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Since beginning my Blog some 3 1/2 years ago, I've come to the conclusion that all the Oscars are basically "lifetime achievement awards," and that a lot of great performances, especially in smaller films, are ignored.  As such, each year I also offer my own "Denny" Awards.   But the Oscars are, of course, the "Biggest Show in Town."  So here is my annual survey of who IMHO will win, should win and deserved consideration for the major categories at the 2014 Oscars:

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

WILL WIN - Jared Leto as Rayon in Dallas Buyers' Club

SHOULD WIN - James Franco as "Alien" in Spring Breakers

DESERVED CONSIDERATION - James Franco as "Alien" in Spring BreakersandGarrett Hedlund as Neal Cassady in On the Road

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

WILL WIN - Lupita Nyongo'o as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave

SHOULD WIN - Lupita Nyongo'o Patsey in 12 Years a Slave, June Squibb as the Matriarch Kate in Nebraska or Jennifer Lawrence as Roselyn Rosenfeld in American Hustle

DESERVED CONSIDERATION -

Octavia Spencer as Wanda in Fruitvale Station,Kirsten Dunst as Carolyn Cassady in On the Road, Kate Bosworth as Billie in Big Sur and even Jessica Chastain as Anabel in Mama

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

WILL WIN - Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordon Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street

SHOULD WIN - Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, Christian Bale as Irvning Rosenfeld in American Hustle or Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers' Club

DESERVED CONSIDERATION - Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby (2013), Oscar Isaac as Llewyn Davis in Inside Llewyn Davis, Ernie Hudson as Marcus Wells in The Man in the Silo

andRobert Redford in All is Lost .

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

WILL WIN - Cate Blanchett as Jasmine in Blue Jasmine

SHOULD WIN - Cate Blanchett as Jasmine in Blue Jasmine or Judy Dench as Philomena Lee in Philomena

DESERVED CONSIDERATION - Mavis Fan as Lan Feng in Will you still love me tomorrow? (orig. Ming tian ji de ai shang wo), Paulina Garcia as Gloria in Gloria, Greta Gerwig as Frances in Frances Ha

BEST ORIGINAL SCREEN PLAY

WILL WIN - American Hustle

SHOULD WIN - Blue Jasmine, The Man in the Silo, Spring Breakers,Her

DESERVED CONSIDERATION - Frances Ha, The Man in the Silo, Spring Breakers and Inside Llewyn Davis

BEST ADAPTED SCREEN PLAY

WILL WIN - 12 Years a Slave

SHOULD WIN - Before Midnight, 12 Years a Slave, The Wolf of Wall Street

DESERVED CONSIDERATION - On the Road, The Bling Ring, The Great Gatsby (2013)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

WILL WIN - Gravity

SHOULD WIN - Gravity

DESERVED CONSIDERATION - The Great Gatsby (2013), Big Sur, Spring Breakers, The Place Beyond the Pines, Will you still love me tomorrow? (orig. Ming tian ji de ai shang wo), Much Ado About Nothing (2013), The Great Beauty (orig. La Grande Bellezza)

BEST DIRECTOR

WILL WIN - David O. Russell for American Hustle

SHOULD WIN - David O. Russell for American Hustle or Martin Scorsese for The Wolf of Wall Street

DESERVED CONSIDERATION - Richard Linklater for Before Midnight, Harmony Korine for Spring Breakers, Sofia Coppola for The Bling Ring, Phil Donlon for The Man in the Silo and Woody Allen for Blue Jasmine

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

WILL WIN - Frozen [2013]

SHOULD WIN - Frozen [2013]

BEST PICTURE

WILL WIN - American Hustle

SHOULD WIN - American Hustle or 12 Years a Slave

DESERVED CONSIDERATION - Spring Breakers, Frances Ha, The Man in the Silo, All is Lost, Inside Llewyn Davis

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