Sunday, March 2, 2014

2014 Oscar Winners!

 And here we go, tonight's the night (well...it'll be over by the time I post this but you know what I mean). Let's see who goes home with the gold!






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: Jared Leto or Micael Fassbender
Who would probably win: Bradley Cooper
Who actually won: Jared Leto! His performance was amazing!




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


My pick: "The Great Gatsby" or "12 Years a Slave"
Who would actually win: "12 Years a Slave"
Who actually won: "The Great Gatsby"






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


My pick: "Dallas Buyers Club"
Who would actually win: "Dallas Buyers Club"
Who actually won: "Dallas Buyers Club"






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




My Pick: “Feral”
Who who would actually win: “Possessions:
Who actually won: “Mr. Hublot”




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


My Pick: “Frozen”
Who would actually win: “Frozen”
Who actually won: “Frozen”




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 would actually win: "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
Who actually won: “Gravity”




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 would actually win: "Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)"
Who actually won: “Helium”




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 would actually win: Um...”The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved my Life”
Who actually won: ”The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved my Life” Well...I guessed right on this one, didn't I?




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 would actually win: ...let's go with “The Square”
Who actually won: "20 Feet From Stardom"




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 would actually win: I don't know... “The Broken Circle Breakdown”
Who actually won: “The Great Beauty”




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 would actually win: "Captain Phillips"
Who actually won: “Gravity”




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 would actually win: "Gravity"
Who actually won: “Gravity” (sort of not shocked with this one)




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 would actually win: Lupita Nyong'o. Seriously. She deserves this.
Who actually won: Lupita Nyong'o




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


My Pick: "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Who would actually win: "Gravity"
Who actually won: “Gravity” (Well...they're kicking some ass tonight)




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


My Pick: "Gravity"
Who would actually win: "American Hustle”
Who actually won: Gravity




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


My Pick: "The Great Gatsby"
Who would probably win: "12 Years a Slave"
Who actually won: "The Great Gatsby"




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 would actually win: Thomas Newman, "Saving Mr. Banks"
Who actually won: Steven Price, "Gravity"




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
Who actually won: "Let It Go" from "Frozen," Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez (Wow, I should have seen this one coming)




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 would actually win: I don't know...I'm sticking with “12 Years a Slave”
Who actually won: "12 Years a Slave" (Saw that one coming)




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 would actually win: “American Hustle” for reasons I cannot fathom
Who actually won: "Her" (Well, it was one of my picks)




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 would actually win: Freaking David O. Russell. Again, what was so appealing about “American Hustle”?
Who actually won: Alfonso Cuarón (Not shocked, seeing as how “Gravity” has won so much tonight but I was rooting for Steve McQueen)




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 say Cate Blanchett.
Who would actually win: Surprisingly, I'm giving this one to Sandra Bullock for “Gravity”.
Who actually won: Cate Blanchett (Holy crap! Nailed it!)




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 would actually win: Christian Bale. I see a major upset on this one though.
Who actually won: Matthew McConaughey (DAMNIT!! I'm glad he won, don't get me wrong, but I just want Leonardo DiCaprio to win just once!)




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

Who actually won: “12 Years a Slave” (Amazing movie! Another seriously deserved win!)

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