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A note before beginning: I have seen a grand total of three of these movies. Do not take any of this article seriously or use it to make actual Oscar predictions. That being said, maybe don’t take the Oscars too seriously either. It just doesn’t matter.

Once a year, for the past 87 years, all the greats of Hollywood gather in the place that most of them already live, to celebrate what most think of as the height of our American society: themselves.  They will adorn themselves with jewelry and clothing worth millions of dollars and they will lie to Giuliana Rancic about how grateful they are to even be there. Us unwashed masses are allowed to peer into their beautiful world for just one, sweet, perfect night. And in that spirit, I present (some of) the 87th Academy Award nominees, and who’s going to win so you don’t have to tune in. If you also want to wear glamorous jewelries then you may consider these custom alexandrite rings for sale.

Best Picture

American Sniper

Birdman

Boyhood

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game

Selma

The Theory of Everything

Whiplash

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What the actual fuck is Birdman about? Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance aka Birdman or This is definitely not at all about Michael Keaton’s life after Batman (guys c’mon, you picked Birdman? It even has the same first letter as Batman. Try a little.) I read the synopsis and it sounds like the epitome of a Hollywood circle jerk. Actual washed up actors playing washed up actors trying to be directors playing actors killing themselves. So Birdman wins, because isn’t that what these award shows are? An enormous, glittery circle jerk?

The Academy is allowed to nominate up to ten films for the Best Picture category, but they seem to have gone white girl on Hollywood and they just couldn’t. Like it’s exhausting. They’re exhausted. They just can’t right now.

Best Actor

Steve Carell, Foxcatcher

Bradley Cooper, American Sniper

Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game

Michael Keaton, Birdman

Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

I admire all of the actors on this list. They are all very talented, very good-looking white men. But unfortunately none of them will win. #Oscarssowhite takes the award for best actor, mostly because David Oyelowo wasn’t nominated for his performance as Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma. Not nominated for playing MLK. Really. That’s how the Academy’s gonna play it. Good call guys. Embracing diversity in film is soooo 2014. I read an article about how Selma came out late in the Oscars game, there wasn’t enough campaigning for it, and that’s why it didn’t get many nominations. I don’t really have an argument against that. If the Oscars are really that political, then there is truly nothing to say.

Best Actress

Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night

Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything

Julianne Moore, Still Alice

Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl

Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Rosamund Pike for being able to murder Neil Patrick Harris.

Supporting Actor

Robert Duvall, The Judge

Ethan Hawke, Boyhood

Edward Norton, Birdman

Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher

J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Who is J.K. Simmons? The guy in the Farmers Insurance ads? Wait really?

Supporting Actress

Patricia Arquette, Boyhood

Laura Dern, Wild

Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game

Emma Stone, Birdman

Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

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Amal Alamuddin will win for  being George Clooney’s wife. You read that right, wife (GASP). The Internet has collectively lost its shit over Amal, especially after Clooney’s fawning Golden Globes speech. The British model/Pantene ad had been playing the role of a human rights lawyer for quite a few years before she met Clooney while attending a $1000 per plate charity dinner to help eliminate that pesky “hunger” issue once and for all. Her best known achievement thus far has been locking down one of Hollywood’s most notorious womanizers. Thank you Amal. Can I call you Amal? You have shown us all that there is hope — we can change our men! Huzzah!

Director

Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman

Richard Linklater, Boyhood

Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher

Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel

Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

I don’t have many snarky things to say about this sausage fest. Linklater for Boyhood, because original ideas are a rare commodity.

Animated Feature Film

Big Hero 6

The Boxtrolls

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Song of the Sea

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

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Lego Movie. The impressive animation? The twist ending? The beautiful message about embracing change, creativity and our own unique minds? CHARLIE DAY? None of those things warranted an Oscar nod?!?! LEGO MOVIE.

Cinematography

Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman

Robert D. Yeoman, The Grand Budapest Hotel

Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lynzewski, Ida

Dick Pope, Mr. Turner

Roger Deakins, Unbroken

“Cinematography,” for those of you not as cultured as moi, is like camera stuff. I think The Grand Budapest Hotel should win for like the camera stuff.

Costume Design

Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel

Mark Bridges, Inherent Vice

Colleen Atwood, Into the Woods

Anna B. Sheppard, Maleficent

Jacqueline Durran, Mr. Turner

Yawn. No Victorian era period pieces. Don’t care.

Documentary Feature

Citizenfour

Last Days in Vietnam

Virunga

The Salt of the Earth

Finding Vivian Maier

I’d rather watch this as a cage match — Snowden against gorillas! That’s more fun. Can someone make a cartoon of this? I’ll pay you (in hugs)!

Film Editing

Joel Cox and Gary Roach, American Sniper

Sandra Adair, Boyhood

Barney Pilling, The Grand Budapest Hotel

William Goldenberg, The Imitation Game

Tom Cross, Whiplash

This is a thing?

Foreign Language Film

Ida

Leviathan

Tangerines

Wild Tales

Timbuktu

Lol. I’m not classy enough for this category. I think Leviathan is Russian? Then it’s probably super depressing and impossible to understand, i.e. it’s a winner.

Makeup and Hairstyling

Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard, Foxcatcher

Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, The Grand Budapest Hotel

Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White, Guardians of the Galaxy


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Steve Carell’s prosthetic nose (which is also the name of the cover band I’m starting).

There are more categories that could be covered, but I will leave you with the image of Steve Carell’s gigantic fake schnozz.  It gives me hope for the future, like a beacon in an otherwise dark world. So go out into the world and be inspired by the glory that Hollywood has given us! Go forth and multiply so there will be more people to actually buy movies again!