Not going to bore you all with a lot of info, here are my updated Oscar predictions. The goal this round: be as ruthless as a Black Friday shopper.
Best Picture
- Boyhood
- The Imitation Game
- Birdman
- Selma
- The Theory of Everything
- Unbroken
- Whiplash
- Foxcatcher
- Interstellar
Dropped: Gone Girl
Best Director
- Richard Linklater, Boyhood
- Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu, Birdman
- Ava DuVernay, Selma
- Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game
- Christopher Nolan, Interstellar
Dropped: Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher, Angelina Jolie, Unbroken
Best Actor
- Michael Keaton, Birdman
- Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
- David Oyelowo, Selma
- Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
- Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Best Actress
- Julianne Moore, Still Alice
- Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
- Rosemund Pike, Gone Girl
- Reese Witherspoon, Wild
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Belle
Dropped: Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year (Moved back to Supporting)
Best Supporting Actress
- Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
- Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
- Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
- Kiera Knightley, The Imitation Game
- Emma Stone, Birdman
Dropped: Anna Kendrick, Into the Woods
Best Supporting Actor
- J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
- Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
- Edward Norton, Birdman
- Tom Wilkinson, Selma
- Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Dropped: Miyavi, Unbroken
Best Original Screenplay
- Boyhood
- Whiplash
- Foxcatcher
- Birdman
- Selma
Dropped: Interstellar
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Unbroken
- The Imitation Game
- Gone Girl
- The Theory of Everything
- Wild
Best Animated Feature
- The Lego Movie
- Big Hero 6
- How to Train Your Dragon 2
- The Boxtrolls
- Song of the Sea
Film Editing
- Interstellar
- Birdman
- Unbroken
- Boyhood
- Gone Girl
Dropped: Foxcatcher
Production Design
- Into the Woods
- Exodus: Gods and Kings
- Interstellar
- Unbroken
- Fury
Dropped: The Imitation Game
Cinematography
- Unbroken
- Birdman
- Interstellar
- Selma
- Into the Woods
Dropped: Foxcatcher
Costume Design
- Into the Woods
- Mr. Turner
- Maleficent
- Exodus: Gods and Kings
- The Imitation Game
Makeup and Hairstyling
- Into the Woods
- Foxcatcher
- Unbroken
Visual Effects
- Interstellar
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Godzilla
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Edge of Tomorrow
Sound Editing
- Interstellar
- Godzilla
- Fury
- Unbroken
- American Sniper
Dropped: Into the Woods
Sound Mixing
- Into the Woods
- Unbroken
- Interstellar
- Fury
- Godzilla
Original Score
- Unbroken
- Interstellar
- The Imitation Game
- Foxcatcher
- Gone Girl
Original Song
- Begin Again
- Selma
- Unbroken
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- Muppets Most Wanted
Dropped: Big Hero 6
Documentary Feature
- Citizenfour
- Tales of the Grim Sleeper
- Life Itself
- Finding Vivian Maier
- Red Army
Dropped: Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, The Salt of the Earth
Foreign Language Film
- Ida
- Winter’s Sleep
- Wild Tales
- Mommy
- Force Majeure
Dropped: Leviathan
While it’s not eligible for an Oscar, you should also see the fine BBC documentary about Vivian Maier. Really great! http://www.vivianmaiermysterymovie.com