tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post7831660432423079004..comments2024-03-04T03:28:33.591-05:00Comments on Tips from Chip: Some Observations on the 2015 Oscar Results and How I Did With My PicksChip Laryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-31811353397306735132015-02-24T09:45:34.879-05:002015-02-24T09:45:34.879-05:00What probably helped me regarding Birdman is that ...What probably helped me regarding Birdman is that I had seen it, so I knew it would really appeal to the Academy. I should have jumped on that bandwagon more, though, because although I picked it for Picture, I didn't for Director or Original Screenplay. And having seen Redmayne's performance in The Theory of Everything cemented with me that he had to win. I probably didn't get Visual Effects precisely because I had seen both Guardians of the Galaxy and Interstellar, though. Guardians' were a lot more impressive, but Interstellar had a much bigger name going into the awards.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-43259097116025363292015-02-23T23:22:59.362-05:002015-02-23T23:22:59.362-05:00I also got 15. I'd have done a lot better if I...I also got 15. I'd have done a lot better if I'd have hopped on the Birdman bandwagon instead of the Boyhood one.<br /><br />I did badly on the majors (I missed Picture, Director, Actor, both Screenplays, and Animated Feature) but nailed a lot of the middle awards (I hit Foreign Feature, Production Design, Cinematography, Visual Effects, Makeup/Hair, Costumes, and Documentary Feature). I also got a bunch of the wild guess-level films. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.com