Sunday, March 2, 2014

Final 2014 Oscar Predictions

BEST PICTURE
Will Win: 12 Years a Slave
Could Win: Gravity
Should Win: 12 Years a Slave
Should Have Been Nominated: Inside Llewyn Davis

BEST DIRECTOR
Will Win: Alfonso CuarĂ³n - Gravity
Could Win: Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave
Should Win: 12 Years a Slave
Should Have Been Nominated: Joel and Ethan Coen - Inside Llewyn Davis

BEST ACTOR
Will Win: Mattthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club
Could Win: Bruce Dern - Nebraska
Should Win: Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street
Should Have Been Nominated: Oscar Isaac - Inside Llewyn Davis

BEST ACTRESS
Will Win: Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
Could Win: Amy Adams - American Hustle
Should Win: Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
Should Have Been Nominated: Brie Larson - Short Term 12

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will Win: Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club
Could Win: Bradley Cooper - American Hustle
Should Win: Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave
Should Have Been Nominated: Sam Rockwell - The Way Way Back

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will Win: Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years a Slave
Could Win: Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle
Should Win: Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years a Slave
Should Have Been Nominated: Octavia Spencer - Fruitvale Station

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Will Win: Her
Could Win: American Hustle
Should Win: Blue Jasmine
Should Have Been Nominated: Inside Llewyn Davis

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will Win: 12 Years a Slave
Could Win: Philomena
Should Win: 12 Years a Slave
Should Have Been Nominated: Short Term 12

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Will Win: Frozen
Could Win: The Wind Rises
Should Win: Frozen
Should Have Been Nominated: Monsters University

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Will Win: The Great Gatsby
Could Win: 12 Years a Slave
Should Win: The Great Gatsby
Should Have Been Nominated: Inside Llewyn Davis

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Will Win: American Hustle
Could Win: The Great Gatsby
Should Win: 12 Years a Slave
Should Have Been Nominated: Blue Jasmine

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will Win: Gravity
Could Win: Nebraska
Should Win: Gravity
Should Have Been Nominated: Spring Breakers

BEST FILM EDITING
Will Win: Captain Phillips
Could Win: Gravity
Should Win: Captain Phillips
Should Have Been Nominated: Stories We Tell

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Will Win: Gravity
Could Win: Philomena
Should Win: Gravity
Should Have Been Nominated: Only God Forgives

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Will Win: "Let It Go" - Frozen
Could Win: "Happy" - Despicable Me 2
Should Win: "Let It Go" - Frozen
Should Have Been Nominated: "I See Fire" - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

BEST MAKEUP/HAIRSTYLING
Will Win: Dallas Buyers Club
Could Win: The Lone Ranger
Should Win: Dallas Buyers Club
Should Have Been Nominated: Only God Forgives

BEST SOUND MIXING
Will Win: Gravity
Could Win: Lone Survivor
Should Win: Gravity
Should Have Been Nominated: Upstream Color

BEST SOUND EDITING
Will Win: Gravity
Could Win: Lone Survivor
Should Win: Gravity
Should Have Been Nominated: Oblivion

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Will Win: Gravity
Could Win: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (if Hell freezes)
Should Win: Gravity
Should Have Been Nominated: Pacific Rim

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Will Win: The Great Beauty
Could Win: The Hunt

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Will Win: 20 Feet from Stardom
Could Win: The Square
Should Win: The Square
Should Have Been Nominated: Stories We Tell

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Will Win: Get a Horse!
Could Win: Mr. Hubolt
Should Win: Room on the Broom

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Will Win: Helium
Could Win: The Voorman Problem
Should Win: Helium

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Will Win: The Lady in Number 6
Could Win: Cavedigger