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Oscar Predictions (Major Categories)


Well, the Oscars are less than two weeks away and alas, I've made my predictions on who is going to win this year. I have to say this has been one of the easiest years to predict in terms of who deservedly should win. So here are my predictions in the major categories in upper case letters:

BEST PICTURE:
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
Twelve Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

MY PICK: TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE

Should Win: Twelve Years a Slave

Could Win: Gravity

BEST DIRECTOR:
David O. Russell (American Hustle)
Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)
Alexander Payne (Nebraska)
Steve McQueen (Twelve Years a Slave)
Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street)

MY PICK: Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)

Should Win: Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)

Could Win: Steve McQueen (Twelve Years a Slave)

BEST ACTOR:
Christian Bale (American Hustle)
Bruce Dern (Nebraska)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Twelve Years a Slave)
Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)

MY PICK: Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)

Should Win: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Twelve Years a Slave)

Could Win: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Twelve Years a Slave)

BEST ACTRESS:
Amy Adams (American Hustle)
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Sandra Bullock (Gravity)
Judi Dench (Philomena)
Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)

MY PICK: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

Should Win: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

Could Win: NO CONTEST! It's Blanchett.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)
Bradley Cooper (American Hustle)
Michael Fassbender (Twelve Years a Slave)
Jonah Hill (The Wolf of Wall Street)
Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

MY PICK: Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

Should Win: Michael Fassbender (Twelve Years a Slave)

Could Win: Michael Fassbender (Twelve Years a Slave)

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

MY PICK: Lupita N'yongo (Twelve Years a Slave)

Should Win: June Squibb (Nebraska)

Could Win: Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
The Wind Rises

MY PICK: Frozen

Should Win: Frozen

Could Win: The Wind Rises

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
The Act of Killing
Cutie and the Boxer
Dirty Wars
The Square
20 Feet from Stardom

MY PICK: The Act of Killing

Should Win: The Act of Killing

Could Win: 20 Feet from Stardom

I also predict that Gravity will get the most awards because of its technical achievement.

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