21 Feb Jason’s Oscar Picks

So it’s that time again for the big movie folks to gather around and be awarded. This year marks the 87th gathering of the Academy Awards. So I’m going to throw out some Oscar predictions on who will be taking home that golden bald man.

Best Picture

Nominated: American Sniper, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Selma, The Theory of Everything, and Whiplash

My Pick: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Predicted Winner: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Out of Left field: American Sniper or Selma

Actor

Nominated: Steve Carell(Foxcatcher), Bradley Cooper(American Sniper), Benedict Cumberbatch(The Imitation Game), Michael Keaton(Birdman), and Eddie Redmayne(The Theory of Everything)

My Pick: Steve Carell

Predicted Winner: Michael Keaton

Out of Left Field: Bradley Cooper

Actress

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

My Pick: Julianne Moore

Predicted Winner: Marion Cotillard

Out of Left Field: Felicity Jones

Actor in Supporting Role

Nominated: Robert Duvall(The Judge), Ethan Hawke(Boyhood), Edward Norton(Birdman), Mark Ruffalo(Foxcatcher), and J.K. Simmons(Whiplash)

My Pick: J.K. Simmons

Predicted Winner: J.K. Simmons

Out of Left Field: Ethan Hawke

Actress in Supporting Role

Nominated: Patricia Arquette(Boyhood), Laura Dern(Wild), Keira Knightly(The Imitation Game), Emma Stone(Birdman), and Meryl Streep(Into the Woods)

My Pick: Emma Stone

Predicted Winner: Emma Stone

Out of Left Field: Patricia Arquette

Animated Feature Film

Nominated: Big Hero 6, The Boxtrolls, How To Train Your Dragon 2, Song of the Sea, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

My Pick: The Boxtrolls

Predicted Winner: How To Train Your Dragon 2

Out of Left Field: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Cinematography

Nominated: Emmanuel Lubezki(Birdman), Robert Yeoman(The Grand Budapest Hotel), Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski(Ida), Dick Pope(Mr. Turner), and Rodger Deakins(Unbroken)

My Pick: Robert Yeoman

Predicted Winner: Emmanuel Lubezki

Out of Left Field: Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski

Costume Design

Nominated: Milena Canonero(The Grand Budapest Hotel), Mark Bridges(Inherent Vice), Colleen Atwood(Into The Woods), Anna B. Sheppard(Maleficent), and Jacqueline Durran(Mr. Turner)

My Pick: Milena Canonero

Predicted Winner: Anna B. Sheppard

Out of Left Field: Mark Bridges

Directing

Nominated: Alejandro G. Iñárritu(Birdman), Richard Linklater(Boyhood), Bennett Miller(Foxcatcher), Wes Anderson(The Grand Budapest Hotel), and Morten Tyldum(The Imitation Game)

My Pick: Wes Anderson

Predicted Winner: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Out of Left Field: Richard Linklater

Documentary Feature

Nominated: CitizenFour, Finding Vivian Maier, Last Days in Vietnam, The Salt of the Earth, and Virunga

My Pick: Finding Vivian Maier

Predicted Winner: CitizenFour

Out of Left Field: Virunga

Documentary Short Subject

Nominated: Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1, Joanna, Our Curse, The Reaper(La Parka), and White Earth

My Pick: The Reaper

Predicted Winner: Joanna

Out of Left Field: White Earth

Film Editing

Nominated: Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach(American Sniper), Sandra Adair(Boyhood), Barney Pilling(The Grand Budapest Hotel), William Goldenberg(The Imitation Game), and Tom Cross(Whiplash)

My Pick: Sandra Adair

Predicted Winner: Barney Pilling

Out of Left Field: Tom Cross

Foreign Language Film

Nominated: Ida, Leviathan, Tangerines, Timbuktu, Wild Tales

My Pick: Ida

Predicted Winner:Tangerines

Out of Left Field: Wild Tales

Makeup and Hairstyling

Nominated: Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard(Foxcatcher), Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier(The Grand Budapest Hotel), Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White(Guardians of the Galaxy)

My Pick: Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard

Predicted Winner: Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White

Out of Left Field: Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier

Music-Original Score

Nominated: Alexandre Desplat(The Grand Budapest Hotel), Alexandre Desplat(The Imitation Game), Hans Zimmer(Interstellar), Gary Yershon(Mr. Turner), and Jóhann Jóhannsson(The Theory of Everything)

My Pick: Alexandre Desplat

Predicted Winner: Hans Zimmer

Out of Left Field: The Theory of Everything

Music-Original Song

 

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

My Pick: Not Sure

Predicted Winner: “I’m Not Gonna Miss You”

Out of Left Field: “Everything is Awesome”

Production Design

Nominated: Adam Stockhausen (Production Design) and Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration) for The Grand Budapest Hotel, Maria Djurkovic (Production Design) and Tatiana Macdonald (Set Decoration) for The Imitation Game, Nathan Crowley (Production Design) and Gary Fettis (Set Decoration) for Interstellar, Dennis Gassner (Production Design) and Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration) for Into The Woods, Suzie Davies (Production Design) and Charlotte Watts (Set Decoration) for Mr. Turner

My Pick: Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock

Predicted Winner: Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock

Out of Left Field: Into The Woods

Short Film-Animated

Nominated: The Bigger Picture, The Dam Keeper, Feast, Me and My Moulton, and A Single Life

My Pick: The Dam Keeper

Predicted Winner: Me and My Moulton

Out of Left Field: Feast

Short Film-Live

 

Nominated: Aya, Boogaloo and Graham, Butter Lamp(La Lampe au Beurre de Yak), Parvaneh, The Phone Call

My Pick: Aya

Predicted Winner: Boogaloo and Graham

Out of Left Field: The Phone Call

Sound Editing

Nominated: Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman(American Sniper), Martin Hernández and Aaron Glascock(Birdman), Brent Burge and Jason Canovas(The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies), Richard King(Interstellar), and Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro(Unbroken)

My Pick: Martin Hernández and Aaron Glascock

Predicted Winner: Brent Burge and Jason Canovas

Out of Left Field: Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman

Sound Mixing

Nominated: John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin(American Sniper), Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga(Birdman), Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten(Interstellar), Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee(Unbroken), Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley(Whiplash)

My Pick: Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley

Predicted Winner: Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley

Out of Left Field: Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga

Visual Effects

Nominated: Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick(Captain America: Winter Soldier), Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist(Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould(Guardians of the Galaxy), Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher(Interstellar), Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer(X-Men: Days of Future Past)

My Pick: Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould

Predicted Winner: Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer

Out of Left Field: Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist

Writing – Adapted Screenplay

Nominated: Jason Hall(American Sniper), Graham Moore(The Imitation Game), Paul Thomas Anderson(Inherent Vice), Anthony McCarten(The Theory of Everything), and Damien Chazelle(Whiplash)

My Pick: Paul Thomas Anderson

Predicted Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson

Out of Left Field: Damien Chazelle

Writing – Original Screenplay

Nominated: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo(Birdman), Richard Linklater(Boyhood), E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman(Foxcatcher), Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness(The Grand Budapest Hotel), and Dan Gilroy(Nightcrawler)

My Pick: Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness

Predicted Winner: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo

Out of Left Field: Dan Gilroy