Well here I am... 02:18 a.m. our time *yawn* and waiting for the Oscars to begin...for the record, and as I'm taking part for the umpteenth time in an Aussie friend's Oscar prediction competition, here are my daring picks for the 6 top awards:
Best Supporting Actor... J K Simmons
Best Supporting Actress... Patricia Arquette
Best Actor... Michael Keaton
Best Actress... Julianne Moore
Best Director... Alejandro Inarritu (for Birdman)
Best Picture... Birdman
Of these, the (really) most daring bets are on Best Actor and Best Picture... Actor could easily go to Eddie Redmayne, and Picture is supposed to be a toss-up between "Boyhood" and "Birdman". I also have my own favorite, "Grand Budapest Hotel" down for 5 awards in all. Looking forward to keeping score over the next 3 hours or so...