Oscar Predictions: July Update

So what trailers came out this month? Diana looks about as cliche as a biopic can get, but I’ll have to see the film in order to judge Naomi Watts. The Wolf Of Wall Street looks like we could get a repeat of The Aviator, but what I want to know is if Hill could have a shot with Supporting Actor. His acting in Moneyball was bland, but he most likely earned a nomination because the academy thought this would be his only time doing drama. Then there’s Frozen. Well, this is NOT what I was hoping to see at all. I thought the animation would look more like the Paperman short, this looks cheap and unfunny. I was promised a big, Beauty And The Beast style story with great characters and animation, not THIS! The second trailer looks a bit more promising, but I can’t understand it. At this point, the best we can hope for is a film along the lines of Tangled. Likewise, I’m removing it from Picture and Screenplay as of now.

I have removed Johnny Depp from Supporting Actor due to the critical reception of The Lone Ranger. If any of you have seen the film and want to campaign for Depp, let me know. Not so sure if I should see the film, though. But I still have an out-of-the-box prediction: I’m predicting Carrie will bring Chloe Moretz her first career nomination, as well as one for makeup.

BEST PICTURE

August: Osage Country
The Butler
Captain Phillips
The Counselor
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks
Twelve Years A Slave
The Wolf Of Wall Street

BEST DIRECTOR

George Clooney, The Monuments Men
Joel & Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
Lee Daniels, The Butler
Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf Of Wall Street

BEST ACTOR

Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf Of Wall Street
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey, The Dallas Buyers Club
Forest Whitaker, The Butler

BEST ACTRESS

Chloe Moretz, Carrie
Meryl Streep, August: Osage Country
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Naomi Watts, Diana
Kate Winslet, Labor Day

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Willem Dafoe, A Most Wanted Man
Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
Jonah Hill, The Wolf Of Wall Street
Michael Fassbender, Twelve Years A Slave
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams, Her
Cameron Diaz, The Counselor
Margo Martindale, August: Osage Country
Julia Roberts, August: Osage Country
Oprah Winfrey, The Butler

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

August: Osage Country
The Butler
Labor Day
The Monuments Men
Wolf Of Wall Street

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Counselor
Fruitvale Station
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska

BEST FILM EDITING

Captain Phillips
The Counselor
The Monuments Men
Twelve Years A Slave
The Wolf Of Wall Street

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Gravity
The Great Gatspy
Inside Llewyn Davis
Twelve Years A Slave
The Wolf Of Wall Street

BEST ART DIRECTION

The Butler
Gravity
The Great Gadspy
Oz The Great And Powerful
The Wolf Of Wall Street

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

The Butler
Diana
Captain Phillips
The Great Gadspy
The Wolf Of Wall Street