Oscar Predictions: Todd’s Second Take

It’s been a number of days since my first round of Oscar predictions and there’s been some movement since then. Time for a second update, my friends!

The biggest change is Bennett Miller’s drama Foxcatcher with Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum being postponed to 2014. I had it being nominated for Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor (Ruffalo). Added to that, I’ve changed my mind in every other category with the exception of Best Actor.

And with that, my second take on Oscar predictions in the six major categories:

PICTURE

All is Lost

American Hustle

August: Osage County

Captain Phillips

Gravity

Inside Llewyn Davis

Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Twelve Years a Slave

The Wolf of Wall Street

CHANGES: Foxcatcher out, The Wolf of Wall Street in

 

DIRECTOR

J.C. Chandor, All is Lost

Joel and Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis

Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

Steve McQueen, Twelve Years a Slave

David O. Russell, American Hustle

CHANGES: Bennett Miller for Foxcatcher out, Joel and Ethan Coen in

 

ACTOR

Chiwetel Ejiofer, Twelve Years a Slave

Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips

Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyer’s Club

Robert Redford, All is Lost

Forest Whitaker, Lee Daniels’ The Butler

CHANGES: None.

 

ACTRESS

Amy Adams, American Hustle

Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Sandra Bullock, Gravity

Judi Dench, Philomena

Meryl Streep, August: Osage County

CHANGES: Adele Exarchopoulos out for Blue is the Warmest Colour, Amy Adams in

 

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Bradley Cooper, American Hustle

Michael Fassbender, Twelve Years a Slave

James Gandolfini, Enough Said

Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street

Jared Leto, Dallas Buyer’s Club

CHANGES: George Clooney for Gravity and Mark Ruffalo for Foxcatcher out, Cooper and Gandolfini in

 

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine

Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle

Margo Martindale, August: Osage County

Lupita Nyong’o, Twelve Years a Slave

Oprah Winfrey, Lee Daniels’ The Butler

CHANGES: Julia Roberts for August: Osage County and Naomie Harris for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom out, Martindale and Hawkins in

 

And there you have it! I’ll have a third update in the coming weeks!