Update: 15 for 24. I think I speak for myself and Mr. Sylvester Stallone when I say DAMN YOU RYLANCE!
ORIGINAL POST:
So here are my picks for Sunday’s Academy Awards. I’m expecting a bumpy ride this year. A lot of the leading indicators have been more mixed than usual.
This entry will be short because I said most of what I know and think about how to pick the winners here.
I’m listing all the nominees and who I think will win, so you can play along with me. You can get a printable list of nominees here. I’ll be live tweeting and updating this entry during the show Sunday.
But enough bet-hedging! Onto the picks:
Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant – PREDICTED WINNER
Room
Spotlight – ACTUAL WINNER
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant – PREDICTED WINNER and ACTUAL WINNER
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room – PREDICTED WINNER and ACTUAL WINNER
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies – ACTUAL WINNER
Sylvester Stallone, Creed – PREDICTED WINNER
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl – PREDICTED WINNER and ACTUAL WINNER
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Best Director
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant – PREDICTED WINNER and ACTUAL WINNER
Room
Spotlight
Best Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out – PREDICTED WINNER and ACTUAL WINNER
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
Best Cinematography
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant – PREDICTED WINNER and ACTUAL WINNER
Sicario
Best Costume Design
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road – PREDICTED WINNER and ACTUAL WINNER
The Revenant
Best Documentary, Feature
Amy – PREDICTED WINNER and ACTUAL WINNER
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
Best Documentary, Short Subject
Body Team 12 – PREDICTED WINNER
Chau, beyond the Lines
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness – ACTUAL WINNER
Last Day of Freedom
Best Film Editing
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road – PREDICTED WINNER and ACTUAL WINNER
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Foreign Language Film
Embrace of the Serpent
Mustang
Son of Saul – PREDICTED WINNER and ACTUAL WINNER
Theeb
A War
Best Make-Up and Hairstyling
Mad Max: Fury Road – PREDICTED WINNER and ACTUAL WINNER
The 100-Year-Old Man
Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant
Best Music, Original Score
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight – PREDICTED WINNER and ACTUAL WINNER
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Music, Original Song
“Earned It,” Fifty Shades of Grey
“Manta Ray,” Racing Extinction
“Simple Song #3,” Youth
“Til It Happens To You,” The Hunting Ground – PREDICTED WINNER
“Writing’s On The Wall,” Spectre – ACTUAL WINNER
Best Production Design
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road – PREDICTED WINNER and ACTUAL WINNER
The Martian
The Revenant
Best Short Film, Animated
Bear Story – ACTUAL WINNER
Prologue
Sanjay’s Super Team
We Can’t Live without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow – PREDICTED WINNER
Best Short Film, Live Action
Ave Maria – PREDICTED WINNER
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Shok
Stutterer – ACTUAL WINNER
Best Sound Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road – ACTUAL WINNER
The Martian
The Revenant – PREDICTED WINNER
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Sound Mixing
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road – ACTUAL WINNER
The Martian
The Revenant – PREDICTED WINNER
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Visual Effects
Ex Machina – ACTUAL WINNER
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – PREDICTED WINNER
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short – PREDICTED WINNER and ACTUAL WINNER
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight – PREDICTED WINNER and ACTUAL WINNER
Straight Outta Compton
