I have Oscar predictions in draft folder for several days. In the end, I thought it’s too late so why not combine it with the thoughts about the show? I was pretty happy Neil Patrick Harris hosting the show, but wasn’t quite blown by his hosting. In general, I’m not surprised with the winners but I only thought Boyhood could win more. Let’s make it efficient. Here’s my detailed love/dislike of the results and show :
Love
- Best dressed! Reese Witherspoon simple gown, Lupita Nyong’O pearly dress, and Emma Stone
- The opening musical. Not a surprise Neil Patrick Harris would perform a musical. Though he seemed a little nervous, but who wouldn’t?
- Funny how Ida‘s director strive to continue his speech when the music forces him to stop, totally broke the Oscars on not have to stop when the music plays
- Love the energy of performance ‘Everything Is Awesome‘, the props and dancers, totally brighten up the atmosphere
- That Yellow Lego Oscars is cute! I want one.
- Patricia Arquette wins for Best Supporting Actress. Well deserved!
- John Legend and Common win for Glory, OST Selma
- Birdman wins for Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture!
- Though Steve Carell didn’t won, but I love that he pushed his border playing serious role in Foxcatcher
- Love Eddie Redmayne’s shivering reaction & speech for winning Best Actor
The Bad
- Hate to say this but, NPH hosting the show isn’t the best. It was a little dry. It’s better last year with Ellen DeGeneres.
- Adam Levine performing Lost Stars – OST Begin Again, one of my favorite soundtrack 2014. But it seems he didn’t maintain his voice, for he couldn’t get the high notes
- The Theory of Everything didn’t win for Best Score & Best Adapted Screenplay
- Also, Felicity Jones didn’t won for Best Actress. I actually loved all the actresses in the Best Actress nominee, except Moore (I don’t know why, maybe because she’s in every 5 movie I’ve seen).
Surprises
- Boyhood didn’t won Best Picture. It must be tough after 12 years on making it.
- Not much surprises in the show really. It was a little flat.
Here’s the list of the winners, those who I’d like to win and nominees :
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Best picture
American Sniper
Birdman -> I’d Like To Win, Winner
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
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Best director
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alejandro G Inarritu, Birdman -> I’d Like To Win, Winner
Richard Linklater, Boyhood -> Winner
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game
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Best actor
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything -> Winner, I’d Like To Win
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Best actress
Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything -> I’d Like To Win
Julianne Moore, Still Alice -> Winner
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild
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Best supporting actor
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
JK Simmons, Whiplash -> Winner
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Best supporting actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood -> Winner
Laura Dern, Wild -> I’d Like To Win, Winner
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
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Best adapted screenplay
American Sniper
The Imitation Game -> Winner
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything -> I’d Like To Win
Whiplash
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Best original screenplay
Birdman -> I’d Like To Win, Winner
Boyhood -> Winner
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler
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Best animated feature
Big Hero 6 -> Winner
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Song of the Sea
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
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Best animated short
The Bigger Picture
The Dam Keeper
Feast -> Winner
Me and My Moulton
A Single Life
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Best cinematography
Birdman -> I’d Like To Win, Winner
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr Turner
Unbroken
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Best costume design
The Grand Budapest Hotel -> Winner
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Mr Turner
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Best documentary feature
CitizenFour -> Winner
Finding Vivian Maier
Last Days in Vietnam
The Salt of the Earth
Virunga
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Best documentary short
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 -> Winner
Joanna
Our Curse
The Reaper
White Earth
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Best film editing
American Sniper
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Whiplash -> Winner
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Best foreign language film
Ida (Poland) -> Winner
Leviathan (Russia)
Tangerines (Estonia)
Timbuktu (Mauritania)
Wild Tales (Argentina)
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Best live action short
Aya
Boogaloo and Graham
Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak)
Parvaneh
The Phone Call -> Winner
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Best make-up & hairstyling
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel -> Winner
Guardians of the Galaxy
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Best music
The Grand Budapest Hotel -> Winner
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr Turner
The Theory of Everything -> I’d Like To Win
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Best production design
The Grand Budapest Hotel -> I’d Like To Win, Winner
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Into the Woods
Mr Turner
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Best song
‘Everything is Awesome’, The Lego Movie
‘Glory’, Selma -> Winner
‘Grateful’, Beyond the Lights
‘I’m Not Gonna Miss You’, Glen Campbell… I’ll Be Me
‘Lost Stars’, Begin Again -> I’d Like To Win
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Best sound editing
American Sniper -> Winner
Birdman -> I’d Like To Win
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar
Unbroken
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Best sound mixing
American Sniper
Birdman
Interstellar
Unbroken
Whiplash -> Winner
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Best visual effects
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes -> I’d Like To Win
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar -> Winner
X-Men: Days of Future Past
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Thoughts?
