Our readers who have entered the contest (so far) believe it will go like this. Most of the races have a clear frontrunner. Some categories are more competitive than you’d think. Here are the pie charts indicated what readers believe will win tonight.
The Grand Budapest Hotel is excellent, but it’s no Birdman. That was the shock of the night for me. Best Supporting Actress (comedy/musical) was a weak category this year. Wallis shouldn’t have even been nominated and Amy Adams finally wins an award for one of her weakest films to date. They gave it to Adams because she’s more accomplished than Blunt. Compare those performances to the juggernauts in the Best Actress (drama) category this year. Part of me wants Rosamund Pike to win the Oscar because she is one of the best female screen villains of all-time, but Moore and Witherspoon are both amazing, too. Too bad only one of them will be commended by the Academy. My Oscar predictions:
Picture: Boyhood
Director: Linklater (Boyhood)
Actor: Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
Actress: Moore (Still Alice)
Supp. Actor: Simmons (Whiplash)
Supp. Actress: Arquette (Boyhood)
Orig. screenplay: Linklater (Boyhood)
Adap. screenplay: Flynn (Gone Girl)
Anybody who has live streaming link please?
Anyone know where to watch the GG online outside of the US?
That 16% chunk for boyhood was not there the first three times I checked it I swear!
Maybe it wasn’t fully updated yet because boyhood’s color and title weren’t even on the key.
@RENO: Have you seen Emily Blunt in Into the Woods? If you had, you wouldn’t be making that statement. The category is Best Actress in Musical or Comedy. Into the Woods is both. Blunt is divine, and effortless in her showcase. What exactly were you expecting her to do? And why would she lose? To who – Amy Adams? Who is in Tim Burton’s WORST film, with dialogue a 6 year-old could come up with. The Annie chick? Oh please. Julianne Moore is winning in Drama, so why would she win for a performance nobody saw? And whose the other nominee? I can’t seem to remember. There’s your answer.
Really? Emily Blunt? In Into the Woods? All those who predicted her have not seen the movie yet I presume. That or they’ve seen it but not the other 4, or more likely, they’ve seen none.
Happy Globe watching everyone!
I think the supporting categories, especially supporting actress, are a whole lot more competitive than this suggests.
”The Grand Budapest Hotel” already HAS won prizes for its screenplay from the New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. And besides the Golden Globes, its screenplay has been nominated by BAFTA, the Critics Choice Awards and various critics’ organizations.
If the Globes spread the wealth, the likeliest place to recognize ”Grand Budapest” is Screenplay.
Saw Selma today. Despite a few stodgy patches, VERY powerful movie that deserves a place in the awards race. My audience erupted into applause when it ended. Weak opening weekend numbers. But Im hoping that it has good legs at the box office through next weekend and onward for the next 2-3 months. I think it will.
Grand Budapest Hotel is overrated, It can get some honor of his cinematography or production design, but not screenplay.
All these are the same as mine with the exception of my ‘no guts’ picks – Chastain for supporting, Flynn for screenplay, Aniston for Drama actress (although Moore could just as easily take it)
Jake Gyllenhaal is in previews for a new Nick Payne play called ”Constellations.” But they canceled today’s performance so he and co-star Ruth Wilson, who’s a Golden Globe nominee for ”The Affair,” could fly to L.A. for the ceremony.
I would actually put money down on Jake. If I had any. lol Is he going to be there? He’s on Broadway right?
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Thanks for the pie charts.
According to the BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA) pie chart, the orange section, which represents the readers who vote for Felicity Jones, myself included, is so miniscule (like a thin, not Malick-red but, orange line) that one needs to pay close attention to be able to visualize it in addition to what looks like the two overlapped percentage signs between Jones and Witherspoon’s shares. (The overlapped percentage signs, two as opposed to one, are significant to me because it is only an evident modicum left to identify Ms. Jones’ part taken in the BEST ACRESS DRAMA pie chart. [Her share is so small that it is relatively hard for the figure, though input, even to be displayed (at least for now)])
I won’t be surprised too much if I’m the one that’s voted for her so far [lol].
[Hyperbole: I believe there are at least a few others . . . .]
By the way, good to see some love [trust] for Jessica Chastain.
The only one that seems rather off here is Screenplay, where Birdman actually has the best chance of winning. That’s not to say that Grand Budapest doesn’t have a chance, it certainly does, but it would be rather shocking if anything other than Birdman were to take it.
Lol well we know no one thinks Wallis will win for annie! Hilarious.
Richard Skin,
There is a 16% chunk for Boyhood for Best Screenplay. It is third behind Grand Budapest and Gone Girl.
Richard Skin, do you mean 16% chunk for ”Boyhood” in Screenplay? I’ve never thought it was a front-runner in this category. I thought ”Grand Budapest Hotel” and ”Birdman” were the ones to beat. I’m surprised that ”Imitation Game” is only 2% because I think it’s the likeliest winner for Adaptation at the Oscars.
Boyhood should win screenplay but I think the grand Budapest hotel wil win.
I can’t believe there’s not even a 1% chunk for “Boyhood” in the Screenplay category!
I had to double check that it was nominated to make sure I wasn’t crazy… Wasn’t that a frontrunner as some point? I’m not disappointed in the least though. It would probably be my last choice too given the nominees.
Pretty much with the majority on predictions. Except for original score which I think will go to Interstellar. Although it could go to Birdman or Gone Girl. It may!