2015 Oscar Predictions

This is a fantastic awards season for many reasons. The Oscars, this year, seem as unpredictable as ever. It's usually incredibly easy figuring out the winners and it's not a lot of fun watching a three-hour long ceremony when you know all the winners. There a lot of close races this year, but what's also noteworthy is that, this year, more than any other year, the Oscars may be spreading the wealth. The eight nominees will all probably pick up at least one award a piece, and that, in itself, is quite exciting. The following are my predictions of the winners. I have included a "Will Win" and "Should Win" note, as well as my personal favorite of the year.

American Sniper
Boyhood
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

Will WinBoyhood
Should WinBoyhood
If I picked my favorite of the yearBoyhood

Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tydlum, The Imitation Game

Will Win: Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Should Win: Richard Linklater, Boyhood
If I picked my favorite of the year: Richard Linklater, Boyhood

Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Will Win: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Should Win: Michael Keaton, Birdman
If I picked my favorite of the year: Joaquin Phoenix, The Immigrant

Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Will Win: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Should WinRosamund Pike, Gone Girl
If I picked my favorite of the year: Marion Cotillard, The Immigrant

Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Rufallo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Will WinJ.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Should Win: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
If I picked my favorite of the year: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Laura Dern, Wild
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Will Win: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Should Win: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
If I picked my favorite of the year: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood

Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler

Will WinThe Grand Budapest Hotel
Should WinBoyhood
If I picked my favorite of the yearBoyhood

American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

Will WinThe Imitation Game
Should WinInherent Vice
If I picked my favorite of the yearGone Girl

American Sniper
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game
Whiplash

Will WinBoyhood
Should Win: Boyhood
If I picked my favorite of the yearBoyhood

Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida

Mr. Turner
Unbroken

Will WinBirdman
Should WinBirdman
If I picked my favorite of the yearThe Immigrant

Ida
Leviathan
Tangerines

Timbuktu
Wild Tales

Will WinIda
Should Win: Ida
If I picked my favorite of the yearUnder the Skin

The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar

Into the Woods
Mr. Turner

Will WinThe Grand Budapest Hotel
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
If I picked my favorite of the yearThe Immigrant

The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods

Maleficent
Mr. Turner

Will WinThe Grand Budapest Hotel
Should WinInherent Vice
If I picked my favorite of the yearThe Immigrant

Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy

Will WinThe Grand Budapest Hotel
Should WinFoxcatcher
If I picked my favorite of the yearBirdman

American Sniper
Birdman
Interstellar

Unbroken
Whiplash

Will WinAmerican Sniper
Should WinInterstellar
If I picked my favorite of the yearUnder the Skin

American Sniper
Birdman
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Interstellar
Unbroken

Will WinAmerican Sniper
Should WinInterstellar
If I picked my favorite of the yearUnder the Skin

American Sniper
Birdman
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Interstellar
Unbroken

Will WinAmerican Sniper
Should WinInterstellar
If I picked my favorite of the yearUnder the Skin

The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar

Mr. Turner
The Theory of Everything

Will WinThe Theory of Everything
Should WinInterstellar
If I picked my favorite of the yearThe Immigrant

"Everything is Awesome" from The LEGO Movie
"Glory" from Selma
"Grateful" from Beyond the Lights
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from Glen Campbell... I'll Be Me
"Lost Stars" from Begin Again

Will Win: "Glory" from Selma
Should Win"Glory" from Selma
If I picked my favorite of the year: "Split the Difference" from Boyhood