86th Academy Awards Winner Predictions and Nominee Rankings

 

BEST PICTURE

1. Gravity (ALTERNATE)

 

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2. Captain Phillips

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3. 12 Years a Slave (PREDICTED WINNER)

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4. Nebraska

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5. The Wolf of Wall Street

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6. Dallas Buyers Club

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7. Her

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8. Philomena

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9. American Hustle

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BEST DIRECTOR:

1. Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity (PREDICTED WINNER)

2. Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave (ALTERNATE)

3. Martin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street

4. Alexander Payne – Nebraska

5. David O. Russell – American Hustle

BEST ACTOR:

1. Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof – Dallas Buyers Club (PREDICTED WINNER)

2. Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort – The Wolf of Wall Street  (ALTERNATE)

3. Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup – 12 Years a Slave

4. Bruce Dern as Woody Grant – Nebraska
5. Christian Bale as Irving Rosenfeld – American Hustle

BEST ACTRESS:

1. Cate Blanchett as Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis – Blue Jasmine (PREDICTED WINNER)

2. Sandra Bullock as Dr. Ryan Stone – Gravity

3. Meryl Streep as Violet Weston – August: Osage County

4. Judi Dench as Philomena Lee – Philomena

5. Amy Adams as Sydney Prosser – American Hustle (ALTERNATE)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

1. Jared Leto as Rayon – Dallas Buyers Club (PREDICTED WINNER)

2. Barkhad Abdi as Abduwali Muse – Captain Phillips (ALTERNATE)

3. Michael Fassbender as Edwin Epps – 12 Years a Slave

4. Jonah Hill as Donnie Azoff – The Wolf of Wall Street

5. Bradley Cooper as Agent Richard "Richie" DiMaso – American Hustle

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

1. Lupita Nyong'o as Patsey – 12 Years a Slave (PREDICTED WINNER)

2. Jennifer Lawrence as Rosalyn Rosenfeld – American Hustle (ALTERNATE)

3. Julia Roberts as Barbara Weston-Fordham – August: Osage County*

4. June Squibb as Kate Grant – Nebraska

5. Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine as Ginger

*Julia Roberts is not in my personal Supporting Actresses ranking because I put her on Lead, in which she didn't enter the top 10. :(

BEST WRITING - ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

1. Nebraska – Bob Nelson

2. Blue Jasmine – Woody Allen

3. Her – Spike Jonze (PREDICTED WINNER)

4. American Hustle – Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell (ALTERNATE)

5. Dallas Buyers Club – Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack

BEST WRITING - ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

1. Before Midnight – Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke (ALTERNATE)

2. The Wolf of Wall Street – Terence Winter

3. 12 Years a Slave – John Ridley (PREDICTED WINNER)

4. Captain Phillips – Billy Ray

5. Philomena – Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:

1. The Croods

2. Frozen (PREDICTED WINNER)

3. Ernest & Celestine

Despicable Me 2

The Wind Rises (ALTERNATE)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:

1. The Hunt - Denmark

The Broken Circle Breakdown - Belgium (ALTERNATE)

The Great Beauty - Italy (PREDICTED WINNER)

The Missing Picture - Cambodia

Omar - Palestine

BEST DOCUMENTARY - FEATURE:

1. Cutie and the Boxer

2. The Act of Killing (PREDICTED WINNER)

3. 20 Feet From Stardom (ALTERNATE)

Dirty Wars

The Square

BEST FILM EDITING:

1. Captain Phillips (PREDICTED WINNER)

2. Gravity (ALTERNATE)

3. 12 Years a Slave

4. Dallas Buyers Club

5. American Hustle

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

1. Gravity (PREDICTED WINNER)

2. Iron Man 3

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Lone Ranger

Star Trek Into Darkness

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

1. Gravity – Emmanuel Lubezki (PREDICTED WINNER)

2. Nebraska – Phedon Papamichael

3. Inside Llewyn Davis – Bruno Delbonnel

4. Prisoners – Roger Deakins

The Grandmaster – Philippe Le Sourd

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:

1. Gravity – Steven Price (PREDICTED WINNER)

2. Saving Mr. Banks – Thomas Newman

3. Her – William Butler and Owen Pallett (ALTERNATE)

4. Philomena – Alexandre Desplat

The Book Thief – John Williams

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:

1. "The Moon Song" from Her – Karen Orzolek and Spike Jonze

2. "Ordinary Love" from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – U2 (ALTERNATE)

3. "Let It Go" from Frozen – Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (PREDICTED WINNER)

"Happy" from Despicable Me 2 – Pharrell Williams

If Alone Yet Not Alone's nomination wasn't revoked, it'd be my number 1. #truestory

BEST SOUND EDITING:

All Is Lost

Captain Phillips

Gravity (PREDICTED WINNER)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Lone Survivor

BEST SOUND MIXING:

Captain Phillips

Gravity (PREDICTED WINNER)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Inside Llewyn Davis

Lone Survivor

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:

1. Her

2. Gravity (ALTERNATE)

3. The Great Gatsby (PREDICTED WINNER)

4. 12 Years a Slave

5. American Hustle

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:

1. Dallas Buyers Club (PREDICTED WINNER)

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (ALTERNATE)

The Lone Ranger

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

1. American Hustle (PREDICTED WINNER)

2. The Great Gatsby (ALTERNATE)

3. 12 Years a Slave

The Grandmaster

The Invisible Woman

BEST DOCUMENTARY - SHORT SUBJECT:

CaveDigger

Facing Fear

Karama Has No Walls

The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (PREDICTED WINNER)
Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM:

Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?

Helium

Just Before Losing Everything

That Wasn't Me

The Voorman Problem (PREDICTED WINNER)

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM:

1. Get a Horse! (PREDICTED WINNER)

Feral

Mr. Hublot

Possession

Room on the Broom

Total:

Gravity - 6

12 Years a Slave, Dallas Buyers Club -3

Frozen - 2

American Hustle, Blue Jasmine, Captain Phillips, Her, The Great Gatsby - 1

Other Rankings:

Top 5 Original Scores of 2013 

Top 10 Cinematography of 2013
Top 5 Original & Adapted Screenplays of 2013 
Top 10 Supporting Actors of 2013  
Top 10 Supporting Actress of 2013  
Top 10 Lead Actors of 2013
Top 10 Lead Actresses of 2013

86th Academy Awards Nominations Predictions

BEST PICTURE
1. 12 Years a Slave
2. Gravity
3. American Hustle
4. Captain Phillips
5. Her
6. The Wolf of Wall Street
7. Dallas Buyers Club
8. Nebraska
9. Inside Llewyn Davis
10. Before Midnight

BEST DIRECTOR
1. Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity)
2. Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)
3. Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips)
4. Spike Jonze (Her)
5. Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street)

BEST ACTRESS
1. Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
2. Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
3. Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks)
4. Amy Adams (American Hustle)
5. Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)

BEST ACTOR
1. Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)
2. Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips)
3. Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
4. Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)
5. Bruce Dern (Nebraska)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)
2. Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)
3. June Squibb (Nebraska)
4. Julia Roberts (August: Osage County)
5. Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
2. Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave)
3. Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)
4. Daniel Brühl (Rush)
5. James Franco (Spring Breakers)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1. Inside Llewyn Davis
2. Her
3. Nebraska
4. Blue Jasmine
5. American Hustle

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
1. Before Midnight
2. 12 Years a Slave
3. Captain Phillips
4. The Wolf of Wall Street
5. Philomena

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
1. The Wind Rises
2. Frozen
3. The Croods
4. Despicable Me 2
5. Ernest and Celestine

BEST FOREIGN FILM
1. The Great Beauty (Italy)
2. The Hunt (Denmark)
3. The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium)
4. Omar (Palestine)
5. The Grandmaster (Hong Kong)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
1. Stories We Tell
2. The Act of Killing
3. Blackfish
4. 20 Feet From Stardom
5. The Square

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
1. 12 Years a Slave
2. Gravity
3. Her
4. The Great Gatsby
5. Inside Llewyn Davis

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. Gravity
2. 12 Years a Slave
3. Inside Llewyn Davis
4. Captain Phillips
5. Nebraska

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
1. The Great Gatsby
2. 12 Years a Slave
3. American Hustle
4. Oz The Great and Powerful
5. Saving Mr. Banks

BEST EDITING
1. Captain Phillips
2. Gravity
3. 12 Years a Slave
4. The Wolf of Wall Street
5. American Hustle


BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
1. American Hustle
2. The Great Gatsby
3. Dallas Buyers Club

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
1. Steven Price (Gravity)
2. Hans Zimmer (12 Years a Slave)
3. Alex Ebert (All Is Lost)
4. Arcade Fire (Her)
5. Thomas Newman (Saving Mr. Banks)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
1. "Let It Go" (Frozen)
2. "The Moon Song" (Her)
3. "So You Know What Its Like (Short Term 12)
4. "Ordinary Love" (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)
5. "My Lord Sunshine" (12 Years a Slave)

BEST SOUND EDITING
1. Gravity
2. Captain Phillips
3. Rush
4. All is Lost
5. Pacific Rim

BEST SOUND MIXING
1. Gravity
2. Rush
3. All Is Lost
4. Inside Llewyn Davis
5. 12 Years a Slave

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1. Gravity
2. Pacific Rim
3. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
4. World War Z
5. Elysium

Predicting the winners of the 71st Golden Globe Awards - Film

I have a feeling that I'm either going to fail miserably (no American Hustle wins lmfao) or I'm going to predict most of these categories right like a motherfucker. I'm a newbie at this so we'll see tomorrow! Can't wait! Although I'm more excited about Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's jokes than the awards itself. :/

BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

"12 Years a Slave" (PREDICTED WINNER)
"Captain Phillips"
"Gravity" (ALTERNATE)
"Philomena"
"Rush"

I noticed last year that Golden Globes tried hard to be righteous and close with the critics buzz and all, so since '12 Years a Slave' is the frontrunner in Drama, I predict that it's going to win this category. Gravity for sure can snag it from 12 Years. It could go either way, I'm fine whichever of the two wins.

BEST MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

"American Hustle" (ALTERNATE)
"Her"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Nebraska"
"The Wolf of Wall Street" (PREDICTED WINNER)

I'm having a hard time to believe that a film by O. Russell beats a Scorsese film. But since American Hustle has more nominations than Wolf, I have a feeling that it has an edge compared to the latter. My prediction for this category is more of an optimistic prediction so let's go with Wolf for this category and if Wolf won't win, even if Hustle's my second choice, I hope Nebraska wins it.

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

Cate Blanchett "Blue Jasmine" (PREDICTED WINNER)
Sandra Bullock - "Gravity" (ALTERNATE)
Judi Dench - "Philomena
Emma Thompson - "Saving Mr. Banks"
Kate Winslet - "Labor Day"

This is Blanchett's to lose ever since the raving good reviews about her performance in Blue Jasmine came out. However, Sandra has always been the second runner up to Cate regarding buzzes so I wouldn't be surprised if Sandra wins this especially that her character is more likable and it's easy to vote for the likable one.

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

Chiwetel Ejiofor - "12 Years a Slave" (PREDICTED WINNER)
Idris Elba - "Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom"
Tom Hanks - "Captain Phillips"
Matthew McConaughey - "Dallas Buyers Club" (ALTERNATE)
Robert Redford - "All Is Lost"

I'm very close to predicting Matthew McC as the winner, but I guess Chiwetel's undeniably balanced performance would be more appreciated by the people. I do think Robert Redford also has a chance though as this is GG's opportunity to give him a Best Actor award.

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Amy Adams - "American Hustle" (ALTERNATE)
Julie Delpy - "Before Midnight"
Greta Gerwig - "Frances Ha"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - "Enough Said"
Meryl Streep - "August: Osage County" (PREDICTED WINNER)

Personally, I would rather see a Julie Delpy or a Greta win in this category but we all know that that's not going to happen (I hope I'm wrong). But anyway, it's kind of funny that Amy and Meryl seem like the two actresses fighting for the last spot at the Oscars Best Actress category and here they are, frontrunners in GG. I say, it's easier to reward Meryl. But out of all the American Hustle nominations, I would be okay if they win this category and they might!

BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Christian Bale - "American Hustle"
Bruce Dern - "Nebraska" (ALTERNATE)
Leonardo DiCaprio - "The Wolf Of Wall Street" (PREDICTED WINNER)
Oscar Isaac - "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Joaquin Phoenix - "Her"

Part of me thinks that they'd reward Bruce Dern because, like my reason for Robert Redford in the drama category, this is their opportunity to give him the award. But they seem to love Leo more so I say, Leo wins this category.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE

Sally Hawkins - "Blue Jasmine"
Jennifer Lawrence - "American Hustle" (ALTERNATE)
Lupita Nyong'o - "12 Years a Slave" (PREDICTED WINNER)
Julia Roberts - "August: Osage County"
June Squibb - "Nebraska"

To be quite honest, I think JLaw has this in the bag. But positive vibes for Lupita, just because I really love her performance in Slave. I stink so much I make myself geyggg FTW!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE

Barkhad Abdi - "Captain Phillips"
Daniel Brühl - "Rush" (ALTERNATE)
Bradley Cooper - "American Hustle"
Michael Fassbender - "12 Years a Slave"
Jared Leto - "Dallas Buyers Club" (PREDICTED WINNER)

Everyone thought that Jared Leto was going to sweep this category. He's snubbed in BAFTA though but I think his reign as the frontrunner in this category is gonna continue not only here in GG, but in the Oscars as well.

BEST DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE

Alfonso Cuarón - "Gravity" (PREDICTED WINNER)
Paul Greengrass - "Captain Phillips"
Steve McQueen - "12 Years a Slave" (ALTERNATE)
Alexander Payne - "Nebraska"
David O. Russell - "American Hustle"

It could go either way between Cuarón andf McQueen, with O. Russell as the dark horse. I say, it'd be a travesty if O. Russell beats the two frontrunners.

BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE

Spike Jonze - "Her" (PREDICTED WINNER)
Bob Nelson - "Nebraska"
Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan - "Philomena"
John Ridley - "12 Years a Slave" (ALTERNATE)
Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell - "American Hustle"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

"Blue is the Warmest Color" (PREDICTED WINNER)
"The Great Beauty" (ALTERNATE)
"The Hunt"
"The Past"
"The Wind Rises"

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

"The Croods"
"Despicable Me 2"
"Frozen" (PREDICTED WINNER)

I wish The Croods miraculously wins this.

BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE
"Atlas" - "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
"Let It Go" - "Frozen" (PREDICTED WINNER)
"Ordinary Love" - "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
"Please Mr. Kennedy" - "Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Sweeter Than Fiction" - "One Chance"

Young and Beautiful :(

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE

Alex Ebert - "All is Lost"
Alex Heffes - "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
Steven Price - "Gravity" (PREDICTED WINNER)
John Williams - "The Book Thief"
Hans Zimmer - "12 Years a Slave" (ALTERNATE)

Alex Ebert to upset this category!


I did a great job in my Golden Globes Nominations Prediction having 3 main categories perfectly predicted. I really hope it continues tomorrow, but I'm letting my bias cloud my judgement so I'm ready for whatever.


Let me know your thoughts and predictions! :)

My '71st Golden Globes Awards' Nominations Predictions : Film

Best Motion Picture: Drama
1 12 Years a Slave
2 Gravity
3 Dallas Buyers Club
4 Saving Mr. Banks
5 Captain Phillips

Best Motion Picture: Comedy/Musical
1 Inside Llewyn Davis
2 American Hustle
3 The Wolf of Wall Street
4 Nebraska
5 Her

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Drama
1 Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
2 Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
3 Robert Redford, All Is Lost
4 Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
5 Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Drama
1 Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
2 Sandra Bullock, Gravity
3 Judi Dench, Philomena
4 Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
5 Brie Larson, Short Term 12

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Comedy/Musical
1 Bruce Dern, Nebraska
2 Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
3 Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
4 Joaquin Phoenix, Her
5 Christian Bale, American Hustle

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Comedy/Musical
1 Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
2 Amy Adams, American Hustle
3 Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
4 Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Enough Said
5 Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
1 Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
2 Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
3 Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
4 Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
5 James Gandolfini, Enough Said

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
1 Oprah Winfrey, Lee Daniel's The Butler
2 Lupita Nyong'O, 12 Years a Slave
3 June Squibb, Nebraska
4 Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
5 Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle

Best Director
1 Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
2 Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
3 Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
4 Joel and Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
5 David O. Russell, American Hustle

Best Screenplay
1 12 Years a Slave
2 Her
3 Blue Jasmine
4 Enough Said
5 Before Midnight

Best Original Score
1 12 Years a Slave
2 Gravity
3 Her
4 Saving Mr. Banks
5 Philomena

Best Animated Feature Film
1 The Wind Rises
2 Frozen
3 The Croods
4 Monsters University
5 Despicable Me 2

Best Foreign Language Film
1 Blue is the Warmest Colour, France
2 The Hunt, Denmark
3 Wadjda, Saudi Arabia
4 Gloria, Chile
5 The Great Beauty, Italy

2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards Predictions

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1 American Hustle
2 12 Years a Slave
3 Lee Daniel's The Butler
4 August: Osage County
5 Nebraska

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
1 Bruce Dern, Nebraska
2 Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
3 Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
4 Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
5 Robert Redford, All Is Lost

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
1 Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
2 Sandra Bullock, Gravity
3 Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
4 Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
5 Judi Dench, Philomena

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
1 James Gandolfini, Enough Said
2 Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
3 Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
4 Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
5 James Franco, Spring Breakers

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
1 Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
2 Oprah Winfrey, Lee Daniel's The Butler
3 June Squibb, Nebraska
4 Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
5 Lupita Nyong'O, 12 Years a Slave