The Dose: Our choices for the 87th Academy Awards
The Editorial Board
This award season celebrates some pretty good movies. Five of the editors predicted the outcome of the 87th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 22. Don’t miss our Oscar Liveblog during the show.
Best Picture
American Sniper
Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper for “American Sniper”
Actress in a Leading Role
Reese Witherspoon for “Wild”
Actor in a Supporting Role
J.K. Simmons for “Whiplash”
Actress in a Supporting Role
Emma Stone for “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue)”
Animated Feature Film
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Writing: Adapted Screenplay
Anthony McCarten for “The Theory of Everything”
Writing: Original Screenplay
Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness for “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Cinematography
Robert Yeoman for “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Costume Design
Anna B. Sheppard for “Maleficent”
Directing
Richard Linklater for “Boyhood”
Documentary Feature
Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natesegara for “Virunga”
Documentary Short Subject
Gabriel Serra for “The Reaper (La Parka)”
Film Editing
Barney Pilling for “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Foreign Language Film
Zaza Urushadze for “Tangerines”
Makeup and Hairstyling
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White for “Guardians of the Galaxy”
Music: Original Score
Hans Zimmer for “Interstellar”
Music: Original Song
John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn for “Glory” from “Selma”
Production Design
Adam Stockhausen and Anna Pinnock for “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Sound Editing
Brent Burge and Jason Canovas for “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”
Sound Mixing
Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley for “Whiplash”
Visual Effects
Joe Letteri, Daniel Barrett and Dan Lemmon for “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
Featured Image: A gigantic Oscar’s statue. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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