PAUL PREDICTS (SOME OF) THE 2016 OSCAR NOMINEES

PAUL PREDICTS (SOME OF) THE 2016 OSCAR NOMINEES

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Every year I participate in a “predict the Oscar nominees” contest for fellow film critic Shane Slater over at Film Actually. I have yet to win, so here’s hoping I have better luck this year. Here are my predictions of who may get their name called Thursday morning!

BEST PICTURE
1. The Big Short
2. Bridge of Spies
3. Brooklyn
4. Carol
5. The Martian
6. Mad Max Fury Road
7. The Revenant
8. Spotlight

BEST DIRECTOR
1. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant
2. Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
3. George Miller, Mad Max Fury Road
4. Ridley Scott, The Martian
5. Steven Spielberg, Bridge of Spies

BEST ACTOR
1. Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
2. Matt Damon, The Martian
3. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
4. Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
5. Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

BEST ACTRESS
1. Cate Blanchett, Carol
2. Brie Larson, Room
3. Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
4. Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
5. Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1. Christian Bale, The Big Short
2. Tom Hardy, The Revenant
3. Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
4. Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
5. Sylvester Stallone, Creed

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1. Jane Fonda, Youth
2. Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
3. Rooney Mara, Carol
4. Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
5. Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

BEST EDITING
1. Mad Max Fury Road
2. The Martian
3. Spotlight
4. Star Wars The Force Awakens
5. The Revenant

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
1. Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Bridge of Spies
2. Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
3. Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, Inside Out
4. Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
5. Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, Straight Outta Compton

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
1. Charles Randolph, Adam McKay, The Big Short
2. Phyllis Nagy, Carol
3. Drew Goddard, The Martian
4. Emma Donoghue, Room
5. Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
1. A War, Denmark
2. The Brand New Testament, Belgium
3. Labyrinth of Lies, Germany
4. Mustang, France
5. Son of Saul, Hungary

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1. Bridge of Spies
2. Carol
3. Mad Max Fury Road
4. The Revenant
5. Sicario

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
1. Bridge of Spies
2. Carol
3. Mad Max Fury Road
4. The Martian
5. Star Wars The Force Awakens

BEST SOUND MIXING
1. Mad Max Fury Road
2. The Martian
3. The Revenant
4. Star Wars The Force Awakens
5. Straight Outta Compton

BEST SOUND EDITING
1. Mad Max Fury Road
2. The Martian
3. The Revenant
4. Sicario
5. Star Wars The Force Awakens

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
1. Brooklyn
2. Carol
3. Cinderella
4. The Danish Girl
5. Mad Max Fury Road

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
1. Carter Burwell, Carol
2. Alexandre Desplat, The Danish Girl
3. Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
4. Hans Zimmer, Spotlight
5. John Williams, Star Wars The Force Awakens

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
1. Amy
2. Cartel Land
3. Going Clear
4. The Look of Silence
5. Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
1. Anomalisa
2. The Good Dinosaur
3. Inside Out
4. The Peanuts Movie
5. Shaun the Sheep The Movie

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1. Jurassic World
2. Mad Max Fury Road
3. The Martian
4. The Revenant
5. Star Wars The Force Awakens

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
1. Black Mass
2. Mad Max Fury Road
3. The Revenant

BEST ORIGINAL SONG (name the song, not just the film)
1. “So Long” from Concussion
2. “Love Me Like You Do” from Fifty Shades of Grey
3. “See You Again” from Furious 7
4. “Simple Song #3” from Youth
5. “Writing’s On the Wall” from Spectre