Weekly Forecast for the Oscars 2015 (12/12/2014)

Many changes this week after knowing the winners in several critical awards and nominations both for the SAG as to the Golden Globes.

«B" Y "Birdman»Are still the big favorites this year, at least for the critics.

«Unbroken»The forecast plummets and after expecting a lot from it, it may even be left out of the main sections of the Academy Awards.

Best film

1. Boyhood 
2. Birdman 
3. "The Imitation Game" (+1)
4. "Foxcatcher" (-1)
5. "Selma" 
6. "Whiplash" (+3) 
7. "Gone Girl" 
8. "The Theory of Everything"
9. "Unbroken" (-3)
10. «The Grand Budapest Hotel» (+5)
11. "A Most Violent Year" (-1)
12. "American Sniper" (-1)
13. "Interstellar" (-1)
14. "Into the Woods" (-1)
15. «Mr. Turner »(-1)

Best Director

1. Richard Linklater for "Boyhood"
2. Alejandro González Iñarritu for "Birdman"
3. Morten Tyldum for "The Imitation Game" (+1)
4. Bennet Miller for "Foxcatcher" (-1)
5. Ava DuVernay for "Selma"
6. David Fincher for "Gone Girl"
7. Clint Eastwood for "American Sniper" (+2)
8. Damien Chazelle for "Whiplash" (+2)
9. Angelina Jolie for "Unbroken" (-2)
10. JC Chandor for "A Most Violent Year" (-2)

Best Actor

1. Michael Keaton for "Birdman" 
2. Eddie Redmayne for "The Theory of Everything" (+1)
3. Benedict Cumberbatch for "The Imitation Game" (-1)
4. Steve Carrell for "Foxcatcher" 
5. Jake Gyllenhaal for "Nightcrawler" (+4)
6. David Oyelowo for "Selma"
7. Timothy Spall for «Mr. Turner »(-2)
8. Ralph Fiennes for «The Grand Budapest Hotel» (N)
9. Oscar Isaac for "A Most Violent Year" (-1)
10. Bradley Cooper for "American Sniper" (-1)

Best Actress

1. Julianne Moore for "Still Alice" 
2. Reese Witherspoon for "Wild" 
3. Felicity Jones for "The Theory of Everything" 
4. Rosamund Pike for "Gone Girl" 
5. Jennifer Aniston for "Cake"
6. Marion Cotillard for "Deux jours, une nuit" (+2)
7. Amy Adams for "Big Eyes" (-1)
8. Hilary Swank for "The Homesman" (-1)
9. Emily Blunt for "Into the Woods"
10. Helen Mirren for "The Foot-Hundred Journey" (N)

Best Supporting Actor

1. JK Simmons for "Whiplash" 
2. Edward Norton for "Birdman" 
3. Mark Ruffalo for "Foxcatcher" 
4. Ethan Hawke for "Boyhood" 
5. Robert Duvall for "The Judge" (+2)
6. Miyavi for "Unbroken" (-1)
7. Albert Brooks for "A Most Violent Year" (-1)
8. Josh Brolin for "Inherent Vice"
9. Christoph Waltz for "Big Eyes" (+1)
10. Andy Serkis for "The Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" (N)

Best Supporting Actress

1. Patricia Arquette for "Boyhood"
2. Emma Stone for "Birdman" 
3. Meryl Streep for "Into the Woods" (+1)
4. Keira Knightley for "The Imitation Game" (+1)
5. Jessica Chastain for "A Most Violent Year" (-2)
6. Naomi Watts for «St. Vincent »(N)
7. Laura Dern for "Wild" (-1)
8. Anna Kendrick for "Into the Woods" (-1)
9. Rene Russian for "Nightcrawler" (N)
10. Carrie Coon for "Gone Girl" (-1)

Best original script

1. Birdman
2. Boyhood
3. «The Grand Budapest Hotel» (+1)
4. "Selma" (+1)
5. "Whiplash" (+1)
6. «Mr. Turner »(+2)
7. "Foxcatcher" (-4)
8. "A Most Violent Year" (-1)
9. "The Lego Movie" (N)
10. "Big Eyes" (-1)

Best Adapted Screenplay

1. "The Imitation Game" 
2. "Gone Girl" 
3. "The Theory of Everything" 
4. "Inherent Vice" 
5. "Unbroken" 
6. "Wild" (+1)
7. "Into the Woods" (-1)
8. "American Sniper"
9. "Trash"
10. "The Homesman"

Best Editing

1. "Interstellar"
2. Birdman
3. Boyhood
4. "The Imitation Game" 
5. "Whiplash" (+4)
6. "American Sniper" (+1)
7. "Gone Girl" (+3)
8. "Unbroken" (-2)
9. "Foxcatcher" (-4)
10. "A Most Violent Year" (-2)

Best photography

1. "Birdman" (+1)
2. "Interstellar" (-1)
3. "Unbroken"
4. "Gone Girl"
5. Boyhood (N)
6. «Mr. Turner »
7. "Whiplash" (N)
8. "The Imitation Game" (-3)
9. "Inherent Vice" (2)
10. "The Theory of Everything" (-1)

Best soundtrack

1. "Unbroken"
2. "Interstellar"
3. "The Imitation Game" 
4. Birdman 
5. "Whiplash" (N)
6. "The Theory of Everything" (-1)
7. "Inherent Vice" (N)
8. "Gone Girl" (-2)
9. "Fury" (-2)
10. «Mr. Turner »(-2)

Best Original Song

1. "Lost Stars" from "Begin Again"
2. "Glory" from "Selma"
3. "Everything is Awesome" from "The Lego Movie"
4. "Mercy" from "Noah"
5. "Miracles" from "Unbroken"
6. "The Last Goodbye" from "The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies"
7. "Split the Difference" from "Boyhood"
8. "What is Love" from "Rio 2"
9. "Something So Right" from "Muppets Most Wanted"
10. "Grateful" from "Beyond the Lights"

Best production design

1. "Into the Woods"
2. "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
3. "Birdman" (N)
4. "Interstellar" (-1)
5. "Unbroken" (-1)
6. "The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies" (-1)
7. "The Imitation Game"
8. "Selma"
9. «Mr. Turner »
10. "Snowpiercer" (N)

Best Costume Design

1. "Into the Woods"
2. "Maleficent"
3. "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
4. "Exodus: Gods and Kings"
5. "Unbroken"
6. «Mr. Turner »
7. "Selma"
8. "The Imitation Game"
9. "Belle"
10. "Inherent Vice"

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

1. "Into the Woods"
2. "Foxcatcher"
3. Guardians of the Galaxy
4. "The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies"
5. "Maleficent"
6. "The Theory of Everything"
7. "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
8. "Exodus: Gods and Kings"
9. «Mr. Turner »
10. "Big Eyes"

Better sound

1. "Interstellar"
2. "Unbroken"
3. "Into the Woods"
4. "The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies"
5. "Fury"
6. Whiplash
7. "Transformers: Age of Extinction"
8. "American Sniper"
9. "Exodus: Gods and Kings"
10. Guardians of the Galaxy

Best Sound Editing

1. "Interstellar"
2. "Unbroken"
3. "Fury"
4. "The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies"
5. Guardians of the Galaxy
6. "Into the Woods"
7. "Transformers: Age of Extinction"
8. "The Dawn of the Planet of the Apes"
9. "American Sniper"
10. "Big Hero 6"

Better visual effects

1. "Interstellar"
2. "The Dawn of the Planet of the Apes"
3. "The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies"
4. "Transformers: Age of Extinction"
5. Guardians of the Galaxy
6. "X-Men: Days of the Future Past" (+1)
7. "Godzilla" (+2)
8. "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (N)
9. "Maleficent" (N)
10. "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" (N)

Best animated movie

1. «The Lego Movie »(+2)
2. "How to Train Your Dragon 2" (-1)
3. "The Tale of Princess Kaguya" (+1)
4. "Big Hero 6" (-2)
5. "The Boxtrolls"
6. "Song of the Sea"
7. "The Book of Life"
8. "The Penguins of Madagascar"
9. "The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart"
10. «Mr. Peabody and Sherman »

Best Foreign Language Film

1. «Deux jours, une nuit» by Jean Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Belgium) (+2)
2. "Ida" by Pawel Pawlikowski (Poland) (+2)
3. "Winter Sleep" by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey) (+3)
4. Andrey Zvyagintsev's "Leviathan" (Russia) (-3)
5. "Mommy" by Xavier Dolan (Canada) (-3)
6. "Wild Tales" by Damián Szifrón (Argentina) (-1)
7. "Timbuktu" by Abderrahmane Sissako (Mauritania)
8. "White God" by Kornél Mundruczó (Hungary)
9. «Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho» by Daniel Ribeiro (Brazil)
10. "Norte, the End of History" by Lav Diaz (Philippines)

Best documentary

1. «Citizenfour» by Laura Poitras
2. "Life Itself" by Steve James
3. "Jodorowsky's Dune" by Frank Pavich (N)
4. "Keep On Keepin 'On" by Alan Hicks
5. "The Salt of the Earth" by Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado (+2)
6. "The Case Against 8" by Ben Cotner and Ryan White (-3)
7. Jesse Moss's "The Overnighters" (+1)
8. "Finding Vivian Maier" by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel (+1)
9. "Virunga" by Orlando von Einsiedel (N)
10. "Tales of the Grim Sleeper" by Nick Broomfield (N)

More information - Weekly Forecast for the Oscars 2015 (5/12/2014)