March 3, 2014

Oscar predictions: how did I go?

About two weeks ago I posted my predictions on who would win the Oscars today, so I figured it was only fair to see how many of the 24 nominations I got right. So here we go:

Best Picture:
What won? 12 Years a Slave.
What did I say would win? 12 Years a Slave.

Best Director:
Who won? Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity.
Who did I say would win? Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity.

Best Actor:
Who won? Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyer's Club.
Who did I say would win? Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyer's Club.

Best Actress:
Who won? Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine.
Who did I say would win? Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine.

Best Supporting Actor:
Who won? Jared Leto, Dallas Buyer's Club.
Who did I say would win? Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips.

Best Supporting Actress:
Who won? Lupita N'Ongo, 12 Years a Slave.
Who did I say would win? Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine.

Best Original Screenplay:
Who won? Spike Jonze, Her.
Who did I say would win? Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack, Dallas Buyer's Club.

Best Adapted Screenplay:
Who won? John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave.
Who did I say would win? John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave.

Best Animated Feature:
Who won? Frozen.
Who did I say would win? Frozen.

Best Foreign Language Feature:
Who won? The Great Beauty.
Who did I say would win? The Hunt.

Best Documentary Feature:
Who won? 20 Feet from Stardom.
Who did I say would win? The Act of Killing.

Best Documentary Short:
Who won? The Lady in Number 6
Who did I say would win? The Lady in Number 6

Best Animated Short:
Who won? Mr Hublot.
Who did I say would win? Get a Horse.

Best Live-Action Short:
Who won? Helium.
Who did I say would win? Somehow I neglected to cover this one.

Best Original Score:
Who won? Steven Price, Gravity.
Who did I say would win? Steven Price, Gravity.

Best Original Song:
Who won? Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, "Let It Go" from Frozen.
Who did I say would win? Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, "Let It Go" from Frozen.

Best Sound Editing:
Who won?  Glenn Fremantle, Gravity.
Who did I say would win? Glenn Fremantle, Gravity.

Best Sound Mixing:
Who won? Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood-Smith and Chris Munro, Gravity.
Who did I say would win? Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood-Smith and Chris Munro, Gravity.

Best Production Design:
Who won? Catherine Martin and Beverley Dunn, The Great Gatsby.
Who did I say would win? Catherine Martin and Beverley Dunn, The Great Gatsby.

Best Cinematography:
Who won? Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity.
Who did I say would win? Roger Deakins, Prisoners.

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
Who won? Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews, Dallas Buyer's Club.
Who did I say would win? Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews, Dallas Buyer's Club.

Best Costume Design:
Who won? Catherine Martin, The Great Gatsby.
Who did I say would win? Patricia Norris, 12 Years a Slave.

Best Film Editing:
Who won? Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Singer, Gravity.
Who did I say would win? Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Singer, Gravity.

Best Visual Effects:
Who won? Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould, Gravity.
Who did I say would win? Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould, Gravity.

I got 15 out of 24 awards correct. How did you go?

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