Final 2015 Oscar Predictions (UPDATED)

BEST PICTURE
Will Win: Birdman
Could Win: Boyhood
Should Win: Whiplash
Should Be Nominated: Foxcatcher

BEST DIRECTOR
Will Win: Alejandro G. Iñárritu - Birdman
Could Win: Richard Linklater - Boyhood
Should Win: Bennett Miller - Foxcatcher
Should Be Nominated: Damian Chazelle - Whiplash

BEST ACTOR
Will Win: Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
Could Win: Michael Keaton - Birdman
Should Win: Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Should Be Nominated: Oscar Issac - A Most Violent Year

BEST ACTRESS
Will Win: Juliane Moore - Still Alice
Could Win: No one
Should Win: Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night
Should Be Nominated: Jenny Slate - Obvious Child

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will Win: J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
Could Win: Edward Norton - Birdman (but not really)
Should Win: Edward Norton - Birdman
Should Be Nominated: James McAvoy - The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will Win: Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Could Win: Emma Stone - Birdman (but not really)
Should Win: Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Should Be Nominated: Melissa McCarthy - St. Vincent

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Will Win: Birdman
Could Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: Foxcatcher
Should Be Nominated: Calvary

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will Win: The Imitation Game
Could Win: Whiplash
Should Win: Whiplash
Should Be Nominated: Gone Girl

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Will Win: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Could Win: Big Hero 6
Should Win: The Lego Movie The Boxtrolls
Should Be Nominated: The Lego Movie

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Could Win: Interstellar
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Be Nominated: Foxcatcher

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Could Win: Into the Woods
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Be Nominated: Pride

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will Win: Birdman
Could Win: Mr. Turner
Should Win: Birdman
Should Be Nominated: Interstellar

BEST FILM EDITING
Will Win: Whiplash
Could Win: Boyhood
Should Win: Whiplash
Should Be Nominated: Edge of Tomorrow

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Could Win: The Theory of Everything
Should Win: Interstellar
Should Be Nominated: Under the Skin

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Will Win: "Glory" - Selma
Could Win: "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" - Glen Campbell...I'll Be Me
Should Win: "Glory" - Selma
Should Be Nominated: "Split the Difference" - Boyhood

BEST MAKEUP/HAIRSTYLING
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Could Win: Guardians of the Galaxy
Should Win: Guardians of the Galaxy
Should Be Nominated: Snowpiercer

BEST SOUND MIXING
Will Win: Whiplash
Could Win: American Sniper
Should Win: Whiplash
Should Be Nominated: Foxcatcher

BEST SOUND EDITING
Will Win: American Sniper
Could Win: Birdman
Should Win: Interstellar
Should Be Nominated: Godzilla

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Will Win: Interstellar
Could Win: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Should Win: Interstellar
Should Be Nominated: Transformers: Age of Extinction

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Will Win: Ida
Could Win: Wild Tales

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Will Win: Citizenfour
Could Win: Virunga (but not really)
Should Win: Finding Vivian Maier
Should Be Nominated: The Internet's Own Boy

BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Will Win: Feast
Could Win: The Dam Keeper
Should Win: The Bigger Picture

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Will Win: The Phone Call
Could Win: Aya
Should Win: Butter Lamp

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Will Win: Joanna
Could Win: Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1