Oscar Nomination Predictions

I've decided to post my predictions of who will be nominated. (My predictions of the winners and actual nominations will be posted much later and next week respectively.) I do not want to post my predictions of the nominations in the smaller categories and it's going to be very difficult who will be on them in a few of the major categories: So, without further ado, here are my predictions or people/movies that I hope will get nominated.

BEST PICTURE (Could be 5-10 pictures):
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Philomena
Saving Mr. Banks
The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST DIRECTOR:
Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)
David O. Russell (American Hustle)
Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)
Spike Jonze (Her)
Alexander Payne (Nebraska)

There are about 3 additional directors who also deserve to be nominated: Paul Greengrass, Martin Scorsese, and the Coen brothers.

BEST ACTOR (the toughest category this year):
Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)
Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips)
Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Bruce Dern (Nebraska)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)

There are about 5 more actors who have a shot: Joaquin Phoenix, Oscar Isaac, Forest Whitaker, Christian Bale and Robert Redford.

BEST ACTRESS:
Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
Judi Dench (Philomena)
Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave)
Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)
Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Will Forte (Nebraska)
Daniel Bruhl (Rush)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Lupita N'yongo (12 Years a Slave)
Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)
Julia Roberts (August: Osage County)
Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine)
June Squibb (Nebraska)

There were about 3 that deserve to be nominated: Octavia Spencer, Scarlett Johansson, Oprah Winfrey

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen
Monsters University
The Wind Rises

There are my Oscar nomination predictions for next week on January 16th. We'll see what happens after the Golden Globes announces their winners. It may shake things up.

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