Oscar 2014: Picks Vs. Predictions

And so, another glorious cinematic year comes to a close as the last word in global film appreciation, the Academy Awards are hosted in a few hours.
To celebrate the talent that found its way to the fore, here are my personal picks for the Oscars against my predictions of the respective winners

Best Picture: 

Her/12 Years A Slave 

Actor in a Leading Role:

Matthew McConaughey

Actress in a Leading Role:

Cate Blanchett 

Matthew McConaughey seems like a lock for Best Actor

Actor in a Supporting Role:

Jared Leto

Actress in a Supporting Role:

Lupita Nyong'o/Jennifer Lawrence 

Cate Blanchett too has been
picking Best Actress all across the globe.

Animated Feature Film:

-/Frozen

Cinematography:

Gravity

Costume Design: 

12 Years A Slave/American Hustle 

 Directing:                                      Film Editing:

 Alfonso Cuarón                                                  Gravity

Gravity is a hot favorite in the technical categories

Foreign Language Film: 

The Hunt/The Great Beauty 

Makeup and Hairstyling: 

Dallas Buyers Club 

Music Original Score:

Gravity 

Music Original Song:

The Moon Song/Let It Go

12 Years A Slave is touted to win big too

Production Design:

Her/12 Years A Slave 

Sound Editing:

Gravity 

Sound Mixing:

Inside Llewyn Davis/The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 

VFX for Gravity is almost a done deal

Visual Effects:

Gravity 

Writing Adapted Screenplay:

12 Years A Slave

Writing Original Screenplay:

Her 

Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club is a sure shot Oscar grab; Academy favorite Jennifer Lawrence is expected to win Supporting Actress; Spike Jonze's first solo writing credit may well get him an Oscar

Key: 

• Personal Pick/Prediction
• Single name means choices coincide
• '-' means no choice in that category