FINAL PREDICTIONS FOR THE 87TH ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS
FINAL SCORE: 80/106 = 75% MY NEW BEST SCORE EVER!
| RANK | BEST PICTURE | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Boyhood | 5/8 | 18 |
| 2. | Birdman | 0/11 | 11 |
| 3. | The Grand Budapest Hotel | 1/8 | 10 |
| 4. | Imitation Game | 0/12 | 12 |
| 5. | Whiplash | 0/7 | 7 |
| 6. | The Theory Of Everything | 0/6 | 6 |
| 7. | Selma | 0/4 | 4 |
| 8. | Nightcrawler X | 0/6 | 6 |
| 9. | Foxcatcher X | 0/5 | 5 |
| 10. | Gone Girl X | ||
| Correctly Predicted: 7/8
Incorrectly Predicted X: Nightcrawler, Foxcatcher, Gone Girl Missed: American Sniper |
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| Alternative: American Sniper | 0/6 | 6 | |
| Should Be Nominated: Mommy or Mr. Turner | 0/0 | 0 | |
| RANK | BEST DIRECTOR | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Richard Linklater, Boyhood | 4/2 | 10 |
| 2. | Alejandro G. Inarritu, Birdman | 0/3 | 3 |
| 3. | Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel | 0/3 | 3 |
| 4. | Damien Chazelle, Whiplash X | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5. | David Fincher, Gone Girl X | 0/2 | 2 |
| Correctly Predicted: 3/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: Whiplash, Gone Girl Missed: Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game, Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher |
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| Alternative: Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game | 0/1 | 1 | |
| Should Be Nominated: Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher | 0/0 | 0 | |
| RANK | BEST ACTOR | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Micheal Keaton, Birdman | 3/2 | 8 |
| 2. | Eddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything | 1/4 | 6 |
| 3. | Benedict Cumberbatch, Imitation Game | 0/4 | 4 |
| 4. | Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler X | 0/3 | 3 |
| 5. | Steve Carell, Foxcatcher | 0/2 | 2 |
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: Nightcrawler Missed: Bradley Cooper, American Sniper |
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| Alternative: David Oyelowo, Selma | 0/2 | 2 | |
| Should Be Nominated: Ralph Finnes, The Grand Budapest Hotel | 0/2 | 2 | |
| RANK | BEST ACTRESS | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Julianne Moore, Still Alice | 2/3 | 7 |
| 2. | Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl | 0/4 | 4 |
| 3. | Resse Witherspoon, Wild | 0/4 | 4 |
| 4. | Felicity Jones, The Theory Of Everything | 0/4 | 4 |
| 5. | Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night | 3/1 | 7 |
| Correctly Predicted: 5/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: None Missed: None |
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| Alternative: Jennifer Aniston, Cake | 0/3 | 3 | |
| Should Be Nominated: Scarlett Johanson, Under The Skin | 0/1 | 1 | |
| RANK | BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | J.K. Simmons, Whiplash | 5/2 | 12 |
| 2. | Edward Norton, Birdman | 1/4 | 6 |
| 3. | Ethan Hawke, Boyhood | 0/4 | 4 |
| 4. | Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher | 0/4 | 4 |
| 5. | Robert Duvall, The Judge | 0/3 | 3 |
| Correctly Predicted: 5/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: None Missed: None |
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| Alternative: Josh Brolin, Inherent Vice | 0/1 | 1 | |
| Should Be Nominated: Alfred Molina, Love Is Strange | 0/0 | 0 | |
| RANK | BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Patricia Arquette, Boyhood | 4/2 | 10 |
| 2. | Emma Stone, Birdman | 0/4 | 4 |
| 3. | Kiera Knightley, The Imitation Game | 0/3 | 3 |
| 4. | Meryl Streep, Into The Woods | 0/3 | 3 |
| 5. | Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year X | 1/3 | 5 |
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: A Most Violent Year Missed: Laura Dern, Wild |
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| Alternative: Laura Dern, Wild | 0/1 | 1 | |
| Should Be Nominated: Tilda Swinton, Snowpiercer | 0/1 | 1 | |
| RANK | BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn X | 1/3 | 5 |
| 2. | Whiplash, Damien Chazelle | 0/2 | 2 |
| 3. | The Imitation Game, Graham Moore | 0/4 | 4 |
| 4. | The Theory of Everything, Anthony McCarten | 0/2 | 2 |
| 5. | Inherent Vice, Paul Thomas Anderson | 1/2 | 4 |
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: Gone Girl Missed: American Sniper, Jason Hall |
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| Alternative: American Sniper, Jason Hall | 0/1 | 1 | |
| Should Be Nominated: None | |||
| RANK | BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Birdman, Armando Bo and others | 3/0 | 6 |
| 2. | Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson | 2/3 | 7 |
| 3. | Boyhood, Richard Linklater | 0/3 | 3 |
| 4. | Foxcatcher, Dan Futterman | 0/1 | 1 |
| 5. | Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy | 0/1 | 1 |
| Correctly Predicted: 5/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: None Missed: None |
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| Alternative: Selma, Paul Webb | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Should Be Nominated: None | |||
| RANK | BEST ANIMATED FEATURE | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | The Lego Movie X | 2/1 | 5 |
| 2. | How To Train Your Dragon 2 | 2/1 | 5 |
| 3. | Big Hero 6 | 0/2 | 2 |
| 4. | The Tale Of Princess Kaguya | 2/1 | 5 |
| 5. | The Boxtrolls | 0/2 | 2 |
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: The Lego Movie Missed: Song Of The Sea |
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| Alternative: The Book Of Life | 0/2 | 2 | |
| Should Be Nominated: None | 0/0 | 0 | |
| RANK | BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Citizen Four | 2/1 | 5 |
| 2. | Life Itself X | 3/0 | 6 |
| 3. | The Last Days In Vietnam | 0/2 | 2 |
| 4. | The Overnighters X | 0/1 | 1 |
| 5. | The Case Against 8 X | 0/0 | 0 |
| Correctly Predicted: 2/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: Life Itself, The Overnighters, The Case Against 8 Missed: Finding Vivien, The Salt Of The Earth, Virunga |
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| Alternative: Keep On Keeping On | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Should Be Nominated: None | |||
| RANK | BEST FOREGIN LANGUAGE FILM | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Ida | 1/1 | 3 |
| 2. | Leviathan | 1/1 | 3 |
| 3. | Force Majure X | 1/2 | 4 |
| 4. | Wild Tales | 1/0 | 2 |
| 5. | Timbuktu | 0/0 | 0 |
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: Force Majure Missed: Tangerines |
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| Alternative: Corn Island | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Should Be Nominated: Two Days, One Night | 0/0 | 0 | |
| RANK | BEST FILM EDITING | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Boyhood | 1/2 | 4 |
| 2. | Birdman | 1/1 | 3 |
| 3. | Whiplash | 0/2 | 2 |
| 4. | Gone Girl X | 0/2 | 2 |
| 5. | The Grand Budapest Hotel | 0/0 | 0 |
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: Gone Girl Missed: American Sniper |
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| Alternative: The Imitation Game | 0/1 | 1 | |
| Should Be Nominated: Foxcatcher | 0/0 | 0 | |
| RANK | BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | The Grand Budapest Hotel | 1/2 | 4 |
| 2. | Interstellar | 0/2 | 2 |
| 3. | Into The Woods | 0/2 | 2 |
| 4. | Birdman X | 0/2 | 2 |
| 5. | The Imitation Game | 0/1 | 1 |
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: Birdman Missed: Mr. Turner |
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| Alternative: Mr Turner | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Should Be Nominated: None | |||
| RANK | BEST CINEMATOGRAHPY | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Birdman | 2/2 | 6 |
| 2. | Interstellar X | 0/1 | 1 |
| 3. | Mr. Turner | 0/1 | 1 |
| 4. | Unbroken | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5. | Gone Girl X | 0/0 | 0 |
| Correctly Predicted: 3/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: Interstellar, Gone Girl Missed: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Ida |
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| Alternative: Nightcrawler | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Should Be Nominated: | |||
| RANK | BEST COSTUME DESIGN | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Into The Woods | ||
| 2. | Maleficent | ||
| 3. | The Grand Budapest Hotel | ||
| 4. | Mr. Turner | ||
| 5. | Selma X | ||
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: Selma Missed: Inherent Vice, |
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| Alternative: The Immigrant | |||
| Should Be Nominated: Bridman | |||
| RANK | BEST MAKE UP | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | The Grand Budapest | ||
| 2. | Foxcatcher | ||
| 3. | Into The Woods X | ||
| Correctly Predicted: 2/3
Incorrectly Predicted X: Into The Woods Missed: Guardians Of The Galaxy |
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| Alternative: Maleficent | |||
| Should Be Nominated: Birdman | |||
| RANK | BEST ORIGINAL SCORE | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | The Theory Of Everything | ||
| 2. | The Imitation Game | ||
| 3. | Interstellar | ||
| 4. | Gone Girl X | ||
| 5. | Mr. Turner | ||
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: Gone Girl Missed: The Grand Budapest Hotel |
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| Alternative: The Horseman | |||
| Should Be Nominated: Under The Skin | |||
| RANK | BEST ORIGINAL SONG | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | ‘Glory’ Selma | ||
| 2. | ‘Everything Is Awesome’ The Lego Movie | ||
| 3. | ‘Lost Stars’ Begin Again | ||
| 4. | ‘Split The Difference’ Boyhood X | ||
| 5. | ‘Big Eyes’ Big Eyes X | ||
| Correctly Predicted: 3/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: ‘Split The Difference’ Boyhood, ‘Big Eyes’ Big Eyes Missed: ‘Grateful’ Beyond The Lights, ‘I’m Not Going To Miss You’ Glen Campbell |
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| Alternative: ‘Miracles’ Unbroken | |||
| Should Be Nominated: None | |||
| RANK | BEST SOUND EDITING | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Whiplash X | ||
| 2. | Into The Woods X | ||
| 3. | Interstellar | ||
| 4. | American Sniper | ||
| 5. | Unbroken | ||
| Correctly Predicted: 3/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: Whiplash, Into The Woods Missed: The Hobbitt, Birdman |
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| Alternative: Guardians Of The Galaxy | |||
| Should Be Nominated: Birdman | |||
| RANK | BEST SOUND MIXING | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | American Sniper | ||
| 2. | Into The Woods X | ||
| 3. | Whiplash | ||
| 4. | Interstellar | ||
| 5. | Guardians Of The Galaxy X | ||
| Correctly Predicted: 3/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: Guardians Of The Galaxy, Into The Woods Missed: Birdman, Unbroken |
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| Alternative: Unbroken | |||
| Should Be Nominated: None | |||
| RANK | BEST VISUAL EFFECTS | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Interstellar | ||
| 2. | Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes | ||
| 3. | Guardians Of The Galaxy | ||
| 4. | The Hobbitt X | ||
| 5. | Exodus X | ||
| Correctly Predicted: 3/5
Incorrectly Predicted X: The Hobbitt, Missed: X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Captain America |
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| Alternative: Transformers | |||
| Should Be Nominated: None | |||
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