Academy Award Predictions, 2015

BEST PICTURE

Nominees:
American Sniper
Boyhood
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

[all above are links to my own reviews :-) ]

My prediction:

Boyhood

WINNER: Birdman

Runner up: Birdman
My favorite: Boyhood

BEST ACTRESS
Nominees:
 Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon - Wild

My prediction:

Julianne Moore - Still Alice

Runner up: Reese Witherspoon - Wild
My favorite: Julianne Moore - Still Alice

BEST ACTOR

Nominees:

Steve Carell - Foxcatcher

Bradley Cooper - American Sniper

Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game

Michael Keaton - Birdman

Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything

My prediction:

Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything

Runner up: Michael Keaton - Birdman

My favorite: Miles Teller - Whiplash

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Nominees:

Patricia Arquette - Boyhood

Laura Dern - Wild

Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game

Emma Stone - Birdman

Meryl Streep - Into the Woods

My prediction:

Patricia Arquette - Boyhood

Runner up: Emma Stone - Birdman

My favorite: Patricia Arquette - Boyhood

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Nominees:

Robert Duvall - The Judge

Ethan Hawke - Boyhood

Edward Norton - Birdman

Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher

J.K. Simmons - Whiplash

My prediction:

J.K. Simmons - Whiplash

Runner up: Ethan Hawke - Boyhood

My favorite: Ethan Hawke - Boyhood

BEST DIRECTOR

Nominees:

Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Alejando González Iñárritu - Birdman

Richard Linklater - Boyhood

Bennett Miller - Foxcatcher

Morten Tydlum - The Imitation Game

My prediction:

Alejando González Iñárritu - Birdman

Runner up: Richard Linklater - Boyhood 

My favorite: Richard Linklater - Boyhood

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Nominees:

Alejandro González Iñárritu et al. - Birdman 

Richard Linklater - Boyhood

E. Max Frye & Dan Futterman - Foxcatcher

Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Dan Gilroy - Nightcrawler

My prediction:

 Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel

WINNER: Alejandro González Iñárritu et al.- Birdman

Runner up: Alejandro González Iñárritu et al.- Birdman

My favorite: Richard Linklater - Boyhood

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Nominees:

Jason Hall - American Sniper

 Graham Moore - The Imitation Game

Paul Thomas Anderson - Inherent Vice

Anthony McCarten - The Theory of Everything 

Damien Chazelle - Whiplash

My prediction:

Damien Chazelle - Whiplash

WINNER: Graham Moore - The Imitation Game 

Runner ups: Anthony McCarten - The Theory of Everything 

or Graham Moore - The Imitation Game

My favorite: Damien Chazelle - Whiplash