Oscar Prediction Verdict
Well, not too bad. 17 out of 23. The ones that I didn't guess the Oscar winner generally actually went to what I considered a better choice.
Best Picture - 12 Years a Slave, I was right and not too disapointed although I still say Gravity was the better film.
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Matthew McConaughey, right again and although I'd rather Chiwetel Ejiofor won, McConaughey was certainly deserving too.
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Cate Blanchett, to absolutely no one's surprise.
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Jared Leto, another lack of surprise.
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - I thought the Academy would overlook Lupta Nyong'o in favour of golden girl Jennifer Lawrence, so I'm very happy to be wrong
Best Animated Feature - Frozen. Spot on.
Best Cinematography - Gravity. Yup.
Best Costume Design - Gatsby. Yup.
Best Directing - Alfonso Cuarón, yay!
Best Documentary Feature - Wrong! Maybe the subject matter of Act of Killing was a little too much, but I'd never even heard of 20 Feet from Stardom.
Best Documentary Short - The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life, yup.
Best Film Editing - I went for Captain Phillips on a coin flip over Gravity. Never trust the coin.
Best Foreign Language Film - The Great Beauty. I clearly need to read some stuff about this film because I found it unbearable.
Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Dallas Buyers Club. Yup.
Best Original Score - Gravity. Yup again.
Best Original Song - Let it Go, easy one.
Best Production Design - Clearly my understanding of what makes good production design is right. Or at least shared by the Academy.
Best Animated Short Film - Mr. Hublot, I was wrong.
Best Live Action Short Film - Thanks to skimming one article, I guessed Helium correctly
Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing - Gravity. No real surprise.
Best Visual Effects - Gravity, also utterly unsurprising.
Best Adapted Screenplay - 12 Years a Slave as expected.
Best Original Screenplay - Her won over American Hustle, so I was wrong but not that sad.
Best Picture - 12 Years a Slave, I was right and not too disapointed although I still say Gravity was the better film.
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Matthew McConaughey, right again and although I'd rather Chiwetel Ejiofor won, McConaughey was certainly deserving too.
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Cate Blanchett, to absolutely no one's surprise.
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Jared Leto, another lack of surprise.
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - I thought the Academy would overlook Lupta Nyong'o in favour of golden girl Jennifer Lawrence, so I'm very happy to be wrong
Best Animated Feature - Frozen. Spot on.
Best Cinematography - Gravity. Yup.
Best Costume Design - Gatsby. Yup.
Best Directing - Alfonso Cuarón, yay!
Best Documentary Feature - Wrong! Maybe the subject matter of Act of Killing was a little too much, but I'd never even heard of 20 Feet from Stardom.
Best Documentary Short - The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life, yup.
Best Film Editing - I went for Captain Phillips on a coin flip over Gravity. Never trust the coin.
Best Foreign Language Film - The Great Beauty. I clearly need to read some stuff about this film because I found it unbearable.
Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Dallas Buyers Club. Yup.
Best Original Score - Gravity. Yup again.
Best Original Song - Let it Go, easy one.
Best Production Design - Clearly my understanding of what makes good production design is right. Or at least shared by the Academy.
Best Animated Short Film - Mr. Hublot, I was wrong.
Best Live Action Short Film - Thanks to skimming one article, I guessed Helium correctly
Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing - Gravity. No real surprise.
Best Visual Effects - Gravity, also utterly unsurprising.
Best Adapted Screenplay - 12 Years a Slave as expected.
Best Original Screenplay - Her won over American Hustle, so I was wrong but not that sad.