It is hard to believe that a year has passed since the Oscars and that means time for my predictions. Whereas last year many front runners were somewhat obvious, this year is just too close to call.
Knowing that sometimes my reviews get a little wordy, I will try to keep this as brief as possible, listing my predictions for each category and keeping my comments to one or two sentences. I hope you enjoy this blog post and make your own list of predictions. See if you can beat me. To give my predictions more credibility I want you to know I have viewed every film in with the exception of "Captain Phillips, Philomena, and August: Osage County. I apologize for not reviewing every film, I will do better this coming year.
Best Picture: It's a three way tie between "American Hustle, Gravity, and 12 Years a Slave". Science Fiction rarely wins so "Gravity" is out. It could go either way but I believe "American Hustle" will win.
Best Actor: Personally I loved Bruce Dern in "Nebraska". Once again everyone in this category is awesome. I predict that Matthew McConaughey will win for "Dallas Buyers Club". Chiwetel Ejiofor, could win as this can go either way. I am sticking with Matt.
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett is the odds on favorite for her portrayal in "Blue Jasmine" She has swept every major award this season and I would be shocked if she doesn't take home Oscar. (Blue Jasmine is highly recommended. Grade/A)
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto is a shoo in for "Dallas Buyers Club". His characterization is an amazing transformation. He has also swept all the major awards this season. (Buyers Club grade A)
Best Supporting Acctress: This comes down to two, Jennifer Lawrence from "American Hustle" or Lupita Nyong'o of "12 Years a Slave". This is Lupita's first nomination so I have to go with Jennifer who won the Golden Globe this year and best actress last year. I think the academy is smitten with her. Jennifer!
Best Animated Feature: My pick is "Frozen" which I just loved. I predict this will be a Broadway musical within five years. (Grade A)
Director: It is basically a three way tie with Alfonso Cuaro'n for "Gravity, Steve McQueen for "12 Years a Slave", and David Russell for "American Hustle" in a dead heat. I guess Russell for Hustle!
Best Original Song: "Let It Go" from "Frozen" This is an astounding song and I still remember thinking how much it sounds like full on Broadway production. Then I researched further and discovered it is sung by Idina Menzel who starred on Broadway in both Rent and Wicked. She will perform on the telecast and she will bring down the house, no doubt.
Quickie predictions.
Original Screenplay: Spike Jonez for "Her". (Pulling for Seattle native Bob Nelson)
Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley for "12 Years a Slave".
Documentary Feature: "The Act of Killing". Despite the title it is well worth watching. Currently on Netflix, in Indonesian with English subtitles. Grade/A
"Gravity" will win:Best Sound and Film editing, Cinematography, and Visual Effects.
"The Great Gatsby" will win Best Costumes and Production Design (sets)
"Inside Llewyn Davis" will win for sound mixing.
That's my story and I'm sticking with it!
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