This Talented Pug Puppy Has Reenacted All Of This Year’s Oscar Nominees For You

 - Cheezburger

The Oscar ballot, with predictions in each category

Oscar picks

Best
picture nominees "American Sniper," "Birdman," "Boyhood," "The Grand
Budapest Hotel," "The Imitation Game," "Selma," "The Theory of
Everything" and "Whiplash" (Warner Bros. Pictures, Fox Searchlight
Pictures, IFC films, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics,
Focus Features, Paramount Pictures, The Weinstein Co.)

And the
Oscar goes to ... ? Here are our early predictions for every category
for the 87th Academy Awards. And do check back online at latimes.com/envelope for any updates as the final date approaches. The perfect Oscar pool is always a work in progress.

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BEST PICTURE

"American Sniper"

"Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"

"Boyhood"

"The Grand Budapest Hotel"

"The Imitation Game"

"Selma"

"The Theory of Everything"

"Whiplash"

And the winner is: "Birdman." Its Producers Guild and Directors Guild awards give it a momentum that will be hard for another movie to overcome.

DIRECTOR

Oscars 2015: Play-at-home ballot

Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

Alejandro G. Iñárritu, "Birdman"

Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"

Bennett Miller, "Foxcatcher"

Morten Tyldum, "The Imitation Game"

And the winner is: Iñárritu. Tight race goes to the Directors Guild of America winner.

LEAD ACTOR

Steve Carell, "Foxcatcher"

Bradley Cooper, "American Sniper"

Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"

Michael Keaton, "Birdman"

Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything"

And the winner is: Redmayne. Keaton could prevail, but tough to pick against the history of the Screen Actors Guild winner taking this Oscar.

LEAD ACTRESS

Marion Cotillard, "Two Days, One Night"

Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything"

Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"

Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"

Reese Witherspoon, "Wild"

And the winner is: Moore wins her first Oscar on nomination No. 5.

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Robert Duvall, "The Judge"

Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"

Edward Norton, "Birdman"

Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"

J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash"

And the winner is: Simmons. Good job!

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"

Laura Dern, "Wild"

Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"

Emma Stone, "Birdman"

Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods"

And the winner is: Arquette for investing a dozen years and so much of herself into "Boyhood."

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

"American Sniper," Jason Hall

Caption Oscars 2015: Top nominees

Fox Searchlight Pictures / Focus Features / IFC Films / Weinstein Co.

Click through to see the top nominees of the 87th Academy Awards.

Caption Top nominees | 'Birdman'

Alison Rosa / Fox Searchlight Pictures

Motion
picture; lead actor - Michael Keaton; supporting actress - Emma Stone;
supporting actor - Edward Norton; director; original screenplay;
cinematography; sound editing; sound mixing

Caption Top nominees | 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'

Martin Scali / Fox Searchlight Pictures

Motion
picture; director; original screenplay; original score; cinematography;
costume design; makeup and hairstyling; production design; film editing

Caption Top nominees | 'The Imitation Game'

Jack English / Weinstein Co.

Motion
picture; lead actor - Benedict Cumberbatch; supporting actress - Keira
Knightley; director; adapted screenplay; original score; production
design; film editing

Caption Top nominees | 'Boyhood'

IFC Films

Motion
picture; supporting actress - Patricia Arquette; supporting actor -
Ethan Hawke; director; original screenplay; film editing

"The Imitation Game," Graham Moore

"Inherent Vice," Paul Thomas Anderson

"The Theory of Everything," Anthony McCarten

"Whiplash," Damien Chazelle

And the winner is: This will likely be the one Oscar going to "The Imitation Game," though the popular "Whiplash" could surprise.

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

"Birdman," Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr. & Armando Bo

"Boyhood," Richard Linklater

"Foxcatcher," E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman

"The Grand Budapest Hotel," Wes Anderson; story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness

"Nightcrawler," Dan Gilroy

And the winner is: Give the edge to "Budapest" over "Birdman" and "Boyhood." Anderson wins his first Oscar.

OSCARS 2015: Complete list | Ballot | Cheat Sheet | Top nominees | Presenters | Timeline

ANIMATED FEATURE

"Big Hero 6"

"The Boxtrolls"

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Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

The 87th Academy Award nominee class during the Oscar luncheon held at the Beverly Hills Hilton.

Caption Oscar nominees luncheon

Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

Bradley Cooper checks in at the Beverly Hills Hilton for the Oscar nominees luncheon for the 87th Academy Awards.

Caption Oscar nominees luncheon

Al Seib / Los Angeles Times

Bradley Cooper greets Clint Eastwood at the nominees luncheon.

Caption Oscar nominees luncheon

Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times

Aneta
Kopacz, from left, nominated for documentary short subject ("Joanna"),
Abderrahmane Sissako, nominated for foreign film ("Timbuktu"), and Rory
Kennedy, nominated for documentary feature ("Last Days in Vietnam"),
arrive at the Beverly Hills Hilton.

Caption Oscar nominees luncheon

Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times

Greg
Landaker and Garry Rizzo, nominees for sound mixing for "Interstellar,"
arrive at the Beverly Hills Hilton for the Oscar nominees luncheon.

"How to Train Your Dragon 2"

"Song of the Sea"

"The Tale of the Princess Kaguya"

And the winner is: "Dragon 2" has the momentum and is viewed as more of an artistic achievement than its commercial competitors.

CINEMATOGRAPHY

"Birdman," Emmanuel Lubezki

"The Grand Budapest Hotel," Robert Yeoman

"Ida," Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski

"Mr. Turner," Dick Pope

"Unbroken," Roger Deakins

And the winner is: Lubezki makes it back-to-back wins after taking his long-delayed first Oscar last year for "Gravity."

COSTUME DESIGN

"The Grand Budapest Hotel," Milena Canonero

"Inherent Vice," Mark Bridges

"Into the Woods," Colleen Atwood

"Maleficent," Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive

"Mr. Turner," Jacqueline Durran

And the winner is: "Grand Budapest" for the vibrant, parallel world displayed in Canonero's costumes.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

"Citizenfour"

"Finding Vivian Maier"

"Last Days in Vietnam"

"The Salt of the Earth"

"Virunga"

And the winner is: "Citizenfour" has a tremendous advantage in terms of awareness. Netflix's "Virunga" could surprise.

EDITING

"American Sniper," Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach

"Boyhood," Sandra Adair

"The Grand Budapest Hotel," Barney Pilling

"The Imitation Game," William Goldenberg

"Whiplash," Tom Cross

And the winner is: "Boyhood." Shaping a dozen years into a 166-minute movie more than earns this Oscar.

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FEATURE

"Ida"

"Leviathan"

"Tangerines"

"Timbuktu"

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Billy Crystal: ‘The Oscars Need To Change’

Actor Billy Crystal is considering a return to the Oscars stage for a ninth hosting stint after receiving a warm reception as a guest presenter at the Academy Awards last month.
The funnyman hasn't hosted the Oscars since 2004 and has turned down subsequent offers to take charge of the ceremony, claiming it's too much work.
Discontent with this year's Academy Awards, hosted by Anne Hathaway and James Franco, led many of Hollywood's hottest stars to campaign for Crystal's return to the stage as next year's host.
And now the 63-year-old When Harry Met Sally star admits he's contemplating the idea - if he can switch things up.
He tells the Associated Press, "I think the show needs to change. There's too many awards and it has to sort of freshen itself up, and if I can be a part of that, that would be great."
Though X-Men star Hugh Jackman has expressed interest in taking on the hosting gig again, no host has been selected for next year's Oscar Awards.
On the morning after this year's Oscars, another former host, Whoopi Goldberg, revealed she'd be interested in taking on the Oscars again - with her friend Crystal.

via starpulse.com

All The Ladies At the Oscar Red Carpet

A SEA OF RED at the Oscars
It seems like the current trend at the latest Oscars was to wear Red.
You're Dixie's football pride Hollywood's glamourous side, Crimson Tide!
In shades from blood orange to scarlet, Hollywood's finest fashionistas embraced their inner Jessica Rabbit at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.
Who worked the trend best?
Jennifer Hudson (in Versace), Anne Hathaway (in Valentino Couture) and Sandra Bullock (in Vera Wang) were all simply stunning in ballgowns, while Jennifer Lawrence (in Calvin Kelin Collection) and Penélope Cruz (in L'Wren Scott) both rocked simpler sheaths.

Now she's TOO thin: Jennifer Hudson comes under fire with SEXY NEW LOOK!

before losing 80 lbs

Now she's TOO thin: Jennifer Hudson under fire from diet experts over slender new look:

keeping it slender at the oscar

"The star, who has lost 80lb, has sparked furious debate since stepping out looking slimmer than ever on Sunday night."But the malevolent nutrition experts are now saying she is TOO thin! I HOPE THIS ALLEGED EXPERTS WOULD MAKE UP THEIR MINDS! IF SHE LOOKS LIKE A COW SHE IS TOO FAT; IF SHE IS GETS SLENDER SHE IS MALNOURISHED! WHAT IS IT REALLY? GIVE THE GIRL A BREAK! IF YOU CAN'T DECIDE WHAT'S GOOD FOR HER JUST SHUT UP!

'The King's Speech' vs. 'The Social Network' for Best Picture

'The King's Speech' vs. 'The Social Network' for Best Picture: ".........no matter how you cut the nominations for this year’s Oscar race for Best Picture, the only thing you need to know is that there are only two horses that matter: The King’s Speech and The Social Network."