W=Want; T= Think
Best Picture: W: BOYHOOD; T: BIRDMAN
Director: W: R. Linklater, Boyhood; T: A. Gonzalez-Inarritu, Birdman
Actor: W: M. Keaton, Birdman; T: E. Redmayne, Theory of Everything
Actress: W: Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night; T: J. Moore, Still Alice
Supp. Actor: W: Ethan Hawke or Edward Norton; T: JK Simmons, Whiplash
Supp. Actress: W: Laura Dern or P. Arquette; T: P. Arquette, Boyhood.
Foreign Film: W/T: IDA
Adapted Screenplay (the hardest one to predict): T: The Imitation Game
Original Screenplay: W/T: BIRDMAN
Original Score: W: A. Desplat, Grand Budapest Hotel; T: Theory of Everything.
Original Song: W/T: "Glory," SELMA
Cinematography: W: IDA; T: BIRDMAN
Film Editing: W: BOYHOOD; T: WHIPLASH
"Production Design" (really Art Direction): W/T: Grand Budapest Hotel.
Costume Design: W/T: Grand Budapest Hotel.
Makeup/Hair: W/T: GBH
Sound Editing: W/T: AMERICAN SNIPER
Sound Mixing: W: Interstellar; T: American Sniper
Visual Effects: W: Interstellar; T: Guardians of the Galaxy
Animated Feature: T: Big Hero 6
Documentary Feature: W: CITIZENFOUR; T: Virunga
Documentary Short: T: "Crisis Hotline"
Live Action Short: W: Butter Lamp; T: The Phone Call
Animated Short: T: "Me and My Moulton"