Foxcatcher is back on the roster. |
There have been a lot of changes since I posted my predictions last month. I've added Foxcatcher back to my lineup now that it's been confirmed for release this year. While I've softened on 12 Years a Slave a bit, I've embraced The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as a potential Oscar vehicle. I'm a little hesitant on The Wolf of Wall Street and Fruitvale Station at the moment, but I've left them in the mix for now. I've also become convinced of Oprah's inevitable Oscar win for Lee Daniels' The Butler. Apart from that, these are very similar to my last predictions.
Best Picture:
American Hustle
Foxcatcher
Fruitvale Station
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
Changes: Replaced Before Midnight and The Counselor with Foxcatcher and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Best Director:
George Clooney, The Monuments Men
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
David O. Russell, American Hustle
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street
Changes: Replaced Steve McQueen with Bennett Miller
Best Actor:
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford, All is Lost
Changes: None
Best Actress:
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Judi Dench, Philomena
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Changes: Replaced Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep with Amy Adams and Julia Roberts
Best Supporting Actor:
Daniel Brühl, Rush
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
Changes: Replaced Woody Harrelson with Steve Carell
Best Supporting Actress:
Cameron Diaz, The Counselor
Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale Station
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Oprah Winfrey, Lee Daniels' The Butler
Changes: Replaced Amy Adams and Julia Roberts with Meryl Streep and Oprah Winfrey
Best Adapted Screenplay:
August: Osage County
Before Midnight
Foxcatcher
The Monuments Men
The Wolf of Wall Street
Changes: Replaced 12 Years a Slave with Foxcatcher
Best Original Screenplay:
American Hustle
Fruitvale Station
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Saving Mr. Banks
Changes: Replaced The Counselor with Her
Best Production Design:
American Hustle
The Great Gatsby
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks
Changes: Replaced 12 Years a Slave with American Hustle
Best Cinematography:
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Rush
The Secret Life on Walter Mitty
12 Years a Slave
Changes: Replaced The Monuments Men with The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Best Costume Design:
American Hustle
Grace of Monaco
The Great Gatsby
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks
Changes: None
Best Film Editing:
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
The Monuments Men
Rush
The Wolf of Wall Street
Changes: Replaced Gravity and 12 Years a Slave with American Hustle and The Monuments Men
Best Original Score:
The Book Thief
Gravity
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years a Slave
Changes: Replaced The Immigrant with The Book Thief
Best Original Song:
Frozen
The Great Gatsby
Inside Llewyn Davis
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Turbo
Changes: Replaced Can a Song Save Your Life? and Winter's Tale with Frozen and Lee Daniels' The Butler
Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Rush
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Changes: None
Best Sound Mixing:
Captain Phillips
Elysium
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Rush
Changes: None
Best Sound Editing:
Captain Phillips
Elysium
Gravity
Man of Steel
Rush
Changes: Replaced Star Trek Into Darkness with Man of Steel
Best Visual Effects:
Elysium
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Pacific Rim
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Changes: Replaced Man of Steel with The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Best Animated Feature Film:
Epic
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
Monsters University
The Wind Rises
Changes: Replaced Turbo with The Wind Rises
Best Foreign Language Film:
China
Denmark
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Changes: Replaced Argentina and Japan with China and Hong Kong
Cool predictions Josh, though I really can't even begin to do something like this but then again you're the Oscar expert :D Wow, is that Mark Rufallo in Foxcatcher?? I almost didn't recognize him.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see Chiwetel Ejiofor and David Oleyowo be nominated in Best Actor and Supporting category respectively, those are two ultra talented Brits.
Thanks Ruth. I'd hardly call myself an expert though. I'm more of an Oscar fanatic. :D Yeah, I wonder if Ruffalo could get a nomination.
DeleteI think Ejiofor has the better chance, but I could see him getting snubbed.
Great batch of predix buddy. We see eye to eye on a lot of these, but you still have way more faith than I do in 12 Years a Slave, although I think your Supporting Actor lineup looks VERY possible.
ReplyDeleteThanks pal! I'm hanging on to 12 Years a Slave for now, but I might drop it by next month. Yeah, I think that Supporting Actor lineup could happen. I don't see Roth or Brolin happening, and probably not Leto.
DeleteMan, if these actually came true, we’d have one hell of an Oscar season. I really hope Fruitvale sneaks in for some of the bigger ones.
ReplyDeleteAnd Ejiofor... God, I hope he’s nominated.
Great work here.
Thanks man. I'm a little worried that Ejiofor and Jordan might be snubbed, but I hope I'm wrong.
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