87th academy award predictions
It's that time of the year again when I make my Academy Award predictions. I ended up seeing 16 of the 17 movies that have received multiple Oscar nominations. Don't you just hate it when people make their Oscar predictions without even seeing the movies? Keeping this in mind, I will not make any predictions for Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary Short Subject and Best Live Action Short Film as I didn't see any of the films in these categories. I also won't make any predictions for Best Animated Short Film and Best Foreign Language Film as I saw only one film in each of these categories. Out of all the films nominated, I only missed out on seeing "Inherent Vice" and "Song of the Sea" as both these films have not yet been released in Australia.
Best Picture:
Will win: Boyhood
Should win: Whiplash
Could win: Birdman
Best Director:
Will win: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - Birdman
Should win: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - Birdman
Could win: Richard Linklater - Boyhood
Best Actor:
Will win: Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
Should win: Michael Keaton - Birdman
Could win: Michael Keaton - Birdman
Best Actress:
Will win: Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Should win: Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Could win: Reese Witherspoon - Wild
Best Supporting Actor:
Will win: J K Simmons - Whiplash
Should win: J K Simmons - Whiplash
Could win: Edward Norton - Birdman
Best Supporting Actress:
Will win: Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Should win: Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Could win: Emma Stone - Birdman
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Will win: The Imitation Game
Should win: Whiplash
Could win: Whiplash
Best Original Screenplay:
Will win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should win: Birdman
Could win: Birdman
Best Animated Feature Film:
Will win: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Should win: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Could win: Big Hero 6
Best Cinematography:
Will win: Birdman
Should win: Birdman
Could win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Film Editing:
Will win: Boyhood
Should win: Whiplash
Could win: Whiplash
Best Production Design:
Will win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Could win: Into the Woods
Best Costume Design:
Will win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should win: Into the Woods
Could win: Into the Woods
Best Makeup:
Will win: Guardians of the Galaxy
Should win: Guardians of the Galaxy
Could win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Sound Mixing:
Will win: Whiplash
Should win: Whiplash
Could win: American Sniper
Best Sound Editing:
Will win: American Sniper
Should win: American Sniper
Could win: Interstellar
Best Visual Effects:
Will win: Interstellar
Should win: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Could win: Guardians of the Galaxy
Best Original Score:
Will win: The Theory of Everything
Should win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Could win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
