OSCAR PREDICTIONS

With the grand event happening just around the corner here's my predictions/hopes for the 2015 Oscars.

BEST PICTURE 

• American Sniper 
• The Imitation Games
• Birdman 
• Selma
• Boyhood 
• The Theory of Everything 
• Whiplash 
• The Grand Budapest Hotel 

- What I want to win - Boyhood 

- What I think will win - Birdman 

All through awards season its been Boyhood VS Birdman for this particular award but after watching both I feel Boyhood takes the biscuit however Birdman has been taking the big prizes such as The PGA and SAG prizes. If there's a surprise turn of events the films I'd like to see win this award if these two films weren't in the running would be Selma.

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 

• Steve Carell - Foxcatcher 
• Bradley Cooper - American Sniper 
• Benedict Cumberbatch - Imitation Games
• Michael Keaton - Birdman 
• Eddie Redmayne - Theory of Everything 

- Who I want to win - Eddie Redmayne 

- Who I think will win - Michael Keaton

I feel this year was very tight in terms of best actor with Eddie Redmayne and Michael Keaton battling it out at each and every awards show. With Michael Keaton seeming to sweep up all of the prizes but in a recent turn of events Eddie Redmayne has been closing in in addition to the SAG award which is a universal predictor for the Best Actor at the Oscars for a decade. However I do feel Bradley Cooper should have got a little more love in this category. 

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 

• Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night 
• Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl 
• Felicity Jones - The Theory Of Everything 
• Reese Witherspoon - Wild 
• Julianna Moore - Still Alice

- Who I want to win - Felicity Jones 

- Who I think will win - Julianne Moore

This award seems to be set in stone following Julianne Moores clear sweep at the awards and dominating in this category with no-one seeming to be in her way for the Oscar. However I do feel Rosamund Pikes spellbinding and frankly really bloomin creepy role in Gone Girl should be a possibility. 

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 

• Robert Duvall - The Judge 
• Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
• Ethan Hawke - Boyhood 
• J.K Simmons - Whiplash 
• Edward Norton - Birdman 

Who I want to win - J.K Simmons 

Who I think will win - J.K Simmons 

Quite simply J.K Simmons should win 

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 

• Patricia Arquettes - Boyhood 
• Emma Stone - Birdman 
• Laura Dern - Wild 
• Meryl Streep - Into The Woods 
• Keira Knightley - The Imitation Games 

- Who I want to win - Patricia Arquette 

- Who I think will win -  Patricia Arquette

A role 12 years in the making Patricia Arquette gave a wonderful and varied performance in Boyhood and I feel this will be her award for the taking, If it weren't her I'd see Keira Knightley takes this prize.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM 

• Big Hero 6
• Song Of The Sea 
• The Boxtrolls 
• The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
• How to Train Your Dragon 2

- What I want to win - Big Hero 6 

- What I think will win - How To Train Your Dragon 2 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS  

• Captain America: The Winter soldier                                                                                              - Dan DeLeeuw, Russel Earl, Bryan Grill & Dan Sudick 
• Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes                                                                                                    - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barret & Erik Winquist 
• Guardians Of The Galaxy                                                                                                                - Stephanie Ceretti, Nicholas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner & Paul Corbould 
• Interstellar                                                                                                                                        - Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter & Scott Fisher 
• X-Men: Days of Future Past                                                                                                            - Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie & Cameron Waldbauer 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 

• American Sniper - Jason Hall
• Imitation Game - Graham Moore
• Inherent Vice - Paul Thomas Anderson
• The Theory Of Everything - Anthony McCarten 
• Whiplash - Damien Chazelle

- What I want to win - Whiplash

- What I think will win - American Sniper 

This is one of the more uncertain awards with wins for multiple films across awards season. Aapart of Inherent Vice this is anyones game. However WHERE IS GONE GIRL? Despite this I still want Whiplash to win. 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 

• Birdman - Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelris Jr & Armando Bo
• Boyhood - Richard Linklater 
• Foxcatcher - E.Max Frye & Dm Futterman 
• The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson, Hugo Guiness 
• Nightcrawler - Dan Gilroy

- What I want to win - Boyhood 

- What I think will win - Birdman 

As with best picture Boyhood and Birdman have been battling it out for this title also but with the recent win at the BATFTA's for the Grand Budapest Hotel make it into a 3-way race and be the underdog? 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN 

• The Grand Budapest Hotel 
• Inherent Vice
• Into The Woods
• Maleficent 
• Mr. Turner

BEST EDITING

• American Sniper
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel 
• The Imitation Game 
• Whiplash

Whiplash is the front running in my opinion but competition from American Sniper and Boyhood could easily cause it to lose the win. Out of American Sniper and Boyhood I think American Sniper would take it. 

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM          

• Ida
• Leviathan
• Tangerines 
• Timbuktu 
• Wild Tales

BEST DOCUMENTARY 

• Citizen Four
• Finding Vivian Maier
• Last Days In Vietnam
• Virunga 
• The Salt of the Earth

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 

• Birdman 
• The Grand Budapest Hotel 
• Ida
• Mr Turner
• Unbroken 

- Despite Birdman being the front runner for this award I want Unbroken to win. 

ALL PREDICTIONS ARE OPINION