It’s been a fantastic year for film in 2013 and as the year winds down, I only thought it appropriate to post my Oscar predictions for 2014. Compared to most, mine are very unorthodox, but that’s just fine. If interested, comment with your predictions or comment what’s on your mind below! Without further ado, here are my 2014 Oscar Predictions!
| CATEGORY | NOMINEES |
|---|---|
| BEST PICTURE | 12 Years A Slave American Hustle Captain Phillips Gravity Inside Llewyn Davis Lone Survivor Nebraska Saving Mr. Banks The Wolf of Wall Street |
| BEST DIRECTOR | Joel & Ethan Coen - Inside Llewyn Davis Alfonso Cuaron - Gravity Steve McQueen - 12 Years A Slave David O. Russell - American Hustle Martin Scorsese - The Wolf of Wall Street |
| LEAD ACTOR | Christian Bale - American Hustle Bruce Dern - Nebraska Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years A Slave Oscar Isaac - Inside Llewyn Davis |
| LEAD ACTRESS | Amy Adams - American Hustle Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine Sandra Bullock - Gravity Judi Dench - Philomena Emma Thompson - Saving Mr. Banks |
| SUPPORTING ACTOR | Bradley Cooper - American Hustke Michael Fassbender - 12 Years A Slave Tom Hanks - Saving Mr. Banks Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club Matthew McConaughey - Mud |
| SUPPORTING ACTRESS | Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years A Slave Julia Roberts - August: Osage County June Squib - Nebraska Oprah Winfrey - Lee Daniels' The Butler |
| ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY | American Hustle - David O. Russell & Eric Singer Blue Jasmine - Woody Allen Her - Spike Jonze Inside Llewyn Davis - Joel & Ethan Coen Nebraska - Bob Nelson |
| ADAPTED SCREENPLAY | 12 Years A Slave - John Ridley Before Midnight - Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, * Richard Linklater Captain Phillips - Billy Ray Philomena - Steeve Coogan & Jeff Pope The Wolf of Wall Street - Terence Winter |
| ANIMATED FEATURE | The Croods Ernest & Celine Frozen Monsters University The Wind Rises |
| PRODUCTION DESIGN | 12 Years A Slave - Alice Baker & Adam Stockhausen American Hustle - Judy Becker The Great Gatsby - Beverly Dunn & Catherine Martin Inside Llewyn Davis - Susan Bode & Jess Gonchor The Wolf of Wall Street - Bob Shaw |
| CINEMATOGRAPHY | 12 Years A Slave - Sean Bobbit Gravity - Emmanuel Lubezki Inside Llewyn Davis - Bruno Belbonnel Prisoners - Roger Deakins Rush - Anthony Dod Mantle |
| COSTUME DESIGN | 12 Years A Slave - Patricia Norris American Hustle - Michael Wilkinson The Great Gatsby - Catherine Martin The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Ann Maskrey & Richard Taylor Saving Mr. Banks - Daniel Orlandi |
| FILM EDITING | 12 Years A Slave - Joe Walker American Hustle - Jay Cassidy & Kevin Tent Gravity - Alfonso Cuaron & Mark Sanger Rush - Daniel P. Hanley & Mike Hill The Wolf of Wall Street - Thelma Schoonmaker |
| MAKEUP & HAIR STYLING | 12 Years A Slave The Great Gatsby The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug |
| SOUND EDITING | All Is Lost Captain Phillips Gravity Man of Steel Rush |
| SOUND MIXING | All Is Lost Captain Phillips Gravity Inside Llewn Davis Rush |
| VISUAL EFFECTS | Elysium Gravity The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Man of Steel Pacific Rim |
| ORIGINAL SCORE | 12 Years A Slave - Hans Zimmer Gravity - Steven Price Inside Llewyn Davis - T-Bone Burnett Saving Mr. Banks - Thomas Newman The Wolf of Wall Street - Howard Shore |
| ORIGINAL SONG | Amen - All Is Lost Let It Go - Frozen So You Think You Know - Short Term 12 The Moon Song - Her Young & Beautiful - The Great Gatsby |
| DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | 20 Feet From Stardom The Act of Killing Blackfish Stories We Tell We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM | The Broken Circle Breakdown - Belgium Gloria - Chile The Hunt - Denmark The Past - Iran Wadjda - Saudi Arabia |
| DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT FILM | Coming soon... |
| ANIMATED SHORT FILM | Coming soon... |
| LIVE ACTION SHORT | Coming soon... |