The 86th Annual Academy Awards

[OdoWanKenobi]

The 86th Academy Awards begin tonight at 7:30 ET.

The Nominees

Sure, it's a lot of politics, but I still enjoy watching them. So here's our thread for our running commentary, rage at snubs, and smug satisfaction at our correct guesses.

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

My predictions for the top categories:

Best Picture - 12 Years a Slave (close race with American Hustle and Gravity)

Best Director - Alfonso Cuarón for Gravity

Best Actor - Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club

Best Actress - Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine (if the Woody Allen scandal damages her chances enough it could go to Amy Adams for American Hustle)

Best Supporting Actor - Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club

Best Supporting Actress - Lupita Nyong'o for 12 Years a Slave (close race with Jennifer Lawrence for American Hustle)

 

[Random_Spock]

Guesses:

Best Picture: Dallas Buyers Club

Best Director: Alexander Payne -- Nebraska

Best Actor - Matthew McConaughey -- Dallas Buyers Club

Best Actress - Judi Dench -- Philomena

Best Supporting Actor - Jared Leto -- Dallas Buyers Club

Best Supporting Actress - Lupita Nyong'o -- 12 Years a Slave

 

[Agent Richard07]

Everyone is saying that Jared Leto will win Best Supporting Actor. I can't comment on that since I haven't seen Dallas Buyers Club.

My pick is Barkhad Abdi. He absolutely blew me away when I saw Captain Phillips and going from cab driver to Academy Award winning actor would really be something.

Here's an interesting article about him…

Barkhad Abdi, the Oscar-nominated actor from Captain Phillips, has revealed that he is broke despite being in the running for the gold this evening.

The 28-year-old actor earned $65,000 for his performance in the film, but that was two years ago and he has not acted in a movie since then. After wrapping his work on Captain Phillips, Barkhad went to work at his brother’s mobile phone store in Minneapolis, but he quit when the movie was released.

Read more…

 

[Amaris]

I watched Gravity last night, and all I can say is that Sandra deserves the Oscar, should she get it.

 

[tomalak301]

My predictions for the Categories I care about:

Picture: 12 Years A Slave

Actor: I really want Leo to win but McConaughey

Supporting Actor: Barkhed Abdi

Actress: I haven't seen Blue Jasmine but it's probably going to Blanchett. Of the movies I have seen, I would say Amy Adams for American Hustle, which actually wouldn't surprise me

Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o

Animated Film: Frozen, which is the best movie I've seen in 2014 so far

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years a Slave

Original Screenplay: Dallas Buyers Club

Best Song: Please be Let it Go

Original Score: Saving Mr. Banks

Visual Effects: Gravity

 

[OdoWanKenobi]

Man, Ellen was on fire with her monologue.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Pharell's hat looks more normal size to me. If it a smaller one or am I just acclimating to it?

 

[OdoWanKenobi]

Well, I'm 1/1 so far. Leto seemed a sure thing.

I'm really glad that we'll be seeing all of the Original Song nominees performed again this year. I've missed that.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

You'd think Disney's ABC would have Ford come out to the Star Wars theme.

EDIT: Could he be more facetious?

 

[Samurai8472]

Ford- Alright, are we done? Can I go home?

 

[OdoWanKenobi]

Well, they do own Indiana Jones now, too.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Ford- Alright, are we done? Can I go home?

Clint and I are going to yell at kids to get off our lawns.

Well, they do own Indiana Jones now, too.

True but one comes out first, just a dumb joke anyway....

 

[Agent Richard07]

Cumby!

 

[Samurai8472]

Someone's coming to......"avenge" something. At least I hope I'm right.

 

[tomalak301]

You'd think Disney's ABC would have Ford come out to the Star Wars theme.

EDIT: Could he be more facetious?

They also own Indiana Jones so it made sense.

 

[OdoWanKenobi]

Well there's my first wrong answer of the night. I had "Get a Horse." The short film categories are often a shot in the dark, though.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Animation shorts look interesting but I haven't seen them. Need to check them out.

Frozen, no surprise there.

 

[Agent Richard07]

What piano rendition is that? I like it.

 

[Samurai8472]