Gold Rush Gang FINAL Oscar Nomination Predictions
It’s all come down to this.
With the 11 members of AwardsWatch’s Gold Rush Gang this year you’ll find quite a bit of unity in many categories, or at least 4/5 of the possible nominees. But, a few of our gang have really broken from the pack, sometimes being the lone vote in a category. Long choosing Blue Jasmine in Best Picture, Beth with Brie Larson in Best Actress and Michael going for a 12 Years a Slave snub in Film Editing and Sound Mixing. So much to mull over, so much to debate. We’ll all know the answers tomorrow morning but in the meantime check out what our experts have to say and then make your voice heard here in the comment section or in our forums.
Happy Predicting!
Here are the predictions for your Gold Rush Gang in all categories:
Best Picture
12 Years a Slave – Erik, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Evan, Kenneth, Dennis, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
American Hustle – Erik, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Evan, Kenneth, Dennis, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Blue Jasmine – Long
Captain Phillips – Erik, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Evan, Kenneth, Dennis, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Dallas Buyers Club – Erik, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Evan, Kenneth, Dennis, Peter, Richard
Gravity – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Kenneth, Dennis, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Her – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Kenneth, Dennis, Michael, Peter, Richard
Inside Llewyn Davis – Ben, Beth, Cédric, Long, Michael
Nebraska – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Kenneth, Dennis, Peter, Richard
Philomena – Ben, Evan, Dennis, Michael
Saving Mr. Banks – Erik, Long, Peter, Richard
The Wolf of Wall Street – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Kenneth, Dennis, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Best Directing
Joel and Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis – Beth
Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity – Erik, Ben, Beth, Evan, Cédric, Kenneth, Dennis, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips – Erik, Evan, Kenneth, Dennis, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Spike Jonze, Her – Beth, Cédric, Michael, Peter
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave – Erik, Ben, Beth, Evan, Cédric, Kenneth, Dennis, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
David O. Russell, American Hustle – Erik, Ben, Beth, Evan, Cédric, Kenneth, Dennis, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street – Erik, Ben, Evan, Cédric, Kenneth, Dennis, Long, Richard
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Bruce Dern, Nebraska – Erik, Ben, Beth, Evan, Kenneth, Dennis, Michael, Peter, Richard
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street – Erik, Ben, Evan, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Peter, Richard
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Robert Redford, All is Lost – Beth, Cédric, Long
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Amy Adams, American Hustle – Erik, Evan, Beth, Kenneth, Dennis, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Sandra Bullock, Gravity – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Judi Dench, Philomena – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Adéle Exarchopoulos, Blue is the Warmest Color – Cédric
Brie Larson, Short Term 12 – Beth
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County – Ben, Long
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks – Erik, Ben, Evan, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Peter, Richard
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Peter, Richard
Daniel Brühl, Rush – Ben, Beth, Cédric, Long, Michael, Richard
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle – Erik, Evan, Ben, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
James Gandolfini, Enough Said – Beth, Evan, Dennis, Kenneth
Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street – Erik, Peter
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine – Cédric
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale Station – Long
June Squibb, Nebraska – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Peter, Richard
Oprah Winfrey, Lee Daniels’ The Butler – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
American Hustle – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Blue Jasmine – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Fruitvale Station – Long
Her – Erik, Kenneth, Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Peter, Richard
Inside Llewyn Davis – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Nebraska – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Peter, Richard
Saving Mr. Banks – Long
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
12 Years a Slave – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Before Midnight – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Blue is the Warmest Color – Cédric, Michael
Captain Phillips – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Philomena – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Peter, Richard
The Wolf of Wall Street – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Best Animated Feature
The Croods – Beth, Peter
Despicable Me 2 – Erik, Evan, Ben, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Ernest and Célestine – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Richard
Frozen – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Monsters University – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
The Wind Rises – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Best Foreign Language Film
The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium) – Ben, Beth, Dennis, Evan, Kenneth
The Grandmaster (Hong Kong) – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Kenneth, Peter, Richard
The Great Beauty (Italy) – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Peter, Richard
The Hunt (Denmark) – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Peter, Richard
The Missing Picture (Cambodia) – Cédric
The Notebook (Hungary) – Erik, Cédric, Dennis
Omar (Palestine) – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Dennis, Kenneth, Peter, Richard
Best Documentary Feature
The Act of Killing – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Peter, Richard
Blackfish – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Peter, Richard
God Loves Uganda – Michael
The Square – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Dennis, Kenneth, Peter, Richard
Stories We Tell – Erik, Dennis, Kenneth, Peter, Beth
20 Feet From Stardom – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Peter, Richard
Best Music (Original Score)
12 Years a Slave – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
All is Lost – Beth, Cédric, Long
The Book Thief – Erik, Evan, Ben, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Peter, Richard
Captain Phillips – Peter
Gravity – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Monsters University – Erik, Kenneth
Philomena – Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Michael, Richard
Rush – Long
Saving Mr. Banks – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Best Music (Original Song)
“Amen,” All is Lost – Beth, Evan, Kenneth
“Happy,” Despicable Me 2 – Dennis, Peter
“Let It Go,” Frozen – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Dennis, Kenneth, Peter, Richard
“Young and Beautiful,” The Great Gatsby – Erik, Ben, Dennis, Peter, Richard
“The Moon Song,” Her – Ben Beth, Evan, Kenneth, Richard
“Ordinary Love,” Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Dennis, Kenneth, Peter, Richard
“Monsters University,” Monsters University – Erik, Evan, Kenneth
“So You Know What It’s Like,” Short Term 12 – Erik, Ben, Beth, Dennis, Peter, Richard
Best Film Editing
12 Years a Slave – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Peter, Richard
American Hustle – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Captain Phillips – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Gravity – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Rush – Long, Michael
The Wolf of Wall Street – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Peter, Richard
Best Cinematography
12 Years a Slave – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Captain Phillips – Long
The Grandmaster – Erik, Beth, Dennis, Evan, Kenneth, Peter
Gravity – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard The Grandmaster – Erik, Dennis, Peter
Inside Llewyn Davis – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Nebraska – Ben, Beth, Cédric, Peter
Prisoners – Erik, Evan, Ben, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Richard
Rush – Long, Michael, Richard
Best Art Direction
12 Years a Slave – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
American Hustle – Ben, Peter
Gravity – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Peter, Richard
The Great Gatsby – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Her – Beth, Michael
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Oz: The Great and Powerful – Long
Saving Mr. Banks – Erik, Evan, Cédric, Dennis, Long, Richard
Best Costume Design
12 Years a Slave – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
American Hustle – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Blancanieves – Cédric
The Great Gatsby – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Peter
The Invisible Woman – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Oz: The Great and Powerful – Erik, Dennis, Long, Michael, Richard
Saving Mr. Banks – Ben, Beth, Evan, Kenneth
Best Makeup
American Hustle – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Dennis, Kenneth, Peter, Richard
Bad Grandpa – Evan, Ben, Beth, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Peter, Richard
Dallas Buyers Club – Erik, Beth, Dennis, Evan, Kenneth, Peter, Richard
The Lone Ranger – Erik, Ben, Michael
Best Sound Mixing
12 Years a Slave – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Captain Phillips – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Gravity – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Inside Llewyn Davis – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Peter, Richard
Lone Survivor – Erik, Ben, Beth, Dennis, Kenneth, Peter
Rush – Cédric, Dennis, Evan, Long, Michael, Richard
Best Sound Editing
12 Years a Slave – Cédric, Michael, Peter, Richard
All is Lost – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Peter, Richard
Captain Phillips – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Frozen – Erik, Beth, Dennis, Evan, Kenneth
Gravity – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Lone Survivor – Erik, Ben, Beth, Dennis, Kenneth, Peter
Rush – Ben, Cédric, Evan, Long, Michael, Richard
The Wolf of Wall Street – Michael
Best Visual Effects
Gravity – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
Iron Man 3 – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Long, Michael, Peter, Richard
The Lone Ranger – Peter
Pacific Rim – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Peter, Richard
Star Trek Into Darkness – Erik, Evan, Ben, Beth, Cédric, Dennis, Kenneth, Michael, Richard
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