The 87th Academy Awards take place Sunday, February 22nd, and you have a chance to win $50 Paypal Cash if you can beat my predictions below. Please submit your predictions for all 24 categories below by Saturday, February 21st 11:59 p.m. EST, (note the tie-breaking question at the bottom).
Best Picture
‘American Sniper’
‘Birdman’
‘Boyhood’
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
‘The Imitation Game’
‘Selma’
‘The Theory Of Everything’
‘Whiplash’
Will win: ‘Boyhood’
Should win: ‘Boyhood’
Best Director?
Alexandro G. Iñárritu, ‘Birdman’
Richard Linklater, ‘Boyhood’
Bennett Miller, ‘Foxcatcher’’
Wes Anderson, ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Morten Tyldum, ‘The Imitation Game’
Will win: Alexandro G. Iñárritu, ‘Birdman’
Should win: Richard Linklater, ‘Boyhood’
Best Actor?
Steve Carell, ‘Foxcatcher’
Bradley Cooper, ‘American Sniper’
Benedict Cumberbatch, ‘The Imitation Game’
Michael Keaton, ‘Birdman’
Eddie Redmayne, ‘The Theory Of Everything’
Will win: Eddie Redmayne, ‘The Theory Of Everything’
Should win: 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’
Will win: Julianne Moore, ‘Still Alice’
Should win: Marion Cotillard, ‘Two Days, One Night’
Best Supporting Actor?
Robert Duvall, ‘The Judge’
Ethan Hawke, ‘Boyhood’
Edward Norton, ‘Birdman’
Mark Ruffalo, ‘Foxcatcher’
J.K. Simmons, ‘Whiplash’
Will win: J.K. Simmons, ‘Whiplash’
Should win: J.K. Simmons, ‘Whiplash’
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, ‘Boyhood’
Laura Dern, ‘Wild’
Keira Knightley, ‘The Imitation Game’
Emma Stone, ‘Birdman’
Meryl Streep, ‘Into The Woods’
Will win: Patricia Arquette, ‘Boyhood’
Should win: Patricia Arquette, ‘Boyhood’
Best Foreign Language Film?
‘Ida’
‘Leviathan’
‘Tangerines’
‘Timbuktu’
‘Wild Tales’
Will win: ‘Ida’
Should win: ‘Ida’
Best Documentary Feature?
‘Citizenfour’
‘Finding Vivien Maier’
‘Last Days Of Vietnam’
‘The Salt Of The Earth’
‘Virunga’
Will win: ‘Citizenfour’
Should win: ‘Citizenfour’
Best Animated Feature?
‘Big Hero 6’
‘The Boxtrolls’
‘How To Train Your Dragon 2’
‘Song Of The Sea’
‘The Tale Of Princess Kaguya’
Will win: ‘How To Train Your Dragon 2’
Should win: ‘How To Train Your Dragon 2’
Best Original Screenplay
‘Birdman’
‘Boyhood’
‘Foxcatcher’
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
‘Nightcrawler’
Will win: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Should win: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Best Adapted Screenplay?
‘American Sniper’
‘The Imitation Game’
‘Inherent Vice’
‘The Theory Of Everything’
‘Whiplash’
Will win: ‘The Imitation Game’
Should win: ‘Whiplash’
Best Cinematography?
‘Birdman’
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
‘Ida’
‘Mr. Turner’
‘Unbroken’
Will win: ‘Birdman’
Should win: ‘Mr. Turner’
Best Makeup and Hairstyling?
‘Foxcatcher’
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’
Will win: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Should win: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Best Original Score
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
‘The Imitation Game’
‘Interstellar’
‘Mr. Turner’
‘The Theory Of Everything’
Will win: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Should win: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Best Film Editing
‘American Sniper’
‘Boyhood’
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
‘The Imitation Game’
‘Whiplash’
Will win: ‘Boyhood’
Should win: ‘Whiplash’
Best Production Design
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
‘The Imitation Game’
‘Interstellar’
‘Into The Woods’
‘Mr. Turner’
Will win: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Should win: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Best Sound Editing
‘American Sniper’
‘Birdman’
‘The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies’
‘Interstellar’
‘Unbroken’
Will win: ‘American Sniper’
Should win: ‘Interstellar’
Best Sound Mixing
‘American Sniper’
‘Birdman’
‘Interstellar’
‘Unbroken’
‘Whiplash’
Will win: ‘Whiplash’
Should win: ‘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’
Will win: ‘Interstellar’
Should win: ‘Interstellar’
Best Costume Design?
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
‘Inherent Vice’
‘Into The Woods’
‘Maleficent’
‘Mr. Turner’
Will win: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Should win: ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Best Original Song
Lost Stars, ‘Begin Again’
Grateful, ‘Beyond The Lights’
I’m Not Gonna Miss You, ‘Glenn Campbell: I’ll Be Me’
Everything Is Awesome, ‘The Lego Movie’
Glory, ‘Selma’
Will win: Glory, ‘Selma’
Should win: Everything Is Awesome, ‘The Lego Movie’
Best Documentary Short?
‘Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1’
‘Joanna’
‘Our Curse’
‘The Reaper’
‘White Earth’
Will win: ‘Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1’
Best Animated Short?
‘The Bigger Picture’
‘The Dam Keeper’
‘Feast’
‘Me And My Moulton’
‘A Single Life’
Will win: ‘Feast’
Best Live Action Short?
‘Aya’
‘Boogaloo And Graham’
‘Butter Lamp’
‘Parvaneh’
‘The Phone Call’
Will win: ‘The Phone Call’
Tie-breaker: What time (EST) will the Oscars actually end?