Photo credit: Janet Donovan
Hollywood on the Potomac was going to award the winner of our Oscar predictions contest with two round trip tickets to Paris or 10k tickets to the World Series of Poker, but in light of possible ethics violations, we’re not. That said, we asked some of our favorite movie buffs to weigh in before the Academy Awards on Sunday night.
Just to have a little fun with it, we picked up some ‘shrink’ notes from a site called Pure Wow. “The 87th Academy Awards are this Sunday and eight incredible movies are up for Best Picture. Which one will take home the Oscar? Um, we have no idea. What we do know is what your favorite nominee says about you.” So, let’s see what their Oscar pick for Best Picture says about them, according to Pure Wow of course. Some weighed in with an extra category, but that won’t be counted in the results.
FOX News Channel’s Chief White House correspondent Ed Henry
Best Picture — American Sniper – “You’re a guy.” Pure Wow
Best Actor — I want Bradley Cooper even though everyone says Redmayne — I believe in Bradley!!
Best Actress — Julianne Moore
Best Supporting Actor — Everyone seems to think JK Simmons but I want Robert Duvall
Best Supporting Actress — Patricia Arquette
Kimball Stroud, IMPACT Arts & Film and CNN’s Dana Bash
Kimball’s picks:
Best Picture: Boyhood – “You are a sap. You still print photos. You once owned a hope chest. You cry at laundry-detergent commercials.” Pure Wow
Best Actor: Michael Keaton
Best Actress: Julianne Moore
Best Supporting Actor: JK Simmons
Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette
Best Director: Richard Linklater
David Carmen, President & CEO at Carmen Group, Inc. with wife Elizabeth at MPAA screening
Best Picture: Birdman – “You are totally OK with ambiguity. You’re also totally OK with a good poke at irony.” Pure Wow
Best Actor: Michael Keaton
Best Actress: Julianne Moore
Best Supporting Actor– JK Simmons
Best Supporting Actress – Patricia Arquette
Best Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Rita Cosby, TV Host, Radio Host and Bestselling Author with her dad Richard
Best Picture: American Sniper – “You’re a guy.” Pure Wow
Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne
Best Actress: Julianne Moore
Best Supporting Actor: JK Simmons
Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette
Sara Bonjean of Rose Strategies with actor Erik Estrada at their Annual Christmas party
Sara and Ron Bonjean picks: 2015 vs. 1994!!
Best Picture: American Sniper – Alternate: Forrest Gump – “You’re a guy.” Pure Wow
Best Actor: Bradley Cooper – Alternate: Tom Hanks
Best Actress: Julianne Moore – Alternate: Jessica Lange
Best Supporting Actor: Ethan Hawke – Alternate: Martin Landau, Ed Wood
Best Director: Wes Anderson – Alternate: Robert Zemeckis, Forrest Gump
Alessandro Ago, Director of Programming and Special Projects at USC with filmmaker Harvey Weinstein
Best Film: Birdman – “You are totally OK with ambiguity. You’re also totally OK with a good poke at irony.” Pure Wow
Best Actor: Michael Keaton
Best Actress: Julianne Moore
Best Supporting Actor: JK Simmons
Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette
Best Director: Richard Linklater
Best Original Screenplay: Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Adapted Screenplay: Imitation Game
Best Documentary: Citizenfour
Best Animated Feature: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Best Foreign Language Film: Leviathan
That’s a wrap!
Ron Bonjean, The Bonjean Company
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