My Oscar Predictions, 2016
People usually ask me for advice on how to fill out their Oscar ballots. For them, I have crafted this cheat sheet. I will pick the person/film I believe is the favorite to win, along with a dark horse selection– that way, if you want to roll the dice on a few categories, you can do so.
My picks:
BEST PICTURE:
The Revenant
Dark horse: The Big Short
BEST DIRECTOR:
Alejandro Inarritu
Dark horse: George Miller
BEST ACTOR:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Dark horse*: Bryan Cranston
*- this is a super super dark horse, Leo is basically a lock, but if you’re in Vegas, I’d drop 10 bucks on Cranston’s 80:1 odds.
BEST ACTRESS:
Brie Larson
Dark horse: None
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Sylvester Stallone
Dark horse: Mark Rylance
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Alicia Vikander
Dark horse: Kate Winslet
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Spotlight
Dark horse: None
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
The Big Short
Dark horse: None
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
The Revenant
Dark horse: none
BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
Carol
Dark horse: Cinderella
BEST EDITING:
Mad Max: Fury Road
Dark horse: The Big Short
BEST MAKEUP/HAIR:
Mad Max: Fury Road
Dark horse: The Revenant
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Mad Max: Fury Road
Dark horse: The Revenant
BEST SCORE:
The Hateful Eight
Dark horse: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BEST SONG:
“Til It Happens To You,” The Hunting Ground
Dark horse: “Earned It,” Fifty Shades of Grey
BEST SOUND EDITING:
The Revenant
Dark horse: Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST SOUND MIXING:
The Revenant
Dark horse: Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Dark horse: Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
Inside Out
Dark horse: Anomalisa
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
Amy
Dark horse: What Happened, Miss Simone?
BEST FOREIGN FILM:
Son of Saul
Dark horse: Mustang
BEST ANIMATED SHORT:
World of Tomorrow
Dark horse: Sanjay’s Super Team
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT:
Claude Lanzman: Spectres of the Shoah
Dark horse: Body Team 12
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT:
Ave Maria
Dark horse: Shok
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