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Our Oscar Predictions before the Big Awards Show Tomorrow!
By InCinemas / 20 Feb 2015 (Friday)
As we countdown to the biggest award show of the year, here are some of our predictions for the 87th Academy Awards!
While we have not caught all the films mentioned in the nomination list, we do have quite an idea on who could possibly bring home the golden statue for that night.
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything”
Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game”
Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper”
Michael Keaton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher”
Could Possibly Win: Eddie Redmayne, Bradley Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch
Should Win: Michael Keaton, “Birdman"
Will Win: Eddie Redmayne
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Robert Duvall in “The Judge”
Ethan Hawke in “Boyhood”
Edward Norton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Mark Ruffalo in “Foxcatcher”
J.K. Simmons in “Whiplash”
Could Possibly Win: J.K. Simmons
Should Win: Robert Duvall
Will Win: Ethan Hawke
Should Have Been Nominated: Christopher Waltz
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night”
Felicity Jones in “The Theory of Everything”
Julianne Moore in “Still Alice”
Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl”
Reese Witherspoon in “Wild”
Could Possibly Win: Julianne Moore, Rosamund Pike
Should Win: Rosamund Pike, Reese Witherspoon
Will Win: Julianne Moore
Should Have Been Nominated: Amy Adams
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Patricia Arquette in “Boyhood”
Laura Dern in “Wild”
Keira Knightley in “The Imitation Game”
Emma Stone in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Meryl Streep in “Into the Woods”
Could Possibly Win: Meryl Streep, Laura Dern
Should Win: Patricia Arquette, Keira Knightley
Will Win: Patricia Arquette
Best animated feature film of the year
“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
Could Possibly Win: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Should Win: Big Hero 6
Will Win: Big Hero 6
Should Have Been Nominated: The LEGO Movie
Achievement in cinematography
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Emmanuel Lubezki
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Robert Yeoman
“Ida” Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski
“Mr. Turner” Dick Pope
“Unbroken” Roger Deakins
Could Possibly Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Unbroken
Should Win: Birdman
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Have Been Nominated: Interstellar
Achievement in costume design
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Milena Canonero
“Inherent Vice” Mark Bridges
“Into the Woods” Colleen Atwood
“Maleficent” Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive
“Mr. Turner” Jacqueline Durran
Could Possibly Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Inherent Vice
Should Win: Into The Woods
Will Win: Into The Woods
Achievement in directing
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Alejandro G. Iñárritu
“Boyhood” Richard Linklater
“Foxcatcher” Bennett Miller
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson
“The Imitation Game” Morten Tyldum
Could Possibly Win: Birdman, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Will Win: Boyhood
Should Have Been Nominated: Interstellar - Christopher Nolan, Gone Girl - David Flincher
Achievement in 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
Could Possibly Win: American Sniper
Should Win: American Sniper, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Will Win: Boyhood
Should Have Been Nominated: Into The Woods
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
“Foxcatcher” Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
“Guardians of the Galaxy” Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White
Could Possibly Win: Guardians of the Galaxy
Should Win: Guardians of the Galaxy
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Have Been Nominated: Into The Woods
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Alexandre Desplat
“The Imitation Game” Alexandre Desplat
“Interstellar” Hans Zimmer
“Mr. Turner” Gary Yershon
“The Theory of Everything” Jóhann Jóhannsson
Could Possibly Win: The Theory of Everything
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“Everything Is Awesome” from “The Lego Movie”
Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson
“Glory” from “Selma”
Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
“Grateful” from “Beyond the Lights”
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from “Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me”
Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
“Lost Stars” from “Begin Again”
Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois
Could Possibly Win: Lost Stars
Should Win: Everything is Awesome
Will Win: Everything is Awesome
Best motion picture of the year
“American Sniper” Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan, Producers
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole, Producers
“Boyhood” Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland, Producers
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson, Producers
“The Imitation Game” Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman, Producers
“Selma” Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
“The Theory of Everything” Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten, Producers
“Whiplash” Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook and David Lancaster, Producers
Could Possibly Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Theory of Everything
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Birdman
Will Win: Boyhood, The Imitation Game
Should Have Been Nominated: Big Eyes
Achievement in production design
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“The Imitation Game” Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald
“Interstellar” Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
“Into the Woods” Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“Mr. Turner” Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts
Could Possibly Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Into The Woods
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Will Win: Interstellar
Should Have Been Nominated: Big Eyes
Achievement in sound editing
“American Sniper” Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
“Interstellar” Richard King
“Unbroken” Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro
Could Possibly Win: Interstellar
Should Win: American Sniper, Interstellar
Will Win: American Sniper
Achievement in sound mixing
“American Sniper” John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
“Interstellar” Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
“Unbroken” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
“Whiplash” Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
Could Possibly Win: J.K. Simmons
Should Win: Robert Duvall
Will Win: Ethan Hawke
Should Have Been Nominated: Gone Girl
Achievement in visual effects
“Captain America: The 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” Stephane 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
Could Possibly Win: Interstellar
Should Win: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Will Win: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Should Have Been Nominated: Gone Girl
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
Could Possibly Win: Whiplash, Inherent Vice
Should Win: The Imitation Game
Will Win: The Imitation Game
Should Have Been Nominated: Gone Girl
Original screenplay
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” 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
Could Possibly Win: Birdman
Should Win: Boyhood
Will Win: Boyhood