Nigel Smith 2015 Oscar Predictions

You know me. My life outside of Radio is all about the movies. The Super Bowl of Hollywood is this weekend. While 50 Shades of Grey isn't up for an award there are plenty of flicks and films that could create a serious upset in the predictions. From the iHeart Radio Studio I'm Unplugged and Totally Uncut with Indiewires Movie Man Nigel Smith in Hollywood. Indiewise Managing Editor Nigel Smith will talk to you about this year's Oscar race as we go down to the wire. This is one of the tightest competitions in years between Boyhood, Birdman and last-minute dark horse American Sniper. Last chance to talk about it before they give out the gold statues Sunday night February 22nd. ABOUT NIGEL SMITH Nigel M. Smith is the New York-based Managing Editor at Indiewire, where he writes and edits daily for the site, heads up the Features section and serves as the primary liaison with IW's parent company, SnagFilms. Since joining IW in 2010, Nigel has conducted hundreds of interviews and covered virtually every major film festival. He can frequently be seen moderating talks with talent in New York and at festivals around the world. Nigel holds a Masters in Arts Journalism from Syracuse University, where he currently serves as an Advisory Board Member. Besides IW, Nigel’s writing has also appeared in Bullet Magazine, USA Today, MTV and The Post and Courier. ODDS ON WHO WILL WIN THE MAJOR AWARDS (FROM BUSINESS INSIDER) The 87th Academy Awards will air on Sunday, February 22. If you're trying to guess who will take home the statues, the list of odds below should help you out. The list was compiled by John Avello, who's in charge of the sportsbooks at the Wynn Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. He compiles an annual Oscar odds list each year, and he has since become the premiere source for predicting the big winners. Below are the odds for the five major awards categories. Best Picture "Boyhood," 2 to 5 "The Imitation Game" - 7 to 1 "The Grand Budapest Hotel" - 9 to 1 "Birdman," - 18 to 1 "Selma" - 20 to 1 "The Theory of Everything" - 30 to 1 "Whiplash" - 60 to 1 "American Sniper" - 75 to 1 Best Actress Julianne Moore, "Still Alice" - 1 to 9 Reese Witherspoon, "Wild" - 8 to 1 Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl" - 25 to 1 Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything" - 40 to 1 Marion Cotillard, "Two Days, One Night" - 60 to 1 Best Actor Michael Keaton, "Birdman" - 5 to 6 Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything" - 11 to 10 Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game" - 20 to 1 Steve Carrell, "Foxcatcher" - 30 to 1 Bradley Cooper, "American Sniper" - 75 to 1 Best Supporting Actress Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood" - 1 to 7 Emma Stone, "Birdman" - 12 to 1 Meryl Streep, "Into The Woods" - 15 to 1 Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game" - 25 to 1 Laura Dern, "Wild" - 28 to 1 Best Supporting Actor J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash" - 1 to 5 Edward Norton, "Birdman" - 10 to 1 Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood" - 12 to 1 Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher" - 14 to 1 Robert Duvall, "The Judge" - 30 to 1