Oscars 2014 Nominations Predix!

Awards season has been my "horse race" for years and years. Ultimately, the only people these awards are important to are the people who work in the industry. However, the race itself is such a good fodder for discussions about the quality of films, the film industry's health and politics, and who's wearing what. And, it's a lot of fun! The granddaddy of all awards - the Oscars - is a special occasion for a film geek like me.  Oscars Nominations are going to be announced tomorrow, and as per tradition, I am making nominations predictions with my dear friend, Griz. We've been doing this forever, it seems. This year, with so many strong contenders, we're likely in for many surprises. It's now time to dole out our predictions! May the best guesser win!

BEST PICTURE
For this category, we've agreed to predict 10 rather than following the Oscars' potential odd number (due to their voting method, we don't know exactly the number of films that would be nominated).

Editor (in order of the films most likely to get in):
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
The Wolf of Wall Street
Captain Phillips
Her
Nebraska
Saving Mr. Banks
Blue Jasmine

Griz:
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Saving Mr. Banks
The Wolf of Wall Street


BEST DIRECTOR

Editor:
Alfonso Cuaron
David O. Russell 
Steve McQueen
Paul Greengrass
Martin Scorsese

Alt: Spike Jonze

Griz:
Alfonso Cuarón - Gravity
Paul Greengrass - Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave
David O. Russell - American Hustle
Martin Scorsese - The Wolf of Wall Street

Alt: Alexander Payne - Nebraska

BEST ACTOR

Editor:
Bruce Dern
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Matthew McConaughey
Robert Redford
Tom Hanks

Alt: Christian Bale

Griz:
Bruce Dern - Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks - Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford - All Is Lost

Alt: Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street


BEST ACTRESS

Editor:
Cate Blanchett
Sandra Bullock
Emma Thompson 
Amy Adams
Meryl Streep

Alt: Judi Dench

Griz:
Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock - Gravity
Judi Dench - Philomena
Meryl Streep - August: Osage County
Emma Thompson - Saving Mr. Banks

Alt: Amy Adams - American Hustle


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Editor:
Jared Leto
Michael Fassbender
Daniel Bruhl
Barkhad Abdi
Bradley Cooper

Alt. James Gandolfini

Griz:
Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips
Daniel Brühl - Rush
Bradley Cooper - American Hustle
Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave
Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club

Alt: Tom Hanks - Saving Mr. Banks


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Editor:
Jennifer Lawrence
Lupita Nyong'o
June Squibb
Julia Roberts
Oprah Winfrey

Alt. Sally Hawkins

Griz:
Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o - 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts - August: Osage County
June Squibb - Nebraska
Oprah Winfrey - The Butler

Alt: Sally Hawkins - Blue Jasmine


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Editor:
American Hustle
Blue Jasmine
Dallas Buyers Club
Her
Nebraska 

Alt. Inside Llewyn Davis

Griz:
American Hustle
Blue Jasmine
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska

Alt: Dallas Buyers Club


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Editor:
12 Years a Slave
Before Midnight
Captain Phillips
Philomena
The wolf of Wall Street

Alt: August: Osage County

Griz:
12 Years a Slave
Before Midnight
Captain Phillips
Philomena
The Wolf of Wall Street

Alt: Lone Survivor


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Editor:
12 Years a Slave
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Captain Phillips
Nebraska

Alt: Prisoners

Griz:
12 Years a Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Prisoners

Alt: Nebraska


BEST FILM EDITING

Editor:
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Wolf of Wall Street

Alt: Rush

Griz:
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Gravity
The Wolf of Wall Street

Alt: Nebraska


BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Editor:
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
The great Gatsby
Her
Gravity

Alt: the hobbit

Griz:
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
The Great Gatsby
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Saving Mr. Banks

Alt: Inside Llewyn Davis


BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Editor:
The Great Gatsby
American Hustle
12 Years a Slave
The Hunger Games
Saving Mr. Banks

Alt: The hobbit

Griz:
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
The Great Gatsby
The Invisible Woman
Saving Mr. Banks

Alt: Oz the Great and Powerful


BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
American Hustle
The Great Gatsby
Dallas Buyers Club

Alt: The Hunger Games

Griz:
American Hustle
Bad Grandpa
The Lone Ranger

Alt: Dallas Buyers Club


BEST SOUND EDITING
Gravity
Captain Phillips
Lone Survivor
Rush
All is lost

Alt: Iron Man 3

Griz:
All Is Lost
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Lone Survivor
Rush

Alt: Iron Man 3


BEST SOUND MIXING

Editor:
Gravity
Captain Phillips
Lone Survivor
Inside Llewyn Davis
Rush

Alt: All is lost

Griz:
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Inside Llewyn Davis
Iron Man 3
Lone Survivor

Alt: Rush


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Gravity
The hobbit
Pacific Rim
Iron Man 3
Star Trek

Alt: Elysium

Griz:
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Iron Man 3
Pacific Rim
Star Trek Into Darkness

Alt: Oblivion


BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Frozen
Mandela 
One Chance
The Hunger Games
Her

Alt: The Great Gatsby

Griz:
Frozen
The Great Gatsby
Her
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Alt: The Butler


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Editor:
12 Years a Slave
Gravity
The book thief
Captain Phillips
All is lost

Alt: Her

Griz:
12 Years a Slave
All Is Lost
The Book Thief
Gravity
Saving Mr. Banks

Alt: Captain Phillips


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Editor:
Frozen 
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Monsters University
The Wind Rises

Alt: Epic

Griz:
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
Monsters University
The Wind Rises

Alt: Ernest and Celestine


BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM

Editor:
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Grandmaster
The Missing Picture
The Broken Circle Breakdown

Alt: the Notebook

Griz:
The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium)
The Grandmaster (Hong Kong)
The Great Beauty (Italy)
The Hunt (Denmark)
The Missing Picture (Cambodia)

Alt: Omar (Palestine)


BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Editor:
The Act of Killing
Stories we tell
Blackfish
Tim's Vermeer
20 Feet from Stardom

Alt: Cutie and the Boxer

Griz:
The Act of Killing
Blackfish
The Square
Stories We Tell
Tim’s Vermeer

Alt: 20 Feet From Stardom

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