2015 Edition: If I Voted for the Oscars...

It's a big week for 2015 movies, with the Golden Globes' recent ceremony and Academy Award nominations being announced tomorrow morning at 5:30 AM PST sharp (plus, the beloved Razzies nominations came out this morning), I thought it fitting to share my own Oscar selections and get myself back into the movie-talk game.

While I'm still writing up and tweaking my Top 10 movies list (it's taking longer than expected), I certainly have some opinions about the Oscars this year—and what/who deserves to take home a statue (Leo DiCaprio, namely). Keep in mind, this list excludes a few categories that I didn't feel qualified to make contribute to this year, namely Best Foreign Language and the Shorts.

So let's get this started... my "If I Voted for the Oscars" nominations list (not to be confused with predictions, but... let's face it, lots of these will make an appearance on voters' picks tomorrow). And don't forget to share what you'd nominate if you were part of the Academy!

UPDATE: Now that the nominations have been announced, check them out and see how me and the Academy (clearly) differ!

Best Picture
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
- TANGERINE
- ROOM
- THE BIG SHORT
- THE REVENANT
- THE MARTIAN
- STEVE JOBS
- EX MACHINA
- BEASTS OF NO NATION

Best Directing
- George Miller, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
- Sean Baker, TANGERINE
- Lenny Abrahamson, ROOM
- Adam McKay, THE BIG SHORT
- Danny Boyle, STEVE JOBS

Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Leonardo DiCaprio, THE REVENANT
- Eddie Redmayne, THE DANISH GIRL
- Matt Damon, THE MARTIAN
- Michael Fassbender, STEVE JOBS
- Johnny Depp, BLACK MASS

Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Brie Larson, ROOM
- Alicia Vikander, THE DANISH GIRL
- Bel Powley, THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
- Charlize Theron, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
- Lily Tomlin, GRANDMA



Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Steve Carrell, THE BIG SHORT
- Jacob Tremblay, ROOM
- Idris Elba, BEASTS OF NO NATION
- Sylvester Stallone, CREED
- Oscar Issac, EX MACHINA

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Alicia Vikander, EX MACHINA
- Rachel McAdams, SPOTLIGHT
- Kate Winslet, STEVE JOBS
- Mya Taylor, TANGERINE
- Jennifer Jason Leigh, THE HATEFUL EIGHT

Best Animated Feature
- INSIDE OUT
- THE GOOD DINOSAUR
- BOY AND THE WORLD

Best Cinematography
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
- BEASTS OF NO NATION
- THE REVENANT
- THE HATEFUL EIGHT
- MERU



Best Costume Design
- CRIMSON PEAK
- THE DANISH GIRL
- CINDERELLA
- THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
- FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD

Best Documentary Feature
- MERU
- GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF
- THE WOLFPACK
- TIG
- HE NAMED ME MALALA

Best Film Editing
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
- STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
- THE HATEFUL EIGHT
- TANGERINE
- STEVE JOBS

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- CRIMSON PEAK
- THE DANISH GIRL
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

Best Original Score
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
- STEVE JOBS
- THE DANISH GIRL
- THE HATEFUL EIGHT
- THE REVENANT



Best Original Song
- “Salted Wound” by Sia, FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
- “The Light That Never Fails” by Andra Day, MERU
- "Fine On The Outside” by Priscilla Ahn, WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE
- “Dreamsong” Nate Heller feat. Amber Coffman, THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL

Best Production Design
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
- CRIMSON PEAK
- THE DANISH GIRL
- STAR WARS EPISODE VII - THE FORCE AWAKENS
- FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

Best Sound Editing
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
- STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
- THE REVENANT
- THE MARTIAN
- BEASTS OF NO NATION



Best Sound Mixing
- THE REVENANT
- STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
- MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

Best Visual Effects
- STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
- EX MACHINA
- JURASSIC WORLD
- THE MARTIAN
- CHAPPiE

Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
- Emma Donoghue, ROOM
- Marielle Heller, THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
- Adam McKay, THE BIG SHORT
- Drew Goddard, THE MARTIAN
- Aaron Sorkin, STEVE JOBS

Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
- Amy Schumer, TRAINWRECK
- Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, SPOTLIGHT
- Quentin Tarantino, THE HATEFUL EIGHT
- Sean Baker, TANGERINE
- Alex Garland, EX MACHINA