We may have mentioned this before, but we do love a bit of the Oscars here in Her.ie towers. We always like to have a look at the Oscar race before the actual nominations though, just to get our predictions in and so here they are the main contenders in the big categories.
Best Film
Surefire nominations:
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Gravity
Probable Nominations:
The Butler
Captain Phillips
The Wolf of Wall Street
Saving Mr. Banks
Dallas Buyers Club
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Possibilities:
August: Osage County
Philomena
Saving Mr. Banks
All is Lost
Before Midnight
Blue Jasmine
Prisoners
Our prediction: 12 Years of Slave
Best Director
Surefire Nominations:
Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)
Joel and Ethan Coen (Inside Llewyn Davis)
Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)
Probable nominations:
David O. Russell (American Hustle)
Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street)
Possibilities
Alexander Payne (Nebraska)
J.C. Chandor (All is Lost)
Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips)
Spike Jonze (Her)
Our prediction: Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave.
Best Actor
Surefire Nominations
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Probable Nominations:
Robert Redford – All is Lost
Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyer’s Club
Possibilities:
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
Forest Whitaker – The ButlerJoaquin Phoenix – Her
Idris Elba – Mandela, The Long Walk to Freedom
Hugh Jackman – Prisoners
Jake Gyllenhaal – Prisoners
Our prediction: Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Best Actress
Surefire Nominations:
Judi Dench – Philomena
Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
Probable Nominations:
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Meryl Streep – August, Osage County
Possibilities
Amy Adams – American Hustle
Adele Exarchopoulos – Blue is the Warmest Colour
Our prediction – Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks (Although possibly Blanchett, this will be the toughest to call)
Best Supporting Actor
Surefire Nominations:
Jared Leto – Dallas Buyer’s Club
James Gandolfini – Enough Said
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years A Slave
Probable Nominations
Tom Hanks – Saving Mr. Banks
John Goodman – Inside Llewyn Davis
Possibilities
Geoffrey Rush – The Book Thief
Daniel Bruhl – Rush
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Jonah Hill – The Wolf of Wall Street
Our prediction: James Gandolfini, Enough Said.
Best Supporting Actress
Surefire Nominations
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Oprah Winfrey – The Butler
Probable nominations:
Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
June Squibb – Nebraska
Possibilities:
Julia Roberts – August: Orange County
Scarlett Johansson – Her
Melissa Leo – Prisoners
Octavia Spencer – Fruitvale Station
Our prediction: Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
