*note- Best Picture and the lead performances are separated by Drama and Musical/Comedy
Best Picture- Drama
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
I think in the end, Boyhood has to win it. For those not familiar with it, it's a twelve-year epic that chronicles the life of a boy into adulthood, and the multiple factors that affect his life. It's a perfect movie, whose scope is just too huge to pass up. Other nominees include Foxcatcher (the Steve Carell movie where he plays a schizophrenic wrestling coach who abuses the wrestlers), The Imitation Game (the biopic about the man who created the world's first computer to break the Nazi code during WWII), Selma (the MLK biopic), and The Theory of Everything (the film chronicling the marriage of Stephen and Jane Hawking). I think Boyhood has it in the bag, but any of these movies could win. I have yet to see any of the others besides The Theory of Everything, but the other three are very well received. I think The Imitation Game will take it if Boyhood doesn't. I'm disappointed Gone Girl didn't get nominated, it being the audience favorite, but it got many nominations in other categories. Notice Interstellar didn't either, but it's not really an audience favorite, now is it?
Will Win: Boyhood
Could Win: The Imitation Game
Should Win: Boyhood
Should've Been Here: Gone Girl
Best Picture- Musical/Comedy
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Pride
St. Vincent
Usually the Musical/Comedy categories are weaker, and less grittier than the Drama counterparts. That's not to say they're not good movies, but usually you don't get a year like this, when so many carry profound messages. Birdman is the favorite to win, and it is an ambitious movie that delivers. But I wouldn't count out The Grand Budapest Hotel. What a movie... I loved it so much I had to buy it, and I just think the message, the comedic timing, and every camera angle was just executed to perfection. Also nominated is the fairytale musical Into the Woods, Pride, which is an LGBT musical? Comedy? I've actually never heard of this movie and am really surprised it got this one nomination. And St. Vincent, which if you remember my review, I absolutely loved. There's nothing really here that got left out in my opinion. I think this category is a very interesting one that could go a couple ways Don't count out Into the Woods though. Two years ago, Les Misérables won over Silver Linings Playbook, the latter of which had better reviews, and almost won Best Picture. Sometimes the epic musical just wins it.
Will Win: Birdman
Could Win: Into the Woods
Should Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Should've Been Here: N/A
Best Actor- Drama
Benedict Cumberbatch- The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal- Nightcrawler
David Oyelowo- Selma
Eddie Redmayne- The Theory of Everything
Holy cow, is this one hard to predict or what? This is such a strong category, by far the strongest out of any in the acting field. We have a schizophrenic wrestling coach, a troubled genius, an obsessed TMZ-style cameraman, a civil rights leader, and a physicist with a crippling disease. Your guess is as good as mine. I've seen Nightcrawler, and while my reception was lukewarm, I do think Jake Gyllenhaal was fabulous and I want him to go all the way to the Oscars. Will he? I think not, but it's good that he's being recognized here. Steve Carell and Eddie Redmayne are the transformation factors. Carell, so well known for being comedic, is in a darkly serious role, and he has gained weight, and has so many prosthetics on it doesn't even look like him. Redmayne has perfectly acted Hawking's illness, to a point in which it's almost impossible to tell he is acting. If you've seen the performance, it's amazing to watch him become this man. Cumberbatch has a fair shot too, and Selma still has a while to come out, so I know very little about it or its star actor. But if you're playing MLK, that's a pretty meaty role.
Will Win: Eddie Redmayne
Could Win: Benedict Cumberbatch or Steve Carell
Should Win: Eddie Redmayne
Should've Been Here: Miles Teller- Whiplash
Best Actress- Drama
Felicity Jones- The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore- Still Alice
Rosamund Pike- Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon- Wild
This is another strong category where anyone could win. But I think Julianne Moore has it, and rightly so given the role. She plays a linguistics professor diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. It's a powerful story, and I can't see someone not winning for a role like that if she's as good as everyone says she is. Hot on her heels though, is everyone's favorite (or should I say, least favorite): Rosamund Pike as "Amazing Amy" in Gone Girl. The one thing holding Pike back is the fact that no one can talk about her performance or really appreciate it if they haven't seen the film. It truly is a hidden gem, with no hints in the trailers or publicity. I think she was extraordinary, and deserves to win. It's definitely the most complex, and it's the role of a lifetime but it's not her year, sadly. Also here is Felicity Jones, playing Stephen Hawking's supportive wife who becomes his caretaker in The Theory of Everything and Reese Witherspoon as the drug and sex addict going on a 1,100 mile hike to recover from the death of her mother and find herself. Jones was incredible, but her acting is mostly through her facial expressions. Jennifer Aniston in Cake...let's talk about that. This is a movie that slipped through the cracks. I didn't even have it on my awards list! Yet she's been raking in the nominations for her stripped down performance as a suicidal pill addict with chronic pain. In a movie I only became aware of last weekend. I love Aniston's work, and am really excited for her that she's getting recognition, it's just the true surprise of the season that this movie literally came out of nowhere.
Will Win: Julianne Moore
Could Win: Rosamund Pike
Should Win: Anyone
Should've Been Here: Shailene Woodley- The Fault in Our Stars
Best Actor- Musical/Comedy
Michael Keaton- Birdman
Bill Murray- St. Vincent
Joaquin Phoenix- Inherent Vice
Christoph Waltz- Big Eyes
I've seen three out of these five nominees. I have yet to see Inherent Vice and Big Eyes, so I can't really count Phoenix and Waltz out for this race. Bill Murray is incredible in St. Vincent, but I don't think this is his big year. I see Fiennes and Keaton battling this one out. Many people will say it's not even an argument, that Keaton will win for his turn as a washed-up star in Birdman. But I would never count Fiennes out. His hotel concierge really led the movie, and it was such a great role for him. This is pretty straightforward, and even I agree that this is Keaton's year, and his award spree will continue with a Globes win.
Will Win: Michael Keaton
Could Win: Ralph Fiennes
Should Win: Ralph Fiennes
Should've Been Here: Bill Hader- The Skeleton Twins
Best Actress- Musical/Comedy
Emily Blunt- Into the Woods
Helen Mirren- The Hundred-Foot Journey
Julianne Moore- Maps to the Stars
Quvenzhané Wallis- Annie
This one is hard to predict due to lack of competition. I've heard great things about Amy Adams in Big Eyes, but I've also heard horrible things about the movie. I find it really strange that it's in the Comedy field, because it seems very serious. I think this will easily go to Blunt, but how easy is it? Helen Mirren could win it, Julianne Moore could win it, and Quvenzhané Wallis is just lucky she got nominated for Annie. Moore's turn as a washed-up star echoes Birdman, and could be the theme this awards season.
Will Win: Emily Blunt
Could Win: Amy Adams
Should Win: Julianne Moore
Should've Been Here: Kristen Wiig- The Skeleton Twins
Best Supporting Actor
Ethan Hawke- Boyhood
Edward Norton- Birdman
Mark Ruffalo- Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons- Whiplash
If J.K. Simmons doesn't take this the whole world will flip its lid. I'm dead serious. His turn as a horribly abusive music teacher has been taking every single award for this category, and the Globes will go the same for him. Norton stands a fair chance at beating him, but his role as a method actor isn't quite the meaty part that Simmons has. I think the one that could win is Ruffalo, because in Foxcatcher, he has a lot of scene stealing parts, and it's hard to steal the show from Steve Carell from what I've heard. Also nominated is Robert Duvall for his turn as a judge accused of murder in The Judge, and Ethan Hawke for his role as a divorced dad struggling to keep his kids in Boyhood. Both good performances, but nothing like Simmons.
Will Win: J.K. Simmons
Could Win: No one else (But probably Ruffalo is next in line)
Should Win: J.K. Simmons
Should've Been Here: Tom Wilkinson- Selma
Best Supporting Actress
.JPG)
Jessica Chastain- A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley- The Imitation Game
Emma Stone- Birdman
Meryl Streep- Into the Woods
Supposedly, this is an extremely strong category. However, in terms of who deserves it, I think it has to go to Patricia Arquette. What Arquette did in Boyhood was unmatched by any other actor in that movie. She is a huge component of why the movie is as spectacular as it is. I've also seen Emma Stone in Birdman and again, she is a main component of why the film works as well as it does. Each performance is so different in scope, I think it will be hard to judge who is best. You have a divorced mother fighting for her kids, a mob wife, a mathematician, a drugee, and a magic with. Keira Knightley is supposed to be phenomenal as mathematician Joan Clarke in The Imitation Game, and Jessica Chastain has been wowing indie circuits as her scenery-chewing role as a mafia wife in A Most Violent Year. The real wild card is Meryl Streep in Into the Woods. She plays The Witch, who manipulates the fairytale characters to do what she wants. Awards guilds LOVE Meryl Streep, so don't be surprised if she wins here.
Will Win: Patricia Arquette
Could Win: Meryl Streep
Should Win: Patricia Arquette
Should've Been Here: Carrie Coon- Gone Girl or Laura Dern- Wild
Full Nominations (By Movie)
Annie
Best Actress- Musical/Comedy
Big Eyes
Best Actor- Musical/Comedy
Best Actress- Musical/Comedy
Best Original Song
Birdman
Best Picture- Musical/Comedy
Best Actor- Musical/Comedy
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best Original Score
Boyhood
Best Picture- Drama
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Cake
Best Actress- Drama
Foxcatcher
Best Picture- Drama
Best Actor- Drama
Best Supporting Actor
Gone Girl
Best Actress- Drama
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Picture- Musical/Comedy
Best Actor- Musical/Comedy
Best Director
Best Screenplay
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Best Actress- Musical/Comedy
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1
Best Original Song
The Imitation Game
Best Picture- Drama
Best Actor- Drama
Best Supporting Actress
Best Screenplay
Best Original Score
Inherent Vice
Best Actor- Musical/Comedy
Into the Woods
Best Picture- Musical/Comedy
Best Actress- Musical/Comedy
Best Supporting Actress
Interstellar
Best Original Score
The Judge
Best Supporting Actor
Maps to the Stars
Best Actress- Musical/Comedy
A Most Violent Year
Best Supporting Actress
Nightcrawler
Best Actor- Drama
Noah
Best Original Song
Pride
Best Picture- Musical/Comedy
Selma
Best Picture- Drama
Best Actor- Drama
Best Director
Best Original Song
St. Vincent
Best Picture- Musical/Comedy
Best Actor- Musical/Comedy
Still Alice
Best Actress- Drama
The Theory of Everything
Best Picture- Drama
Best Actor- Drama
Best Actress- Drama
Best Original Score
Whiplash
Best Supporting Actor
Wild
Best Actress- Drama
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