Indiewire will provide updates of our predictions for the 87th Academy Award nominations through January 2015, when the nominations are announced.
Fall has arrived, so let's take an ignorant stab at the Oscar nominations anyway, shall we? There are a few possibilities from what we saw earlier in the year. "Boyhood" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel," given their glowing reviews and strong box office, could very well make for Richard Linklater's and Wes Anderson's first Best Picture nominations, respectively -- or not (though "Boyhood" seems pretty safe at this point). And "Foxcatcher" and "Mr. Turner" both came out of Cannes with the kind of buzz that definitely could sustain itself through the rest of the year -- or not.
It's the final four months of the year that really reveals the picture, and we're into them. Venice, Toronto, Telluride and the ongoing New York Film Festival collectively gave us a ton of contenders in "Birdman," "The Imitation Game," "Gone Girl," "The Theory of Everything," and "Wild" (all of which could easily join the party -- probably in descending order of probability).
In short: The games have officially begun. And we still haven't seen what the likes of "Unbroken," "Interstellar," "Selma," "Big Eyes," "A Most Violent Year," "American Sniper," "Into The Woods"... It could get pretty intense.
That said, here are our current 2015 Oscar predictions for Best Picture. Check out our predictions in other categories here. And click on each film title for more information on that film and current critics scores.
There's a While To Go, But They Seem Pretty Safe:
1. "Boyhood" (Richard Linklater)
2. "Birdman" (Alejandro González Iñárritu)
3. "The Imitation Game" (Morten Tyldum)
4. "Gone Girl" (David Fincher)
More Iffy, But Good Shots Too:
5. "Theory of Everything" (James Marsh)
6. "Foxcatcher" (Bennett Miller)
7. "Mr. Turner" (Mike Leigh)
Strong Contenders (At Least On Paper -- We Still Haven't Seen Them, But Expect a Few To Shoot Up This List Soon Enough):
8. "Unbroken" (Angelina Jolie)
9. "Interstellar" (Christopher Nolan)
10. "Selma" (Ava DuVernay)
11. "American Sniper" (Clint Eastwood)
12. "A Most Violent Year" (JC Chandor)
13. "Into The Woods" (Rob Marshall)
14. "Big Eyes" (Tim Burton)
15. "The Gambler" (William Monahan)
If Some of the Above Don't Deliver, These Will Become Contenders:
16. "Fury" (David Ayer)
17. "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (Wes Anderson)
18. "Wild" (Jean-Marc Vallée)
19. "Whiplash" (Damien Chazelle)
20. "Inherent Vice" (Paul Thomas Anderson)
21. "Still Alice" (Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland)
22. "Top Five" (Chris Rock)
23. "Rosewater" (Jon Stewart)
24. "Love is Strange" (Ira Sachs)
25. "The Homesman" (Tommy Lee Jones)
READ MORE: For Your Consideration: Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice' Is a Lot of Things, But Oscar Contender Isn't One Of Them
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