BEST PICTURE
Will Win: Birdman (won PGA and DGA which are reliable precursors)
Should Win: Boyhood (won BAFTA and Golden Globes)
Could Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
filmAEO pick: Boyhood
BEST DIRECTOR
Will Win: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman (won DGA, which is a strong precursor)
Should Win: Richard Linklater, Boyhood (won BAFTA and Golden Globes)
Could Win: Richard Linklater, Boyhood
filmAEO pick: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman
BEST ACTOR
Will Win: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything (won BAFTA, SAG and Golden Globes)
Should Win: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Could Win: Michael Keaton, Birdman (won Golden Globes)
filmAEO pick: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
BEST ACTRESS
Will Win: Julianne Moore, Still Alice (won every important awards, so unbeatable)
Should Win: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Could Win: N/A
filmAEO pick: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will Win: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash (won every important awards, so unbeatable)
Should Win: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Could Win: N/A
filmAEO pick: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will Win: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood (won every important awards, so unbeatable)
Should Win: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Could Win: N/A
filmAEO pick: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will Win: The Imitation Game
Should Win: The Imitation Game
Could Win: Whiplash
filmAEO pick: The Imitation Game (Voters would have been confused about the originality of Whiplash that should have been categorised as Original Screenplay.)
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Will Win: Birdman (Best Picture normally comes with a screenplay award)
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel (The plot and characters are well loved.)
Could Win: Birdman
filmAEO pick: The Grand Budapest Hotel (Love factor + Wes Anderson should get an Oscar)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Will Win: How To Train Your Dragon 2
Should Win: How To Train Your Dragon 2
Could Win: Big Hero 6
filmAEO pick: How To Train Your Dragon 2
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Will Win: Ida (Poland)
Should Win: Leviathan (Russia)
Could Win: Wild Tales (Argentina)
filmAEO pick: Ida (Poland)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will Win: Birdman (Its cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki, has won everything.)
Should Win: Birdman
Could Win: Ida (Have to admit that the film's shots and play with contrast in light are distinctive.)
filmAEO pick: Birdman (No artificial lighting, simply a play with stage lighting and impressive one-take.)
BEST FILM EDITING
Will Win: Boyhood
Should Win: Boyhood
Could Win: Whiplash or American Sniper
filmAEO pick: Boyhood (Best Picture normally comes with a Best Editing win.)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Could Win: Mr. Turner
filmAEO pick: The Grand Budapest Hotel (A cohort of technical wins for the film.)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Could Win: Mr. Turner
filmAEO pick: The Grand Budapest Hotel (A cohort of technical wins for the film.)
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Could Win: Guardians of the Galaxy
filmAEO pick: The Grand Budapest Hotel (A cohort of technical wins for the film.)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: The Theory of Everything
Could Win: The Theory of Everything
filmAEO pick: The Grand Budapest Hotel (A cohort of technical wins for the film + Final win for Alexandre Desplat)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Will Win: "Glory" (Selma)
Should Win: "Lost Stars" (Begin Again)
Could Win: "Everything is Awesome" (The LEGO Movie)
filmAEO pick: "Glory" (Selma)
BEST SOUND EDITING
Will Win: American Sniper
Should Win: American Sniper
Could Win: Birdman
filmAEO pick: American Sniper (War films are normally loud and this film is patriotic.)
BEST SOUND MIXING
Will Win: Whiplash
Should Win: Whiplash
Could Win: American Sniper
filmAEO pick: Whiplash (The blend of dialogue and drums sets the tone of the film.)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Will Win: Interstellar
Should Win: Interstellar
Could Win: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
filmAEO pick: Interstellar (The use of engineering software and mathematical modelling to visualise black holes and wormholes is a revolutionary movement.)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Will Win: Citizenfour
Should Win: Citizenfour
Could Win: Virunga or Finding Vivian Maier
filmAEO pick: Citizenfour
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Will Win: Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Should Win: Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Could Win: Joanna
filmAEO pick: Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
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