GMG Oscars Discussion Board

[GMG_Ryan]

Who are your favorites? Will Leo win his Oscar? Discuss.

[CMJ]

DiCaprio isn't gonna win.

If I get time at work tomorrow I will post all my predictions. I am a decent predictor. Last year I only missed 3 categories, but usually I miss more like 6-8.

Edited March 2, 2014 by CMJ

[CMJ]

Usually, I would take the time to explain my reasoning for these, but I'm at work, trying to finish up stuff so I can listen to our game in a few hours (so I then can go home and watch the Academy Awards). Note, these are not necessarily what I want to win, but what i expect to win.

Best Picture

Gravity

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)

Best Animated Feature

Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho)

Best Cinematography

Gravity (Emmanuel Lubezki)

Best Costume Design

The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin)

Best Directing

Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón)

Best Documentary Feature

20 Feet from Stardom (Nominees to be determined)

Best Documentary Short

The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (Malcolm Clarke, Nicholas Reed)

Best Film Editing

Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger)

Best Foreign Language Film

The Hunt (Denmark)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Dallas Buyers Club (Adruitha Lee, Robin Mathews)

Best Original Score

Gravity (Steven Price)

Best Original Song

Let It Go (Frozen)

Best Production Design

12 Years a Slave (Adam Stockhausen, Alice Baker)

Best Animated Short Film

Mr. Hublot (Laurent Witz, Alexandre Espigares)

Best Live Action Short Film

The Voorman Problem (Mark Gill, Baldwin Li)

Best Sound Editing

Gravity (Glenn Freemantle)

Best Sound Mixing

Gravity (Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead, Chris Munro)

Best Visual Effects

Gravity (Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould)

Best Adapted Screenplay

12 Years a Slave (John Ridley)

Best Original Screenplay

American Hustle (Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell)

[UNT90]

Wow. That's a lot of Oscar predictions for Gravity. Aren't this many normally only given out to blockbuster or really critically acclaimed pictures?

Gravity wasn't either of those, was it?

[THOR]

I couldn't tell you the last Oscar movie I watched...I'm a clerks and kumar type movie watcher...ya'll enjoy these flicks...

[CMJ]

Wow. That's a lot of Oscar predictions for Gravity. Aren't this many normally only given out to blockbuster or really critically acclaimed pictures?

Gravity wasn't either of those, was it?

Gravity was both. It's rottentomato score is 97% positive and it grossed 270 million dollars dometically (worldwide its gross is over 700M).

[MDH]

Only really saw one movie this year (I blame studying and my wife who falls asleep in all movies), I must say McConaughey better win some awards for Dallas Buyer's Club.

[Green P1]

Captain Phillips FTW

[UNT90]

Gravity was both. It's rottentomato score is 97% positive and it grossed 270 million dollars dometically (worldwide its gross is over 700M).

This is why I should never comment on pop culture. Lol.

[Censored by Laurie]

Helium, bitches. 3 out of the last 4 spot on.

[CMJ]

I think I missed five categories. Not bad.

[golfingomez]

didn't see this topic until this morning...

here was my personal rankings of the films

Gravity
12 Years a Slave
Nebraska
Her
Wolf on Wall Street
Philomena
Dallas Buyers Club
Captain Phillips
American Hustle

i figured 12 years would win though, mainly due to it being more of a 'correct' Oscar choice

[Cerebus]

You guys watched the Oscars instead of True Detective?

#ThisIsWhatsWrongWithAmerica

[CMJ]

You guys watched the Oscars instead of True Detective?

#ThisIsWhatsWrongWithAmerica

I don't even have HBO.

[greenminer]

I don't even have HBO.

It's been almost 4 years since I've had any TV service at all.

[emmitt01]

12 Years A Slave was the best movie of the year by a progressive integrated mile.

[Green P1]

12 Years A Slave was the best movie of the year by a progressive integrated mile.

I thought Brad really carried that thing.

[Cerebus]

I thought Brad really carried that thing.

[CMJ]

12 Years A Slave was the best movie of the year by a progressive integrated mile.

It wasn't my favorite, but I have no issue with it winning. I mean Her (the best of last year IMHO) wasn't ever going to.

[JesseMartin]

Whoever else saw Gravity...were you thinking, "Female Cast Away in Space" the WHOLE time? It was very well-paced, but damn...even Wilson made an appearance (no spoilers for the rest of you).