The 87th Academy Awards, or Oscars, are looming, and as expected, nominations have been fully released. Some media outlets are accusing this year’s nominations as predominantly white and male, and that, after the success of many cultures at last year’s awards, it is a step backwards. Today, I’ll be listing the nominees for each category, and saying who I predict will scoop the most coveted prizes when the awards ceremony takes place in February. Please note, in some of the categories I will have absolutely no idea who will win, so in that case I just won’t select a prediction so I don’t metaphorically fall on my face. Let’s get into it:
Best Picture
American Sniper – Clint Eastwood
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Alejandro G. Inarritu
Boyhood – Richard Linklater
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson
The Imitation Game – Nora Grossman
Selma – Christian Colson
The Theory of Everything – Tim Bevan
Whiplash – Jason Blum
My predicted winner – Boyhood
Actor in a Leading Role
Steve Carell – Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper – American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
My Predicted Winner – Michael Keaton
Actress in a Leading Role
Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore – Sill Alice
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon – Wild
My Predicted Winner – Reese Witherspoon or Felicity Jones
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Robert Duvall – The Judge
Ethan Hawke – Boyhood
Edward Norton – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons – Whiplash
My Predicted Winner – J.K. Simmons
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
Laura Dern – Wild
Kiera Knightley – The Imitation Game
Emma Stone – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Meryl Streep – Into the Woods
My Predicted Winner – Keira Knightley
Best Animated Feature Film
Big Hero 6 – Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
The Boxtrolls – Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight
How to Train Your Dragon 2 – Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold
Song of the Sea – Tomm Moore and Paul Young
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya – Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura
My Predicted Winner – How to Train Your Dragon 2
Best Cinematography
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Emmanuel Lubezki
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Robert Yeoman
Ida – Lukasz Zal and Rysard Lenczewski
Mr. Turner – Dick Pope
Unbroken – Roger Deakins
My Predicted Winner – Birdman
Best Costume Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Milena Canonero
Inherent Vice – Mark Bridges
Into the Woods – Colleen Atwood
Maleficient – Anna B. Sheppard
Mr. Turner – Jacqueline Durran
My Predicted Winner – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Directing
Birdman – Alejandro G. Inarritu
Boyhood – Richard Linklater
Foxcatcher – Bennett Miller
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson
The Imitation Game – Morten Tyldum
My predicted winner – Alejandro G. Inarritu
Best Documentary Feature
CitizenFour – Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
Finding Vivian Maier – John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
Last Days in Vietnam – Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester
The Salt of the Earth – Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier
Virunga – Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
Best Documentary – Short Subject
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 – Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
Joanna – Aneta Kopacz
Our Curse – Tomasz Sliwinski and Maciej Slesicki
The Reaper (La Parka) – Gabriel Serra Arguello
White Earth – J. Christian Jensen
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 Cross
Best Foreign Language Film
Ida
Leviathan
Tangerines
Timbuktu
Wild Tales
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
My predicted winner – Guardians of the Galaxy
Best Music – Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory of Everything
My predicted winner – Interstellar
Best Music – Original Song
‘Everything Is Awesome’ – The LEGO Movie
‘Glory’ – Selma
‘Grateful’ – Beyond the Lights
‘I’m Not Gonna Miss You’ – Glen Campbell… I’ll Be Me
‘Lost Stars’ – Begin Again
My predicted winner – The LEGO Movie
Best Production Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Into the Woods
Mr. Turner
My predicted winner – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Animated Short Film
The Bigger Picture
The Dam Keeper
Feast
Me and My Moulton
A Single Life
Best Live Action Short Film
Aya
Boogaloo and Graham
Butter Lamp (La Lampe au Beurre de Yak)
Parvaneh
The Phone Call
Best Sound Editing
American Sniper
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar
Unbroken
My Predicted Winner – Interstellar
Best Sound Mixing
American Sniper
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Interstellar
Unbroken
Whiplash
My Predicted Winner – Whiplash
Best Visual Effects
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past
My Predicted Winner – Interstellar
Best Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
My Predicted Winner – Inherent Vice
Best Original Screenplay
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler
My Predicted Winner – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Well, there we have it – the 87th Academy Awards nominations in full, alongside my predictions for the films and the people that will scoop cinema’s most coveted award. Thank you very much for reading, be sure to stick around for more coverage of the Oscars!
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