Alternative Oscars

Now the Oscars are often known for getting one or two things wrong in the past with politics and other factors increasing or decreasing someone’s chances at scooping the little gold statuette. That’s why we’ve provided our Alternative Oscar picks choosing those who should win, not who will win.

Best Supporting Actress

Patricia Arquette – Boyhood

Laura Dern – Wild

Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game

Emma Stone – Birdman

Meryl Streep – Into the Woods

Best Supporting Actor

Robert Duvall – The Judge

Ethan Hawke – Boyhood

Edward Norton – Birdman

Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher

J.K. Simmons – Whiplash

Best Original Screenplay

Birdman

Boyhood

Foxcatcher

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Nightcrawler

Best Adapted Screenplay

American Sniper

The Imitation Game

Inherent Vice

The Theory of Everything

Whiplash

Best Cinematography

Birdman

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Ida

Mr. Turner

Unbroken

Best Visual Effects

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Guardians of the Galaxy

Interstellar

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Best Actor

Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything

Michael Keaton – Birdman

Bradley Cooper – American Sniper

Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game

Steve Carell  - Foxcatcher

Best Actress

Reese Witherspoon – Wild

Felecity Jones – The Theory of Everything

Julianne Moore – Still Alice

Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night

Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl

Best Director

Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel

Richard Linklater – Boyhood

Alejandro González Iñárritu – Birdman

Bennet Miller – Foxcatcher

Morten Tydlum – The Imitation Game

Best Film

American Sniper

Birdman

Boyhood

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game

Selma

The Theory of Everything

Whiplash