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Los Angeles – Who will win it this year?

2014’s great selection of movies and actors nominated for an Oscar really has us scratching our heads.

But, we do have a few favourites of our own so check out our movies editor’s predictions:

Picture of the Year
12 Years a Slave - WINNER
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Her
Philomena
Nebraska
American Hustle
Dallas Buyers Club
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Chiwetel Ejiofor,12 years a Slave
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club - WINNER
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Leonardo Dicaprio, Wolf of Wall Street


(Photo: AP)

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Amy Adams, American Hustle - WINNER


(Photo: AP)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club - WINNER
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street


(Photo: AP)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave - WINNER
Julia Roberts, August Osage County
June Squibb, Nebraska


(Photo: Fox/Searchlight)

Best Director
David O. Russell, American Hustle
Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity - WINNER
Alexander Payne, Nebraska
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Original Screenplay
Her - Spike Jonze - WINNER
Nebraska - Bob Nelson
Blue Jasmine - Woody Allen
Dallas Buyers Club - Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack
American Hustle - David O. Russell and Eric Singer Warren

Best Animated Film
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Frozen - WINNER
The Wind Rises

Best Original Song
"Alone yet not alone" - Alone yet not alone
"Happy" - Despicable Me 2
"The Moon Song" - Her
"Let It Go" - Frozen
"Ordinary Love" -  Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom - WINNER

 

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