John Axford's 2014 Oscar Picks
UPDATE: Axford went a perfect 18-for-18 in his picks tonight. Amazing!
It's over! @JohnAxford becomes the first MLB player in history (we think; we're just guessing) to hit on 100% of his #Oscars picks!
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) March 3, 2014Original post below:
Adam Dunn is going to the Oscars, but he isn’t the only MLB player interested in the outcome of this year’s Academy Awards. Indians reliever and self-described film aficionado John Axford announced his annual picks tonight on Twitter.
18. Best Costume Design - The Great Gatsby
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 201417. Best Visual Effects - Gravity
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 201416. Best Makeup and Hairstyling - Dallas Buyers Club (could be because I watched it last night and the images are fresh in my mind).
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 201415. Best Editing - Gravity
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 201414. Best Song - Let it Go (from "Frozen")
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 201413. Best Score - Gravity (Man...Gravity seems to taking over my early picks)
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 201412. Best Cinematography - Emmanuel Lubezki ("Gravity")
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 201411. Best Documentary Feature - Twenty Feet from Stardom
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 201410. Best Foreign Language Feature - The Great Beauty
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 20149. Best Animated Feature - Frozen (Unlike the past, this is going against my kids...They love Despicable Me 2 and The Croods)
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 20148. Best Adapted Screenplay - 12 Years a Slave
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 20147. Best Original Screenplay - Spike Jonze ("Her") (The music video lover in me is made this choice!)
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 20146. Best Supporting Actress - Lupita Nyongo ("12 Years a Slave")
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 20145. Best Supporting Actor - Jared Leto ("Dallas Buyers Club")
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 20144. Best Actress - Cate Blanchett ("Blue Jasmine")
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 20143. Best Actor - Matthew McConaughey ("Dallas Buyers Club") (Hands down...Sorry again Leo)
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 20142. Best Director - Alfonso Cuaron ("Gravity") (I have a soft spot for Cuaron. He did one of my favorite films of all time...Children of Men)
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 20141. Best Picture - 12 Years a Slave
— John Axford (@JohnAxford) March 2, 2014By the way, Axford went 14 out of 15 on his picks last year, so you should take him seriously.