Weekly Forecast for the Oscars 2015 (2/1/2015)

Little change in the forecast in a week practically off waiting for the strength of the race to begin.

Nominations to important guilds such as the PGA, Producers Guild, and DGA, Directors Guild and the winners of major awards such as the Golden Globes or SAGs, Actors Guild Awards, which can significantly change the career by Oscar.

Best film

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

Best Director

1. Richard Linklater for "Boyhood"
2. Alejandro González Iñarritu for "Birdman"
3. Ava DuVernay for "Selma" (+2)
4. Morten Tyldum for "The Imitation Game" 
5. David Fincher for "Gone Girl" (+1)
6. Wes Anderson for «The Grand Budapest Hotel» (-3)
7. Damien Chazelle for "Whiplash"
8. Bennet Miller for "Foxcatcher"
9. Christopher Nolan for "Interstellar"
10. James Marsh for "The Theory of Everything"

Best Actor

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

Best Actress

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

Best Supporting Actor

1. JK Simmons for "Whiplash" 
2. Edward Norton for "Birdman" 
3. Ethan Hawke for "Boyhood" 
4. Mark Ruffalo for "Foxcatcher" 
5. Robert Duvall for "The Judge" 
6. Josh Brolin for "Inherent Vice"
7. Miyavi for "Unbroken"
8. Tim Roth for "Selma"
9. Charlie Cox for "The Theory of Everything"
10. Albert Brooks for "A Most Violent Year"

Best Supporting Actress

1. Patricia Arquette for "Boyhood"
2. Emma Stone for "Birdman" 
3. Keira Knightley for "The Imitation Game" 
4. Meryl Streep for "Into the Woods" 
5. Jessica Chastain for "A Most Violent Year" 
6. Laura Dern for "Wild"
7. Carmen Ejogo for «Selma»
8. Naomi Watts for «St. Vincent »
9. Tilda Swinton for "Snowpiercer" (N)
10. Rene Russian for «Nightcrawler» (-1)

Best original script

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

Best Adapted Screenplay

1. "Gone Girl" 
2. "The Imitation Game" (+1)
3. "The Theory of Everything" (+1)
4. "Inherent Vice" (-2)
5. "Wild" 
6. "Unbroken"
7. "Into the Woods"
8. "American Sniper"
9. Still Alice
10. "A Most Wanted Man" (N)

Best Editing

1. Boyhood 
2. Birdman
3. "Whiplash" (+1)
4. "Gone Girl" (+1)
5. "The Imitation Game" (+1)
6. "Nightcrawler" (N)
7. "American Sniper" (N)
8. "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (N)
9. "Into the Woods" (N)
10. "Inherent Vice" (N)

Best photography

1. Birdman 
2. "Interstellar" 
3. "The Grand Budapest Hotel" 
4. «Mr. Turner » 
5. "Unbroken" 
6. "Gone Girl"
7. "Selma"
8. "Nightcrawler"
9. "The Imitation Game"
10. "The Theory of Everything"

Best soundtrack

1. "Interstellar" 
2. "The Imitation Game" 
3. "The Theory of Everything" 
4. "Unbroken" 
5. "Gone Girl" 
6. "Under the Skin"
7. "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
8. "Fury"
9. "How to Train Your Dragon 2"
10. "The Homesman"

Best Original Song

1. "Lost Stars" from "Begin Again"
2. "Glory" from "Selma"
3. "Everything is Awesome" from "The Lego Movie"
4. "Miracles" from "Unbroken" (+1)
5. "Split the Difference" from "Boyhood" (+4)
6. "Big Eyes" from "Big Eyes" (+4)
7. «Mercy» from «Noah» (-3)
8. "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from "Glen Campbell: I'll be Me" (-1)
9. "Yellow Flicker Beat" from "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" (-1)
10. «What is Love» from «Rio 2» (N)

Best production design

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

Best Costume Design

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

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

1. "Foxcatcher" 
2. Guardians of the Galaxy 
3. "The Theory of Everything" 
4. "Maleficent"
5. "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
6. "Noah"
7. "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"

Better sound

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

Best Sound Editing

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

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"
7. "Godzilla"
8. "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
9. "Maleficent"
10. "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb"

Best animated movie

1. «The Lego Movie » 
2. "How to Train Your Dragon 2" 
3. "Big Hero 6" 
4. "The Boxtrolls" 
5. "The Tale of Princess Kaguya" 
6. "The Book of Life"
7. "Song of the Sea"
8. "The Penguins of Madagascar"
9. "Rocks in my Pockets" (N)
10. «Mr. Peabody and Sherman »

Best Foreign Language Film

1. "Ida" by Pawel Pawlikowski (Poland) 
2. "Force Majeure" by Ruben Östlund (Sweden) 
3. "Leviathan" by Andrey Zvyagintsev (Russia) 
4. "Wild Tales" by Damián Szifrón (Argentina) 
5. "Timbuktu" by Abderrahmane Sissako (Mauritania) 
6. "Corn Island" (Georgia)
7. Tangerines (Estonia)
8. "Accused" (Netherlands)
9. "The Liberator" (Venezuela)

Best documentary

1. «Citizenfour» by Laura Poitras
2. "Life Itself" by Steve James
3. "Keep On Keepin 'On" by Alan Hicks (+1)
4. "Last Days in Vietnam" by Rory Kennedy (N)
5. "Virunga" by Orlando von Einsiedel (+4)
6. Jesse Moss's "The Overnighters"
7. Ben Cotner and Ryan White's "The Case Against 8"
8. "Jodorowsky's Dune" by Frank Pavich (-5)
9. «The Salt of the Earth» by Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado (-4)
10. "Art and Craft" (N)

Movies by number of nominations

9
Birdman

7
Boyhood
"The Imitation Game"

6
"Gone Girl"
"Interstellar"
"The Theory of Everything"
"Unbroken"

5
"Selma"
"The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Whiplash

4
"Into the Woods"

3
"Foxcatcher"
Guardians of the Galaxy
"The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies"

2
"Fury"
"Inherent Vice"
«Mr. Turner »
"The Lego Movie"
"Wild"

1
"A Most Violent Year"
"Begin Again"
"Big Hero 6"
"Cake"
"Citizenfour"
"Force Majeure"
"How to Train Your Dragon 2"
"Going"
"Keep On Keepin 'On"
"Last Days in Vietnam"
"Leviathan"
"Life Itself"
"Maleficent"
"Nightcrawler"
"Wild tales"
Still Alice
"The Boxtrolls"
"The Dawn of the Planet of the Apes"
"The Judge"
"The Tale of the Princess Kaguya"
"Timbuktu"
"Transformers: Age of Extinction"
Virunga

More information - Weekly Forecast for the Oscars 2015 (26/12/2014)