Best Picture:
Will win: 12 Years a Slave
Would like to see win: Wolf of Wall street
Best Director:
Will win: Alfonso Cuaron
Would like to see win: Alfonso Cuaron
Best Actor:
Will win: Matthew McConaughey
Would like to see win: Leonardo DiCaprio
Best Actress:
Will win: Cate Blanchet
Would like to see win: Cate Blanchet
Best Supporting Actor:
Will win: Jared Leto
Would like to see win: Michael Fassbender
Best Supporting Actress:
Will win: Lupita Nyong'o
Would like to see win: Lupita Nyong'o
Best Original Screenplay:
Will win: Spike Jonze
Would like to see win: Spike Jonze
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Will win: 12 Years a Slave
Would like to see win: Before Midnight
Best Animated Film:
Will win: Frozen
Would like to see win: ?
Best Foreign-Language Film:
Will win: The Great Beauty
Would like to see win: The Hunt
Best Documentary:
Will win: The Act of Killing
Would like to see win: The Act of Killing
Best Cinematography:
Will win: Emmanuel Lubezki (Gravity)
Would like to see win: Gravity
Best Film Editing:
Will win: Captain Phillips
Would like to see win: Gravity
Best Production Design:
Will win: The Great Gatsby
Would like to see win: Her
Best Costume Design:
Will win: The Great Gatsby
Would like to see win: The Great Gatsby
Best Hair & Makeup Design:
Will win: Dallas Buyers Club
Would like to see win: ?
Best Sound Mixing:
Will win: Gravity
Would like to see win: Gravity
Best Sound Editing:
Will win: Gravity
Would like to see win: Gravity
Best Visual Effects:
Will win: Gravity
Would like to see win: Gravity
Best Original Film Score:
Will win: Steven Price for Gravity
Would like to see win: Her
Best Original Song:
Will win: Let It Go (from Frozen)
Would like to see win: The Moon Song (from Her)
Best Short Film (live action)
Will win: Helium
Would like to see win: ?
Best Short Film (Animated)
Will win: Get a Horse!
Would like to see win: ?
Best Documentary Short Film
Will win: The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Would like to see win: ?
BONUS CATEGORY (inspired by the award at The Grammys)
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture:
Should win: Laurence Anyways
American Hustle
Wolf of Wallstreet
Warm Bodies
Agree or diagree with my predictions? Share your thoughts in the comment section
A lot of love for Gravity - totally agree. Does that not mean it deserves Best Picture? 12 Years a Slave is a good call though...can only see Gravity or Scorsese's Wolf beating it.
ReplyDelete@Dan. Gravity could clean up, and I would be fine with that :) Academy might want to spread out the love to 12Y. Personally I prefer Wolf and Gravity for best Pic. But you can't underestimate the important historical topic in 12Y, which might persuade voters. McQueen's work (Hunger, Shame) has previously been overlooked, so that might help 12Y gain oscar love. The controversial slavery torture could favor Gravity, though.
ReplyDeleteIf you ask me, Best Picture, Foreign Language Film, documentary and Supporting Actress are wide open.
I hope Lupita wins, not only because she deserves too but for the sake of Jennifer Lawrence's career.
ReplyDeleteI think the race isn't as predictable as last year. We still don't know for sure who will win Best Picture, there is still a race. Also, supporting actress, the music categories and the technical ones are not all that set in stone.
I personally think Gravity should win Best Picture. It's not my favorite of the year, but it's the definitive film of 2013. It should win. It brought people back to theaters. It's a technical marvel. Got great performances. Please don't give to the powerful but depressing film that no one will want to see after the awards season is over. This is my opinion.
@Cristi B: There are uncertainties, and thank god for that!. If we knew every result beforehand, it would be borrrrrrring :) Best Picture is interesting, Gravity could take it, because it has the momentum of all those likely technical awards. Has a film set in space ever won? If not, it's about time. Ha, yeah, 12 Years is not for everyone, and maybe you are right, that Gravity is the definitive film of 2013, and has a wider appeal.
DeleteI like that category that you added. It makes sense.
ReplyDelete@thevoid99: Happy you approve of the added award category!
DeleteSolid picks. The preferential ballot has me favoring Gravity for Best Picture, but 12 Years could totally win. I love your bonus category by the way, especially your pick for "should win." :)
ReplyDelete@Josh: Indeed, could go to Gravity or 12Y, tough to call Best Picture. Laurence Anyways is easily my fav soundtrack of the past year, hell it could even be in my top 10 soundtracks ever.
DeleteIf you loved my bonus category, you should check out this blog, he has like 10 bonus categories! http://tothemoviesandback.blogspot.com/2014/03/if-i-ruled-oscars-2014-edition.html
Hey Chris, you got a lot of your predictions right man. I also wanted Cuaron, Blanchett, and Jonze win for Best Original Screenplay, glad they all came true! Nice to see Frozen win Best Animation and also Best Song!
ReplyDelete@Ruth: Indeed, 21/24 is not bad :) Only 3 predictions wrong. But in fairness many of the results were predictable, so I'm not that clever. Cuaron was a deserving winner for director, Gravity is a remarkable achievement.
DeleteI prefer Happy by Pharrell and The Moon Song. Frozen did very well with 2 wins out of 2!
Wow, it seems you nailed most of these! Nice job. I was generally pleased with the Oscars this year. Even though I don't agree with every winner, I at least enjoyed the performers/films that won.
ReplyDeleteEric @ The Warning Sign: I did pretty well! It was a strong year for performers, even though there were (as always) performances that the Academy overlooked.
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