August Oscar Predictions

The fall festivals will be starting soon and telling us a little more about what to expect. So here goes nothing!

National Board of Review:
Best Film: American Hustle
Top 10: August: Osage County, Before Midnight, The Fifth Estate, Inside Llewyn Davis, Lee Daniels' The Butler, The Monuments Men, Rush, The Spectacular Now, 12 Years a Slave and The Wolf of Wall Street.

Best Director: David O. Russell, American Hustle
Best Debut Director: Ryan Coogler, Fruitvale Station

Best Lead Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Lead Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Bruhl, The Fifth Estate and Rush
Best Supporting Actress: Margo Martindale, August: Osage County
Best Breakthrough Male: Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station
Best Breakthrough Female: Adele Exarchopoulos, Blue is the Warmest Color
Best Ensemble: August: Osage County

Best Original Screenplay: American Hustle
Best Adapted Screenplay: Before Midnight

Los Angeles Film Critics Association:
Best Film: Before Midnight
(Runner-Up: American Hustle)

Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
(Runner-Up: David O. Russell, American Hustle)

Best Lead Actor: Robert Redford, All is Lost
(Runner-Up: Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)

Best Lead Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
(Runner-Up: Julie Delpy, Before Midnight)

Best Supporting Actor: Sam Rockwell, The Way Way Back
(Runner-Up: Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave)

Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale Station
(Runner-Up: Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine)

Best Screenplay: Before Midnight
(Runner-Up: American Hustle)

New York Film Critics Circle:
Best Film: 12 Years a Slave
(Runner-Up: The Wolf of Wall Street)

Best Director: Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
(Runner-Up: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity)

Best Lead Actor: Chiwetel Ejifor, 12 Years a Slave
(Runner-Up: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Great Gatsby and The Wolf of Wall Street)

Best Lead Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
(Runner-Up: Sandra Bullock, Gravity)

Best Supporting Actor: Sam Shepard, August: Osage County
(Runner-Up: Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street)

Best Supporting Actress: Cristin Milioti, The Wolf of Wall Street
(Runner-Up: Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine)

Best Screenplay: Blue Jasmine
(Runner-Up: The Wolf of Wall Street)

National Society of Film Critics:
Best Film: Before Midnight
(Runner-Up: Gravity)

Best Director: Richard Linklater, Before Midnight
(Runner-Up: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity)

Best Lead Actor: Robert Redford, All is Lost
(Runner-Up: Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips and Saving Mr. Banks)

Best Lead Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
(Runner-Up: Julie Delpy, Before Midnight)

Best Supporting Actor: John Goodman, Inside Llewyn Davis and The Monuments Men
(Runner-Up: Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave)

Best Supporting Actress: Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
(Runner-Up: Margo Martindale, August: Osage County)

Best Screenplay: Before Midnight
(Runner-Up: Inside Llewyn Davis)

Broadcast Film Critics Association:
Best Film:
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Before Midnight
Blue Jasmine
Fruitvale Station
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Director:
David O. Russell, American Hustle
John Wells, August: Osage County
Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine
George Clooney, The Monuments Men
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Lead Actor:
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford, All is Lost

Best Lead Actress:
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County 
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks 

Best Supporting Actor:
Daniel Bruhl, Rush
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
John Goodman, Inside Llewyn Davis
Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
Jeremy Renner, American Hustle
Sam Shepard, August: Osage County

Best Supporting Actress:
Naomie Harris, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Margo Martindale, August: Osage County
Cristin Milioti, The Wolf of Wall Street
Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale Station

Best Original Screenplay:
American Hustle
Blue Jasmine
The Counselor
Fruitvale Station
Inside Llewyn Davis
Saving Mr. Banks

Best Adapted Screenplay:
August: Osage County
Before Midnight
Captain Phillips
The Monuments Men
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

Golden Globe Awards:
Best Picture-Drama:
American Hustle
August: Osage County
The Monuments Men
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Picture-Comedy/Musical:
About Time
Inside Llewyn Davis
Saving Mr. Banks
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Way Way Back

Best Director:
Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine
George Clooney, The Monuments Men
Ethan and Joel Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
David O. Russell, American Hustle
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street
John Wells, August: Osage County

Best Actor-Drama:
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejifor, 12 Years a Slave
Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Actress-Drama:
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Judi Dench, Philomena
Nicole Kidman, Grace of Monaco
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County

Best Actor-Comedy/Musical:
James Gandolfini, Enough Said
Domhnall Gleeson, About Time
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Don Jon
Oscar Isaacs, Inside Llewyn Davis
Ben Stiller, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Best Actress-Comedy/Musical:
Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Enough Said
Rachel MacAdams, About Time
Melissa McCarthy, The Heat
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks

Best Supporting Actor:
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
John Goodman, Inside Llewyn Davis
Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
Bill Murray, The Monuments Men
Jeremy Renner, American Hustle
Sam Shephard, August: Osage County

Best Supporting Actress:
Naomie Harris, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Margo Martindale, August: Osage County
Kristen Wiig, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Best Screenplay:
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Blue Jasmine
The Monuments Men
The Way Way Back
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Score:
August: Osage County
Grace of Monaco
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

Screen Actors Guild:
Best Ensemble:
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks

Best Male Actor in a Leading Role:
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Chiwetel Ejifor, 12 Years a Slave
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford, All is Lost

Best Female Actor in a Leading Role:
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks

Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role:
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
John Goodman, Inside Llewyn Davis
Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
Jeremy Renner, American Hustle
Sam Shephard, August: Osage County

Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role:
Naomie Harris, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Margo Martindale, August: Osage County
Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale Station

Writers Guild of America:
Original Screenplay:
American Hustle
Blue Jasmine
The Counselor
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Way Way Back

Adapted Screenplay:
August: Osage County
Before Midnight
The Monuments Men
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

Producers Guild of America:
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Blue Jasmine
Captain Phillips
Inside Llewyn Davis
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

Directors Guild of America:
George Clooney, The Monuments Men
Ethan and Joel Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
David O. Russell, American Hustle
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street
John Wells, August: Osage County

Academy Awards:
Best Picture:
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Before Midnight
Blue Jasmine
Inside Llewyn Davis
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Director:
David O. Russell, American Hustle
John Wells, August: Osage County
Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine
Ethan and Joel Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave

Best Lead Actor:
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford, All is Lost

Best Lead Actress:
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County 
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks

Best Supporting Actor:
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
John Goodman, Inside Llewyn Davis
Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
Jeremy Renner, American Hustle
Sam Shepard, August: Osage County

Best Supporting Actress:
Naomie Harris, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Margo Martindale, August: Osage County
Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale Station

Best Original Screenplay:
American Hustle
Blue Jasmine
The Counselor
Fruitvale Station
Inside Llewyn Davis

Best Adapted Screenplay:
August: Osage County
Before Midnight
The Monuments Men
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Cinematography:
American Hustle 
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Monuments Men
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Costume Design:
American Hustle 
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years a Slave

Best Film Editing:
American Hustle
August: Osage County 
The Counselor
The Monuments Men
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
12 Years a Slave
Rush
Saving Mr. Banks

Best Original Score:
American Hustle
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years of Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Production Design:
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Monuments Men
Saving Mr. Banks

Best Sound Mixing:
American Hustle 
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Inside Llewyn Davis
The Monuments Men

Best Sound Editing:
The Counselor
Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Monuments Men
Rush

Best Visual Effects: 
Elysium
Ender's Game
Gravity
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Totals:
American Hustle: 12
The Monuments Men: 9
12 Years a Slave: 9
August: Osage County: 8
Inside Llewyn Davis: 8
Saving Mr. Banks: 7
The Wolf of Wall Street: 6
Blue Jasmine: 5
The Counselor: 3
Gravity: 3
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: 3
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom: 3
Before Midnight: 2
Fruitvale Station: 2
Rush: 2

Ranks:
Best Picture:
1. American Hustle
2. August: Osage County
3. The Monuments Men
4. The Wolf of Wall Street
5. 12 Years a Slave
6. Saving Mr. Banks
7. Inside Llewyn Davis
8. Before Midnight
9. Blue Jasmine
10. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
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11. Captain Phillips
12. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
13. Fruitvale Station
14. All is Lost
15. Gravity
16. The Counselor
17. Labor Day
18. Rush
19. The Fifth Estate
20. Nebraska
21. Her
22. Lee Daniels' The Butler
23. Dallas Buyers Club
24. The Past
25. The Way Way Back

Best Director:
1. David O. Russell, American Hustle
2. John Wells, August: Osage County
3. Ethan and Joel Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
4. Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine
5. Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
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6. Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street
7. George Clooney, The Monuments Men
8. Richard Linklater, Before Midnight
9. John Lee Hancock, Saving Mr. Banks
10. Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
11. Justin Chadwick, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
12. Ron Howard, Rush
13. Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
14. Ridley Scott, The Counselor
15. Ryan Coogler, Fruitvale Station
16. Spike Jonze, Her
17. Bill Condon, The Fifth Estate
18. Asghar Farhadi, The Past
19. Alexander Payne, Nebraska
20. Ben Stiller, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
21. Lee Daniels, Lee Daniels' The Butler
22. Jason Reitman, Labor Day
23. J.C. Chandor, All is Lost
24. Jean-Marc Vallée, Dallas Buyers Club
25. Stephen Frears, Philomena

Best Lead Actor:
1. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
2. Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
3. Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
4. Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
5. Robert Redford, All is Lost
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6. Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
7. Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
8. Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station
9. Christian Bale, American Hustle
10. Ben Stiller, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
11. George Clooney, The Monuments Men
12. Bruce Dern, Nebraska
13. Michael Fassbender, The Counselor
14. Benedict Cumberbatch, The Fifth Estate
15. Ethan Hawke, The Spectacular Now
16. Forest Whitaker, Lee Daniels' The Butler
17. Joaquin Phoenix, Her
18. Josh Brolin, Labor Day
19. Miles Teller, The Spectacular Now
20. Chris Hemsworth, Rush

Best Lead Actress:
1. Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
2. Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
3. Amy Adams, American Hustle
4. Judi Dench, Philomena
5. Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks 
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6. Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
7. Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
8. Nicole Kidman, Grace of Monaco
9. Sandra Bullock, Gravity
10. Naomi Watts, Diana
11. Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha
12. Berenice Bejo, The Past
13. Brie Larson, Short Term 12
14. Kate Winslet, Labor Day
15. Marion Cotillard, The Immigrant
16. Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now
17. Adele Exarchopoulos, Blue is the Warmest Color
18. Reese Witherspoon, The Good Lie
19. Rachel MacAdams, About Time
20. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Enough Said

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Tom Hanks, Saving Mr. Banks
2. Sam Shepard, August: Osage County
3. John Goodman, Inside Llewyn Davis
4. Jeremy Renner, American Hustle
5. Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
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6. Daniel Bruhl, Rush
7. Bill Murray, The Monuments Men
8. Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
9. Tim Roth, Grace of Monaco
10. Matthew McConaughey, The Wolf of Wall Street
11. James Franco, Spring Breakers
12. Ewan McGregor, August: Osage County
13. Sam Rockwell, The Way Way Back
14. Javier Bardem, The Counselor
15. Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
16. Geoffrey Rush, The Book Thief
17. John Goodman, The Monuments Men
18. Steve Coogan, Philomena
19. Matt Damon, The Monuments Men
20. Colin Farrell, Saving Mr. Banks
21. Stacy Keach, Nebraska
22. Will Forte, Nebraska
23. Bob Balaban, The Monuments Men
24. Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
25. George Clooney, Gravity
26. Daniel Bruhl, The Fifth Estate
27. Jean Dujardin, The Monuments Men
28. Brad Pitt, The Counselor
29. Jeremy Renner, The Immigrant
30. Hugh Bonneville, The Monuments Men

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Margo Martindale, August: Osage County
2. Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
3. Naomie Harris, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
4. Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale Station
5. Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
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6. Cristin Milioti, The Wolf of Wall Street
7. Kristen Wiig, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
8. Cameron Diaz, The Counselor
9. Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
10. Oprah Winfrey, Lee Daniels' The Butler
11. Rachel Griffiths, Saving Mr. Banks
12. Juliette Lewis, August: Osage County
13. Amy Adams, Her
14. Penelope Cruz, The Counselor
15. Carey Mulligan, Inside Llewyn Davis
16. Sarah Paulson, 12 Years a Slave
17. Jennifer Garner, Dallas Buyers Club
18. Julianne Nicholson, August: Osage County
19. Cate Blanchett, The Monuments Men
20. Emily Watson, The Book Thief
21. June Squibb, Nebraska
22. Rooney Mara, Her
23. Margot Robbie, The Wolf of Wall Street
24. Misty Upham, August: Osage County
25. Catherine Keener, Captain Phillips
26. Olivia Wilde, Rush
27. Allison Janney, The Way Way Back
28. Catherine Keener, Enough Said
29. Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
30. Meryl Streep, August: Osage County