Best Picture
Will Win: Boyhood
Deserves To Win: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Actor In A Leading Role
Will Win: Michael Keaton - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Deserves To Win: Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Actress In A Leading Role
Will Win: Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
Deserves To Win: Reese Witherspoon - Wild
Actor In A Supporting Role
Will Win: Edward Norton - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Deserves To Win: J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
Actress In A Supporting Role
Will Win: Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Deserves To Win: Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Directing
Will Win: Richard Linklater - Boyhood
Deserves To Win: Alejandro G. Iñárritu - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Will Win: Boyhood
Deserves To Win: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Will Win: The Imitation Game
Deserves To Win: The Imitation Game
Production Design
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Deserves To Win: Into the Woods
Cinematography
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Deserves To Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Costume Design
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Deserves To Win: Into the Woods
Documentary Feature
Will Win: CitizenFour
Deserves To Win: Last Days in Vietnam
Documentary Short Subject
Will Win: White Earth
Deserves To Win: Our Curse
Film Editing
Will Win: American Sniper
Deserves To Win: Boyhood
Foreign Language Film
Will Win: Leviathan
Deserves To Win: Leviathan
Makeup and Hairstyling
Will Win: Foxcatcher
Deserves To Win: Foxcatcher
Music (Original Song)
Will Win: “Glory” - Selma
Deserves To Win: “Glory” - Selma
Music (Original Score)
Will Win: The Imitation Game
Deserves To Win: The Imitation Game
Short Film (Animated)
Will Win: Feast
Deserves To Win: The Dam Keeper
Short Film (Live Action)
Will Win: The Phone Call
Deserves To Win: The Phone Call
Sound Editing
Will Win: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Deserves To Win: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Sound Mixing
Will Win: American Sniper
Deserves To Win: Interstellar
Visual Effects
Will Win: Guardians of the Galaxy
Deserves To Win: Interstellar
Animated Feature Film
Will Win: Big Hero 6
Deserves To Win: The Boxtrolls
Snubbed for Best Picture
Snubbed for Best Actor
Snubbed for Best Actress
Snubbed for Best Director
Ava DuVernay - Selma