Let me go into this saying I have very little confidence in picking winners this year but I want to give the main categories a rundown before the ceremonies.  I originally entitled this article “My Oscar Predictions”...

Director: Damien Chazelle (This is his second feature.  I never saw his first.) Main Cast: Miles Teller (This is the first movie I’ve seen him in.) J.K. Simmons (“The Cider House Rules”, “Juno”, “Burn After Reading”) Paul...