Slate’s Oscar Predictions: Best Picture and Best Director

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For the past week, Slate’s Dan Kois and Aisha Harris have been predicting the winners in every Oscar category. But if you’d rather trust the wisdom of the crowds than the so-called experts, Slate’s got you covered: Make your own predictions in our ranking widget, and when you click “cast your vote” (or share the list), we’ll count your predictions as part of our all-Slate-reader ballot.
Today: The big enchiladas. Birdman or Boyhood? Linklater or Iñárritu? See our predictions—and make your own.
Slate's Oscar predictions schedule:
Thursday, Feb. 12: Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film, Animated Feature
Friday, Feb. 13: Visual Effects, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Makeup, Costume Design
Monday, Feb. 16: Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress
Tuesday, Feb. 17: Documentary Short, Animated Short, Live-Action Short, Documentary Feature
Wednesday, Feb. 18: Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Original Score, Original Song
Thursday, Feb. 19: Actor, Actress
Friday, Feb. 20: Director, Picture