May Oscar Predictions

Cannes loved Llewyn, but will the Academy?

Not much has changed since my April predictions, except that I now see Inside Llewyn Davis getting more nominations and The Immigrant getting only one. In other words, I'm not sure about many of these predictions. Here's a quick look at where I'm at right now. (Changes from April's predictions included.)

Best Picture:
American Hustle
August: Osage County
The Counselor
Foxcatcher
Fruitvale Station
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks
The Wolf of Wall Street

Changes: Replaced The Immigrant and Twelve Years a Slave with Inside Llewyn Davis and The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Director:
George Clooney, The Monuments Men
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
David O. Russell, American Hustle
Ridley Scott, The Counselor

Changes: Replaced Steve McQueen with the Coen brothers

Best Actor:
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford, All is Lost

Changes: Replaced Christian Bale and Chiwetel Ejiofor with Michael B. Jordan and Robert Redford

Best Actress:
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Naomi Watts, Diana
Kate Winslet, Labor Day

Changes: Replaced Marion Cotillard with Emma Thompson

Best Supporting Actor:
Javier Bardem, The Counselor
Matt Damon, The Monuments Men
Colin Farrell, Saving Mr. Banks
Michael Fassbender, Twelve Years a Slave
Channing Tatum, Foxcatcher 

Changes: Replaced Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix with Colin Farrell and Channing Tatum

Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Cameron Diaz, The Counselor
Margo Martindale, August: Osage County
Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale Station
Kristin Scott Thomas, Only God Forgives

Changes: Replaced Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins with Octavia Spencer and Kristin Scott Thomas

Best Adapted Screenplay:
August: Osage County
Before Midnight
Foxcatcher
The Monuments Men
The Wolf of Wall Street

Changes: Replaced Twelve Years a Slave with The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Original Screenplay:
American Hustle
The Counselor
Fruitvale Station
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska

Changes: Replaced The Immigrant with Inside Llewyn Davis

Best Production Design:
The Great Gatsby
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Inside Llewyn Davis
Saving Mr. Banks
Twelve Years a Slave

Changes: Replaced Oz the Great and Powerful and Winter's Tale with Inside Llewyn Davis and Twelve Years a Slave

Best Cinematography:
The Counselor
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Rush
Twelve Years a Slave

Changes: Replaced To the Wonder and Winter's Tale with The Counselor and Rush

Best Costume Design:
Grace of Monaco
The Great Gatsby
Oz the Great and Powerful
Saving Mr. Banks
The Wolf of Wall Street

Changes: Replaced The Immigrant with The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Film Editing:
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
The Counselor
Gravity
Rush

Changes: Replaced The Monuments Men with Captain Phillips

Best Original Score:
The Counselor
Gravity
The Immigrant
The Monuments Men
Winter's Tale

Changes: Replaced Rush with The Immigrant

Best Original Song:
Can a Song Save Your Life?
The Great Gatsby
Inside Llewyn Davis
Monsters University
Winter's Tale

Changes: None

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Star Trek Into Darkness

Changes: Replaced Foxcatcher and Saving Mr. Banks with Walter Mitty and Star Trek

Best Sound Mixing:
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Rush
Star Trek Into Darkness

Changes: Replaced Man of Steel and Elysium with Captain Phillips and Inside Llewyn Davis

Best Sound Editing:
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Man of Steel
Rush
Star Trek Into Darkness

Changes: Replaced Elysium with Captain Phillips

Best Visual Effects:
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Man of Steel
Pacific Rim
Star Trek Into Darkness

Changes: None

Best Animated Feature Film: 
Epic
Frozen
Monsters University
Planes
Turbo

Changes: None

Best Foreign Language Film:
Argentina
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Japan

Changes: None, but I switched to predicting the countries instead of the films