Oscar Predictions 2015

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BEST PICTURE

Will win: BIRDMAN BOYHOOD BIRDMAN BOYHOOD...yeah...BOYHOOD

Should win: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL or BIRDMAN

**Should NOT have been nominated: AMERICAN SNIPER

BEST DIRECTOR

Will win: Richard Linklater

Could win: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Should win: Wes Anderson

BEST ACTOR

Will win: Michael Keaton, BIRDMAN

Possible surprise winner: Eddie Redmayne, THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

Should win: Michael Keaton, BIRDMAN or Benedict Cumberbatch, THE IMITATION GAME

**Should have been nominated: Gary Oldman, ROBOCOP or DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

BEST ACTRESS

Will win: Julianne Moore, STILL ALICE

Possible surprise winner: Rosamund Pike, GONE GIRL

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Will win: J.K. Simmons, WHIPLASH

Possible surprise winner: Mark Ruffalo, FOXCATCHER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Will win: Patricia Arquette, BOYHOOD

Could win: Laura Dern, WILD

Should win: Patricia Arquette, BOYHOOD

**Should NOT have been nominated: Meryl Streep: INTO THE WOODS

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Will win: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2

Could win: BIG HERO 6

Should win: THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAYUGA

BEST FOREIGN FILM

Will win: IDA

Possible surprise winner: TIMBUKTU

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Will win: Wes Anderson, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

Should win: Wes Anderson, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Will win: Graham Moore, THE IMITATION GAME

Should win: Graham Moore, THE IMITATION GAME

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Will win: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

Possible surprise winner: MR. TURNER

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Will win: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

Possible surprise winner: MALEFICENT

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Will win: 'Glory,' SELMA

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Will win: THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

Possible surprise winner: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Will win: CITIZEN FOUR

Possible surprise winner: VIRUNGA or FINDING VIVIAN MAIER

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Will win: BIRDMAN

Possible surprise winner: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

BEST FILM EDITING

Will win: BOYHOOD

BEST MAKEUP

Will win: FOXCATCHER

Possible surprise winner: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

BEST SOUND EDITING

Will win: AMERICAN SNIPER

Possible surprise winner: INTERSTELLAR

BEST SOUND MIXING

Will win: WHIPLASH

Possible surprise winner: BIRDMAN or AMERICAN SNIPER

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Will win: DAWN OF PLANET OF THE APES

SHOULD win: DAWN OF PLANET OF THE APES

Possible surprise winner: INTERSTELLAR

BEST RUNNER IN A FEATURE FILM (not a real category)

Will win: Benedict Cumberbatch