2015 Academy Awards Predictions

Some of these predictions are really tough, guys. Like Best Actor.  I want Michael Keaton to win so badly for Birdman, but I have a feeling Eddie Redmayne is going to pull it out from under him. Best Visual Effects is killing me, too, because each of the nominated movies had fantastic visual effects. *sigh* Well, here’s hoping I get most of these.

Please note: I didn’t include the entire list of Academy Award nominees. You can see the full list here. Also, I’ll have a follow-up post on Monday to discuss the overall show and my predictions!

Best Picture

• American Sniper
• Birdman
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• Selma
• The Theory of Everything
• Whiplash

Best Actor

• Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
• Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
• Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
• Michael Keaton, Birdman
• Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Best Actress

• Marion Cotillard, Two Days One Night
• Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
• Julianne Moore, Still Alice
• Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
• Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Best Supporting Actor

• Robert Duvall, The Judge
• Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
• Edward Norton, Birdman
• Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
• J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress

• Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
• Laura Dern, Wild
• Emma Stone, Birdman
• Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
• Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Best Director

• Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman
• Richard Linklater, Boyhood
• Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
• Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

 

Best Original Screenplay

• Boyhood, Richard Linklater
• Birdman, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo
• The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness
• Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy
• Foxcatcher, E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman

Best Adapted Screenplay

• The Imitation Game, Graham Moore
• Whiplash, Damien Chazelle, “Whiplash”
• The Theory of Everything, Anthony McCarten
• American Sniper, Jason Hall
• Inherent Vice, Paul Thomas Anderson

Best Original Score

• Interstellar, Hans Zimmer
• The Imitation Game, Alexandre Desplat
• The Theory of Everything, Johann Johannsson
• The Grand Budapest Hotel, Alexandre Desplat
• Mr. Turner, Gary Yershon

Best Original Song

• “Glory” – Selma, John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
• “Lost Stars” – Begin Again, Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois
• “Everything Is Awesome” – The LEGO Movie, Shawn Patterson
• “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” – Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me, Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
• “Grateful” – Beyond the Lights, Diane Warren

Best Animated Feature Film

• Big Hero 6
• The Boxtrolls
• How to Train Your Dragon 2
• Song of the Sea
• The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Best Cinematography

• Birdman
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Ida
• Mr. Turner
• Unbroken

Best Production Design

• Into the Woods
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Interstellar
• The Imitation Game
• Mr. Turner

Best Film Editing

• Boyhood
• Whiplash
• The Imitation Game
• American Sniper
• The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Visual Effects

• Interstellar
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Captain America: Winter Soldier
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

Best Costume Design

• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Inherent Vice
• Into the Woods
• Maleficent
• Mr. Turner

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

• Foxcatcher
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy

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The 87th Annual Academy Awards will be live Sunday, February 22nd on ABC at 8pm E/7pm C.