2014 Academy Awards (Oscars) Tips and Rankings

Ranking of the Best Picture nominees:

1. The Wolf Of Wall Street
2. Nebraska
3. Dallas Buyers Club
4. Captain Phillips
5. Philomena
6. Gravity
7. Her
8. 12 Years A Slave
9. American Hustle

Best Picture

Winner: 12 Years A Slave
Will Win: American Hustle
Should Win: The Wolf Of Wall Street
Unlucky: The Great Gatsby

Best Director

Winner: Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)
Will Win: Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)
Should Win: Alexander Payne (Nebraska)
Unlucky: Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips)

Best Actor

Winner: Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Will Win: Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)
Should Win: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf Of Wall Street)
Unlucky: Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips)

Best Actress

Winner: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
Will Win: Amy Adams (American Hustle)
Should Win: Judi Dench (Philomena)
Unlucky: Jennifer Garner (Dallas Buyers Club)

Best Supporting Actor

Winner: Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Will Win: Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)
Should Win: Jonah Hill (The Wolf Of Wall Street)
Unlucky: Stacy Keach (Nebraska)

Best Supporting Actress

Winner: Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years A Slave)
Will Win: June Squibb (Nebraska)
Should Win: June Squibb (Nebraska)
Unlucky: Toni Collette (The Way Way Back)

Best Original Screenplay

Winner: Spike Jonze (Her)
Will Win: Spike Jonze (Her)
Should Win: Bob Nelson (Nebraska)
Unlucky: Nat Faxon & Jim Rash (The Way Way Back)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Winner: John Ridley (12 Years A Slave)
Will Win: Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke (Before Midnight)
Should Win: Terence Winter (The Wolf Of Wall Street)
Unlucky: Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (This Is The End)