I have no inside information. I have seen most of the Oscar nominated movies. Here are my guesses about who will win.
BEST MOVIE: Boyhood
BEST DIRECTOR: Richard Linklater, Boyhood
BEST ACTOR: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
BEST ACTRESS: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Who do you think will win?
That’s pretty much the consensus. The upset would be Birdman and Michael Keaton.
I have $50 on the Dallas Cowboys.
Dan, I thought you’d be at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis!
Steve, Patti Abbott is in the BIRDMAN camp.
Ditto. It’s a tough call but I’m going with BIRDMAN and Inarritu. My second guess would be BOYHOOD for Picture but still Inarritu for Director. Unfortunately, Theory of Everything closed before we got to see it – we’ll catch it on DVD – but I will defer to your (and everyone else’s) opinion on Redmayne. The other three awards seem to be shoo-ins.
Jeff, Eddie Redmayne’s performance is astonishing. But Keaton might be a sentimental favorite.
I posted my picks yesterday on Patti’s blog. I think Boyhood will win best pic, but the Academy will split and give Inarritu Best Director. I agree with all your acting pics, except I’m going with Bradley Cooper for Best Actor–mainly so that the family’s Oscar pool isn’t totally log-jammed!
Deb, I’d cheer if Bradley Cooper could pull off the upset in the BEST ACTOR category. AMERICAN SNIPER is the Public’s pick (they vote with their money). AMERICAN SNIPER, at $300 million and counting, has taken in more money than the other seven BEST MOVIE nominees combined.
I was more impressed with Cooper’s performance in AMERICAN HUSTLE than in AMERICAN SNIPER, but he has done good work lately.
Jeff, this is the third year in a row that Bradley Cooper has been nominated for an Oscar. He’s in some elite company now.
PICTURE: probably BIRDMAN but maybe BOYHOOD. I think IMITATION GAME was an early runner but has faded, as has THEORY OF EVERYTHING, though the latter may win best actor. Barbara will watch, including the red carpet stuff, starting at 4:00 this afternoon. I’ll be downstairs reading the last of Peter Robinson’s A NECESSARY END.
Rick, like Barbara, Diane will be watching all the Red Carpet stuff. I’m on the last 100 pages of SOME CAME RUNNING. I can’t believe it’s taken me a week to read this book!
Movies seen: zero. Interest: zero.
Bob, many people share your lack of interest in movies and the Oscars. Netflix and other movie sites are eroding the movie theater audience. The 2014 movies made the least amount of money in 20 years. Despite avid movie-goers like Patti Abbott, attendance is down. Way down.
Not just movie sites. A lot has to do with big screen HD tvs. Films look great and sound great at home now.
Steve, I’ve been replacing all my DVDs with Blu-rays. You’re right: a good HDTV and surround sound make films look and sound great!
Although I thought Redmayne was very fine in TTOE, it was such a typical Oscar winning role. And really it was her story more than his, based on her memoirs.
I am always surprised when people that like to read novels don’t like to see movies. We have many friends who see zero movies each year and it deprives us of a great topic of conversation. You can only talk about sports and politics for so long.
Agree with you Patti. Movies and music along with books have always been a big part of my life. I read about 3 books a week and watch or rewatch about the same number of films if not more. Sports take up little of my time except for baseball.
Steve, the only sport I actively watch is NFL football. I’ll watch some March Madness games. And, once in a while, watch an NHL game. But given the choice between a sports program and a good book or movie, I’ll pick the book or movie every time.
Patti, during the summer months Diane and I go to the movies once or twice a week. Right now, with the temperature of 14 (and falling) and a wind chill around zero going to the movies isn’t at the top of our list.
Any Oscar surprises so far, George?
Rick, Patti was right: it was BIRDMAN and not BOYHOOD.
What keeps me out of the theaters is the idiots who can’t shut up or think it’s okay to use a cell phone during the show. It has nothing to do with DVDs, which I rarely watch. I’m also unable to enjoy the MTV effects that every director seems to think are required these days.
Bob, I share your distaste for rude behavior in movie theaters. That’s why Diane and I go to early morning or early afternoon showings. Many times, we’re the only people in the theater.
So what do I win? I got them all right, not that most of them were all that difficult. The show was a snore as usual. Doogie should stick to the TOny Awards. In fact, we were able to take off an hour in the middle to watch THE WALKING DEAD without missing anything, which is a commentary in itself.
I hate to sound like Bill Crider riding the daylight savings time hobbyhorse, but WHERE ARE THE REAL STARS? Other than Meryl Streep, who was nominated after all, and Clint Eastwood, whose film was, I didn’t see any stars of the ’60s or ’70s (or maybe even the ’80s), let alone an earlier era. No De Niro or Hoffman or Redford or Fonda or Dunaway or even Tom Hanks or Denzel or Nicholson. Did Dakota Johnson really belong on the stage as a presenter? Or most of the others? And where was Joan Fontaine in the In Memoriam?
And stay off my lawn!
Jeff, I totally agree. The “Star Power” was pretty dim last night during the Oscar ceremonies. Your prize for getting all the Oscar picks right is a pizza!
OK, I was wrong about Joan Fontaine. She was the previous year. No mention of Joan Rivers, however.
Well, there was Julie Andrews… The star line-up has changed, Jeff, ya gotta roll with it. Or not particularly care like I don’t.
Not bad there with the acting categories, George!