Yes, folks, it's time again to examine the Oscar race, as it currently stands -- I'm making my predictions based on early wins (like the Gotham Awards and the National Board of Review) and nominations (like the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Golden Globe Awards). Best Picture 1. Boyhood 2. Birdman 3. Gone Girl 4. The Imitation Game 5. Selma 6. The Theory of Everything 7. The Grand Budapest Hotel 8. A Most Violent Year 9. Nightcrawler 10. Whiplash Best Director 1. Richard Linklater -- Boyhood 2. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu -- Birdman 3. David Fincher -- Gone Girl 4. Wes Anderson -- The Grand Budapest Hotel 5. Morten Tyldum -- The Imitation Game Best Actor 1. Michael Keaton -- Birdman 2. Benedict Cumberbatch -- The Imitation Game 3. Eddie Redmayne -- The Theory of Everything 4. David Oyelowo -- Selma 5. Steve Carell -- Foxcatcher Best Actress 1. Julianne Moore -- Still Alice 2. Rosamund Pike -- Gone Girl 3. Felicity Jones -- Theory of Everything...
It's time for this petite aspie movie snob to get critical. (Let's face it: it's always time for that).