Movies of a Petite Aspie

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see every single Oscar-nominated movie, but I did my best.  Here, I rank all the ones I saw, including the live action shorts.  1. Whiplash - A 2. The Lego Movie - A 3. Boyhood - A 4. The Imitation Game - A 5. Feast - A 6. Gone Girl - A 7. Virunga - A 8. The Phone Call - A 9. Birdman - A- 10. The Grand Budapest Hotel - A- 11. Interstellar - A- 12. Guardians of the Galaxy - A- 13. Selma - A- 14. The Theory of Everything - A- 15. Still Alice - A- 16. Boogaloo and Graham - A- 17. Captain America: The Winter Soldier - A- 18. Nightcrawler - A- 19. Last Days in Vietnam - A- 20. American Sniper - B+ 21. X-Men: Days of Future Past - B+ 22. Big Hero 6 - B+ 23. Into the Woods - B+ 24. Two Days, One Night - B+ 25. Ida - B+ 26. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - B+ 27. Begin Again - B+ 28. Aya - B+ 29. The Boxtrolls - B+ 30. Citizenfour - B+ 31. Parvaneh - B+ 32. Finding Vivian Maier - B+ 33. Mr. Turner - B+ 34. Unbroken - B...

Best Picture Should Win: Whiplash Will Win: Boyhood Runner-up: Birdman Explanation: Expect the Academy to split their votes between the two front-runners, Birdman and Boyhood, by honoring one with Best Picture and the other with Best Director.  It's possible that Birdman could sneak in with a win, with it might be too quirky for Academy tastes.  My favorite movie of the bunch is Whiplash, and there's no denying its power in portraying the relentless pursuit of perfection.  Unfortunately, though, it is the least likely film to win.  Best Director Should Win: Richard Linklater -- Boyhood Will Win: Alejandro G. Inarritu -- Birdman Runner-up: Wes Anderson -- The Grand Budapest Hotel Explanation: As I already mentioned, the Academy will most likely split their votes between the two biggest categories, and because Inarritu won the Director's Guild Award -- which is about 90% accurate in determining the Oscar winner -- he will win here.  Inarritu's direc...