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Final Oscar Predictions: Who Should and Will Win (plus possible and long-shot winners)

Best Picture
Should/Will Win: 12 Years a Slave
Possible Winner: Gravity
Long-Shot Winner: American Hustle

Best Actor
Should Win: Chiwetel Ejiofor -- 12 Years a Slave
Will Win: Matthew McConaughey -- Dallas Buyers Club
Possible Winner: Chiwetel Ejiofor -- 12 Years a Slave
Long-Shot Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio -- The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Actress
Should/Will Win: Cate Blanchett -- Blue Jasmine
Possible Winner: Amy Adams -- American Hustle 
Long-Shot Winner: Sandra Bullock -- Gravity

Best Supporting Actor
Should/Will Win: Jared Leto -- Dallas Buyers Club
Possible Winner: Michael Fassbender -- 12 Years a Slave
Long-Shot Winner: Barkhad Abdi -- Captain Phillips

 Best Supporting Actress
Should/Will Win: Lupita Nyong'o -- 12 Years a Slave
Possible Winner: Jennifer Lawrence -- American Hustle
Long-Shot Winner: June Squibb -- Nebraska

 Best Director
Should Win: Steve McQueen -- 12 Years a Slave
Will Win: Alfonso Cuaron -- Gravity
Possible Winner: Steve McQueen -- 12 Years a Slave
Long-Shot Winner: David O. Russell -- American Hustle

 Best Original Screenplay
Should Win: Eric Warren Singer & David O. Russell -- American Hustle
Will Win: Spike Jonze -- Her
Possible Winner: Eric Warren Singer & David O. Russell -- American Hustle
Long-Shot Winner: Woody Allen -- Blue Jasmine

Best Adapted Screenplay
Should/Will Win: John Ridley -- 12 Years a Slave
Possible Winner: Billy Ray -- Captain Phillips
Long-Shot Winner: Steve Coogan & Jeff Pope -- Philomena

Best Film Editing
Should Win: Joe Walker -- 12 Years a Slave
Will Win: Alfonso Cuaron & Mark Sanger -- Gravity
Possible Winner: Joe Walker -- 12 Years a Slave
Long-Shot Winner: Christopher Rouse -- Captain Phillips

Best Cinematography
Should/Will Win: Emmanuel Lubezki -- Gravity
Possible Winner: Phedon Papamichael -- Nebraska
Long-Shot Winner: Roger A. Deakins -- Prisoners

Best Production Design
Should/Will Win: Andy Nicholson, Rosie Goodwin, & Joanne Woollard -- The Great Gatsby
Possible Winner: Judy Becker & Heather Loeffler -- American Hustle
Long-Shot Winner: Adam Stockhausen & Alice Baker -- 12 Years a Slave

Best Animated Feature
Should/Will Win: Frozen
Possible Winner: The Wind Rises
Long-Shot Winner: Ernest & Celestine

Best Animated Short Film
Should/Will Win: Get a Horse!
Possible Winner: Mr. Hublot
Long-Shot Winner: Feral

Best Documentary Feature
Should Win: Cutie & the Boxer
Will Win: 20 Feet From Stardom
Possible Winner: The Act of Killing
Long-Shot Winner: The Square

 Best Documentary Short
Should/Will Win: The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Possible Winner: Facing Fear
Long-Shot Winner: Karama Has No Walls

 Best Live Action Short Film
Should/Will Win: The Voorman Problem
Possible Winner: Just Before Losing Everything
Long-Shot Winner: Helium

 Best Foreign Language Film
Should Win: The Hunt
Will Win: The Great Beauty
Long-Shot Winner: The Broken Circle Breakdown

 Best Costume Design
Should/Will Win: Catherine Martin -- The Great Gatsby
Possible Winner: Michael Wilkinson -- American Hustle
Long-Shot Winner: Michael O'Connor -- The Invisible Woman

 Best Makeup & Hairstyling
Should/Will Win: Adruitha Lee & Robin Matthews --- Dallas Buyers Club
Possible Winner: Stephen Prouty -- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Long-Shot Winner: Joel Harlow & Gloria Pasqua-Casny -- The Lone Ranger

 Best Visual Effects
Should/Will Win: Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, & Neil Corbould -- Gravity
Possible Winner: Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash, & Dan Sudick -- Iron Man 3
Long-Shot Winner: Joe Letteri, Erin Saindon, David Clayton, & Eric Reynolds -- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

 Best Sound Mixing
Should/Will Win: Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead, & Chris Munro -- Gravity
Possible Winner: Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff, & Peter F. Kurland -- Inside Llewyn Davis
Long-Shot Winner: Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith, & Chris Munro -- Captain Phillips

 Best Sound Editing
Should/Will Win: Glenn Freemantle -- Gravity
Possible Winner: Oliver Tarney -- Captain Phillips
Long-Shot Winner: Steve Boeddeker & Richard Hymns -- All Is Lost

 Best Original Score
Should Win: Thomas Newman -- Saving Mr. Banks
Will Win: Steven Price -- Gravity
Possible Winner: William Butler & Owen Pallett -- Her
Long-Shot Winner: Thomas Newman -- Saving Mr. Banks

Best Original Song
Should/Will Win: "Let It Go" -- Frozen
Possible Winner: "Ordinary Love" -- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Long-Shot Winner: "Happy" -- Despicable Me 2

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