Tuesday, February 17, 2015

2015 Oscar Predictions



Best Picture 
WILL WIN: “Boyhood”
SHOULD WIN: “Birdman”
COULD WIN: “Birdman”

“American Sniper”
“Birdman”
“Boyhood”
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
“The Imitation Game”
“Selma”
“The Theory of Everything”
“Whiplash”

Actor in a Leading Role
WILL WIN: Michael Keaton, “Birdman”
SHOULD WIN: Michael Keaton, “Birdman”
COULD WIN: Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything”
SNUBBED: Jake Gyllenhaal, "Nightcrawler"

Steve Carrell, “Foxcatcher”
Bradley Cooper, “American Sniper”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game”
Michael Keaton, “Birdman”
Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything”

Actress in a Leading Role
WILL WIN: Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”
SHOULD WIN: Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”
COULD WIN: Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”

Marion Cotillard, “Two Days, One Night”
Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”
Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”
Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”
Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”

Actor in a Supporting Role
WILL WIN: J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
SHOULD WIN: J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
COULD WIN: Edward Norton, “Birdman”

Robert Duvall, “The Judge”
Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”
Edward Norton, “Birdman”
Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher”
J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”

Actress in a Supporting Role
WILL WIN: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
SHOULD WIN: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
COULD WIN: Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game”

Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
Laura Dern, “Wild”
Emma Stone, “Birdman”
Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game”
Meryl Streep, “Into the Woods”

Directing
WILL WIN: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
SHOULD WIN: Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman”
COULD WIN: Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman”

Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman”
Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Bennett Miller, “Foxcatcher”
Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Morten Tyldum, “The Imitation Game”

Animated Feature Film
WILL WIN: “How to Train Your Dragon 2”
SHOULD WIN: “The Lego Movie” *Not nominated
COULD WIN: “Big Hero 6”
SNUBBED: "The Lego Movie"

“Big Hero 6”
“The Boxtrolls”
“How to Train Your Dragon 2”
“Song of the Sea”
“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Film Editing
WILL WIN: Sandra Adair, “Boyhood”
SHOULD WIN: Sandra Adair, “Boyhood”
COULD WIN: Tom Cross, “Whiplash

Joel Cox and Gary Roach, “American Sniper”
Sandra Adair, “Boyhood”
Barney Pilling, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
William Goldenberg, “The Imitation Game”
Tom Cross, “Whiplash”

Cinematography
WILL WIN: Emmanuel Lubezki, “Birdman”
SHOULD WIN: Emmanuel Lubezki, “Birdman”
COULD WIN: Robert D. Yeoman, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

Emmanuel Lubezki, “Birdman”
Robert D. Yeoman, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lynzewski, “Ida”
Dick Pope, “Mr. Turner”
Roger Deakins, “Unbroken”

Visual Effects
WILL WIN: “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
SHOULD WIN: “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
COULD WIN: “Interstellar”


“Captain America: 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,” Stephanie Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
“Interstellar,” Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
“X-Men: Days of Future Past,” Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer