Alex in Movieland

Final Oscar predictions

Not much to add. I hope I don’t change them by Sunday. My predictions for Oscar night:

Best Picture

Will win: 12 Years a Slave

Could win: Gravity

My vote: Gravity

Best Director

Will win: Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity

Could win: Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave

My vote: Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity

Best Actor

Will win: Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club

Could win: Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave

My vote: Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club

Best Actress

Will win: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine

Could win: Amy Adams – American Hustle

My vote: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine

Best Supporting Actor

Will win: Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club

Could win: Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips

My vote: Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave

Best Supporting Actress

Will win: Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave

Could win: Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle (yeah, yeah, she’s winning. I’m still in denial)

My vote: Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave

Best Original Screenplay

Will win: Her

Could win: American Hustle

My vote: Nebraska

Best Adapted Screenplay

Will win: 12 Years a Slave

Could win: Philomena

My vote: Before Midnight

Best Cinematography

Will win: Gravity

Could win: Prisoners

My vote: Gravity

Best Original Score

Will win: Gravity

Could win: Philomena

My vote: Gravity

Best Original Song

Will win: Frozen

Could win: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

My vote: Frozen

Best Editing

Will win: Captain Phillips

Could win: Gravity

My vote: Gravity

Best Production Design

Will win: The Great Gatsby

Could win: Gravity

My vote: The Great Gatsby

Best Costume Design

Will win: The Great Gatsby

Could win: American Hustle

My vote: The Grandmaster (haven’t seen The Invisible Woman)

Best Sound Mixing

Will win: Gravity

Could win: Captain Phillips

My vote: Gravity

Best Sound Editing

Will win: Gravity

Could win: All Is Lost

My vote: All Is Lost

Best Visual Effects

Will win: Gravity

Could win: -

My vote: Gravity

Best Makeup & Hairstyle

Will win: Dallas Buyers Club

Could win: Bad Grandpa

My vote: The Lone Ranger

Best Animated Feature

Will win: Frozen

Could win: The Wind Rises

My vote: The Croods (haven’t seen Wind Rises)

Best Foreign Language Film

Will win: The Great Beauty

Could win: The Hunt

My vote: The Great Beauty (haven’t seen Omar & The Missing Picture)

Best Documentary, Feature

Will win: 20 Feet from Stardom

Could win: The Act of Killing

My vote: -