Wednesday 13 January 2016

Final Oscar Predictions (1-13-16)

Here they are for your viewing enjoyment, my final Oscar predictions for 2015.

Best Picture

The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

alt.: Brooklyn
I'd like to see: Steve Jobs

Best Director

Todd Haynes - Carol
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - The Revenant
Tom McCarthy - Spotlight
Ridley Scott - The Martian
Steven Spielberg - Bridge of Spies

alt.: Adam McKay - The Big Short
I'd like see: Pete Docter - Inside Out

Best Actor

Michael Caine - Youth
Johnny Depp - Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl

alt.: Bryan Cranston - Trumbo
I'd like to see: Ian McKellen - Mr. Holmes

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett - Carol
Brie Larson - Room
Jennifer Lawrence - Joy
Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years
Saorise Ronan - Brooklyn

alt.: Lily Tomlin - Grandma
I'd like to see: Emily Blunt - Sicario

Best Sup. Actor

Christian Bale - The Big Short
Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation
Tom Hardy - The Revenant
Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone - Creed

alt.: Mark Ruffalo - Spotlight
I'd like to see: Benicio del Toro - Sicario

Best Sup. Actress

Jennifer Jason Leigh - The HatefulEight
Rooney Mara - Carol
Rachel McAdams - Spotlight
Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs

alt.: Alicia Vikander - Ex Machina
I'd like to see: Kristen Stewart - Clouds of Sils Maria

Best Original Screenplay

Bridge of Spies
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Spotlight
Youth

alt.: Straight Outta Compton
I'd like to see: Ex Machina

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
Room
Steve Jobs

alt.: The Martian
I'd like to see: The Walk

Best Foreign Language Film

The Brand New Testament
The Fencer
Labyrinth of Lies
Mustang
Son of Saul

alt.: Viva

Best Documentary Feature

Amy
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
He Named Me Malala
The Hunting Ground
The Look of Silence

alt.: Cartel Land

Best Original Score

Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

alt.: The Danish Girl
I'd like to see: Sicario

Best Original Song

"Earned it" - Fifty Shades of Grey
"See You Again" - Furious 7
"Simple Song #3" - Youth
"Til it Happens to You" - The Hunting Ground
"Writing's on the Wall" - Spectre

alt.: "So Long" - Concussion
I'd like to see: "Feels Like Summer" - Shaun the Sheep Movie

Best Sound Editing

The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

alt.: The Revenant
I'd like to see: Jurassic World

Best Sound Mixing

Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

alt.: Spotlight
I'd like to see: Spectre

Best Animated Feature

Anomalisa
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There

alt.: The Good Dinosaur
I'd like to see: Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Best Cinematography

Bridge of Spies
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario

alt.: Carol
I'd like to see: Beasts of No Nation

Best Makeup

Black Mass
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

alt.: Concussion
I'd like to see: Mr. Holmes

Best Production Design

Bridge of Spies
Cinderella
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

alt.: Carol
I'd like to see: Inside Out

Best Costume Design

Brooklyn
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Far from the Madding Crowd

alt.: Crimson Peak
I'd like to see: The Revenant

Best Film Editing

The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight

alt.: The Martian
I'd like to see: Sicario

Best Visual Effects

Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

alt.: The Walk
I'd like to see: Ant-Man