Final 2013 Oscar Predictions

Best Picture
1. 12 Years a Slave
2. Gravity
3. American Hustle
4. The Wolf of Wall Street
5. Captain Phillips
6. Nebraska
7. Dallas Buyers Club
8. Her
9. Philomena
Will/Should Win: 12 Years a Slave
Could Win: Gravity
My Nine Would Have Been: 12 Years a Slave, Before Midnight, Inside Llewyn Davis, Stories We Tell, The Act of Killing, Short Term 12, Her, Frances Ha, and Enough Said

Best Director
1. Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
2. Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
3. David O. Russell, American Hustle
4. Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street
5. Alexander Payne, Nebraska
Will Win: Alfonso Cuaron
Should/Could Win: Steve McQueen
My Five Would Have Been: Steve McQueen, Alfonso Cuaron, Joel and Ethan Coen (Inside Llewyn Davis), Spike Jonze (Her), and Sarah Polley (Stories We Tell)

Best Actor
1. Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
2. Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
3. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
4. Bruce Dern, Nebraska
5. Christian Bale, American Hustle
Will Win: Matthew McConaughey
Should/Could Win: Chiwetel Ejiofor
My Five: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis), Joaquin Phoenix (Her), Matthew McConaughey, and Leonardo DiCaprio

Best Actress
1. Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
2. Amy Adams, Her
3. Sandra Bullock, Gravity
4. Judi Dench, Philomena
5. Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Will/Should Win: Cate Blanchett
Could Win: None
My Five: Adele Exarchopoulos (Blue is the Warmest Color), Brie Larsen (Short Term 12), Julie Delpy (Before Midnight), Cate Blanchett, and Julia-Louis Dreyfuss (Enough Said)

Best Supporting Actor
1. Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
2. Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
3. Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
4. Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
5. Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
Will/Should Win: Jared Leto
Could Win: None
My Five: Jared Leto, Michael Fassbender, Keith Stanfield (Short Term 12), Bradley Cooper, Jonah Hill

Best Supporting Actress
1. Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
2. Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
3. June Squibb, Nebraska
4. Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
5. Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Will/Should Win: Lupita Nyong'o
Could Win: Jennifer Lawrence
My Five: Lea Seydoux (Blue is the Warmest Color), Lupita Nyong'o, Jennifer Lawrence, Sally Hawkins, Kaitlyn Dever (Short Term 12)

Best Adapted Screenplay
1. John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
2. Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, Philomena
3. Terrence Winter, The Wolf of Wall Street
4. Billy Ray, Captain Phillips
5. Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, and Richard Linklater, Before Midnight
Will Win: 12 Years a Slave
Could Win: Philomena
Should Win: Before Midnight
My Five: Before Midnight, 12 Years a Slave, Blue is the Warmest Color, Short Term 12, The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Original Screenplay
1. David O. Russell and Eric Singer, American Hustle
2. Spike Jonze, Her
3. Bob Nelson, Nebraska
4. Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine
5. Craig Borten and Melissa Wallack, Dallas Buyers Club
Will/Should Win: Her
Could Win: American Hustle
My Five: Inside Llewyn Davis, Her, Enough Said, Frances Ha, Nebraska

Best Cinematography
1. Gravity
2. Inside Llewyn Davis
3. Nebraska
4. Prisoners
5. The Grandmaster
Will/Should Win: Gravity
Could Win: None

Best Costume Design
1. The Great Gatsby
2. American Hustle
3. 12 Years a Slave
4. The Invisible Woman
5. The Grandmaster
Will Win: The Great Gatsby
Could Win: American Hustle
Should Win: n/a (I didn't see The Invisible Woman)

Best Film Editing
1. Gravity
2. Captain Phillips
3. 12 Years a Slave
4. American Hustle
5. Dallas Buyers Club
Will Win: Captain Phillips
Could Win: Gravity or 12 Years a Slave

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
1. Dallas Buyers Club
2. The Lone Ranger
3. Jackass Present's Bad Grandpa
Will Win: Dallas Buyers Club
Could Win: None
Should Win: n/a (I didn't see Bad Grandpa or Lone Ranger)

Best Original Score
1. Gravity
2. Her
3. Philomena
4. The Book Thief
5. Saving Mr. Banks
Will Win: Gravity
Could Win: Her
Should Win: n/a (I didn't see The Book Thief, but I bet I would vote for Her)

Best Original Song
1. "Let it Go," Frozen
2. "Happy," Despicable Me 2
3. "Ordinary Love," Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
4. "The Moon Song," Her
Will/Should Win: "Let it Go"
Could Win: "Happy"

Best Production Design
1. The Great Gatsby
2. 12 Years a Slave
3. Gravity
4. Her
5. American Hustle
Will Win: The Great Gatsby
Could Win: 12 Years a Slave or Gravity
Should Win: Her

Best Sound Editing
1. Gravity
2. Captain Phillips
3. Lone Survivor
4. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
5. All is Lost
Will Win: Gravity
Could Win: None?
Should Win: n/a (I refuse to watch any of the Hobbit movies but I bet I would go with All is Lost)

Best Sound Mixing
1. Gravity
2. Captain Phillips
3. Lone Survivor
4. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
5. Inside Llewyn Davis
Will Win: Gravity
Could Win: None
Should Win: n/a (I refuse to watch any of the Hobbit movies but I bet I would go with Gravity)

Best Visual Effects
1. Gravity
2. Star Trek Into Darkness
3. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
4. Iron Man 3
5. The Lone Ranger
Will Win: Gravity
Could Win: None
Should Win: n/a

Best Animated Feature
1. Frozen
2. The Wind Rises
3. The Croods
4. Despicable Me 2
5. Ernest and Celestine
Will/Should Win: Frozen
Could Win: None

Best Documentary Feature
1. 20 Feet From Stardom
2. The Square
3. The Act of Killing
4. Dirty Wars
5. Cutie and the Boxer
Will Win: 20 Feet From Stardom
Could Win: The Square or The Act of Killing
Should Win: The Act of Killing

Best Foreign Language Film
1. The Great Beauty (Italy)
2. The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium)
3. The Hunt (Denmark)
4. Omar (Palestine)
5. The Missing Picture (Cambodia)
Will Win: The Great Beauty
Could Win: The Broken Circle Breakdown or The Hunt
Should Win: n/a (I didn't see Omar or The Missing Picture)

Best Animated Short
1. Get a Horse!
2. Mr. Hublot
3. Room on the Broom
4. Feral
5. Possessions
Will Win: Get a Horse!
Could Win: Mr. Hublot
Should Win: Feral

Best Documentary Short
1. The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
2. Karama Has No Walls
3. Facing Fear
4. CaveDigger
5. Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall
Will Win: The Lady in Number 6
Could Win: Karama Has No Walls
Should Win: Prison Terminal

Best Live Action Short
1. Helium
2. Avant Que de Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)

3. The Voorman Problem

4. Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)

5. Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)

Will Win: Helium

Could Win: Just Before Losing Everything or The Voorman Problem

Should Win: Just Before Losing Everything