Oscar Predictions 2014: '12 Years A Slave,' To Nab 'Best Picture' & Matthew McConaughey For 'Best Actor' Amongst Others?
The 2014 Oscars are less than two weeks away, and many actors and movies have revealed themselves to be frontrunners this award season.
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According to award site GoldDerby's odds, 12 Years a Slave is the favorite to win Best Picture among Oscar experts, the site's editors and forum users. However, both Gravity and American Hustle are right behind it looking to pull off an upset.
Despite 12 Years a Slave's potential victory in Best Picture, Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón is expected to win Best Director.
Best Picture Winner: 12 Years a Slave, American Hustle or Gravity?
12 Years a Slave standout Lupita Nyong'o is on track to win Best Supporting Actress for her role as an abused slave. This is the actress' debut film role.
Best Actor seems to be locked up for Matthew McConaughey for his star performance as Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club. His co-star Jared Leto is also the favorite in Best Supporting Actor for his role as a transvestite named Rayon.
In the Best Actress race, no one seems poised to beat Cate Blanchett for her role as a neurotic socialite in Blue Jasmine.
In Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay, the frontrunners are Spike Jonze for Her and John Ridley for 12 Years a Slave.
The wildly popular Frozen is practically a lock to win Best Animated Feature, while the brutal The Act of Killing is the frontrunner for Best Documentary Feature.
View the odds for other Oscar categories here
The 2014 Oscars will air Sunday, March 2 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
