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This weekend, the 87th Annual Academy Awards will be airing, and the streets of LA are all in 'prep mode'... and so am I. A little Oscar party celebration is in the works, and I can't wait to watch the show. I didn't see every single film nominated this year, but I managed to see all the movies in the big categories, including Best Picture. I'm taking part in two Oscar pools this year, even though I'm hardly confident about all my choices. But hey! Where's the fun in not playing just because you're unsure?
For my picks, it's always a battle between going with my heart and going with my head. I know what the Vegas odds look like, and I usually know better than to buck the odds, especially if I have a crisp $5 bill at stake. But most times, by Sunday night, I'll throw my hands in the hair and say "Screw it, I'm picking my favorite!".... which promptly makes me lose the pool by, you know... that one category.
Needless to say, in this, my own personal spot to blog, I get to share both selections without marring my chances at winning the pot. I marked a ✓ to indicate what I think will win, and a ♥ to mark what I wish would win. I'd happily lose my fiver to see a Whiplash upset. What? A girl can dream, can't she?
What about you? Did you fill in your Oscar predictions? See mine below and let me know who you're rooting for!
BEST PICTURE
• American Sniper
✓ Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• Selma
• The Theory of Everything
♥ Whiplash
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
• Steve Carell, "Foxcatcher"
• Bradley Cooper, "American Sniper"
• Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"
• Michael Keaton, "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"
✓♥ Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything"
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
• Marion Cotillard, "Two Days, One Night"
✓ Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"
• Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything"
♥ Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"
• Reese Witherspoon, "Wild"
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
• Robert Duvall, "The Judge"
• Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"
• Edward Norton, "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"
• Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"
✓♥ J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash"
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
✓ Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"
• Laura Dern, "Wild"
• Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"
♥ Emma Stone, "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"
• Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods"
