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.
January 23, 2015
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)