Contributing Seeds Staff members: Phillip Malzer, Matt Sueper, Allison Lee, Brenna Dittmer and Matt Knapp

[title size=”1 to 6″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]2014 Academy Awards Nominees (selected categories):[/title]

• Best Picture
  American Hustle; Nebraska; Captain Phillips; Philomena; Dallas Buyers Club; 12 Years a Slave; Gravity; The Wolf of Wall Street; Her

• Best Actor
  Christian Bale (American Hustle); Bruce Dern (Nebraska); Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club); Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)

• Best Actress
  Amy Adams (American Hustle); Judi Dench (Philomena); Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine); Meryl Streep (August: Osage County); Sandra Bullock (Gravity)

• Supporting Actor
  Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips); Jonah Hill (The Wolf of Wall Street); Bradley Cooper (American Hustle); Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club); Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave)

• Supporting Actress
  Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine); Julia Roberts (August: Osage County); Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle); June Squibb (Nebraska); Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave)

[title size=”1 to 6″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Seeds Staff Predictions | Group Vote[/title]

• Best Picture
  

  

  12 Years a Slave

• Best Actor
  TIE:

  

  Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)
  and

  

  Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)

• Best Actress
  TIE:

  

  Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)
  and

  

  Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)

• Supporting Actor
  

  

  Bradley Cooper (American Hustle)

• Supporting Actress
  

  

  Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)

[title size=”1 to 6″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Oscar predictions by individual staff members:[/title]

[title size=”4″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Phillip Malzer[/title]

• Best Picture-12 Years a Slave

• Best Actor- Chiwetel Ejiofor

• Best Actress- Cate Blanchett

• Supporting Actor- Jared Leto

• Supporting Actress- Jennifer Lawrence

[title size=”4″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Matt Sueper[/title]

• Best Picture- Her

• Best Actor- Leo DiCaprio

• Best Actress- Cate Blanchett

• Supporting Actor- Jonah Hill

• Supporting Actress- Jennifer Lawrence

[title size=”4″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Allison Lee[/title]

• Best Picture- 12 Years a Slave

• Best Actor- Matthew McConaughey

• Best Actress- Meryl Streep

• Supporting Actor- Bradley Cooper

• Supporting Actress- Lupita Nyong’o

Brenna Dittmer

• Best Picture- American Hustle

• Best Actor- Chiwetel Ejiofor

• Best Actress- Meryl Streep

• Supporting Actor- Bradley Cooper

• Supporting Actress- Jennifer Lawrence

[title size=”4″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Matt Knapp[/title]

• Best Picture-12 Years a Slave

• Best Actor- Leonardo DiCaprio

• Best Actress- Sandra Bullockw

• Supporting Actor- Barkhad Abdi

• Supporting Actress- Jennifer Lawrence