Will Win: The Great Gatsby Should Win: 12 Years A Slave Surprise Win: American Hustle The Great Gatsby will miss out on Costume Design, so it's seems likely this grand, garish production will win something, and that will probably be for its Production Design. Which is fair enough, because if there's on thing that Baz Luhrmann does well, it's lush aesthetics. 12 Years A Slave should win here for the same reason it should win for Costume Design- it's one of best jobs of transporting an audience back in time we've seen on screen for a long time, never feeling twee or stagey. Every aspect of the production design in marvellous, and would be a nice addition to its huge Awards sweep. There's always a chance that American Hustle will snatch this award as well, though, for its efforts in seamlessly recreating 70's America and having a ball whilst doing it. So that's Oscars 2014, folks! The usual predictable names with the usual surprising exclusions- in particular Prisoners, Rush, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Butler and Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom. Not much else to say, apart from that we hope you enjoy the usual pandering, bitching and extravagant Red-Carpet fashion on the night. Come back on March 3rd after the ceremony and see how accurate these predictions were! Comment below and Tweet me @IAmOscarHarding to share your predictions and opinions.
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