Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS): A day ahead of the 87th Academy Awards, directors and critics predict their Oscar winners:

Gurinder Chadha: Best Film: "Boyhood"/Richard Linklater ("Boyhood"), Best Actress: Julianne Moore ("Still Alice"), Best Actor: Michael Keaton ("Birdman").

Tigmanshu Dhulia: Best Film: "Birdman", Best Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ("Birdman"), Best Actor: Michael Keaton ("Birdman").

Kunal Deshmukh: Best Film: "Birdman", "Boyhood"; Best Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ("Birdman"), Best Actor: Eddy Redmayne ("The Theory Of Everything"), Best Actress: Julianne Moore ("Still Alice").

Mrig Lamba: Best Film: "Birdman", Best Director: Richard Linklater ("Boyhood"), Best Actor: Eddy Redmayne ("The Theory Of Everything"), Best Actress: Marion Cotillard ("Two Days, One Night")

Manish Gupta: Best Film: "The Theory Of Everything", Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne ("The Theory Of Everything"), Best Actress: Rosemund Pike ("Gone Girl"), Best Director: Morten Tyldum ("The Imitation Game").

Vijay Krishna Acharya: Best Film: "The Grand Budapest Hotel", Best Director: Wes Anderson ("The Grand Budapest Hotel"), Best Actor: Eddy Redmayne ("The Theory Of Everything").

Ken Ghosh: Best Film: "Birdman", Best Actor: Eddy Redymayne ("The Theory Of Everything"), Best Actress: Julianne Moore ("Still Alice").

Aseem Chhabra: Best Actor: Michael Keaton ("Birdman"), Best Actress: Julianne Moore ("Still Alice"), Best Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ("Birdman"), Best Film: "Boyhood".

Raja Sen: Best Film: "Birdman", Best Director: Richard Linklater ("Boyhood"), Best Actor: Michael Keaton ("Birdman"), Best Actress: Julianne Moore ("Still Alice").

Rajeev Masand: Best Film: "Birdman", Best Director: Richard Linklater ("Boyhood"), Best Actor: Eddy Redmayne ("The Theory Of Everything"), Best Actress: Julianne Moore("Still Alice").