The Oscars air this weekend, putting an end to 2015's award season. But before The Academy decides who had the best performances over the last year, we're predicting who we think will go home with the awards. Of course, if you've been paying attention [1], some of these picks are a foregone conclusion, but there are still some categories that are unclear. Here's who we think will win at this year's Oscars ceremony.

Best supporting actor: J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons has been dominating this category all award season long, and for good reason. His role in Whiplash is loud, furious, and nuanced, and an excellent showcase for a man who has been doing great character work for years.

Best supporting actress: Patricia Arquette

Though it would be nice to see this category get shaken up, it's hard to imagine someone other than Arquette winning for Boyhood. The actress has already gone home with the SAG, Golden Globe, and Critics' Choice statues, so she's coming into the home stretch. It's not that she doesn't deserve it — her awards were 12 years in the making, after all.

Best actor: Eddie Redmayne

Though best actor is looking like it'll come down to Michael Keaton and Eddie Redmayne, we're placing our bets on Redmayne for the win. His work as Stephen Hawking is touching and physically challenging, and brings a beloved public figure to life. It's exactly the thing Oscars dreams are made of.

Best actress: Julianne Moore

Another actor who has been sweeping the season is Moore; so far, no challengers have even seemed to emerge. While this isn't Moore's first nomination, it would be her first Oscar, which, whatever you think of her performance as an Alzheimer's sufferer in Still Alice, she absolutely deserves for a career of master performances.

Best director: Richard Linklater

With the Golden Globe and Critics' Choice awards already on his shelf, the Boyhood director is poised to collect the Oscar, too. If there was ever a more deserving project, it's Boyhood, a film with an idea that Linklater conceived, had the nerve to pitch to producers and actors, and saw through for 12 years.

Best picture: Boyhood

Richard Linklater's baby won't just get him the Oscar; we think it will be the one out of the eight nominees to get the best picture honor this year. It's innovative and like no other films we've seen before, with a firmly relatable story that grounds its concept. This is Boyhood's year.