Wednesday, September 3, 2014

September Oscar Predictions

Birdman looks like a strong contender.

Since last month's predictionsThe Imitation Game and Birdman have received great early reviews. Both appear to be solid contenders, with BoyhoodFoxcatcher, Unbroken, Interstellar, and Gone Girl in tow. I'm not sure what to make of other contenders like Fury, Into the Woods, Selma, WildThe Theory of Everything, Trash, and Inherent Vice. All of them could be nominated, though it's hard to tell which ones, if any, will land in Best Picture.

BEST PICTURE:
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
Fury
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
Interstellar
Into the Woods
Unbroken

Changes: None

BEST DIRECTOR:
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman
Angelina Jolie, Unbroken
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Christopher Nolan, Interstellar

Changes: None

BEST ACTOR:
Ben Affleck, Gone Girl
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Jack O'Connell, Unbroken

Changes: Replaced Spall with Affleck

BEST ACTRESS:
Amy Adams, Big Eyes
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
Reese Witherspoon, Wild
Shailene Woodley, The Fault in Our Stars

Changes: None

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
Channing Tatum, Foxcatcher
Tom Wilkinson, Selma

Changes: Replaced Simmons with Hawke

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Emily Blunt, Into the Woods
Laura Dern, Wild
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman

Changes: Replaced Garner and Kendrick with Dern and Stone

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
Trash
Unbroken

Changes: None

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
Interstellar
Mr. Turner

Changes: Replaced The Grand Budapest Hotel with Mr. Turner

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Exodus: Gods and Kings
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Into the Woods
Mr. Turner

Changes: None

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Birdman
Fury
Gone Girl
Interstellar
Unbroken

Changes: None

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner

Changes: None

BEST FILM EDITING:
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
Gone Girl
Interstellar
Unbroken

Changes: Replace Birdman with Boyhood

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
The Theory of Everything
Unbroken

Changes: Replaced Foxcatcher with Gone Girl

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
"All of the Stars" from The Fault in Our Stars
"Everything is Awesome" from The LEGO Movie
"I Love You Too Much" from The Book of Life
"Lost Stars" from Begin Again
"Something So Right" from Muppets Most Wanted

Changes: Replaced Into the Woods with The Book of Life

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:
Foxcatcher
Guardians of the Galaxy
Into the Woods

Changes: Replaced The Hobbit with Guardians of the Galaxy

BEST SOUND MIXING:
Fury
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar
Into the Woods
Unbroken

Changes: None

BEST SOUND EDITING:
Fury
Godzilla
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar
Transformers: Age of Extinction

Changes: None

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Godzilla
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar

Changes: None

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The LEGO Movie
Song of the Sea

Changes: None

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Belgium
Canada
Italy
Poland
Spain

Changes: Replaced Brazil, China and France with Canada, Italy and Poland

4 comments:

  1. Nice buddy! I like that our predictions don't match up anywhere right now (at least not major categories) because it shows how open everything is at the moment. This is going to be a fun Oscar season!!!

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    1. Thanks man! I love the unpredictability of years like this!

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  2. Hey Josh! I was reading a lauded review of The Theory of Everything. Seems that Cumberbatch might have serious competition from Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking. I do hope Michael Keaton got a nod for Birdman, he's such an underrated actor.

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    1. Hi Ruth! Yeah, The Theory of Everything has picked up a lot of buzz since I posted these. I wasn't sure about its chances, but I'll be predicting it in several categories next month. Oh, I'm rooting for Keaton as well. He should already be a nominee for Beetlejuice at least.

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