … Continue reading
Best Original Song Predictions
Current Predictions (10-13-11): “Star Spangled Man” (Captain America: The First Avenger; written by Alan Menken and David Zippel; performed by The Star Spangled Singers) “Where the River Goes” (Footloose; performed by Zac Brown) “Lay Your Head Down” (Albert Nobbs; written … Continue reading
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