The Oscar Predictions 2015!

The Oscars are coming closer (February 22, Sunday) and I have nearly seen all the films that are nominated. So it’s time to share my predictions. Here it comes,

Best Picture

Will Win: Boyhood

May Win: Birdman        

Should Win: Boyhood (Birdman was good but not good enough to win the “Best Picture” Oscar. Boyhood was a cinema experience and it was more touching. Boyhood deserves more.)

Best Director

Will Win: Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman)

May Win: Richard Linklater (Boyhood)

Should Win: Alejandro González Iñárritu (Definitely! He is a very good director and Birdman should be honored with this category. Additionally he already won the Directors Guild of America Award so actually I have no doubt.)

Best Actor in Leading Role

Will Win: Eddie Redmayne (The Theory Of Everything)   

May Win: Eddie Redmayne (There is no ‘may win’! He will win the Oscar, he deserves every inch of it and he already won every award so far.)

Should Win: Eddie Redmayne

Best Actress in Leading Role

Will Win: Julianne Moore (Still Alice)

May Win: Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything)

Should Win: Julianne Moore (Actually here is also no ‘may win’. Moore also won every award and she needs a Oscar. She is a great actress and her performance in “Still Alice” was great too!)

Best Actor in Supporting Role

Will Win: J. K. Simmons (Whiplash)

May Win: Robert Duvall (The Judge)

Should Win: J. K. Simmons (I remember only the performance of Christopher Waltz in ‘Inglorious Basterds’ as impressive and as real as the performance of Simmons. Masterpiece performance! Just Perfect! )

Best Actress in Supporting Role

Will Win: Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)

May Win: Emma Stone (Birdman)          

Should Win: Patricia Arquette (The all nominees are good but Arquette needs the Oscar for this humble and minimalist performance.)

Best Original Screenplay

Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel

May Win: Birdman

Should Win: Birdman (Unfortunately I think that The Grand Budapest Hotel will win but it doesn’t deserve it. It is not a good movie, there is no originality in the scenario. Sorry but for me the weakest link of this year’s Oscars is definitely The Grand Budapest Hotel. If you want to see some colors, Tim Burton did much more better films with colors. Let’s not exaggerate!)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Will Win: Whiplash

May Win: The Theory of Everything

Should Win: The Theory of Everything (Even if I don’t know how Whiplash is adapted to the film, we all know that The Theory of Everything is a good adaptation. Stephan Hawking says it.)

Best Foreign Language Film

Will Win: Leviathan

May Win: Ida

Should Win: Ida (Actually I can’t say who should win because I only saw Ida but if Ida wins, it will be well-deserved.)

Best Original Score

Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel      

May Win: The Theory of Everything

Should Win: The Theory Of Everything (In this category all the composers are well-known and all of them did terrific jobs so it isn’t easy to decide. My heart says Johann Johannson with The Theory of Everything.)

Best Original Song

Will Win: Glory (Selma)

May Win: I’m not gonna miss you (Glen Campbell… I’ll be me)

Should Win: Glory

For the technical nominations I have some predictions but I can not say which film should win, cause I don’t have that knowledge to really question their judgement.

Achievement in Cinematography

Will Win: Birdman

May Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Achievement in Costume Design

Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel

May Win: Mr Turner

Achievement in Film Editing

Will Win: Whiplash

May Win: Boyhood

Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling

Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel

May Win: Foxcatcher

Achievement in Production Design

Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel

May Win: Mr Turner

Achievement in Sound Editing

Will Win: Birdman

May Win: The Hobbit : The Battle of Five Armies

Achievement in Sound Mixing

Will Win: Whiplash

May Win: Birdman

Achievement in Visual Effects

Will Win: Interstellar

May Win: Dawn of the Planet Apps

Lastly let’s come to the categories for which I have no idea who will win or who may win but for some of them I have some instincts about the winners: Best Documentary (The Salt of the Earth), Best Documentary Short Subject, Best Animated Film (How to Train Your Dragon 2), Best Live Action Short Film and Best Animated Short Film.

On February 22, I will be watching the Oscars ‘live’. I am sure it will be a lot of fun. Remember, this year’s host is Neil Patrick Harris so my expectations are really high about the fun factor of the ceremony and I will keep scores so that I can share with you how many of my predictions become reality.