2014 Academy Awards Predictions

We discussed Oscar picks on “Pat & JT” this morning. Check it out here (starts around the 24:40 mark).

So for each category below, I’ll pick a first choice and a second choice. Please note: I didn’t include the entire list of Academy Awards nominees. You can see the rest here.

I’ll have a follow-up post on Monday to discuss the overall show and whether or not my predictions were right. Here we go!

Best Picture

• American Hustle
• 12 Years A Slave
• Captain Phillips
• Dallas Buyers Club
• Gravity
• Philomena
• The Wolf of Wall Street
• Nebraska
• Her

First choice? 12 Years A Slave

Second choice? American Hustle

Best Actor

• Christian Bale, American Hustle
• Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years A Slave
• Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
• Bruce Dern, Nebraska
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street

First choice? Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Second choice? Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Actress

• Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
• Sandra Bullock, Gravity
• Judi Dench, Philomena
• Amy Adams, American Hustle
• Meryl Streep, August: Osage County

First choice? Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Second choice? Amy Adams, American Hustle

Best Supporting Actor

• Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
• Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
• Michael Fassbender, 12 Years A Slave
• Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
• Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street

First choice? Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Second choice? Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips

Best Supporting Actress

• Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
• Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
• Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years A Slave
• Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
• June Squibb, Nebraska

First choice? Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years A Slave

Second choice? Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle

Best Director

• Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
• Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street
• Steve McQueen, 12 Years A Slave
• Alexander Payne, Nebraska
• David O. Russell, American Hustle

First choice? Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

Second choice? Steve McQueen, 12 Years A Slave

Best Original Screenplay

• Her
• Nebraska
• American Hustle
• Blue Jasmine
• Dallas Buyers Club

First choice? Her

Second choice? American Hustle

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Philomena
• 12 Years A Slave
• Captain Phillips
• Before Midnight
• The Wolf of Wall Street

First choice? Philomena

Second choice? The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Original Score

• Gravity
• The Book Thief
• Her
• Philomena
• Saving Mr. Banks

First choice? Gravity

Second choice? Her

Best Original Song

• “Let It Go” – Frozen
• “Ordinary Love” – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
• “The Moon Song” – Her
• “Happy” – Despicable Me 2

First choice? “Let It Go” – Frozen

Second choice? “Ordinary Love” – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Best Animated Feature Film

• The Croods
• Despicable Me 2
• Frozen
• Ernest & Celestine
• The Wind Rises

First choice? Frozen

Second choice? The Wind Rises

Best Costume Design

• American Hustle
• The Grandmaster
• The Great Gatsby
• The Invisible Woman
• 12 Years a Slave

First choice? The Great Gatsby

Second choice? American Hustle

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Dallas Buyers Club
• Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
• The Lone Ranger

First choice? Dallas Buyers Club

Second choice? Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

Best Cinematography

• The Grandmaster
• Gravity
• Inside Llewyn Davis
• Nebraska
• Prisoners

First choice? Gravity

Second choice? Nebraska

Best Production Design

• American Hustle
• Gravity
• The Great Gatsby
• Her
• 12 Years a Slave

First choice? Gravity

Second choice? The Great Gatsby

Best Film Editing

• American Hustle
• Captain Phillips
• Dallas Buyers Club
• Gravity
• 12 Years a Slave

First choice? Gravity

Second choice? Captain Phillips

Best Visual Effects

• Gravity
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Iron Man 3
• The Lone Ranger
• Star Trek Into Darkness

First choice? Gravity

Second choice? Iron Man 3

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The 86th Annual Academy Awards will be live Sunday, March 2 on ABC at 8pm E/7pm C.