2014 Oscar Nominations and Predictions

 Hello there fellow internet person, I'm TheCinemaChick and its that time of the year again. That's right, it's the annual award season! The Golden Globes are done, the Critic's Choice Awards are coming, along with the Screen Actor's Guild Awards. But, you know I always cover the main awards show, the Academy Awards. This year, there are some excellent choices and some categories that are going to be cutthroat. Then there are the choices I don't agree with at all. With that said, let's look at the nominees and my predictions.

Best Picture
"12 Years a Slave"
"American Hustle"
"Gravity"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Her"
"Nebraska"
"Philomena"
"Captain Phillips"

My Pick: “12 Years a Slave” because it has made a huge impact on me. As intense as it was, everything about it was amazing.

Who will probably win: “American Hustle”. Seriously...what made this movie so good? I thought it was horrible.

Best Director
Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"
David O. Russell, "American Hustle"
Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Alexander Payne, "Nebraska"
Martin Scorsese, "The Wolf of Wall Street"

My Pick: Tough call on this one...I'm torn between Alfonso Cuarón and Steve McQueen.

Who will probably win: Freaking David O. Russell. Again, what was so appealing about “American Hustle”?

Best Actor
Christian Bale, "American Hustle"
Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyer's Club"

My Pick: Another tough call. I'm torn between Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthew McConaughey and Leonardo DiCaprio. But I'd like to see DiCaprio FINALLY win an Oscar after years and years of losing.

Who will probably win: Christian Bale. I see a major upset on this one though.

Best Actress
Amy Adams, "American Hustle"
Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Judi Dench, "Philomena"
Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County"

My Pick: This year seems like one of the hardest years. All of their performances were great, except Amy Adams who always seems to play this innocent looking woman. She didn't even get a decent shirt in this movie.

I'm going to sat Cate Blanchett.

Who will probably win: Surprisingly, I'm giving this one to Sandra Bullock for “Gravity”.

Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, "Captain Phillips"
Bradley Cooper, "American Hustle"
Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave"
Jonah Hill, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyer's Club"

My Pick: Damnit, another hard one! Michael Fassbender really threw himself into that role, but so did Jared Leto...and Jonah Hill's just adorable...I'm picking Jared Leto.

Who will probably win: Bradley Cooper. “American Hustle” has been sweeping the awards shows.

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Sally Hawkins, "Blue Jasmine"
Lupita Nyong’o, "12 Years a Slave"
Julia Roberts, "August: Osage County"
June Squibb, "Nebraska"

My Pick: Lupita Nyong'o, hands down. If you saw her performance, you'd agree.

Who will probably win: Lupita Nyong'o. Seriously. She deserves this.

Best Animated Feature
"The Croods"
"Despicable Me 2"
"Ernest and Celestine"
"Frozen"
"The Wind Rises"

My Pick: Frozen

Who will probably win: Frozen

Best Original Song

"Alone Yet Not Alone" from "Alone Yet Not Alone"
"The Moon Song" from "Her," Karen O. and Spike Jonze
"Let It Go" from "Frozen," Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
"Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," U2 (Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr.) and Danger Mouse (Brian Burton)
"Happy" from "Despicable Me 2," Pharrell Williams

My Pick: “The Moon Song”

Who will probably win: “Ordinary Love” because Bono

Best Original Screenplay
"American Hustle"
"Blue Jasmine"
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Her"
"Nebraska"

My Pick: Oh...so many good ones...it's between “Her” and “Dallas Buyers Club”

Who will probably win: “American Hustle” for reasons I cannot fathom

Best Adapted Screenplay
"12 Years a Slave"
"Before Midnight"
"Captain Phillips"
"Philomena"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"

My Pick: “12 Years a Slave”. I cannot express how much I loved this movie.

Who will probably win: I don't know...I'm sticking with “12 Years a Slave”

Best Foreign Language Film
"The Broken Circle Breakdown"
"The Great Beauty"
"The Hunt"
"The Missing Picture"
"Omar"

My Pick: I didn't see any of these so let's go with...”The Missing Picture”

Who will probably win: I don't know... “The Broken Circle Breakdown”

Best Documentary - Feature
"20 Feet From Stardom"
"The Act of Killing"
"Cutie and the Boxer"
"Dirty Wars"
"The Square"

My Pick: No clue. “Dirty Wars” because reasons

Who will probably win: ...let's go with “The Square”

Best Documentary - Short Subject
"The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life"
"Cavedigger"
"Facing Fear"
"Karama Has No Walls"
"Prison Terminal: Last Days of Private Jack Hall"

My Pick: I'm going with “Cavedigger”.

Who will probably win: Um...”The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved my Life”

Best Live Action Short Film
"Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)"
"Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)"
"Helium"
"Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have To Take Care of Everything?)"
"The Voorman Problem"

My Pick: “Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)”

Who will probably win: "Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)"

Best Animated Short Film
"Feral"
"Get a Horse!"
"Mr. Hublot"
"Possessions"
"Room on the Broom"

My Pick: “Feral”

Who will probably win: “Possessions:

Best Original Score
Steven Price, "Gravity"
Alexandre Desplat, "Philomena"
William Butler and Owen Pallett, "Her"
John Williams, "The Book Thief"
Thomas Newman, "Saving Mr. Banks"

My Pick: William Butler and Owen Pallett, "Her"

Who will probably win: Thomas Newman, "Saving Mr. Banks"

Best Sound Editing
"Gravity"
"Captain Phillips"
"All is Lost"
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Lone Survivor"

My pick: "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug". Purely because I am biased based on my love of Tolkien.

Who will probably win: "Gravity"

Best Sound Mixing
"Gravity"
"Captain Phillips"
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Lone Survivor"

My Pick: "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug". Again...bias

Who will probably win: "Captain Phillips"

Best Production Design

"American Hustle"
"Gravity"
"The Great Gatsby"
"Her"
"12 Years a Slave"

My Pick: "The Great Gatsby"

Who will probably win: "12 Years a Slave"

Best Cinematography
"Gravity"
"The Grandmaster"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Nebraska"

My Pick: "Inside Llewyn Davis"

Who will probably win: "Gravity"

Best Makeup And Hairstyling
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Bad Grandpa"
"The Lone Ranger"

My Pick: "Dallas Buyers Club"

Who will probably win: "Dallas Buyers Club"

Best Costume Design
"The Great Gatsby"
"The Grandmaster"
"American Hustle"
"The Invisible Woman"
"12 Years a Slave"

My Pick: It's between "12 Years a Slave" and "The Great Gatsby"

Who will probably win: "12 Years a Slave"

Best Film Editing
"Gravity"
"12 Years a Slave"
"Captain Phillips"
"American Hustle"
"Dallas Buyers Club"

My Pick: "Gravity"

Who will probably win: "American Hustle”

Best Visual Effects

"Gravity"
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Iron Man 3"
"The Lone Ranger"
"Star Trek Into Darkness"

My Pick: "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"

Who will probably win: "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"