October Oscar Predictions

Gravity will be one of the finest winners or losers of the Best Picture Oscar.

Not much has changed since my last predictions. Gravity and 12 Years a Slave remain the Best Picture frontrunners, but some think Saving Mr. Banks could be a threat. While Captain Phillips is another strong contender, I'm curious to see how American Hustle turns out. It looks like The Wolf of Wall Street might be released this year after all. However, I'm at a loss on its chances at this point. Best Actor looks too crowded for DiCaprio, and I'm not sure where the film could fit now. At the moment, I see it missing entirely (hope I'm wrong).

Best Picture:
All is Lost
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Lee Daniels' The Butler
The Monuments Men
Nebraska
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years a Slave

Changes: Replaced The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with All is Lost

Best Director:
George Clooney, The Monuments Men
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
David O. Russell, American Hustle

Changes: None

Best Actor:
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford, All is Lost

Changes: None

Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks

Changes: None

Best Supporting Actor:
Daniel Brühl, Rush
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club 

Changes: Replaced Brolin with Cooper

Best Supporting Actress:
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
June Squibb, Nebraska
Oprah Winfrey, Lee Daniels' The Butler

Changes: Replaced Martindale and Spencer with Lawrence and Roberts

Best Adapted Screenplay:
August: Osage County
Before Midnight
Captain Phillips
The Monuments Men
12 Years a Slave

Changes: None

Best Original Screenplay:
American Hustle
Blue Jasmine
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska

Changes: Replaced Saving Mr. Banks with Her

Best Production Design:
The Great Gatsby
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years a Slave

Changes: None

Best Cinematography:
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Prisoners
12 Years a Slave

Changes: None

Best Costume Design:
American Hustle
The Great Gatsby
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years a Slave

Changes: None

Best Film Editing:
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Monuments Men
12 Years a Slave

Changes: None

Best Original Score:
The Book Thief
Gravity
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years a Slave

Changes: None

Best Original Song:
Frozen
The Great Gatsby
Inside Llewyn Davis
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Out of the Furnace

Changes: None

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Rush

Changes: Replaced The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Lee Daniels' The Butler

Best Sound Mixing:
All is Lost
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Rush

Changes: None

Best Sound Editing:
All is Lost
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Pacific Rim
Rush

Changes: Replaced Elysium with Pacific Rim

Best Visual Effects:
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Iron Man 3
Pacific Rim
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Changes: Replaced Elysium with Iron Man 3

Best Animated Feature Film: 
The Croods
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
Monsters University
The Wind Rises

Changes: None

Best Foreign Language Film:
Child's Pose (Romania)
Gabrielle (Canada)
The Hunt (Denmark)
The Past (Iran)
Wadjda (Saudi Arabia)

Changes: Replaced Two Lives (Germany) with The Past (Iran)