Well folks, it’s almost over. This crazy awards season is going to come to an end tomorrow and we’ll know what that Academy thinks the best films, techs, and performances of 2013 were. It’s been tough to get a true gauge of the season and the Oscars could really go any way. So here are the final predictions that I have made for the Oscars.
Best Picture
- Gravity
- 12 Years a Slave
- American Hustle
- Dallas Buyers Club
- Philomena
- Captain Phillips
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Nebraska
- Her
Best Director
- Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
- Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
- David O. Russell, American Hustle
- Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street
- Alexander Payne, Nebraksa
Best Actor
- Matthew McConaughey, Dalllas Buyer’s Club
- Chiwetel Ejiofer, 12 Years a Slave
- Bruce Dern, Nebraska
- Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
- Christian Bale, American Hustle
Best Actress
- Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
- Amy Adams, American Hustle
- Sandra Bullock, Gravity
- Judi Dench, Philomena
- Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Best Supporting Actress
- Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
- Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
- June Squib, Nebraska
- Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
- Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Best Supporting Actor
- Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
- Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
- Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
- Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
- Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Original Screenplay
- Her – Spike Jonze
- American Hustle – David O. Russell
- Dallas Buyers Club – Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack
- Nebraska – Bob Nelson
- Blue Jasmine – Woody Allen
Best Adapted Screenplay
- 12 Years a Slave – John Ridley, Steve McQueen
- Philomena – Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
- The Wolf of Wall Street – Terrence Winter
- Before Midnight – Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater
- Captain Phillips – Billy Ray
Best Animated Feature
- Frozen
- The Croods
- The Wind Rises
- Despicable Me 2
- Ernest and Celestine
Film Editing
- Captain Phillips
- Gravity
- American Hustle
- 12 Years a Slave
- Dallas Buyers Club
Production Design
- The Great Gatsby
- Gravity
- 12 Years a Slave
- American Hustle
- Her
Cinematography
- Gravity
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Nebraska
- Prisoners
- The Grandmaster
Costume Design
- The Great Gatsby
- American Hustle
- 12 Years a Slave
- The Invisible Woman
- The Grandmaster
Makeup and Hairstyling
- Dallas Buyers Club
- The Lone Ranger
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Visual Effects
- Gravity
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- Iron Man 3
- The Lone Ranger
- Star Trek Into Darkness
Sound Editing
- Gravity
- Captain Phillips
- Lone Survivor
- All is Lost
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Sound Mixing
- Gravity
- Captain Phillips
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Lone Survivor
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Original Score
- Gravity
- Philomena
- Saving Mr. Banks
- Her
- The Book Thief
Original Song
- “Let It Go” – Frozen
- “Happy” – Despicable Me 2
- “Ordinary Love” – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
- “The Moon Song” – Her
Documentary Feature
- 20 Feet from Stardom
- The Act of Killing
- The Square
- Dirty Wars
- Cutie and the Boxer
Foreign Language Film
- “The Great Beauty” (Italy)
- “The Broken Circle Breakdown” (Belgium)
- “The Hunt” (Denmark)
- “Omar” (Palestine)
- “The Missing Picture” (Cambodia)
Best Animated Short Film
- Get a Horse!
- Possessions
- Mr. Hublot
- Feral
- Room on the Broom
Best Live Action Short Film
- Helium
- The Voorman Problem
- Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)
- Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)
- Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)
Best Documentary Short Subject
- The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
- Facing Fear
- CaveDigger
- Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall
- Karama Has No Walls