In this post, I'll post my predictions on who I think will win as well as who I think should win. Unfortunately, there are still several movies I need to catch up on. Dallas Buyers Club, Philomena, Nebraska, Blue Jasmine are but a few of the movies that I have yet to see. Also, I have seen none of the films nominated for Animated feature and Short, Documentary feature and short and live action short.
Best Picture
The nominees are:
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Philomena
Nebraska
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
Who Will Win: 12 Years a Slave
Who Should Win: Her
Best Director
The nominees are
Alfonso Cauron, Gravity
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne, Nebraska
David O. Russell, American Hustle
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street
Who Will Win: Alfonso Cauron
Who Should Win: Alfonso Cauron
Best Actor
The nominees are
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Leonardo Dicaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Who Will Win: Matthew McConaughey
Who Should Win: Chiwetel Ejiofor (since I haven't seen Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Actress
The nominees are
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Who Will Win: Cate Blanchett
Who Should Win: Sandra Bullock (haven't seen Blue Jasmine though)
Best Supporting Actor
The nominees are
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Who Will Win: Jared Leto
Who Should Win: Bradley Cooper (haven't seen Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Supporting Actress
The nominees are
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
June Squibb, Nebraska
Who Will Win: Lupita Nyong'o
Who Should Win: Lupita Nyong'o
Best Original Screenplay
The nominees are
American Hustle
Blue Jasmine
Dallas Buyers Club
Her
Nebraska
Who Will Win: Her
Who Should Win: Her
Best Adapted Screenplay
The nominees are
Before Midnight
Captain Phillips
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
Who Will Win: 12 Years a Slave
Who Should Win: The Wolf of Wall Street
My Predictions for the rest of the categories
Animated Feature: Frozen
Documentary Feature: The Act of Killing
Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty
Film Editing: Gravity
Production Design: Gravity
Cinematography: Gravity
Costume Design: American Hustle
Makeup and Hairstyle: Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa
Original Score: Gravity
Original Song: The Moon Song from Her
Visual Effects: Gravity
Sound Editing: Gravity
Sound Mixing: Gravity
I won't bother with the live action short, and documentary and animated short categories.
Anyway those are my predictions. Tomorrow, I'll be back with my thoughts on the winners and my final thoughts on the show itself. And next weekend I'll be back with Year in review where I'll give my top 10 Movies and Television of 2013 and my Bottom 5 (or 10 depending) as well as list my favorite performances of the year.
