Oscar Predictions 2014
Oscar Predictions 2014
The Envelope Please:
Who Will Win, Who Deserves to
Win, Who Was Snubbed
by Kam Williams
12 Years
a Slave is benefiting from the most Best Picture buzz as we approach Oscar night,
although this is shaping up as one of those rare years when the award for Best
Director will probably go to a different film, Gravity. Look for 12 Years to net
only a trio of statuettes overall, with Gravity likely landing seven.
12 Years
a Slave is the sort of elaborate historical drama the voters just love to
recognize, as reflected in such past picks as The King’s Speech, Gladiator,
Shakespeare in Love, Titanic, The English Patient, Schindler’s List, Driving
Miss Daisy, The Last Emperor, Amadeus and Out of Africa, to name a few. And
since the Anglophilic
Academy ostensibly is
impressed by English accents, it will also help that 12 Years is a British
production.
Besides
forecasting the winners, I also suggest which nominees in each category is
actually the most deserving. Furthermore, because some great performances are
invariably overlooked by the Academy entirely, I also point out some who
should’ve at least been nominated.
The 86th
Academy Awards will air live on ABC this Sunday, March 2nd at 8:30
PM ET/5:30 PM PT, and will be hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.
Best
Picture
Will Win:
12 Years a Slave
Deserves
to Win: 12 Years a Slave
Overlooked:
The Butler
Best
Director
Will Win:
Alphonso Cuaron (Gravity)
Deserves
to Win: Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)
Overlooked: Lee Daniels (The
Butler)
Best
Actor
Will Win:
Matthew McConaughey (Dallas
Buyers Club)
Deserves
to Win: Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)
Overlooked: Forest Whitaker
(The Butler)
Best
Actress
Will Win:
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Deserves
to Win: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Overlooked:
Sharni Vinson (You’re Next)
Best
Supporting Actor
Will Win:
Jared Leto (Dallas
Buyers Club)
Deserves
to Win: Jared Leto (Dallas
Buyers Club)
Overlooked:
Harrison Ford (42)
Best
Supporting Actress
Will Win:
Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave)
Deserves
to Win: Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave)
Overlooked:
Maria Bello (Prisoners)
Best
Original Screenplay:
Will Win:
Spike Jonze (Her)
Deserves
to Win: David O. Russell and Eric Warren Singer (American Hustle)
Overlooked:
Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners)
Best
Adapted Screenplay:
Will Win:
John Ridley (12 Years a Slave)
Deserves
to Win: John Ridley (12 Years a Slave)
Overlooked:
Danny Strong (The Butler)
Predictions
for Secondary Categories
Animated
Feature: Frozen
Foreign
Language Film: The Great Beauty (Italy)
Documentary
Feature: 20 Feet from Stardom
Cinematography:
Gravity
Costume
Design: The Great Gatsby
Production
Design: The Great Gatsby
Film
Editing: Gravity
Makeup
and Hairstyling: Dallas
Buyers Club
Original
Score: Gravity
Best
Song: Let It Go (Frozen)
Sound
Editing: Gravity
Sound
Mixing: Gravity
Visual
Effects: Gravity
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