Best Picture
Will Win: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Deserves To Win: American Sniper
Actor In A Leading Role
Will Win: Bradley Cooper - American Sniper
Deserves To Win: Bradley Cooper - American Sniper
Actress In A Leading Role
Will Win: Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
Deserves To Win: Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Actor In A Supporting Role
Will Win: Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
Deserves To Win: Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
Actress In A Supporting Role
Will Win: Meryl Streep - Into the Woods
Deserves To Win: Meryl Streep - Into the Woods
Directing
Will Win: Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game
Deserves To Win: Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Deserves To Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Will Win: American Sniper
Deserves To Win: American Sniper
Production Design
Will Win: Into the Woods
Deserves To Win: Into the Woods
Cinematography
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Deserves To Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Costume Design
Will Win: Into the Woods
Deserves To Win: Maleficent
Documentary Feature
Will Win: The Salt of the Earth
Deserves To Win: The Salt of the Earth
Documentary Short Subject
Will Win: White Earth
Deserves To Win: White Earth
Film Editing
Will Win: American Sniper
Deserves To Win: American Sniper
Foreign Language Film
Will Win: Tangerines
Deserves To Win: Timbuktu
Makeup and Hairstyling
Will Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Deserves To Win: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Music (Original Song)
Will Win: “Everything Is Awesome” - The Lego Movie
Deserves To Win: “Everything Is Awesome” - The Lego Movie
Music (Original Score)
Will Win: The Theory of Everything
Deserves To Win: The Imitation Game
Short Film (Animated)
Will Win: A Single Life
Deserves To Win: The Bigger Picture
Short Film (Live Action)
Will Win: The Phone Call
Deserves To Win: The Phone Call
Sound Editing
Will Win: American Sniper
Deserves To Win: American Sniper
Sound Mixing
Will Win: American Sniper
Deserves To Win: American Sniper
Visual Effects
Will Win: X-Men: Days of Future Past
Deserves To Win: X-Men: Days of Future Past
Animated Feature Film
Will Win: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Deserves To Win: The Boxtrolls
Snubbed for Best Picture
Snubbed for Best Actor
Snubbed for Best Actress
Snubbed for Best Director
