Academy Award Week 2014: If I Picked the Oscar Nominees They Would Be....

Best Picture

12 Years a Slave  

The Act of Killing

Before Midnight

Captain Phillips

Fruitvale Station

Gravity

Her

Inside Llewyn Davis

Nebraska

The Wolf of Wall Street

And my Oscar goes to....Gravity 

Best Actor

Bruce Dern-Nebraska

Leonardo DiCaprio-The Wolf of Wall Street

Chiwetel Ejifor-12 Years a Slave

Tom Hanks-Captain Phllips

Oscar Isaacs-Inside Llewyn Davis

Joaquin Phoenix-Her

And my Oscar goes to ...Oscar Isaacs-Inside Llewyn Davis 

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett-Blue Jasmine

Sandra Bullock-Gravity

Julie Delpy-Before Midnight

Adele Exarchapoulos-Blue is the Warmest Color

Gretta Gerwig-Frances Ha

Brie Larson-Short Term 12

And my Oscar goes to...Brie Larson-Short Term 12 

Best Supporting Actor

Barkhad Abdi-Captain Phillips

Michael Fassbender-12 Years a Slave

Jonah Hill-The Wolf of Wall Street

Matthew McConnaughey-Mud

Jared Leto-Dallas Buyers Club

Sam Rockwell-The Way Way Back

And my Oscar goes to....Matthew McConaughey-Mud 

Best Supporting Actress

Sally Hawkins-Blue Jasmine

Scarlett Johansson-Her

Lupita Nyong’o-12 Years a Slave

Lea Seydoux-Blue is the Warmest Color

June Squibb-Nebraska

And my Oscar goes to....Lupita Nyong'o-12 Years a Slave 

Best Director

Joel and Ethan Coen-Inside Llewyn Davis

Alfonso Cuaron-Gravity

Spike Jonez-Her

Steve McQueen-12 Years a Slave

Martin Scorsese-The Wolf of Wall Street

And my Oscar goes to ...Alfonso Cuaron-Gravity

Best Adapted Screenplay

12 Years a Slave

Before Midnight

The Spectacular Now

Short Term 12

The Wolf of Wall Street

And my Oscar goes to...Before Midnight

Best Original Screenplay

Enough Said

Fruitvale Station

Her

Inside Llewyn Davis

Nebraska

And my Oscar goes to...Her 

Best Ensemble

12 Years a Slave
Inside Llewyn Davis

Nebraska

Mud

The Wolf of Wall Street

And my Oscar goes to... the Cast of Nebraska 

Best Cinematography

12 Years a Slave

Gravity

Inside Llewyn Davis

Prisoners

Upstream Color

And my Oscar goes to....Inside Llewyn Davis

Best Costume Design

American Hustle

12 Years a Slave

The Great Gatsby

Her

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

And my Oscar goes to ...12 Years a Slave

Best Film Editing

12 Years a Slave

Gravity

Her

Inside Llewyn Davis 

The Wolf of Wall Street

And my Oscar goes to ...12 Years a Slave

Best Production Design

12 Years a Slave

Gravity

The Great Gatsby

Her

Oblivion

And my Oscar goes to...Her 

Best Make-Up/Hair

12 Years a Slave

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Lee Daniel’s The Butler

Rush

And my Oscar goes to...12 Years a Slave 

Best Original Score

All is Lost

Gravity

Her

Spring Breakers 

Upstream Color

And my Oscar goes to...Her

Best Original Song

Frozen-Let it Go

The Great Gatsby-Young and Beautiful

Her-The Moon Song

Inside Llewyn Davis-Please Mr. Kennedy

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom-Ordinary Love

And my Oscar goes to...Frozen-Let it Go

Best Sound Editing

All is Lost

12 Years a Slave

Captain Phillips

Gravity

Pacific Rim

And my Oscar goes to....Gravity 

Best Sound Mixing

All is Lost 

Captain Phillips

Gravity

Inside Llewyn Davis

Pacific Rim

And my Oscar goes to....Gravity 

Outstanding Visual Effects

Gravity

Iron Man 3

Man of Steel

Pacific Rim

Star Trek: into Darkness 

And my Oscar goes to .....Gravity