My 2015 Oscar Nomination Predictions

PICTURE
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

DIRECTOR
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Clint Eastwood, American Sniper
Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
James Marsh, The Theory of Everything

ACTOR
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton, Birdman
David Oyelowo, Selma
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

ACTRESS
Jennifer Aniston, Cake
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Rene Russo, Nightcrawler
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Mr. Turner
Nightcrawler

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Sniper
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Mr. Turner
Selma

EDITING
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gone Girl
Whiplash

SCORE
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
The Theory of Everything

SONG
Big Eyes - “Big Eyes"
The Lego Movie - “Everything Is Awesome"
Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me - “I’m Not Gonna Miss You"
Rio 2 - “What is Love”
Selma - “Glory"

PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Into the Woods
Mr. Turner

COSTUME DESIGN
Belle
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner

MAKEUP
Foxcatcher
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Theory of Everything

VISUAL EFFECTS
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past

SOUND EDITING
American Sniper
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar
Transformers: Age of Extinction

SOUND MIXING
American Sniper
Guardians of the Galaxy
Into the Woods
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Whiplash

ANIMATED FEATURE
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Lego Movie
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

ANIMATED SHORT
The Dam Keeper
Duet
Feast
Me and My Moulton
A Single Life

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Force Majeure
Ida
Leviathan
Tangerines
Wild Tales

LIVE ACTION SHORT
Aya
Baghdad Messi
Carry On
Parvaneh
The Phone Call

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Case Against 8
Citizenfour
Finding Vivian Maier
Life Itself
The Overnighters

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Joanna
Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace
The Lion’s Mouth Opens
One Child