Oscar weekend is just hours away. Here are my final prediction for all the other categories I haven’t covered yet. Throughout the week, I’ve posted my Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor & Actress predictions. Now it’s time to dive into the rest of the Oscar categories! I have a few “upset” picks in there. I don’t know why, but sometimes I over-think the Oscars and gamble on dark horses. I’ve marked them below.
Best Director:
The Winner: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Other Nominees: Steve McQueen, David O. Russell, Martin Scorsese, Alexander Payne
Animated Feature Film
The Winner: Frozen
Other Nominees: The Croods, Despicable Me 2, The Wind Rises, Ernest & Celestine
Best Original Screenplay
The Winner: American Hustle [Upset Pick]
Other Nominees: Her, Blue Jasmine, Dallas Buyers Club, Nebraska
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Winner: 12 Years a Slave
Other Nominees: Philomena, Before Midnight, The Wolf of Wall Street, Captain Phillips
Best Foreign Film
The Winner: The Hunt [Upset Pick]
Other Nominees: The Great Beauty, The Broken Circle Breakdown, Omar, The Missing Picture
Best Documentary Feature
The Winner: 20 Feet from Stardom
Other Nominees: The Act of Killing, The Square, Dirty Wars, Cutie and the Boxer
Best Production Design
The Winner: The Great Gatsby
Other Nominees: Gravity, 12 Years a Slave, Her, American Hustle
Best Cinematography
The Winner: Gravity
Other Nominees: Nebraska, Inside Llewyn Davis, The Grandmaster, Prisoners
Best Costume Design
The Winner: The Great Gatsby
Other Nominees: American Hustle, 12 Years a Slave, The Invisible Woman, The Grandmaster
Best Editing
The Winner: Gravity
Other Nominees: Captain Phillips, American Hustle, 12 Years a Slave, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Makeup and Hair
The Winner: Bad Grandpa [Upset Pick]
Other Nominees: Dallas Buyers Club, The Lone Ranger
Best Score
The Winner: Gravity
Other Nominees: Philomena, Her, Saving Mr. Banks, The Book Thief
Best Song
The Winner: ‘Let It Go’ from Frozen
Other Nominees: ‘Ordinary Love’ from Mandela: The Long Walk Home, ‘Happy’ from Despicable Me 2, ‘The Moon Song’ from Her
Best Sound Editing
The Winner: Gravity
Other Nominees: Captain Phillips, All is Lost, Lone Survivor, The Hobbit: Smaug
Best Sound Mixing
The Winner: Gravity
Other Nominees: Captain Phillips, Inside Llewyn Davis, Lone Survivor, The Hobbit: Smaug
Best Visual Effects
The Winner: Gravity
Other Nominees: Star Trek Into Darkness, The Hobbit: Smaug, Iron Man 3, The Lone Ranger
Best Animated Short
The Winner: Get a Horse (plays in front of Frozen)
Other Nominees: Mr. Hubolt, Feral, Possessions, Room on the Broom
Best Documentary Short
The Winner: The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved MyLife
Other Nominees: Facing Fear, Cavedigger, Karama Has No Walls, Prison Terminal: Last Days of Private Jack Hall
Best Live Action Short
The Winner: The Voorman Problem
Other Nominees: Helium, Just Before Losing Everything, Aquel No Era Yo, Do I Have To Take Care of Everything
You can see my full list of predictions over on Gold Derby and be sure to follow along on Twitter @DerrickDeane where I’ll be live-tweeting all Sunday and be sure to check back Sunday evening for the complete list of winners!