Final 2013 Oscar Predictions

Best Picture

Will Win: Gravity
Could Win: 12 Years a Slave
Should Win: 12 Years a Slave
Should Have Been Here: Museum Hours
My Nomination Prediction Score: 8/9 (Missed: Philomena)

Best Director

Will Win: Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)
Could Win: Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)
Should Win: Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)
Should Have Been Here: Rithy Panh (The Missing Picture)
My Nomination Prediction Score: 3/5 (Missed: Nebraska, Wolf of Wall Street)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Will Win: Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Could Win: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)
Should Win: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)
Should Have Been Here: Paul Rudd (Prince Avalanche)
My Nomination Prediction Score: 4/5 (Missed: Christian Bale in American Hustle)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Will Win: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Could Win: -
Should Win: Amy Adams (American Hustle)
Should Have Been Here: Adele Exarchopoulos (Blue Is the Warmest Colour)
My Nomination Prediction Score: 4/5 (Missed: Meryl Streep in August: Osage County)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Will Win: Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Could Win: -
Should Win: Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave)
 Should Have Been Here: Richmond Arquette (This Is Martin Bonner)
My Nomination Prediction Score: 4/5 (Missed: Jonah Hill in Wolf of Wall Street)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

 Will Win: Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)
Could Win: Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)
Should Win: Lupia Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)
 Should Have Been Here: Mary Margaret O'Hara (Museum Hours)
My Nomination Prediction Score: 4/5 (Missed: Sally Hawkins in Blue Jasmine)

Best Original Screenplay

Will Win: American Hustle
Could Win: Her
Should Win: Blue Jasmine
 Should Have Been Here: Fill the Void
My Nomination Prediction Score: 4/5 (Missed: Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Will Win: 12 Years a Slave

Could Win: Philomena

Should Win: Before Midnight

Should Have Been Here: Blue Is the Warmest Colour
My Nomination Prediction Score: 5/5

Best Cinematography

Will Win: Gravity

Could Win: -

Should Win: The Grandmaster

Should Have Been Here: Mud
My Nomination Prediction Score: 4/5 (Missed: Nebraska)

Best Production Design

Will Win: The Great Gatsby
Could Win: Gravity
Should Win: The Great Gatsby
Should Have Been Here: The Grandmaster
My Nomination Prediction Score: 3/5 (Missed: American Hustle, Her)

Best Costume Design

Will Win: American Hustle
Could Win: The Great Gatsby
Should Win: 12 Years a Slave
Should Have Been Here: Stoker
My Nomination Prediction Score: 4/5 (Missed: The Grandmaster)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Will Win: Dallas Buyers Club
Could Win: Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Should Win: Dallas Buyers Club
Should Have Been Here: 12 Years a Slave
My Nomination Prediction Score: 2/3 (Missed: The Lone Ranger)

Best Visual Effects

Will Win: Gravity
Could Win: -
Should Win: Gravity
Should Have Been Here: World War Z
My Nomination Prediction Score: 4/5 (Missed: Star Trek Into Darkness)

Best Film Editing

Will Win: Gravity

Could Win: Captain Phillips

Should Win: 12 Years a Slave

Should Have Been Here: Drug War

My Nomination Prediction Score: 4/5 (Missed: Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Original Music

Will Win: Gravity
Could Win: Philomena
Should Win: Her
Should Have Been Here: Bastards
My Nomination Prediction Score: 3/5 (Missed: Her, Saving Mr. Banks)

Best Original Song

 Will Win: Let It Go (Frozen)
Could Win: -
Should Win: The Moon Song (Her)
Should Have Been Here: Young and Beautiful (The Great Gatsby)
My Nomination Prediction Score: 3/4 (Missed: Happy from Despicable Me 2)

Best Sound Mixing

Will Win: Gravity
Could Win: Captain Phillips
Should Win: Gravity
Should Have Been Here: Ain't Them Bodies Saints
My Nomination Prediction Score: 4/5 (Missed: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)

Best Sound Editing

Will Win: Gravity
Could Win: Captain Phillips
Should Win: Gravity
Should Have Been Here: World War Z
My Nomination Prediction Score: 4/5 (Missed: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)

Best Animated Feature Film

Will Win: Frozen

Could Win: The Wind Rises

Should Win: Ernest & Celestine

Should Have Been Here: -

My Prediction Nomination Score: 4/5 (Missed: Despicable Me 2)

Best Documentary Feature

Will Win: 20 Feet From Stardom

Could Win: The Square

Should Win: Abstain

Should Have Been Here: At Berkeley

My Nomination Prediction Score: 3/5 (Missed: Cutie and the Boxer, Dirty Wars)

Best Foreign Language Film

Will Win: The Hunt

Could Win: The Great Beauty

Should Win: The Broken Circle Breakdown/The Missing Picture

Should Have Been Here: Neighboring Sounds

My Nomination Prediction Score: 4/5 (Missed: The Missing Picture)

Short Film Categories

Live Action: Helium

Documentary: The Lady in Number 6

 Animated: Get a Horse!