My predictions for what the OSCAR voters would choose was off by a few, but I was pleased with most all the choices. I published my choices two days prior to the awards night and came up with 17 right out of the 24 possible. It was a lot of fun guessing who and what film would be honored for the actors, producers, directors and crew of the selected films. Maybe next year I will improve to 18 of 24, the score my son achieved to win the night.
Here is a list of “and the Oscar goes to”:
What I guessed the Academy voters would choose last night: (published in ACED magazine Friday February 20th, 2015 and My Facebook)
BEST PICTURE: “Birdman” (Won)
BEST ACTOR: Eddie Redmayne for “The Theory of Everything” (Won)
BEST ACTRESS: Julianne Moore for “Still Alice” (Won)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: J.K. Simmons for “Whiplash” (Won)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Patricia Arquette for “Boyhood” (Won)
BEST DIRECTOR: Richard Linklater for “Boyhood” (Went to Alejandro G. Inarritu for “Birdman”)
CINEMATOGRAPHY: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (Went to “Birdman”)
ANIMATED FEATURE: “How to Train Your Dragon 2” (Went to “Big Hero 6”)
COSTUME DESIGN: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (Won)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: “Citizenfour” (Won)
DOCUMENTARY SHORT: I only saw the trailers (“White Earth”) (Went to “Crisis Hotline:…” )
FILM EDITING: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (Went to “Whiplash”)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: “Ida” (Won)
MAKE-UP & HAIR STYLING: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (Won)
MUSIC Original Score: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (Won)
MUSIC Original Song: “Glory” from the movie “Selma” (Won)
PRODUCTION DESIGN: “Interstellar” (Went to “The Grand Budapest Hotel”)
SHORT FILM Animated: “Feast” (Won)
SHORT FILM Live Action: I only saw the trailers (“The Phone Call”) (Won)
SOUND EDITING: “American Sniper” (Won)
SOUND MIXING: “Whiplash” (Won)
VISUAL EFFECTS: “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” (Went to “Interstellar”)
WRITING Adapted Screenplay: “The Imitation Game” (Won)
WRITING Original Screenplay: “Birdman” (Won)
Writer, critic, film editor John Delia, Sr. has been on all sides of the movie business from publications to film making. He has worked as a film critic with ACED Magazine for more than 20 years and other publications for a total of 40 years. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Florida. John is a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association and Critics Association of Central Florida Send John a message at jdelia@acedmagazine.com
