Brent A. Johnson’s Oscar Nomination Predictions

We'll see how accurate my predictions are tomorrow morning.

Best Picture

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      Boyhood

2.      Birdman

3.      The Grand Budapest Hotel

4.      The Imitation Game

5.      The Theory of Everything

6.      Selma

7.      American Sniper

8.      Whiplash

9.      Nightcrawler

(Alternates)

10.  Foxcatcher

11.  Gone Girl

12.  Unbroken

13.  Into the Woods

14.  Inherent Vice

15.  Interstellar

16.  Love is Strange

17.  A Most Violent Year

18.  Mr. Turner

Best Director

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      Boyhood

2.      Birdman

3.      The Grand Budapest Hotel

4.      Selma

5.      The Imitation Game

(Alternates)

6.      American Sniper

7.      Gone Girl

8.      Whiplash

9.      The Theory of Everything

10.  Unbroken

Best Actor

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      Birdman (Michael Keaton)

2.      The Theory of Everything (Eddie Redmayne)

3.      The Imitation Game (Benedict Cumberbatch)

4.      Nightcrawler (Jake Gyllenhaal)

5.      Selma (David Oyelowo)

(Alternates)

6.      Foxcatcher (Steve Carrell)

7.      The Grand Budapest Hotel (Ralph Fiennes)

8.      A Most Violent Year (Oscar Isaac)

9.      Whiplash (Miles Teller)

10.  Locke (Tom Hardy)

Best Actress

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      Still Alice (Julianne Moore)

2.      The Theory of Everything (Felicity Jones)

3.      Wild (Reese Witherspoon)

4.      Gone Girl (Rosamond Pike)

5.      Cake (Jennifer Aniston)

(Alternates)

6.      Big Eyes (Amy Adams)

7.      Two Days, One Night (Marion Cotillard)

8.      The Immigrant (Marion Cotillard)

9.      Into the Woods (Emily Blunt)

10.  The Fault in Our Stars (Shailene Woodley)

Best Supporting Actor

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      Whiplash (J.K. Simmonds)

2.      Birdman (Edward Norton)

3.      Boyhood (Ethan Hawke)

4.      Foxcatcher (Mark Ruffalo)

5.      The Judge (Robert Duvall)

(Alternates)

6.      Foxcatcher (Steve Carrell)

7.      Selma (Tom Wilkinson)

8.      Inherent Vice (Josh Brolin)

9.      A Most Violent Year (Albert Brooks)

10.  Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Andy Serkis)

Best Supporting Actress

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      Boyhood (Patricia Arquette)

2.      Birdman (Emma Stone)

3.      The Imitation Game (Kiera Knighly)

4.      Into the Woods (Meryl Streep)

5.      A Most Violent Year (Jessica Chastain)

(Alternates)

6.      Nightcrawler (Rene Russo)

7.      St. Vincent (Naomi Watts)

8.      Wild (Laura Dern)

9.      Snowpiercer (Tilda Swinton)

10.  Cake (Adrianna Barraza)

Best Animated Feature

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      The Lego Movie

2.      How to Train Your Dragon 2

3.      Big Hero 6

4.      The Boxtrolls

5.      The Tale of the Princess Kagunya

(Alternates)

6.      The Book of Life

7.      Song of the Sea

8.      Mr. Peabody and Sherman

9.      Cheatin’

10.  The Penguins of Madagascar

Best Original Screenplay

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      Boyhood

2.      The Grand Budapest Hotel

3.      Birdman

4.      Nightcrawler

5.      Selma

(Alternates)

6.      Foxcatcher

7.      Mr Turner

8.      The Lego Movie

9.      A Most Violent Year

10.  Interstellar

Best Adapted Screenplay

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      The Imitation Game

2.      Gone Girl

3.      The Theory of Everything

4.      Whiplash

5.      Wild

(Alternates)

6.      American Sniper

7.      Inherent Vice

8.      Unbroken

9.      Guardians of the Galaxy

10.  A Most Violent Year

Best Original Song

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      The Lego Movie (“Everything is Awesome”)

2.      Selma (“Glory”)

3.      The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (“Yellow Flicker Beat”)

4.      Begin Again (“Lost Stars”)

5.      Big Eyes (“Big Eyes”)

(Alternates)

6.      Boyhood (“Split the Difference)

7.      Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me (“Not Gonna Miss Me”)

8.      Noah (“Mercy Is”)

9.      Rio 2 (“What is Love”)

10.  Annie (“Opportunity”)

Best Original Score

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      Gone Girl

2.      The Theory of Everything

3.      The Imitation Game

4.      The Grand Budapest Hotel

5.      Inherent Vice

(Alternates)

6.      Under the Skin

7.      Unbroken

8.      How to Train Your Dragon 2

9.      Big Eyes

10.  Guardians of the Galaxy

Best Production Design

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      The Grand Budapest Hotel

2.      Into the Woods

3.      The Imitation Game

4.      Interstellar

5.      Birdman

(Alternates)

6.      Maleficent

7.      Mr. Turner

8.      Unbroken

9.      Inherent Vice

10.  The Theory of Everything

Best Editing

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      Boyhood

2.      Birdman

3.      Whiplash

4.      The Imitation Game

5.      The Grand Budapest Hotel

(Alternates)

6.      Gone Girl

7.      American Sniper

8.      Interstellar

9.      Nightcrawler

10.  Selma

Best Cinematography

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      Birdman

2.      Mr. Turner

3.      Unbroken

4.      Interstellar

5.      The Grand Budapest Hotel

(Alternates)

6.      The Imitation Game

7.      Gone Girl

8.      Selma

9.      American Sniper

10.  The Immigrant

Best Costume Design

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      Into the Woods

2.      The Grand Budapest Hotel

3.      Maleficent

4.      The Imitation Game

5.      Mr. Turner

(Alternates)

6.      Inherent Vice

7.      Belle

8.      Guardians of the Galaxy

9.      The Theory of Everything

10.  Selma

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      Guardians of the Galaxy

2.      Maleficent

3.      Foxcatcher

(Alternates)

4.      The Grand Budapest Hotel

5.      The Theory of Everything

6.      Noah

7.      The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Best Sound Mixing

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      Interstellar

2.      Unbroken

3.      Into the Woods

4.      Guardians of the Galaxy

5.      American Sniper

(Alternates)

6.      Whiplash

7.      Birdman

8.      Gone Girl

9.      Transformers: Age of Extinction

10.  The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Best Sound Editing

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      Interstellar

2.      Unbroken

3.      Guardians of the Galaxy

4.      Whiplash

5.      American Sniper

(Alternates)

6.      Fury

7.      Into the Woods

8.      Gone Girl

9.      Birdman

10.  The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Best Visual Effects

(Predicted Nominees)

1.      Interstellar

2.      Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

3.      Guardians of the Galaxy

4.      The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

5.      X-Men: Days of Future Past

(Alternates)

6.      Godzilla

7.      Maleficent

8.      Transformers: Age of Extinction

9.      Captain America: The Winter Soldier

10.  Night at the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb