The Academy Awards: Nominations and predictions

The 87th Academy Awards, more commonly referred to as The Oscars, will be airing on Sunday, Feb. 22, on ABC. Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. Here are some predictions for who may take home an Oscar.

Mackenzie Filkins, Managing Editor

UPDATED WITH WINNERS

Best Picture

American Sniper

Birdman

Boyhood

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game

Selma

The Theory of Everything

Whiplash

Winner Prediction: Boyhood

Want to Win: Birdman

 

Actor in a Leading Role

Steve Carell (Foxcatcher)

Bradley Cooper (American Sniper)

Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game)

Michael Keaton (Birdman)

Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)

Winner Prediction: Steve Carell (Foxcatcher)

Want to Win: Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)

 

Actress in a Leading Role

Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night)

Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything)

Julianne Moore (Still Alice)

Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)

Reese Witherspoon (Wild)

Winner Prediction: Julianne Moore (Still Alice)

Want to Win: Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything)

 

Actor in a Supporting Role

Robert Duvall (The Judge)

Ethan Hawke (Boyhood)

Edward Norton (Birdman)

Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher)

J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)

Winner Prediction: J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)

Want to Win: J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)

 

Actress in a Supporting Role

Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)

Laura Dern (Wild)

Emma Stone (Birdman)

Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game)

Meryl Streep (Into the Woods)

Winner Prediction: Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)

Want to Win: Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)

 

Directing

Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman)

Richard Linklater (Boyhood)

Bennett Miller (Foxcatcher)

Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel)

Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)

Winner Prediction: Richard Linklater (Boyhood)

Want to Win: Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman)

 

Animated Feature Film

Big Hero 6

The Boxtrolls

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Song of the Sea

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Winner Prediction: How to Train Your Dragon 2

Want to Win: Big Hero 6

 

Cinematography

Emmanuel Lubezki (Birdman)

Robert D. Yeoman (The Grand Budapest Hotel)

Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lynzewski (Ida)

Dick Pope (Mr. Turner)

Roger Deakins (Unbroken)

Winner Prediction: Emmanuel Lubezki (Birdman)

Want to Win: Emmanuel Lubezki (Birdman)

 

Costume Design

Milena Canonero (The Grand Budapest Hotel)

Mark Bridges (Inherent Vice)

Colleen Atwood (Into the Woods)

Anna B. Sheppard (Maleficent)

Jacqueline Durran (Mr. Turner)

Winner Prediction: Milena Canonero (The Grand Budapest Hotel)

Want to Win: Milena Canonero (The Grand Budapest Hotel)

 

Documentary Feature

Citizenfour

Last Days in Vietnam

Virunga

The Salt of the Earth

Finding Vivian Maier

Winner Prediction: Virunga

Want to Win: Finding Vivian Maier

 

Documentary Short Subject

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1

Joanna

Our Curse

The Reaper

White Earth

Winner Prediction: Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1

Want to Win: White Earth

 

Film Editing

Joel Cox and Gary Roach (American Sniper)

Sandra Adair (Boyhood)

Barney Pilling (The Grand Budapest Hotel)

William Goldenberg (The Imitation Game)

Tom Cross (Whiplash)

Winner Prediction: Sandra Adair (Boyhood)

Want to Win: Barney Pilling (The Grand Budapest Hotel)

 

Foreign Language Film

Ida

Leviathan

Tangerines

Wild Tales

Timbuktu

Winner Prediction: Ida

Want to Win: Leviathan

 

Makeup and Hairstyling

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)

Winner Prediction: Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard (Foxcatcher)

Want to Win: Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard (Foxcatcher)

 

Music – Original Score

Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel)

Alexandre Desplat (The Imitation Game)

Hans Zimmer (Interstellar)

Gary Yershon (Mr Turner)

Jóhann Jóhannsson (The Theory of Everything)

Winner Prediction: Jóhann Jóhannsson (The Theory of Everything)

Want to Win: Jóhann Jóhannsson (The Theory of Everything)

 

Music – Original Song

“Everything Is Awesome” by Shawn Patterson (The LEGO Movie)

“Glory” by Common and John Legend (Selma)

“Grateful” by Diane Warren (Beyond the Lights)

“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond (Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me)

“Lost Stars” by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois (Begin Again)

Winner Prediction: “Glory” by Common and John Legend (Selma)

Want to Win: “Glory” by Common and John Legend (Selma)

 

Production Design

Adam Stockhausen & Anna Pinnock (The Grand Budapest Hotel)

Maria Djurkovic & Tatiana Macdonald (The Imitation Game)

Nathan Crowley & Gary Fettis (Interstellar)

Dennis Gassner & Anna Pinnock (Into the Woods)

Suzie Davies & Charlotte Watts (Mr. Turner)

Winner Prediction: Adam Stockhausen & Anna Pinnock (The Grand Budapest Hotel)

Want to Win: Adam Stockhausen & Anna Pinnock (The Grand Budapest Hotel)

 

Short Film – Animated

The Bigger Picture

The Dam Keeper

Feast

Me and My Moulton

A Single Life

Winner Prediction: Feast

Want to Win: The Bigger Picture

 

Short Film – Live Action

Aya

Boogaloo and Graham

Butter lamp

Parvaneh

The Phone Call

Winner Prediction: The Phone Call

Want to Win: The Phone Call

 

Sound Editing

Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman (American Sniper)

Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock (Birdman)

Brent Burge and Jason Canovas (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies)

Richard King (Interstellar)

Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro (Unbroken)

 

Sound Mixing

John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin (American Sniper)

Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga (Birdman)

Garry 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)

Winner Prediction: Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga (Birdman)

Want to Win: Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga (Birdman)

 

Visual Effects

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)

Stephanie 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)

Winner Prediction: Stephanie Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould (Guardians of the Galaxy)

Want to Win: Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer (X-Men: Days of Future Past)

 

Writing – Adapted Screenplay

Jason Hall (American Sniper)

Graham Moore (The Imitation Game)

Paul Thomas Anderson (Inherent Vice)

Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything)

Damien Chazelle (Whiplash)

Winner Prediction: Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything)

Want to Win: Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything)

 

Writing – Original Screenplay

Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo (Birdman)

Richard Linklater (Boyhood)

Max Frye and Dan Futterman (Foxcatcher)

Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness (The Grand Budapest Hotel)

Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler)

Winner Prediction: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo (Birdman)

Want to Win: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo (Birdman)