Thursday, 14 January 2016

In which I try to predict the outcome of the Oscars

Here are the nominations for the 2016 Oscars, together with my tips for success in red. Disclaimer: if you're a betting man, I wouldn't follow my tips...

88th Academy Awards Nominations/Predictions
Best Picture
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
Room
Spotlight
The Big Short
The Martian
The Revenant
Actor in a Leading Role
Bryan Cranston - Trumbo
Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
Matt Damon - The Martian
Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale - The Big Short
Mark Ruffalo - Spotlight
Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone - Creed
Tom Hardy - The Revenant
Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett - Carol
Brie Larson - Room
Jennifer Lawrence - Joy
Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn
Actress in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Jason Leigh - The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara - Carol
Rachel McAdams - Spotlight
Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs
Directing
Adam McKay - The Big Short
George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro González Iñárritu - The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamson - Room
Tom McCarthy - Spotlight
Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marie Was There
Costume Design
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Mad: Fury Road
The Revenant
Documentary Feature
Amy
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire
Documentary Short
Body Team
Chau, Beyong the Lines
Flaude Lanzmann
A Girl in the River
Last Day of Freedom
Makeup and Hairstyling
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant
Original Song
Earned It - Fifty Shades of Grey
Simple Song #3 - Youth
Til It Happens to You - The Hunting Ground
Writing’s on the Wall - Spectre
Manta Ray - Racing Extinction
Animated Short
Bear Story
Prologue
Sanjay’s Super Team
We Can’t Leave Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow
Sound Editing
Mad Mad: Fury Road
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Martian
The Revenant
Cinematography
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
Sicario
The Hateful Eight
The Revenant
Film Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Big Short
The Revenant
Foreign Language
A War
Embrace of the Serpent
Mustang
Son of Saul
Theeb
Music - Original Score
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Hateful Eight
Production Design
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Danish Girl
The Martian
The Revenant
Live Action Short
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay
Shok
Stutterer
Sound Mixing
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Martian
The Revenant
Visual Effects
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Martian
The Revenant
Writing - Adapted Screenplay
Brooklyn
Carol
Room
The Big Short
The Martian
Writing - Original Screenplay
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Come back after the 28th of February to see how many I got wrong. Most of them, I'm guessing.

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