Compare the results to the complete list of nominees, and ranked predictions, on our Oscar Predictions page.
Best Picture – 12 Years a Slave
Best Director – Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
Best Actor – Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Actress – Cate Blanchette, Blue Jasmine
Best Supporting Actor – Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress – Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Best Adapted Screenplay – John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
Best Original Screenplay – Spike Jonze, Her
Best Film Editing – Gravity
Best Music (Original Score) – Steven Price, Gravity
Best Music (Original Song) – “Let It Go” from Frozen
Best Sound Mixing – Gravity
Best Sound Editing – Gravity
Best Cinematography – Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity
Best Costume Design – The Great Gatsby
Best Makeup and Hairstyling – Dallas Buyers Club
Best Production Design – The Great Gatsby
Best Visual Effects – Gravity
Best Animated Feature – Frozen
Best Foreign Language Film – The Great Beauty
Best Documentary Feature – 20 Feet From Stardom
Best Short Film: Animated – Mr. Hublot
Best Short Film: Live Action – Helium
Best Short Film: Documentary – The Lady in #6: Music Saved My Life
Winners by the numbers:
7 –
Gravity
3 –
Dallas Buyers Club
12 Years a Slave
2 –
Frozen
The Great Gatsby
1 –
Blue Jasmine
The Great Beauty
Helium
Her
Mr. Hublot
The Lady in #6: Music Saved My Life
20 Feet From Stardom
The Screen Life’s Predictions Score: 19/24
The Screen Life 
Oops! I just realized I had counted Lupita Nyong’o counted as a win for American Hustle for about an hour. Guess I just really wanted my prediction for Jennifer Lawrence to be correct. My bad. Just fixed it!
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