Final 87th Academy Awards Nominations Predictions

BEST PICTURE

-American Sniper

-Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

-Boyhood

-The Grand Budapest Hotel

-The Imitation Game

-Nightcrawler

-Selma

-The Theory of Everything

-Whiplash

BEST DIRECTOR

-Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel

-Ava DuVernay, Selma

-Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

-Richard Linklater, Boyhood

-Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

BEST LEAD ACTOR

-Bradley Cooper, American Sniper

-Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game

-Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler

-Michael Keaton, Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

-Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

BEST LEAD ACTRESS

-Jennifer Aniston, Cake

-Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything

-Julianne Moore, Still Alice

-Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl

-Reese Witherspoon, Wild

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

-Robert Duvall, The Judge

-Ethan Hawke, Boyhood

-Edward Norton, Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

-Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher

-J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

-Patricia Arquette, Boyhood

-Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game

-Rene Russo, Nightcrawler

-Emma Stone, Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

-Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

-American Sniper

-Gone Girl

-The Imitation Game

-The Theory of Everything

-Whiplash

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

-Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

-Boyhood

-The Grand Budapest Hotel

-Mr. Turner

-Nightcrawler

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

-Big Hero 6

-The Boxtrolls

-How to Train Your Dragon 2

-The LEGO Movie

-Song of the Sea

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

-Citizenfour

-Finding Vivian Maier

-Last Days in Vietnam

-Life Itself

-Virunga

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

-Force Majeure

-Ida

-Leviathan

-Timbuktu

-Wild Tales

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

-The Bigger Picture

-Coda

-Duet

-Feast

-Me and My Moulton

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

-Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1

-Joanna

-Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace

-The Lion’s Mouth Opens

-White Earth

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT

-Boogaloo and Graham

-Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak)

-My Father’s Truck

-The Phone Call

-SLR

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

-Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

-The Grand Budapest Hotel

-The Imitation Game

-Mr. Turner

-Unbroken

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

-The Grand Budapest Hotel

-The Immigrant

-Into the Woods

-Mr. Turner

-The Theory of Everything

BEST FILM EDITING

-American Sniper

-Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

-Boyhood

-The Imitation Game

-Whiplash

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

-The Grand Budapest Hotel

-Guardians of the Galaxy

-The Theory of Everything

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

-Gone Girl

-The Grand Budapest Hotel

-The Imitation Game

-Interstellar

-The Theory of Everything

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

-“Big Eyes”, Big Eyes

-“Glory”, Selma

-“I’m Not Gonna Miss You”, Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me

-“Lost Stars”, Begin Again

-“Mercy Is”, Noah

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

-The Grand Budapest Hotel

-The Imitation Game

-Interstellar

-Into the Woods

-Mr. Turner

BEST SOUND EDITING

-American Sniper

-Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

-Edge of Tomorrow

-Interstellar

-Unbroken

BEST SOUND MIXING

-American Sniper

-Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

-Guardians of the Galaxy

-Unbroken

-Whiplash

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

-Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

-Guardians of the Galaxy

-Interstellar

-Maleficent

-X-Men: Days of Future Past