In anticipation of the Academy Awards, we polled our contributors to see who they thought should win the Oscar. Once we had our winners, we asked various writers to make the case for our selection in each category. We’re posting those essays this week, two a day, leading up to the big reveal of our pick for our best picture on Friday. Here you’ll find links to all our picks.
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave“—Essay by Glenn Kenny
Best Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi, “Captain Phillips“—Essay by Omer M. Mozaffar
Best Original Screenplay: “Her” written by Spike Jonze—Essay by Nell Minow
Best Adapted Screenplay: “Before Midnight” written by Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater—Essay by Brian Tallerico
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity“—Essay by Peter Sobczynski
Best Documentary: “The Act of Killing“—Essay by Olivia Collette
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine“—Essay by Susan Wloszczyna
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years a Slave”—Essay by Odie Henderson
Best Picture: “12 Years a
Slave”—Essay by Matt Zoller Seitz
