Fellow film blogger Shane Slater from Film Actually is hosting a contest in honor of the upcoming Oscars. While the real nominations will be announced tomorrow, the contest asks you to make your predictions beforehand. Two years ago Lindsay won the contest and last year scored 74 while Jessica scored 78 (winning score was 84). Let’s see how we do this year.
2015 Oscar Predictions
Check out Jess and Lindsay’s predictions for this year’s Oscar nominations. |
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| JESS' PICKS | LINDS' PICKS | |
| BEST PICTURE | American Sniper | American Sniper |
| Birdman | Birdman | |
| Boyhood | Boyhood | |
| The Grand Budapest Hotel | Foxcatcher | |
| Gone Girl | The Grand Budapest Hotel | |
| The Imitation Game | The Imitation Game | |
| Nightcrawler | Selma | |
| Selma | The Theory of Everything | |
| The Theory of Everything | Whiplash | |
| Whiplash | ||
| BEST DIRECTOR | Richard Linklater, Boyhood | Richard Linklater, Boyhood |
| Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman | Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman | |
| Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel | Damien Chazelle, Whiplash | |
| Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game | Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game | |
| Ava DuVernay, Selma | Ava DuVernay, Selma | |
| BEST ACTOR | Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler | Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler |
| Michael Keaton, Birdman | Michael Keaton, Birdman | |
| Eddie Redmayne, Theory of Everything | Eddie Redmayne, Theory of Everything | |
| Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game | Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game |
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| Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel | Bradley Cooper American Sniper | |
| BEST ACTRESS | Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl | Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl |
| Julianne Moore, Still Alice | Julianne Moore, Still Alice | |
| Reese Witherspoon, Wild | Reese Witherspoon, Wild | |
| Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything | Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything | |
| Amy Adams, Big Eyes | Amy Adams, Big Eyes | |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR | J.K. Simmons, Whiplash | J.K. Simmons, Whiplash |
| Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher | Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher | |
| Edward Norton, Birdman | Edward Norton, Birdman | |
| Ethan Hawke, Boyhood | Ethan Hawke, Boyhood | |
| Robert Duvall, The Judge | Steve Carell, Foxcatcher | |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS | Patricia Arquette, Boyhood | Patricia Arquette, Boyhood |
| Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game | Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game | |
| Emma Stone, Birdman | Emma Stone, Birdman | |
| Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year | Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year | |
| Meryl Streep, Into The Woods | Laura Dern, Wild | |
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| JESS' PICKS | LINDS' PICKS | |
| BEST EDITING | Douglas Crise, Birdman | Douglas Crise, Birdman |
| Sandra Adair, Boyhood | Sandra Adair, Boyhood | |
| William Goldenberg, The Imitation Game | William Goldenberg, The Imitation Game | |
| Tom Cross, Whiplash | Tom Cross, Whiplash | |
| Kirk Baxter, Gone Girl | Kirk Baxter, Gone Girl | |
| BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY | Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, Birdman | Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, Birdman |
| Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness, The Grand Budapest Hotel | Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness, The Grand Budapest Hotel | |
| Richard Linklater, Boyhood | Richard Linklater, Boyhood | |
| Paul Webb, Selma | Paul Webb, Selma | |
| Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler | Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler | |
| BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY | Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl |
| Graham Moore, The Imitation Game | Graham Moore, The Imitation Game | |
| Anthony McCarten, The Theory of Everything | Anthony McCarten, The Theory of Everything | |
| Nick Hornby, Wild | Nick Hornby, Wild | |
| Paul Thomas Anderson, Inherent Vice | Paul Thomas Anderson, Inherent Vice | |
| BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY | Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman | Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman |
| Robert D. Yeoman, The Grand Budapest Hotel | Robert D. Yeoman, The Grand Budapest Hotel | |
| Hoyte Van Hoytema, Interstellar | Jeff Cronenweth, Gone Girl | |
| Benoit Delhomme, The Theory of Everything | Benoit Delhomme, The Theory of Everything | |
| Dick Pope, Mr. Turner | Dick Pope, Mr. Turner | |
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| JESS' PICKS | LINDS' PICKS | |
| BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM | Ida (Poland) | Ida (Poland) |
| Leviathan (Russia) | Leviathan (Russia) | |
| Wild Tales (Argentina) | Timbuktu | |
| Force Majeure (Sweden) | Force Majeure (Sweden) | |
| Tangerines (Estonia) | Tangerines (Estonia) | |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | Life Itself | Life Itself |
| The Overnighters | The Internet’s Own Boy | |
| Citizenfour | Citizenfour | |
| The Case Against 8 | The Case Against 8 | |
| Jodorowsky's Dune | Finding Vivian Maier | |
| BEST ANIMATED FEATURE | The LEGO Movie | The LEGO Movie |
| How To Train Your Dragon 2 | How To Train Your Dragon 2 | |
| Big Hero 6 | Big Hero 6 | |
| The Boxtrolls | The Boxtrolls | |
| The Tale of Princess Kaguya | Song of the Sea | |
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| JESS' PICKS | LINDS' PICKS | |
| BEST COSTUME DESIGN | Into the Woods | Into the Woods |
| The Grand Budapest Hotel | The Grand Budapest Hotel | |
| Mr. Turner | Mr. Turner | |
| The Theory of Everything | The Theory of Everything | |
| Maleficent | Maleficent | |
| BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN | Into the Woods | Into the Woods |
| The Grand Budapest Hotel | The Grand Budapest Hotel | |
| Mr. Turner | Mr. Turner | |
| Interstellar | Interstellar | |
| The Imitation Game | The Imitation Game | |
| BEST VISUAL EFFECTS | Guardians of the Galaxy | Guardians of the Galaxy |
| Interstellar | Interstellar | |
| Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | |
| The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies | The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies | |
| Godzilla | Godzilla | |
| BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING | Foxcatcher | Foxcatcher |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | Guardians of the Galaxy | |
| The Grand Budapest Hotel | Maleficent | |
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| JESS' PICKS | LINDS' PICKS | |
| BEST SOUND MIXING | Into the Woods | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes |
| Birdman | Birdman | |
| American Sniper | American Sniper | |
| Unbroken | Unbroken | |
| Get On Up | Fury | |
| BEST SOUND EDITING | Interstellar | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes |
| American Sniper | American Sniper | |
| Unbroken | Unbroken | |
| Fury | The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies | |
| Godzilla | Godzilla | |
| BEST ORIGINAL SCORE | Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game | Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game |
| Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything | Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything | |
| Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Gone Girl | Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Gone Girl | |
| Hans Zimmer, Interstellar | Hans Zimmer, Interstellar | |
| Mica Levi, Under The Skin | Marco Beltrami, The Homesman | |
| BEST ORIGINAL SONG | "Lost Stars" Begin Again | "Lost Stars" Begin Again |
| "Everything Is Awesome" The Lego Movie | "Everything Is Awesome" The Lego Movie | |
| "Glory" Selma | "Glory" Selma | |
| "Big Eyes" Big Eyes | "Big Eyes" Big Eyes | |
| "Split the Difference" Boyhood | "Split the Difference" Boyhood |
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