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Last minute predictions for the 86th Academy Awards!
*not nominated
Best Picture:
Will Win: Boyhood
Should Win: Boyhood
Best Director:
Will Win: Alejandro Gonzále Iñárritu, Birdman
Should Win: Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Actor in a Leading Role:
Will Win: Michael Keaton, Birdman
Should Win: Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler*
Actress in a Leading Role:
Will Win: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Should Win: Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Actor in a Supporting Role:
Will Win: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Should Win: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Actress in a Supporting Role:
Will Win: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Should Win: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Original Screenplay:
Will Win: Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler
Adapted Screenplay:
Will Win: Damien Chazelle, Whiplash
Should Win: Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
Animated Feature:
Will Win: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Should Win: The Tale of Princess Kugaya
Foreign Language Film:
Will Win: Ida
Should Win: Ida
Documentary Feature:
Will Win: Citizen Four
Should Win: Citizen Four
Cinematography:
Will Win: Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman
Should Win: Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski, Ida
Costume Design:
Will Win: Milena Canorero, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: Milena Canorero, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Film Editing:
Will Win: Sandra Adair, Boyhood
Should Win: Sandra Adair, Boyhood
Makeup and Hairstyling:
Will Win: Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Original Score:
Will Win: Jóhann Jóhansson, The Theory of Everything
Should Win: Hanz Zimmer, Interstellar
Production Design:
Will Win: Design: Adam Stockhausen Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: Adam Stockhausen Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Sound Editing:
Will Win: Alan Robert Murray and Bob Asman, American Sniper
Should Win: Richard King, Interstellar
Sound Mixing:
Will Win: John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, and Walt Martin, American Sniper
Should Win: Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker, and Mark Weingarten, Interstellar
Visual Effects: Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher, Interstellar
Good luck to the nominees!
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