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87th Oscars. The Oscar Contenders of 2014 - For prediction, discussion and entertainment purposes only. This is not a endorsement of quality work, especially since no one has seen the pictures yet!
EDDIE REDMAYNE prevailed as expected - but can he win back-to-back Oscars?
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The Nominees
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Eddie Redmayne
1st nom and win! 33 y.o. | 13 films "Stephen Hawking"
Theory of Everything (Focus Features) Nov 7th |
Michael Keaton
1st nomination! 63 y.o. | 37 films |
Steve Carell "John DuPont" |
Benedict Cumberbatch "Alan Turing" |
Bradley Cooper "Chris Kyle"
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Role In his corner: awards |
Role: In his corner: awards |
Roles: In his corner: |
Role: In his corner: awards |
Role In his corner: very popular with Oscar right now and winning raves on Broadway too. awards |
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How'd They Get Nominated
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| 50% Role. Two things Oscar never tires of: Actors mimicking famous people and disabilities 30% Performance 10% Precursor wins + Best Picture power 4% ginger lust 3% the way Felicity Jones looks at him throughout 2% Les Miz 1% Savage Grace Oscar photo reunion fetishists |
63% Role/Performance - They're fused. That's the magic & tragi-comedy. He brings his A game. 13% ...and so does every scene partner 12% Comeback campaign power. Welcome back Batman 7% Times Square in his undies. The acting branch can relate. 5% Precursors & Best Picture heat |
31% Role: Weird, memorable, real person and (most importantly) playing against type 21% Performance. ACTING all caps 16% Campaign. Traction groove dug up early 14% Coveting Channing Tatum: Who can't relate? 10% The Office + 40 Year Old Virgin 8% Prosthetic nose |
30% Role: Oscar loves a real life tragic hero... especially one who is 15% Gay but not too gay 15% Best Picture heat 12% Performance 9% Benedict's scarily devout (devout like Trekkies) fanbase. 9% World War II's scarily devout fanbase. 7% Humanizing buffers: Goode & Knightley 3% Sherlock |
21% Last minute ambush on undecided voters 20% Politics: bloodthirsty enough for conversatives / ambiguous enough for liberals who dont want to feel guilty for ♥ing Bradley 19% Performance & fresh 'Default Nominee' status. Happy 3rd anniversary Oscar + Brad, u crazy kids 15% Role. Real life plus weight gain beefcake 10% Clint Eastwood |
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Who Got The Boot?
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Jake Gyllenhaal my poor Jake. Lou Bloom will keep trying though. He doesn't give up easily and Jake keeps stretching himself. Other people with less precursor love but some degree of buzz were David Oyelowo (Selma), Timothy Spall (Mr Turner) and Ralph Fiennes (Grand Budapest Hotel) who hasn't been nominated in ages and ages so that feels especially sad.
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Who Will Win?
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I've long said it was going to be Eddie Redmayne but I'm starting to come around to that it might be Michael Keaton. It's not over yet.
ONLY IT WAS AND EDDIE REDMAYNE, who we predicted since September, took the prize.
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Who SHOULD Win?
This one is up to you cinephiles: Here's how you voted. The biggest victory in any category!
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