Hey folks! Although we’ve been slightly MIA these past months, and have all started resembling Tom Hanks in Castaway, we thought we’d return for a set of predictions just ahead of tonight’s Oscars. Its been a great year for film, and despite the whitewashed male-centric nature of this years awards, *sips tea*, there have been some truly fantastic pieces of cinema, and some, if not most, have been nominated. With films like Boyhood, Whiplash, SELMA *cough* excuse me *cough* *cough*, this year is sure to be remembered as one of the best in recent memory.
So to kick the night off, here is our list of who we believe will take home the prestigious, weird-shaped-golden-man-with-no-genitalia-and-no-face awards tonight.
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Best Picture
- American Sniper
- Birdman
- Boyhood
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Imitation Game
- Selma
- The Theory of Everything
- Whiplash
Best Director
- Alejandro González Iñárittu, Birdman
- Richard Linklater, Boyhood
- Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
- Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
- Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
- Julianne Moore, Still Alice
- Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
- Reese Witherspoon, Wild
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
- Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
- Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
- Michael Keaton, Birdman
- Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
- Laura Dern, Wild
- Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
- Emma Stone, Birdman
- Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Robert Duvall, The Judge
- Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
- Edward Norton, Birdman
- Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
- J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Best Original Screenplay
- Birdman, written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
- Boyhood, written by Richard Linklater
- Foxcatcher, written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
- The Grand Budapest Hotel, screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
- Nightcrawler, written by Dan Gilroy
Best Adapted Screenplay
- American Sniper, written by Jason Hall
- The Imitation Game, written by Graham Moore
- Inherent Vice, written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
- The Theory of Everything, screenplay by Anthony McCarten
- Whiplash, written by Damien Chazelle
Best Foreign Language Film
- Ida (Poland)
- Leviathan (Russia
- Tangerines (Estonia)
- Timbuktu (Mauritania)
- Wild Tales (Argentina)
Best Sound Editing
- Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman, American Sniper
- Martin Hernández and Aaron Glascock, Birdman
- Brent Burge and Jason Canovas, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- Richard King, Interstellar
- Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro, Unbroken
Best Sound Mixing
- John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin, American Sniper
- Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga, Birdman
- Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten, Interstellar
- Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee, Unbroken
- Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley, Whiplash
Best VFX
- Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick, Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould, Guardians of the Galaxy
- Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher, Interstellar
- Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer, X-Men: Days of Future Past
Best Editing
- Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach, American Sniper
- Sandra Adair, Boyhood
- Barney Pilling, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- William Goldenberg, The Imitation Game
- Tom Cross, Whiplash
Best Production Design
- Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration), The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Maria Djurkovic (Production Design); Tatiana Macdonald (Set Decoration), The Imitation Game
- Nathan Crowley (Production Design); Gary Fettis (Set Decoration), Interstellar
- Dennis Gassner (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration), Into the Woods
- Suzie Davies (Production Design); Charlotte Watts (Set Decoration), Mr. Turner
Best Costume Design
- Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Mark Bridges, Inherent Vice
- Colleen Atwood, Into the Woods
- Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive, Maleficent
- Jacqueline Durran, Mr. Turner
Best Makeup and Hair
- Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard, Foxcatcher
- Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White, Guardians of the Galaxy
Best Cinematography
- Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman
- Robert Yeoman, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski, Ida
- Dick Pope, Mr. Turner
- Roger Deakins, Unbroken
Best Animated Film
Best Documentary
Best Original Score
- Alexandre Desplat, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game
- Hans Zimmer, Interstellar
- Gary Yershon, Mr. Turner
- Jóhann Jóhannsson, The Theory of Everything
Best Original Song
- “Everything Is Awesome,” The Lego Movie, Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson
- “Glory,” Selma, Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
- “Grateful,” Beyond the Lights, Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
- “I’m Not Gonna Miss You,” Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me, Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
- “Lost Stars,” Begin Again, Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois
Meh, we’re probably very wrong, but its always worth a shot right?
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HAPPY OSCARS!
