2016 Oscar Predictions

Oh my! The time has come, my walrus friends, to predict many things. This is going to be a little difficult, but hey, I have nothing at stake here, so here goes nothing.


BEST PICTURE (in order of likelihood. If there are only 7 nominees, for example, the top 6 listed are my predictions, same goes for 7, 8 and so on):
Spotlight
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Bridge Of Spies
Room
Carol
Brooklyn
Steve Jobs


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

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


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mark Rylance - Bridge Of Spies
Idris Elba - Beasts Of No Nation
Sylvester Stallone - Creed
Jacob Tremblay - Room
Christian Bale - The Big Short


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rooney Mara - Carol
Alicia Vikander - Ex Machina or The Danish Girl
Jennifer Jason Leigh - The Hateful Eight
Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs
Helen Mirren - Trumbo


BEST DIRECTOR
Tom McCarthy - Spotlight
George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro G. Inarritu - The Revenant
Todd Haynes - Carol
Adam McKay - The Big Short


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Spotlight
Inside Out
The Hateful Eight
Bridge Of Spies
Ex Machina


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Big Short
Room
Steve Jobs
Carol
Brooklyn


BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Carol
Bridge Of Spies
The Martian


BEST FILM EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road
Spotlight
The Big Short
The Martian
Carol


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


BEST SOUND MIXING
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Revenant
The Martian
Sicario


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


BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Danish Girl
Carol
Bridge Of Spies
Brooklyn



BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Black Mass
The Revenant
Mad Max: Fury Road


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Hateful Eight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Spotlight
Bridge Of Spies
The Danish Girl


BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"See You Again" - Furious 7
"So Long" - Concussion
"Til It Happens To You" - The Hunting Ground
"Simple Song #3" - Youth
"The Light That Never Fails" - Meru


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
The Martian
Jurassic World


BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Son Of Saul
Labyrinth Of Lies
Mustang
A War
Theeb


BEST DOCUMENTARY
Amy
The Hunting Ground
The Look Of Silence
Meru
Cartel Land


BEST ANIMATED FILM
Inside Out
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun The Sheep