A Random and Arbitrary List of Predicted Oscar Winners 2015

I watch the Oscars even if I haven’t seen most of the films.

Nevertheless, having someone to cheer for makes it more fun/exciting/frustrating/whatever.

So, I assigned each movie a number and then drew those numbers out of a bowl.

Here’s who’ll I’ll be “rooting” for Sunday night:

Best Picture: Boyhood

Actor in a Leading Role: Eddie Redmayne (Theory of Everything)

Actress in a Leading Role: Felicity Jones (Theory of Everything)

Actor in a Supporting Role: Edward Norton (Birdman)

Actress in a Supporting Role: Emma Stone (Birdman)

Animated Feature Film: The Boxtrolls

Cinematography: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Costume Design: Maleficent

Directing: Boyhood

Documentary Feature: CitizenFour

Documentary Short: The Reaper

Film Editing: The Imitation Game

Foreign Language: Leviathan

Makeup / Hairstyling: Guardians of the Galaxy

Original Score: Imitation Game

Original Song: “Everything is Awesome” from The Lego Movie

Production Design: Into the Woods

Animated Short: Feast

Live Action Short: Parvaneh

Sound Editing: The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies

Sound Mixing: Interstellar

Visual Effects: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Writing – Adapted Screenplay: American Sniper

Writing – Original Screenplay: Boyhood