November Oscar Predictions

Unbroken could be the frontrunner. Who knows?

Not much has changed since last month's predictions. I've made a few changes here and there, but awards season is just beginning, with no real frontrunner. Unbroken could be the real thing, though I think The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything will take votes from it. Boyhood and Birdman seem too small, but there isn't much else. I doubt American Sniper is another Million Dollar Baby, and Interstellar looks like it will only win tech awards. In the end, a safe choice like The Imitation Game or Unbroken is probably out in front.

BEST PICTURE:

American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood

Foxcatcher
Gone Girl

The Imitation Game
Interstellar

The Theory of Everything
Unbroken

Changes: None

BEST DIRECTOR:

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman

Angelina Jolie, Unbroken

Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Christopher Nolan, Interstellar
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

Changes: None

BEST ACTOR:

Steve Carell, Foxcatcher

Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton, Birdman

Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Timothy Spall, Mr. Turner

Changes: Replaced Affleck with Spall

BEST ACTRESS:

Amy Adams, Big Eyes
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything

Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl

Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Changes: None

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Tom Wilkinson, Selma

Changes: Replaced Brolin and Tatum with Ruffalo and Simmons

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year

Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Changes: Replaced Chastain (for Interstellar) and Waterston with Chastain and Stone

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

American Sniper
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game
The Theory of Everything
Unbroken

Changes: None

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

Birdman

Boyhood
A Most Violent Year
Mr. Turner
Whiplash

Changes: Replaced Foxcatcher and Interstellar with A Most Violent Year and Whiplash

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:

Big Eyes

The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Into the Woods

Mr. Turner

Changes: None

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Birdman
Gone Girl

Interstellar
Mr. Turner

Unbroken

Changes: Replaced Fury with Mr. Turner

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

Exodus: Gods and Kings

The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner

Changes: None

BEST FILM EDITING:

Birdman
Boyhood
The Imitation Game

Interstellar

Unbroken

Changes: Replace Gone Girl with Birdman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:

Gone Girl
The Imitation Game

Interstellar
The Theory of Everything

Unbroken

Changes: None

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:

"Everything is Awesome" from The LEGO Movie

"Grateful" from Beyond the Lights
"The Last Goodbye" from The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
"Lost Stars" from Begin Again
"Mercy Is" from Noah

Changes: Replaced The Book of Life and Muppets Most Wanted with The Hobbit and Noah

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:

Foxcatcher

Guardians of the Galaxy
Into the Woods

Changes: None

BEST SOUND MIXING:

Fury
Godzilla

Interstellar

Into the Woods
Unbroken

Changes: Replaced The Hobbit with Godzilla

BEST SOUND EDITING:

Fury

Godzilla

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Interstellar

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Changes: None

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Godzilla
Guardians of the Galaxy

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Interstellar

Changes: None

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:

Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls

How to Train Your Dragon 2

The LEGO Movie
The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Changes: Replaced Song of the Sea with The Tale of Princess Kaguya

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:

Ida (Poland)

Leviathan (Russia)
Mommy (Canada)
Two Days, One Night (Belgium)
Wild Tales (Argentina)

Changes: Replaced Winter Sleep (Turkey) with Wild Tales