Final 2015 Oscar Predictions
It’s show time! Here are my final 2015 Oscar predictions for all 24 categories:
Best Picture
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Predicted winner: Boyhood
Alt: Birdman
(Click here for my thoughts on all eight 2015 Best Picture nominees.)
Best Director
Alejandro G. Inarritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game
Predicted winner: Alejandro G. Inarritu, Birdman
Alt: Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Predicted winner: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Alt: Michael Keaton, Birdman
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
Predicted winner: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Alt: none
Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Predicted winner: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Alt: none
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Laura Dern, Wild
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
Predicted winner: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Alt: none
Best Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Predicted winner: The Imitation Game
Alt: Whiplash
Best Original Screenplay
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler
Predicted winner: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alt: Birdman
Best Cinematography
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr. Turner
Unbroken
Predicted winner: Birdman
Alt: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Costume Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods
Mr. Turner
Maleficent
Predicted winner: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alt: Into the Woods
Best Film Editing
American Sniper
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Whiplash
Predicted winner: Boyhood
Alt: Whiplash
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
Predicted winner: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alt: Guardians of the Galaxy
Best Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory of Everything
Predicted winner: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alt: The Theory of Everything
Best Original Song
Begin Again
Beyond the Lights
Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
The LEGO Movie
Selma
Predicted winner: Selma
Alt: The LEGO Movie
Best Production Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Into the Woods
Mr. Turner
Predicted winner: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alt: none
Best Sound Editing
American Sniper
Birdman
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar
Unbroken
Predicted winner: American Sniper
Alt: Birdman
Best Sound Mixing
American Sniper
Birdman
Interstellar
Unbroken
Whiplash
Predicted winner: American Sniper
Alt: Whiplash
Best Visual Effects
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Predicted winner: Interstellar
Alt: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Best Animated Feature Film
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Song of the Sea
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Predicted winner: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Alt: Big Hero 6
Best Documentary Feature
CITIZENFOUR
Virunga
The Salt of the Earth
Finding Vivian Maier
Last Days in Vietnam
Predicted winner: CITIZENFOUR
Alt: Virunga
Best Foreign Language Film
Ida
Leviathan
Tangerines
Timbuktu
Wild Tales
Predicted winner: Ida
Alt: Wild Tales
Best Animated Short Film
The Bigger Picture
The Dam Keeper
Feast
Me and My Moulton
A Single Life
Predicted winner: The Dam Keeper
Alt: Feast
Best Documentary Short Subject
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Joanna
Our Curse
La Parka
White Earth
Predicted winner: Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Alt: Joanna
Best Live Action Short Film
Aya
Boogaloo and Graham
Butter Lamp
Parvaneh
The Phone Call
Predicted winner: The Phone Call
Alt: Butter Lamp
