Oscars 2014 Predictions and Winners

The 86th Annual Academy Awards are this Sunday! As a self-proclaimed cinephile, I am wholly excited. The ceremony should prove to be very entertaining since 2013 was a great year for movies and, of course, the one and only Ellen is hosting! Here are my predictions for who will be taking home the little golden man come Sunday night. I left out a few categories based on whether or not I felt I could accurately predict the winner a.k.a the categories with the movies I didn’t get around to seeing. This post will be updated to include winners as well.

Philomena (2013) REVIEW

Philomena is a real woman’s story of her 50 year long journey to find the son that got snatched away from her as a young woman. It’s also a contender for many Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actress for Judi Dench.  I’ve heard lots of good things about it and even the owner of my local arthouse has been raving about it so I thought I’d give it a chance despite hearing a small summary of the film and not being too interested. Steve Coogan and Dench form an unlikely but charming duo and deliver some great performances. The story is fascinating in itself, but my attitude towards the film is a little indifferent. If the film were released pre-Oscar season than I’m not sure it would have gotten the same attention it has now. It had some great acting and good writing but overall the film seems to lack the emotional punch that it potentially could have had.