12 YAS will take home best picture, because that's the typical sort of thing the academy would do. Don't get me wrong, I thought it was great, but it wasn't exactly groundbreaking when it comes to films about slavery. It thrived mainly on acting.
(Benedict Cumberbatch and Fassbender were really fun to watch, for me)
I sincerely hope Gravity takes nothing, outside of some technical awards, because it deserves nothing beyond that. Pile of dung story.
Otherwise all options are good and deserving. Boring year for film, though. Only a few gems, and even these aren't the greatest or most exciting. I probably most enjoyed WOWS because of how ballsy it was in comparison to the rest. Hoping for better this year. I'm not even worried about 2015.
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