Oscar Picks
With the Oscars coming up tomorrow, there seems no more appropriate time to make Oscar picks. What follows is a list of select Oscar categories, my personal picks, and who I feel will be selected by the Academy.
Visual Effects:
My pick-Gravity (Tim Webber/Chris Lawrence/David Shirk/Neil Corbould)
Academy's Pick-Gravity
Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
My pick-The Wolf of Wall Street (Terence Winter)
Academy's pick-12 Years A Slave (John Ridley)
Writing (Original Screenplay):
My pick-American Hustle (Eric Warren Singer/David O' Russell)
Academy's pick-Her (Spike Jonze)
Foreign Language Film:
My pick-The Great Beauty (Italy)
Academy's pick-The Great Beauty (Italy)
Cinematography:
My pick-Gravity (Emmanuel Lubezki)
Academy's pick-Gravity (Emmanuel Lubezki)
Directing:
My pick-Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street)
Academy's pick-Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)
Animated Feature Film:
My pick-Frozen (Chris Buck/Jennifer Lee/Peter Del Vecho)
Academy's pick-Frozen (Chris Buck/Jennifer Lee/Peter Del Vecho)
Actress (In a Supporting Role):
My pick-Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)
Academy's pick-Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)
Actor (In a Supporting Role):
My pick-Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)
Academy's pick-Jared Leto (Dallas Buyer's Club)
Actress (In a Leading Role):
My pick-Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Academy's pick-Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Actor (In a Leading Role):
My pick-Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)
Academy's pick-Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)
Best Picture:
My pick-American Hustle (David O' Russell) or The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese)
Academy's pick-12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen)
