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[Brooke]

The Oscars are going to be on THIS coming March 2nd and I thought since so many of us enjoy movies; that it would be fun to predict the winners. So here the nominees are.

The Deadline is March Saturday March 1st. ENJOY!! And may the best nominees be ever in your favour


Best picture
"12 Years a Slave"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"
"Captain Phillips"
"Her" I=8.6%
"American Hustle"
"Gravity" I=8.3%
"Dallas Buyers Club
"Nebraska"
"Philomena"

Best director
Steve McQueen -- "12 Years a Slave"
David O. Russell -- "American Hustle"
Alfonso Cuaron -- "Gravity"
Alexander Payne -- "Nebraska"
Martin Scorsese -- "The Wolf of Wall Street"

Best actor
Bruce Dern -- "Nebraska"
Chiwetel Ejiofor -- "12 Years a Slave"
Matthew McConaughey -- "Dallas Buyers Club"
Leonardo DiCaprio -- "The Wolf of Wall Street" (Golden Globe and critic choice)
Christian Bale -- "American Hustle"

Best actress
GAmy Adams -- "American Hustle"
Cate Blanchett -- "Blue Jasmine"
Judi Dench -- "Philomena"
Sandra Bullock -- "Gravity"
Meryl Streep -- "August: Osage County"

Best supporting actor
Barkhad Abdi -- "Captain Phillips"
Bradley Cooper -- "American Hustle"
Jonah Hill -- "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Jared Leto -- "Dallas Buyers Club"
Michael Fassbender -- "12 Years a Slave"

Best supporting actress
Jennifer Lawrence -- "American Hustle"
Lupita Nyong'o -- "12 Years a Slave"
June Squibb -- "Nebraska"
Julia Roberts -- "August: Osage County"
Sally Hawkins -- "Blue Jasmine"


Best original screenplay
"American Hustle" -- David O. Russell and Eric Warren Singer
"Blue Jasmine" -- Woody Allen
"Her" -- Spike Jonze
"Nebraska" -- Bob Nelson
"Dallas Buyers Club" -- Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack

Best adapted screenplay
"12 Years a Slave" -- John Ridley
"Before Midnight" -- Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater
"The Wolf of Wall Street" -- Terence Winter
"Captain Phillips" -- Billy Ray
"Philomena" -- Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope

Best animated feature
"The Wind Rises"
Frozen"
"Despicable Me 2" "Ernest & Celestine" "The Croods"

Best foreign feature
"The Hunt" (Denmark)
"The Broken Circle Breakdown" (Belgium)
"The Great Beauty" (Italy)
"Omar" (Palestinian territories)
"The Missing Picture" (Cambodia)

Best music (original song)
"Frozen": "Let it Go" -- Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
"Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom": "Ordinary Love" -- U2, Paul Hewson
"Her": "The Moon Song" -- Karen O, Spike Jonze
"Despicable Me 2": "Happy" -- Pharrell Williams
"Alone Yet Not Alone": "Alone Yet Not Alone" -- Bruce Broughton, Dennis Spiegel

Best music (original score)
"Gravity" -- Steven Price
"Philomena" -- Alexandre Desplat
"The Book Thief" -- John Williams
"Saving Mr. Banks" -- Thomas Newman
"Her" -- William Butler and Owen Pallett

Best cinematography
"Gravity" -- Emmanuel Lubezki
"Inside Llewyn Davis" -- Bruno Delbonnel
"Nebraska" -- Phedon Papamichael
"Prisoners" -- Roger Deakins
"The Grandmaster" -- Phillippe Le Sourd

Best costume design
C"The Great Gatsby" -- Catherine Martin
"12 Years a Slave" -- Patricia Norris
"The Grandmaster" -- William Chang Suk Ping
"American Hustle" -- Michael Wilkinson
"The Invisible Woman" -- Michael O'Connor

Best documentary feature
"The Act of Killing"
"20 Feet From Stardom"
"The Square"
"Cutie and the Boxer"
"Dirty Wars"

Best film editing
"Gravity" -- Alfonso Cuaron, Mark Sanger
"12 Years a Slave"-- Joe Walker
"Captain Phillips" -- Christopher Rouse
"American Hustle" -- Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten
"Dallas Buyers Club" -- John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa

Best makeup and hairstyling
"The Lone Ranger" -- Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny
"Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" -- Stephen Prouty
"Dallas Buyers Club" -- Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews

Best production design
"12 Years a Slave" -- Adam Stockhausen and Alice Baker
"The Great Gatsby" -- Catherine Martin and Beverley Dunn
"American Hustle" -- Judy Becker and Heather Loeffler
"Gravity" -- Andy Nicholson, Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard
"Her" -- K.K. Barrett and Gene Serdena

Best visual effects
"Gravity"
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Star Trek Into Darkness"
"Iron Man 3"
"The Lone Ranger"

Best sound mixing
"Gravity"
"Captain Phillips"
"Lone Survivor"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"

Best sound editing
"Gravity"
"All Is Lost"
"Captain Phillips"
"Lone Survivor"
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"

Best short film, live action
"Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)"
"Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)"
"Helium"
"Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)"
"The Voorman Problem"

Best short film, animated
"Feral"
"Get a Horse!"
"Mr. Hublot"
"Possessions"
"Room on the Broom"

Best documentary short
"CaveDigger"
"Facing Fear"
"Karama Has No Walls"
"The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life"
"Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall"

[eloramoon]

Ok, here are my guesses:

[spoiler:06a0f3ee3b]Best picture
"12 Years a Slave"

Best director
David O. Russell -- "American Hustle"

Best actor
Christian Bale -- "American Hustle"

Best actress
Meryl Streep -- "August: Osage County"

Best supporting actor
Barkhad Abdi -- "Captain Phillips"

Best supporting actress
Jennifer Lawrence -- "American Hustle"

Best original screenplay
"Her" -- Spike Jonze

Best adapted screenplay
"12 Years a Slave" -- John Ridley

Best animated feature
"Frozen"

Best foreign feature
"Omar" (Palestinian territories)

Best music (original song)
"Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom": "Ordinary Love" -- U2, Paul Hewson

Best music (original score)
"The Book Thief" -- John Williams

Best cinematography
"Gravity" -- Emmanuel Lubezki

Best costume design
"12 Years a Slave" -- Patricia Norris

Best documentary feature
"The Square"

Best film editing
"Captain Phillips" -- Christopher Rouse

Best makeup and hairstyling
"Dallas Buyers Club" -- Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews

Best production design
"The Great Gatsby" -- Catherine Martin and Beverley Dunn

Best visual effects
"Gravity"

Best sound mixing
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"

Best sound editing
"Lone Survivor"

Best short film, live action
"Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)"

Best short film, animated
"Mr. Hublot"

Best documentary short
"Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall"[/spoiler:06a0f3ee3b]

Those were my best guesses but not necessarily my personal picks. Some were HUGE guesses since in the smaller categories like foreign film, I haven't seen any of them. That was fun! Thanks for posting this, Brooke!

[Brooke]

Here are mine. I love predicting these.

[spoiler:6c0779ba12]

Best picture
"12 Years a Slave"


Best director
Alfonso Cuaron -- "Gravity"

Best actor
Matthew McConaughey -- "Dallas Buyers Club"

Best actress
Cate Blanchett -- "Blue Jasmine"

Best supporting actor
Jared Leto -- "Dallas Buyers Club"

Best supporting actress
Lupita Nyong'o -- "12 Years a Slave"

Best original screenplay
"Her" -- Spike Jonze

Best adapted screenplay
"12 Years a Slave" -- John Ridley

Best animated feature
"Frozen"

Best foreign feature
"The Hunt" (Denmark)

Best music (original song)
"Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom": "Ordinary Love" -- U2, Paul Hewson

Best music (original score)
"Her" -- William Butler and Owen Pallett

Best cinematography
"Gravity" -- Emmanuel Lubezki

Best costume design
"American Hustle" -- Michael Wilkinson

Best documentary feature
"The Act of Killing

Best film editing
"Gravity" -- Alfonso Cuaron, Mark

Best makeup and hairstyling
"Dallas Buyers Club" -- Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews

Best production design
"The Great Gatsby" -- Catherine Martin and Beverley Dunn

Best visual effects
"Gravity"

Best sound mixing
"Gravity"

Best sound editing
"Gravity"

Best short film, live action
Helium

Best short film, animated
"Get a Horse!"

Best documentary short
"Karama Has No Walls
[/spoiler:6c0779ba12]

[Uruviel]

This is great! I'll make my predictions soon.

[HobbitRockGod]

My predictions!

[spoiler:8a3aaf0ba4]Best picture
"12 Years a Slave"

Best director
David O. Russell

Best actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor -- "12 Years a Slave"

Best actress
Sandra Bullock -- "Gravity"


Best supporting actor
Jonah Hill

Best supporting actress
Jennifer Lawrence -- "American Hustle" (Though honestly I think it SHOULD be Lupita, I think Jen will win. Love Jen, but I think Lupita deserves this one.)


Best original screenplay
"American Hustle" -- David O. Russell and Eric Warren Singer

Best adapted screenplay
"12 Years a Slave" -- John Ridley

Best animated feature
Frozen (NO contest. It HAS to be Frozen!!)

Best foreign feature
No prediction for these because I haven't seen any of them!

Best music (original song)
"Frozen": "Let it Go" -- Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez

Best music (original score)
"The Book Thief" -- John Williams

Best cinematography
"Gravity" -- Emmanuel Lubezki

Best costume design
"The Great Gatsby" -- Catherine Martin

Best documentary feature
Haven't seen any of these either so no idea!

Best film editing
"Gravity" -- Alfonso Cuaron, Mark Sanger

Best makeup and hairstyling
"Dallas Buyers Club" -- Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews

Best production design
"The Great Gatsby" -- Catherine Martin and Beverley Dunn

Best visual effects
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"

Best sound mixing
"Gravity"

Best sound editing
"Gravity"

Best short film, live action
Again, no prediction.

Best short film, animated
No prediction

Best documentary short
No prediction[/spoiler:8a3aaf0ba4]

[Brooke]

The Oscars are on in 30 minutes; last chance to predict the winners.

[Brooke]

Winners. What a great show.

[spoiler:46069791c8]

Best Picture
12 Years a Slave

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)

Best Animated Feature
Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho)

Best Cinematography
Gravity (Emmanuel Lubezki)

Best Costume Design
The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin)

Best Directing
Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón)

Best Documentary Feature
20 Feet from Stardom

Best Documentary Short
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (Malcolm Clarke, Nicholas Reed)

Best Film Editing
Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger)

Best Foreign Language Film
The Great Beauty (Italy)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Dallas Buyers Club (Adruitha Lee, Robin Mathews)

Best Original Score
Gravity (Steven Price)

Best Original Song
Let It Go - Frozen

Best Production Design
The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn)

Best Animated Short Film
Mr. Hublot (Laurent Witz, Alexandre Espigares)

Best Live Action Short Film
Helium (Anders Walter, Kim Magnusson)

Best Sound Editing
Gravity (Glenn Freemantle)

Best Sound Mixing
Gravity (Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead, Chris Munro)

Best Visual Effects
Gravity (Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould)

Best Adapted Screenplay
12 Years a Slave (John Ridley)

Best Original Screenplay
Her (Spike Jonze)

[/spoiler:46069791c8]

[eloramoon]

I got 9/24. Hehehe!

That really was a great show!