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Your Oscar Pool, Solved: See Our Experts’ Complete Ballots, Plus the Wisdom of the Crowd
For the past two weeks Slate’s Aisha Harris and Dan Kois have been making their bold (and craven) Oscar predictions. On Oscar night, they’ll put their money on their picks—and so can you, with this handy printable ballot. But if you prefer banking on the wisdom of the crowd, we’ve got you covered: Our ballot also features the consensus picks in every category by Slate readers, constantly updated as readers vote on our prediction posts. Print it out, bring it to your Oscar party, and think of us when you’re rich.
Award | Dan Kois' Prediction | Aisha Harris' Prediction | Slate Readers' Prediction |
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Picture | Boyhood | Boyhood | Loading... |
Director | Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman | Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman | Loading... |
Actor | Michael Keaton, Birdman | Michael Keaton, Birdman | Loading... |
Actress | Julianne Moore, Still Alice | Julianne Moore, Still Alice | Loading... |
Supporting Actor | J.K. Simmons, Whiplash | J.K. Simmons, Whiplash | Loading... |
Supporting Actress | Patricia Arquette, Boyhood | Patricia Arquette, Boyhood | Loading... |
Animated Feature | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | The Boxtrolls | Loading... |
Documentary Feature | Finding Vivian Maier | Virunga | Loading... |
Foreign Language Film | Timbuktu | Ida | Loading... |
Adapted Screenplay | American Sniper | The Imitation Game | Loading... |
Original Screenplay | The Grand Budapest Hotel | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Loading... |
Cinematography | Birdman | Birdman | Loading... |
Editing | Boyhood | Whiplash | Loading... |
Production Design | The Grand Budapest Hotel | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Loading... |
Costume Design | The Grand Budapest Hotel | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Loading... |
Makeup and Hairstyling | Foxcatcher | Foxcatcher | Loading... |
Original Score | The Imitation Game | Interstellar | Loading... |
Original Song | "Everything Is Awesome" from The Lego Movie | "Glory" from Selma | Loading... |
Sound Mixing | Whiplash | Whiplash | Loading... |
Sound Editing | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Birdman | Loading... |
Visual Effects | Interstellar | Interstellar | Loading... |
Documentary Short | Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 | Our Curse | Loading... |
Animated Short | The Dam Keeper | The Bigger Picture | Loading... |
Live-Action Short | The Phone Call | The Phone Call | Loading... |
Interactive by Chris Kirk. Statue icon by Benjamin Harlow, the Noun Project. Average icon by useiconic.com, the Noun Project.