It’s time for my “86th Annual Academy Awards” predictions. While there are many films nominated, only 4 of the Best Picture nominees will be recognized. Space adventure “Gravity” will take home the most Oscars, with 6, but not the Best Picture crown. “12 Years a Slave” will follow with 4 wins, followed by three for “Dallas Buyers Club”. And the winners will be:
Best Picture – “12 Years a Slave”
Best Director – Alfonso Cuaron – “Gravity”
Best Actor – Matthew McConaughey – “Dallas Buyers Club”
Best Actress – Cate Blanchett – “Blue Jasmine”
Best Supporting Actor – Jared Leto – “Dallas Buyers Club”
Best Supporting Actress – Lupita Nyong’o – “12 Years a Slave”
Best Animated Feature – “Frozen”
Best Documentary Feature – “20 Feet from Stardom”
Best Foreign-Language Film – “The Great Beauty”
Best Animated Short Film – “Get a Horse!”
Best Documentary Short Film – “CaveDigger”
Best Live-Action Short Film – “Helium”
Best Original Screenplay – Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell – “American Hustle”
Best Adapted Screenplay – John Ridley – “12 Years a Slave”
Best Editing – “12 Years a Slave”
Best Cinematography – “Gravity”
Best Production Design – “The Great Gatsby”
Best Costume Design – “The Great Gatsby”
Best Makeup and Hairstyling – “Dallas Buyers Club”
Best Visual Effects – “Gravity”
Best Sound Mixing – “Gravity”
Best Sound Editing – “Gravity”
Best Original Score – Steven Price – “Gravity”
Best Original Song – “Let it Go” – music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez – “Frozen”
Ellen DeGeneres will play it safe and be very solid, and the show will end at approx. 12:11am ET.
BONUS BLOG:
Ranking the Best Picture Nominees
“Nebraska” – A-
“12 Years a Slave” – A-
“American Hustle” – A-
“Philomena” – B+
“Dallas Buyers Club” – B+
“Gravity” – B+
“Captain Phillips” – B
“Her” – C+
“The Wolf of Wall Street” – D+