Final Oscar Nominations Predictions 2015

Best Picture will have 10 nominees because screw the sliding scale. Based on how many there are, I'll compare and contrast the list, and take the top x and see how they compare. Alts will be listed for the main categories. No shorts or technicals.

Best Picture:
1. Boyhood
2. Birdman
3. The Grand Budapest Hotel
4. The Imitation Game
5. The Theory of Everything
6. American Sniper
7. Whiplash
8. Selma
9. Foxcatcher
10. Nightcrawler
Alt. Gone Girl

Best Director:
1. Richard Linklater, Boyhood
2. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman
3. Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
4. Ava DuVernay, Selma
5. Damien Chazelle, Whiplash
Alt. Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

Best Actor:
1. Michael Keaton, Birdman
2. Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
3. Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
4. Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
5. Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alt. David Oyelowo, Selma

Best Actress:
1. Julianne Moore, Still Alice
2. Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
3. Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
4. Jennifer Aniston, Cake
5. Reese Witherspoon, Wild
Alt. Amy Adams, Big Eyes

Best Supporting Actor:
1. J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
2. Edward Norton, Birdman
3. Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
4. Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
5. Robert Duvall, The Judge
Alt. Steve Carell, Foxcatcher

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
2. Emma Stone, Birdman
3. Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
4. Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
5. Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Alt. Rene Russo, Nightcrawler

Best Adapted Screenplay:
1. The Imitation Game
2. Gone Girl
3. The Theory of Everything
4. American Sniper
5. Whiplash
Alt. Wild

Best Original Screenplay:
1. Boyhood
2. Birdman
3. The Grand Budapest Hotel
4. Nightcrawler
5. Foxcatcher
Alt. Selma

Best Animated Feature:
1. The Lego Movie
2. Big Hero 6
3. How to Train Your Dragon 2
4. The Boxtrolls
5. Sound of the Sea
Alt. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Best Documentary:
1. Citizenfour
2. Life Itself
3. Finding Vivian Maier
4. The Case Against 8
5. Jodorowsky's Dune
Alt. The Internet's Own Boy

Best Foreign Language Film:
1. Ida
2. Leviathan
3. Wild Tales
4. Force Majeure
5. Tangerines
Alt. Timbuktu