The Optimist's Oscar Predictions!!

By Anonymous
   
Okey dokey folks, here it is. The Optimist's official predictions for this year's Oscar winners!!
*(There were a couple of categories I didn't vote for such as the short films and documentaries.)
** My correct predictions are highlighted! Didn't do too bad!


BEST PICTURE
          
          Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

BESTS ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

          Michael Keaton, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

 BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

          Julianne Moore, Still Alice

 BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

          J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

          Patricia Arquette, Boyhood

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

          How To Train Your Dragon 2

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

          Birdman or (The Unexpected Virture of Ignorance), Emmanuel Lubezki

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

          Into the Woods, Colleen Atwood

BEST DIRECTING

          Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
                    *(Richard Linklater is a close second for Boyhood, in my book!)

 BEST FILM EDITING

           American Sniper, Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach

 BEST MAKE UP AND HAIR STYLING

           Guardians of the Galaxy, Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White

 BEST MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE

           Interstellar, Hans Zimmer

 BEST MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG

           "Everything is Awesome" from THE LEGO MOVIE, music and lyrics by Shawn Patterson

 BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

           The Grand Budapest Hotel, Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)

 BEST SOUND EDITING

           The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Brent Burge and Jason Canovas

 BEST SOUND MIXING

           Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga

 BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

           Interstellar, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher

 BEST WRITING - ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

           Whiplash, Written by Damien Chazelle

 BEST WRITING - ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

           Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo


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