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The nominations for the 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. There were no true left-field inclusions that no one could have seen coming, though there were some surprise inclusions and surprise omissions that didn’t quite fit the narrative established prior to today.

Here are the nominations as highlighted by our predictions and where we failed to predict correctly, brief analyses summations follow each.

We’ll hope to bring you our first post-nominations predictions tomorrow.


KEY:

Appears on Three Lists
Appears on Two Lists

Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton
[New] = New Prediction
[Return] = Prior Prediction Returning
(O) = Original Prediction
(A) = August Predictions
(T) = Post-Telluride / Toronto Predictions
(N) = November Predictions
(D) = December Predictions
(F) = Final Predictions

Best Picture

  • (30) 12 Years a Slave (10 A) (10 O) (10 T)
  • (22) American Hustle (8 A) (6 A/D) (8 N)
  • (21) Captain Phillips (7 N) (7 O/F) [Return] (7 O/N)
  • (8) Dallas Buyers Club (1 F) [New] (3 O/T) (4 F) [New]
  • (27) Gravity (9 T) (9 A) (9 T)
  • (15) Her (4 D) (8 N) (3 D)
  • (14) Nebraska (5 D) (4 T) (5 O)
  • (4) Philomena (2 D) (2 A)
  • (12) The Wolf of Wall Street (6 O) (6 O)

Wesley: 9 / 9 (10) – missed Inside Llewyn Davis (Out)
Peter: 8 / 9 (10) – missed Inside Llewyn Davis (Out), Saving Mr. Banks (Out), The Wolf of Wall Street (In)
Tripp: 8 / 9 (10) – missed Inside Llewyn Davis (Out), Saving Mr. Banks (Out), Philomena (In)

Best Animated Feature

  • The Croods (O) (O) (F) [New]
  • Despicable Me 2 (O) (F) [New]
  • Ernest & Celestine (F) [New]
  • Frozen (O) (O) (O)
  • The Wind Rises (O) (O) (O)

Wesley: 4 / 5 – missed Monsters University (Out), Ernest & Celestine (In)
Peter: 4 / 5 – missed Monsters University (Out), Despicable Me 2 (In)
Tripp: 4 / 5 – missed Monsters University (Out), Ernest & Celestine (In)

Best Director

  • Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity (WL T) (PP A) (TB N)
  • Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave (WL T) (PP O) (TB T)
  • Alexander Payne – Nebraska
  • David O. Russell – American Hustle (WL N) (PP O/D) (TB N)
  • Martin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street (WL O)

Wesley: 4 / 5 – missed Paul Greengrass (Out), Alexander Payne (In)
Peter: 3 / 5 – missed Paul Greengrass (Out), Spike Jonze (Out), Martin Scorsese (In), Alexander Payne (In)
Tripp: 3 / 5 – missed Paul Greengrass (Out), Spike Jonze (Out), Martin Scorsese (In), Alexander Payne (In)

Best Actor

  • Christian Bale – American Hustle
  • Bruce Dern – Nebraska (WL O/D) (PP T) (TB O)
  • Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street (WL O/F) [Return] (TB D)
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave (WL A) (PP O) (TB T)
  • Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club (WL O) (PP O) (TB N)

Wesley: 4 / 5 – missed Tom Hanks (Out), Christian Bale (In)
Peter: 3 / 5 – missed Tom Hanks (Out), Robert Redford (Out), Leonardo DiCaprio (In), Christian Bale (In)
Tripp: 4 / 5 – missed Tom Hanks (Out), Christian Bale (In)

Best Actress

  • Amy Adams – American Hustle (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB D)
  • Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine (WL A) (PP A) (TB A)
  • Sandra Bullock – Gravity (WL T) (PP T) (TB N/F) [Return]
  • Judi Dench – Philomena (WL A) (PP O) (TB A)
  • Meryl Streep – August: Osage County

Wesley: 4 / 5 – missed Emma Thompson (Out), Meryl Streep (In)
Peter: 4 / 5 – missed Emma Thompson (Out), Meryl Streep (In)
Tripp: 4 / 5 – missed Emma Thompson (Out), Meryl Streep (In)

Best Supporting Actor

  • Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips (WL N) (PP N) (TB N)
  • Bradley Cooper – American Hustle (WL N) (TB D)
  • Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave (WL A) (PP O) (TB T)
  • Jonah Hill – The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club (WL T) (PP T) (TB N)

Wesley: 4 / 5 – missed Daniel Bruhl (Out), Jonah Hill (In)
Peter: 3 / 5 – missed Daniel Bruhl (Out), James Gandolfini (Out), Bradley Cooper (In), Jonah Hill (In)
Tripp: 4 / 5 – missed Daniel Bruhl (Out), Jonah Hill (In)

Best Supporting Actress

  • Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine (TB A/F) [Return]
  • Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle (WL N) (PP D) (TB D)
  • Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave (WL T) (PP T) (TB T)
  • Julia Roberts – August: Osage County (WL O) (TB D)
  • June Squibb – Nebraska (WL T) (PP T) (TB N)

Wesley: 4 / 5 – missed Oprah Winfrey (Out), Sally Hawkins (In)
Peter: 3 / 5 – missed Octavia Spencer (Out), Oprah Winfrey (Out), Sally Hawkins (In), Julia Roberts (In)
Tripp: 5 / 5 – missed nothing

Best Original Screenplay

  • American Hustle (WL A) (PP A/D) (TB T)
  • Blue Jasmine (WL A) (TB T)
  • Dallas Buyers Club (WL F) [New]
  • Her (WL N) (PP D) (TB T)
  • Nebraska (PP N) (TB T)

Wesley: 4 / 5 – missed Inside Llewyn Davis (Out) and Nebraska (In)
Peter: 3 / 5 – missed Inside Llewyn Davis (Out), Saving Mr. Banks (Out), Blue Jasmine (In), Dallas Buyers Club (In)
Tripp: 4 / 5 – missed Nebraska (Out), Dallas Buyers Club (In)

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • 12 Years a Slave (WL A) (PP O) (TB T)
  • Before Midnight (WL A) (PP O) (TB T)
  • Captain Phillips (WL F) [New] (PP A) (TB F) [New]
  • Philomena (WL D) (PP A) (TB T)
  • The Wolf of Wall Street (WL A) (PP O/D) (TB N)

Wesley: 5 / 5 – missed nothing
Peter: 5 / 5 – missed nothing
Tripp: 5 / 5 – missed nothing

Best Original Score

  • The Book Thief (F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • Gravity (F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • Her
  • Philomena (F) [New] (PP F) [New]
  • Saving Mr. Banks (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]

Wesley: 3 / 5 – missed 12 Years a Slave (Out), All Is Lost (Out), Her (In), Saving Mr. Banks (In)
Peter: 3 / 5 – missed 12 Years a Slave (Out), Captain Phillips (Out), The Book Thief (In), Her (In)
Tripp: 3 / 5 – missed 12 Years a Slave (Out), Monsters University (Out), Philomena (In), Her (In)

Best Original Song

  • Alone Yet Not Alone – Alone Yet Not Alone
  • Happy – Despicable Me 2 (PP F) [New]
  • Let It Go – Frozen (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • The Moon Song – Her (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • Ordinary Love – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (WL F) [New] (TB F) [New]

Wesley: 2 / 5 – missed Amen (Out), Atlas (Out), Young and Beautiful (Out), Happy (In), The Moon Song (In), Alone Yet Not Alone (In)
Peter: 3 / 5 – missed Atlas (Out), I See Fire (Out), Ordinary Love (In), Alone Yet Not Alone (In)
Tripp: 3 / 5 – missed In the Middle of the Night (Out), Young and Beautiful (Out), Happy (In), Alone Yet Not Alone (In)

Best Editing

  • 12 Years a Slave (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • American Hustle (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • Captain Phillips (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • Dallas Buyers Club
  • Gravity (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • The Wolf of Wall Street (WL F) [New]

Wesley: 4 / 5 – missed The Wolf of Wall Street (Out), Dallas Buyers Club (In)
Peter: 4 / 5 – missed Rush (Out), Dallas Buyers Club (In)
Tripp: 4 / 5 – missed Rush (Out), Dallas Buyers Club (In)

Best Cinematography

  • The Grandmaster (TB F) [New]
  • Gravity (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • Inside Llewyn Davis (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • Nebraska (WL F) [New]
  • Prisoners (WL F) [New] (TB F) [New]

Wesley: 4 / 5 – missed 12 Years a Slave (Out), The Grandmaster (In)
Peter: 2 / 5 – missed 12 Years a Slave (Out), Captain Phillips (Out), Her (Out), The Grandmaster (In), Nebraska (In), Prisoners (In)
Tripp: 4 / 5 – missed 12 Years a Slave (Out), Nebraska (In)

Best Production Design

  • 12 Years a Slave (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • American Hustle (WL F) [New]
  • Gravity (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • The Great Gatsby (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • Her (PP F) [New]

Wesley: 4 / 5 – missed Saving Mr. Banks (Out), Her (In)
Peter: 4 / 5 – missed Saving Mr. Banks (Out), American Hustle (In)
Tripp: 3 / 5 – missed The Hobbit (Out), Saving Mr. Banks (Out), American Hustle (In), Her (In)

Best Costume Design

  • 12 Years a Slave (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • American Hustle (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New]
  • The Grandmaster
  • The Great Gatsby (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • The Invisible Woman (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]

Wesley: 3 / 5 – missed The Hunger Games (Out), Saving Mr. Banks (Out), The Invisible Woman (In), The Grandmaster (In)
Peter: 4 / 5 – missed Saving Mr. Banks (Out), The Grandmaster (In)
Tripp: 3 / 5 – missed The Hunger Games (Out), Oz the Great and Powerful (Out), American Hustle (In), The Grandmaster (In)

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

  • Dallas Buyers Club (PP O) [New]
  • Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (WL O) [New] (TB O) [New]
  • The Lone Ranger (TB O) [New]

Wesley: 1 / 3 – missed American Hustle (Out), The Hunger Games (Out), Dallas Buyers Club (In), The Lone Ranger (In)
Peter: 1 / 3 – missed American Hustle (Out), The Great Gatsby (Out), Bad Grandpa (In), The Lone Ranger (In)
Tripp: 2 / 3 – missed American Hustle (Out), Dallas Buyers Club (In)

Best Sound Mixing

  • Captain Phillips (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • Gravity (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
  • Inside Llewyn Davis (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New]
  • Lone Survivor (WL F) [New]

Wesley: 4 / 5 – missed Iron Man 3 (Out), The Hobbit (In)
Peter: 3 / 5 – missed All Is Lost (Out), Rush (Out), Lone Survivor (In), The Hobbit (In)
Tripp: 2 / 5 – missed All Is Lost (Out), Pacific Rim (Out), Rush (Out), Inside Llewyn Davis (In), Lone Survivor (In), The Hobbit (In)

Best Sound Editing

  • All Is Lost (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • Captain Phillips (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • Gravity (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
  • Lone Survivor (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]

Wesley: 3 / 5 – missed Man of Steel (Out), Pacific Rim (Out), All Is Lost (In), The Hobbit (In)
Peter: 4 / 5 – missed Rush (Out), The Hobbit (In)
Tripp: 4 / 5 – missed Pacific Rim (Out), The Hobbit (In)

Best Visual Effects

  • Gravity (WL O) (PP O) (TB O)
  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (WL O) (PP O) (TB O)
  • Iron Man 3 (WL O) (TB O)
  • The Lone Ranger
  • Star Trek: Into Darkness (WL O)

Wesley: 4 / 5 – missed Pacific Rim (Out), The Lone Ranger (In)
Peter: 2 / 5 – missed Elysium (Out), Pacific Rim (Out), World War Z (Out), Iron Man 3 (In), Star Trek: Into Darkness (In), The Lone Ranger (In)
Tripp: 3 / 5 – missed Pacific Rim (Out), World War Z (Out), Star Trek: Into Darkness (In), The Lone Ranger (In)

Best Foreign Language Film

  • The Broken Circle Breakdown (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • The Great Beauty (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • The Hunt (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • The Missing Picture (WL F) [New]
  • Omar (TB F) [New]

Wesley: 4 / 5 – missed The Grandmaster (Out), Omar (In)
Peter: 3 / 5 – missed The Grandmaster (Out), The Notebook (Out), The Missing Picture (In), Omar (In)
Tripp: 4 / 5 – missed The Notebook (Out), The Missing Picture (In)

Best Documentary Feature

  • 20 Feet from Stardom (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • The Act of Killing (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • Cutie and the Boxer
  • Dirty Wars
  • The Square (WL F) [New] (PP F) [New] (TB F) [New]

Wesley: 2 / 5 – missed The Armstrong Lie (Out), Blackfish (Out), Stories We Tell (Out), 20 Feet to Stardom (In), Cutie and the Boxer (In), Dirty Wars (In)
Peter: 3 / 5 – missed Blackfish (Out), Stories We Tell (Out), Cutie and the Boxer (In), Dirty Wars (In)
Tripp: 3 / 5 – missed Blackfish (Out), Tim’s Vermeer (Out), Cutie and the Boxer (In), Dirty Wars (In)

Best Documentary Short Subject

  • CaveDigger (WL F) [New]
  • Facing Fear (TB F) [New]
  • Karama Has No Walls (WL F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • The Lady in Number 6 (WL F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • Prison Terminal (WL F) [New]

Wesley: 4 / 5 – missed Recollections (Out), Facing Fear (In)
Tripp: 3 / 5 – missed Recollections (Out), SLOMO (Out), CaveDigger (In), Prison Terminal (In)

Best Animated Short Film

  • Feral
  • Get a Horse! (WL F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • Mr. Hublot
  • Possessions (TB F) [New]
  • Room on the Broom (WL F) [New] (TB F) [New]

Wesley: 2 / 5 – missed Gloria Victoria (Out), Hollow Land (Out), The Missing Scarf (Out), Possessions (In), Feral (In), Mr. Hublot (In)
Tripp: 3 / 5 – missed Gloria Victoria (Out), Requiem for Romance (Out), Feral (In), Mr. Hublot (In)

Best Live-Action Short Film

  • Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me) (TB F) [New]
  • Avant Que De Tou Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)
  • Helium (WL F) [New] (TB F) [New]
  • Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?) (TB F) [New]
  • The Voorman Problem (WL F) [New]

Wesley: 2 / 5 – missed Dva (Out), Kush (Out), Throat Song (Out), Aquel No Era Yo (In), Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (In), Avant Que de Tou Perdre (In)
Tripp: 3 / 5 – missed Kush (Out), Tiger Boy (Out), The Voorman Problem (In), Avant Que de Tou Perdre (In)

TOTALS – Total Correct (Non-Short Film) / Total Correct (with Short Film):
Wesley – 80 / 88
Peter – 72 / Nil
Tripp – 81 / 90

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