And the Winner Is (Or Will Be)...

The Oscars are this Sunday, and we asked five local media mavens and movie buffs to give us their picks in the top categories. The full list of nominees is available here.

Tony Estrella, Artistic Director at The Gamm Theatre:
Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave (should and will win)
Best Actor Leading Role: Chiwetel Eijofor (should win); Matthew Mconaughey (will win)
Best Actress Leading Role: Cate Blanchett (should and will win)
Best Actor Supporting Role: Michael Fassbender (shoud win); Jared Leto (will win)
Best Actress Supporting Role: Lupita N'yongo (should and will win)
                                                               Best Animated Feature: Frozen

Ashley Erling, Executive Producer at The Rhode Show:
Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave
Best Actor Leading Role: Matthew McConaughy
Best Actress Leading Role: Sandra Bullock
Best Actor Supporting Role: Jared Leto
Best Actress Supporting Role: June Squibb
Best Animated Feature: Frozen

Rebekah Berger, HOT 106 Mid-day personality:
Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave
Best Actor Leading Role: Matthew McConaughey
Best Actress Leading Role: Sandra Bullock
Best Actor Supporting Role: Jared Leto
Best Actress Supporting Role: Lupita Nyong'o

Best Animated Feature: Frozen

Anne Mulhall, LDI Casting:

Best Picture: Dallas Buyers Club
Best Actor Leading Role: Leonardo DiCaprio
Best Actress Leading Role: Meryl Streep
Best Actor Supporting Role: Jared Leto
Best Actress Supporting Role: Julia Roberts
Best Animated Feature: Frozen

Steven Feinberg, Executive Director at RI Film and TV Office:
Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave
Best Actor Leading Role: Matthew McConaughey
Best Actress Leading Role: Amy Adams
Best Actor Supporting Role: Jared Leto
Best Actress Supporting Role: June Squibb
Best Animated Feature: Frozen

Scott Duhamel, Culture Vulture:
Best Picture: Gravity
Bst Actor Leading Role: Matthew McConaughey
Best Actress Leading Role: Kate Blanchett
Best Actor Supporting Role: Jared Leto
Best Actress Supporting Role: Lupita Nyong'o
Best Animated Feature: Frozen

Eric Latek, Phantazma Pictures
Best Picture: Gravity "Although I would be against most films that were 99% digital as best Picture. Every shot in terms of digital FX was executed flawlessly, and approached with extreme thought."
Best Actor Leading Role: Matthew McConaughey
Best Actress Leading Role: Judi Dench
Best Actor Supporting Role: Jared Leto
Best Actress Supporting Role: Lupita Nyong’o
Best Animated Feature: The Wind Rises "The Academy does not ever seem to have balls, so I’ll be surprised it is selected."

Anthony Finucane, Cox Sports Online
Best Picture: American Hustle "Gravity was brilliant but the raw dangerousness of the storytelling style of American Hustle won me over. I loved every character in this thing. Felt like the movies Scorsese used to make."
Best Actor Leading Role: Christian Bale
Best Actress Leading Role: Judy Dench "The award has basically already been ordained to Cate Blanchett, but I like Dench here."
Best Actor Supporting Role: Jonah Hill
Best Actress Supporting Role: Jennifer Lawrence "Her speech about the nail polish? Amazing."
Best Animated Feature: I only saw Despicable Me 2 and that was a disaster. Slim pickings in that category this year. Ask me again next year when the Lego Movie is nominated.