87th Academy Awards-- Predictions.

The 87th Academy Awards will be taking place this Sunday. The Nominations this year are all truly deserving. Everyone has their own prediction going on, but will the winners be the ones we pick? Lets see..

Below you'll find a list of the Oscar nominees in the biggest categories, along with our picks of who we think will win in the following categories: Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Director, Animated Film, and Visual Effects.

Best picture

Nominations:

• American Sniper
• Birdman or(The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• Selma
• The Theory of Everything
• Whiplash

Our Choice: Birdman

Will Win: Birdman

Boyhood might win and is the second close competitor.

Actor in a Leading Role

• Michael Keaton, Birdman
• Eddie Redmayne, Theory of Everything
• Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
• Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
• Bradley Cooper, American Sniper

Our Choice: Michael Keaton, hands down.

Will Win: Michael Keaton

It will be a very huge disappointment if Michael Keaton loses. But who knows! Eddie Redmayne is our second choice. 

Actress in a Leading Role

• Julianne Moore, Still Alice
• Felicity Jones, The theory of Everything
• Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
• Reese Witherspoon, Wild
• Marion Cotillard, Two Days One Night

Our Choice: Rosamund Pike

Will Win: Julianne Moore

Both Julianne and Rosamund were Excellent in their respective roles.

Actor in a Supporting Role

• J.K.Simmons, Whiplash
• Edward Norton, Birdman
• Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
• Mark Ruffalo, Fox Catcher
• Robert Duvall, The Judge

Our Choice: Robert Duvall

Will Win: J.K.Simmons

Actress in a Supporting Role

• Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
• Emma Stone, Birdman
• Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
• Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
• Laura Dern, Wild

Our Choice: Patricia Arquette

Will Win: Patricia Arquette

Easy one.

Directing

• Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Birdman
• Richard Linklater
• Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game
• Bennet Miller, Foxcatcher

Our Choice: Alejandro Gonzalez, for sure.

Will Win: Alejandro Gonzalez. It's his to lose. 

Animated Feature Film

• Big Hero 6
• How to Train Your Dragon 2
• The Boxtrolls
• The tale of the Princess Kaguya
• Song of the Sea

Our Choice: Big Hero 6

Will Win: Between Big Hero 6 and How to Train Your Dragon 2.

Visual Effects

• Interstellar
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Captain America: Winter Soldier
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

Our Choice: Interstellar

Will Win: Interstellar

Thats it folks. These are our main predictions. Good luck to all the nominations. Birdman FTW.