Friday, February 26, 2016

My 2016 Oscar Predictions!

image via Hollywood Reporter

For the first time in my entire life, I attempted to watch every single movie nominated for an Academy Award for this 88th Annual ceremony. It was an exhausting endeavor, one that I'm not sure I'd try to tackle again, but it was incredible to see the varying quality of nominees, particularly in categories like Documentary, Foreign, or Animated features. Not only will I successfully watch all 42 films + 15 short subjects by Sunday night (I have 3 left to go, marked with a * below), I've posted reviews for [almost] all of them, too! (click on the movie titles below to check out my thoughts in greater detail) The reviews that are missing will be posted within the coming weeks, but this is the very first year where I have an educated guess for all the categories, even those pesky short films. A mixed blessing, particularly when your favorites are not favored to win the top prize!

Every year, I post predictions somewhere online—anywhere I can—and my record isn't always so hot. This is especially true for our annual Oscar Party Pool, where I truly believe an upset just might happen, and that it'll be in my favor. My heart gets in the way of my head, and I just can't help rooting for the long shot. This year, though, many of my favorites have a pretty darn good chance of winning! So without further ado, I've posted by predictions for this year's Oscars below, tagging as follows:

 = My Prediction to Win
♥ = What I Wish Would Win

Don't forget to submit your picks, or share them in the comments below!

BEST PICTURE
• The Big Short
• Bridge of Spies
• Brooklyn
♥ Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
 The Revenant
• Room
• Spotlight

BEST DIRECTOR
• Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
• Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
• Lenny Abrahamson, Room
• Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

BEST ACTOR
• Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
• Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
• Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
• Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

BEST ACTRESS
• Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
• Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
• Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
• Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
• Christian Bale, The Big Short
♥ Tom Hardy, The Revenant
• Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
• Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
 Sylvester Stallone, Creed

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
• Rooney Mara, Carol
• Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
• Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
• Bridge of Spies
♥ Ex Machina
• Inside Out
 Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
 The Big Short
• Brooklyn
• Carol
• The Martian
♥ Room

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Embrace of the Serpent *
Mustang
• Son of Saul
• Theeb
A War

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
 Amy
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence *
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
 Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There

BEST FILM EDITING
• The Big Short
♥ Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Revenant
• Spotlight
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST SONG
• "Earned It," Fifty Shades of Grey
• "Manta Ray," Racing Extinction *
• "Writings on the Wall," Spectre
♥ "Til It Happens To You," The Hunting Ground
• "Simple Song #3," Youth

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
• Bridge of Spies
• Carol
♥ The Hateful Eight
Sicario
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
♥ Ex Machina
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant
 Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
• Carol
• The Hateful Eight
♥ Mad Max: Fury Road
 The Revenant
Sicario

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
• Carol
 Cinderella
• The Danish Girl
♥ Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Revenant

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
♥ Mad Max: Fury Road
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
• The Revenant

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
• Bridge of Spies
• The Danish Girl
♥ Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant

BEST SOUND EDITING
♥ Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant
Sicario
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST SOUND MIXING
• Bridge of Spies
 Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
 The Revenant
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST SHORT FILM: LIVE ACTION
• Ave Maria
• Day One
♥ Everything Will Be Okay
✓ Shok
• Stutterer

BEST SHORT FILM: ANIMATED
• Bear Story
• Prologue
• Sanjay's Super Team
♥ We Can't Live Without Cosmos
 World of Tomorrow

BEST SHORT FILM: DOCUMENTARY
• Body Team 12
• Chau, Beyond the Lines
• Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
 A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
♥ Last Day of Freedom

2 comments:

  1. What are you using for your "these are predicted to win" indicators? I just looked at Vegas Odds today, and they have a few different predictions in mind.

    Very impressed with you for watching everything. I managed all of the Best Pictures (and others) but that was about as far as my energy would take me. Think you'll try and attempt it again next year?

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    1. OH no, these are MY predictions to win. I made the clearer in the display. I looked at the Vegas odds, and... well, they're wrong on some things. FOR SURE.

      And I'm not sure about tackling all the nominees next year... Maybe? I found myself in a position where I'd seen most of them, so I couldn't help but try to do the full list. We'll see though!

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