Burt and the crystal ball

If you're looking for the right website, blog or whatever to keep track of the Oscar race - let's hope you have reached your destination.

Here I will be posting news about events, awards, reviews and Oscar predictions. Every category will be updated as often as possible.In case of doubts - leave comments. Maybe at some point I might actually read them.

It's a tricky moment in the race. Not even half of the movies are out so we rely on trailers. It's kind of funny. Films jump up and down, get moved to the next year. Nothing is sure. 

For now I think '12 Years a Slave' seams to be a frontrunner, with Gravity somewhere on the top. I must say I was very disappointed with 'The Fifth Estate'. Two or three months ago - it might have been on the list, but now it's out of the race. It's a shame that 'Monuments Men' were moved to 2014. It could have done pretty well.

Anyway, here are the first predictions. 

Best Picture:

1. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen)

2. Gravity (Alfonso Cuaron)

3. The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese)

4. American Hustle (David O. Russel)

5. Captain Phillips (Paul Greengrass)

6. Saving Mr. Banks (John Lee Hancock)

7. Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel & Ethan Coen)

8. Lee Daniels' The Butler (Lee Daniels)

9. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller)

Best Director:

1. Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)

2. Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)

3. Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips)

4. Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street)

5. John Lee Hancock (Saving Mr. Banks)

Best Actor:

1. Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)

2. Robert Redford (All Is Lost)

3. Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)

4. Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)

5. Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips)

Best Actress:

1. Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

2. Judi Dench (Philomena)

3. Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)

4. Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks)

5. Sandra Bullock (Gravity)

Best Supporting Actor:

1. Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave)

2. Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

3. Tom Hanks (Saving Mr. Banks)

4. Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)

5. James Gandolfini (Enough Said)

Best Supporting Actress:

1. Lupita Nyong'o (12 Years a Slave)

2. Oprah Winfrey (Lee Daniels' The Butler)

3. Julia Roberts (August: Osage County)

4. Margo Martindale (August: Osage County)

5. June Squibb (Nebraska)

Best Original Screenplay:

1. American Hustle (Eric Singer & David O. Russel)

2. Blue Jasmine (Woody Allen)

3. Saving Mr. Banks (Sue Smith & Kelly Marcel)

4. Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel & Ethan Coen)

5. Rush (Peter Morgan)

Best Adapted Screenplay:

1. 12 Years a Slave (John Ridley & Steve McQueen)

2. The Wolf of Wall Street (Terrence Winter)

3. Captain Phillips (Billy Ray)

4. August: Osage County (Tracy Letts)

5. Philomena (Steve Coogan & Jeff Pope)

Best Original Score:
1. 12 Years a Slave (Hans Zimmer)

2. Saving Mr. Banks (Thomas Newman)

3. Gravity (Steven Price)

4. Rush (Hans Zimmer)

5. The Book Thief (John Williams)

Sooo that's it for now. In some time, when things get cleared out, I'll make an Oscar Race leaderboard based on my predictions.