Final 2015 Oscar Predictions

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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

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