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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
Tag Archives: Les Miserables
Russell Crowe Sings in New Les Misérables Trailer
Tom Hooper and cinematographer Danny Cohen sure do like short-sided frames and 14mm lenses. The compositions were my favorite part of what I found to be an otherwise pat experience in The King’s Speech. Similarly, Les Misérables risks looking quite stuffy … Continue reading
UPDATED: Oscars 2013 Predictions
The premiere of Hitchcock was met with ecstatic reviews from some important critics and lukewarm responses from others. Most complaints seem to find the film thin, humorous, light, and plagued by conspicuous makeup. The consensus is that Helen Mirren has … Continue reading
11 Semi-Bold Oscar Predictions
The marathon has gotten to around mile number 14. About the time where everybody with a movie blog (including yours truly) spends far too much time on other movie blogs, figuring out who will be in the Oscar race. The … Continue reading
UPDATED: Oscars 2013 Predictions
Recent screenings of Lincoln and Flight seem to have locked both leading actors for a nominations – at least as locked as they can be at this point in the race. There’s rumblings that Anne Hathaway may be pushed as a … Continue reading
OSCAR FORECAST: Best Original Song 2013
Best Original Song Predictions (10/05/12): Strange Love, Karen O (Frankenweenie) Midnight Run, Willie Nelson (Lawless) Celebrate, Jennifer Hudson/Whitney Houston (Sparkle) Skyfall, Adele (Skyfall) Learn Me Right, Birdy/Mumford and Sons (Brave) Best Original Song: Even with the new rules put in … Continue reading
UPDATED: Oscars 2013 Predictions
Some changes/updates here and there. The news that Hitchcock will bow in 2012 shakes up the race a bit, but I don’t really expect it to make too huge a splash in the Best Picture category (call me stupid). Anthony … Continue reading
Les Misérables Actors Record Live On Set
The past decade has been surprisingly fruitful and varied for Hollywood musicals. Rob Marshall’s Chicago kicked off the the trend with a uniquely effective re-imagining of the classic play, fit with fantastic performances and a sublimely integrated plot structure. The … Continue reading
Early Oscars 2013 Predictions
Well, almost every category… Every week (or so) from today until the Oscar Nominations are announced on Thursday, January 10, 2013, I will update predictions in every category of the Academy Awards. These are my best guesses based on my … Continue reading
OSCAR FORECAST: Best Picture 2013
Best Picture Predictions (08/27/12): Lincoln Les Miserables Anna Karenina Promised Land Beasts of the Southern Wild Argo Life of Pi We’re on the precipice of another awards season and the system has started to syphon out its usual contenders. You … Continue reading
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