February 26, 2016 - Oscar 2016 Predictions
Here are my Oscar predictions! The Oscars will be broadcast on February 28, 2016 so this is a little earlier than I typically give my predictions, as I usually give them on the day of. But here they are, so enjoy.
BEST PICTURE
Will Win: The Revenant
Could Win: Spotlight
Should Win: Room
Should've Been Here: Carol
BEST ACTOR
Will Win: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Could Win: Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs (but not really)
Should Win: Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Should've Been Here: Tom Courtenay, 45 Years
BEST ACTRESS
Will Win: Brie Larson, Room
Could Win: Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Should Win: Brie Larson, Room
Should've Been Here: Bel Powley, The Diary of a Teenage Girl
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will Win: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Could Win: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Should Win: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Should've Been Here: Benicio Del Toro, Sicario
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will Win: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Could Win: Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Should Win: Rooney Mara, Carol
Should've Been Here: Marion Cotillard, Macbeth
BEST DIRECTOR
Will Win: Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant
Could Win: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Should Win: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Should've Been Here: Todd Haynes, Carol
BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTED
Will Win: Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short
Could Win: Phyllis Nagy, Carol
Should Win: Phyllis Nagy, Carol
Should've Been Here: Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL
Will Win: Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, Spotlight
Could Win: Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, Ronnie del Carmen; Inside Out
Should Win: Alex Garland, Ex Machina
Should've Been Here: Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Will Win: Inside Out
Could Win: Anomalisa
Should Win: Inside Out
Should've Been Here: N/A
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will Win: Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant
Could Win: Roger Deakins, Sicario
Should Win: Ed Lachman, Carol
Should've Been Here: Ping Bin Lee, The Assassin
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Will Win: Sandy Powell, Carol
Could Win: Sandy Powell, Cinderella
Should Win: Sandy Powell, Carol
Should've Been Here: Kate Hawley, Crimson Peak
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Will Win: Amy
Could Win: The Look of Silence
Should Win: Amy
Should've Been Here: N/A
BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Will Win: Body Team 12
Could Win: Last Day of Freedom
Should Win: N/A
Should've Been Here: N/A
BEST FILM EDITING
Will Win: Tom McArdle, Spotlight
Could Win: Hank Corwin, The Big Short
Should Win: Tom McArdle, Spotlight
Should've Been Here: Elliot Graham, Steve Jobs
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Will Win: Son of Saul
Could Win: Mustang
Should Win: N/A
Should've Been Here: Phoenix
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Will Win: Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin; Mad Max: Fury Road
Could Win: Siân Grigg, Duncan Jarman and Robert Pandini; The Revenant
Should Win: Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin; Mad Max: Fury Road
Should've Been Here: Ashley Flannery and John Jack Curtin, Carol
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Will Win: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Could Win: Carter Burwell, Carol
Should Win: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Should've Been Here: Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto, The Revenant
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
Will Win: "Writing's On The Wall" from Spectre
Could Win: "Til it Happens To You" from The Hunting Ground
Should Win: "Simple Song #3" from Youth
Should've Been Here: "Love Me Like You Do" from Fifty Shades of Grey
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Will Win: The Danish Girl
Could Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Should Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Should've Been Here: Crimson Peak
BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Will Win: World of Tomorrow
Could Win: Sanjay's Super Team
Should Win: World of Tomorrow
Should've Been Here: N/A
BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Will Win: Shok
Could Win: Ave Maria
Should Win: N/A
Should've Been Here: N/A
BEST SOUND EDITING
Will Win: Mark Mangini and David White, Mad Max: Fury Road
Could Win: Martin Hernandez and Lon Bender, The Revenant
Should Win: Mark Mangini and David White, Mad Max: Fury Road
Should've Been Here: Erik Mischijew and Matz Muller, Goodnight Mommy
BEST SOUND MIXING
Will Win: Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo; Mad Max: Fury Road
Could Win: Paul Massey, Mark Taylor and Mac Ruth; The Martian
Should Win: Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo; Mad Max: Fury Road
Should've Been Here: Tobias Fleig, Goodnight Mommy
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Will Win: The Revenant
Could Win: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Should Win: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Should've Been Here: The Walk
BEST PICTURE
Will Win: The Revenant
Could Win: Spotlight
Should Win: Room
Should've Been Here: Carol
BEST ACTOR
Will Win: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Could Win: Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs (but not really)
Should Win: Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Should've Been Here: Tom Courtenay, 45 Years
BEST ACTRESS
Will Win: Brie Larson, Room
Could Win: Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Should Win: Brie Larson, Room
Should've Been Here: Bel Powley, The Diary of a Teenage Girl
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will Win: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Could Win: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Should Win: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Should've Been Here: Benicio Del Toro, Sicario
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will Win: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Could Win: Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Should Win: Rooney Mara, Carol
Should've Been Here: Marion Cotillard, Macbeth
BEST DIRECTOR
Will Win: Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant
Could Win: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Should Win: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Should've Been Here: Todd Haynes, Carol
BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTED
Will Win: Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short
Could Win: Phyllis Nagy, Carol
Should Win: Phyllis Nagy, Carol
Should've Been Here: Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL
Will Win: Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, Spotlight
Could Win: Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, Ronnie del Carmen; Inside Out
Should Win: Alex Garland, Ex Machina
Should've Been Here: Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Will Win: Inside Out
Could Win: Anomalisa
Should Win: Inside Out
Should've Been Here: N/A
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will Win: Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant
Could Win: Roger Deakins, Sicario
Should Win: Ed Lachman, Carol
Should've Been Here: Ping Bin Lee, The Assassin
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Will Win: Sandy Powell, Carol
Could Win: Sandy Powell, Cinderella
Should Win: Sandy Powell, Carol
Should've Been Here: Kate Hawley, Crimson Peak
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Will Win: Amy
Could Win: The Look of Silence
Should Win: Amy
Should've Been Here: N/A
BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Will Win: Body Team 12
Could Win: Last Day of Freedom
Should Win: N/A
Should've Been Here: N/A
BEST FILM EDITING
Will Win: Tom McArdle, Spotlight
Could Win: Hank Corwin, The Big Short
Should Win: Tom McArdle, Spotlight
Should've Been Here: Elliot Graham, Steve Jobs
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Will Win: Son of Saul
Could Win: Mustang
Should Win: N/A
Should've Been Here: Phoenix
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Will Win: Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin; Mad Max: Fury Road
Could Win: Siân Grigg, Duncan Jarman and Robert Pandini; The Revenant
Should Win: Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin; Mad Max: Fury Road
Should've Been Here: Ashley Flannery and John Jack Curtin, Carol
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Will Win: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Could Win: Carter Burwell, Carol
Should Win: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Should've Been Here: Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto, The Revenant
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
Will Win: "Writing's On The Wall" from Spectre
Could Win: "Til it Happens To You" from The Hunting Ground
Should Win: "Simple Song #3" from Youth
Should've Been Here: "Love Me Like You Do" from Fifty Shades of Grey
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Will Win: The Danish Girl
Could Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Should Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Should've Been Here: Crimson Peak
BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Will Win: World of Tomorrow
Could Win: Sanjay's Super Team
Should Win: World of Tomorrow
Should've Been Here: N/A
BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Will Win: Shok
Could Win: Ave Maria
Should Win: N/A
Should've Been Here: N/A
BEST SOUND EDITING
Will Win: Mark Mangini and David White, Mad Max: Fury Road
Could Win: Martin Hernandez and Lon Bender, The Revenant
Should Win: Mark Mangini and David White, Mad Max: Fury Road
Should've Been Here: Erik Mischijew and Matz Muller, Goodnight Mommy
BEST SOUND MIXING
Will Win: Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo; Mad Max: Fury Road
Could Win: Paul Massey, Mark Taylor and Mac Ruth; The Martian
Should Win: Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo; Mad Max: Fury Road
Should've Been Here: Tobias Fleig, Goodnight Mommy
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Will Win: The Revenant
Could Win: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Should Win: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Should've Been Here: The Walk