Oscar 2014: FINAL Nomination Predictions

By Christopher Lominac /

Best Costume Design

1. 12 Years a Slave2. American Hustle3. The Great Gatsby4. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire5. The Invisible Woman (Alt: Oz the Great and Powerful) Given the Costumers branch's aversion to rewarding contemporary work, or even work with the slightest sense of subtlety, you can more or less pick the flashy work available and you won't be too far off. Now having said that, the frontrunner in this category is most likely 12 Years a Slave, a historically realistic clothing that doesn't dazzle or sparkle but adds much to the movie nonetheless. You can also count Best Picture contender American Hustle as a for sure bet given the endless amount of snazzy 70's attire that the characters are paraded in. After that, the loud and the glitzy comes in with the Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby and the mega-blockbuster sequel, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Finally for the last spot, I'm going to go with the obligatory period piece, which makes up most of this category's history, with Ralph Fiennes' The Invisible Woman. The garb seemed rather generic, so if they feel like going in a more fantasy-oriented direction, Oz the Great and Powerful could be an alternative.