With the Golden Globes done and dusted for the year, we have the Oscars (Academy Awards) to look forward to.
Here is the list of nominees, and my guesses.
Please note, most of these are not the films I want to win, and are merely who I think will win.
Best Actor
Nominees: Bryan Cranston (Trumbo), Matt Damon (The Martian), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant), Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs), Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)
My Prediction: Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)
Best Actress
Nominees: Cate Blanchett (Carol), Brie Larson (Room), Jennifer Lawrence (Joy), Charlotte Rampling (45 Years), Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
My Prediction: Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)
Best Supporting Actor
Nominees: Christian Bale (The Big Short), Tom Hardy (The Revenant), Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight), Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies), Sylvester Stallone (Creed)
My Prediction: Tom Hardy (The Revenant)
Best Supporting Actress
Nominees: Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight), Rooney Mara (Carol), Rachel McAdams (Spotlight), Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl), Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)
My Prediction: Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
Directing
Nominees: Adam McKay (The Big Short), George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road), Alejandro G Inarritu (The Revenant), Lenny Abrahamson (Room), Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)
My Prediction: Alejandro G Inarritu (The Revenant)
Film Editing
Nominees: The Big Short, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Spotlight
My Prediction: The Revenant
Foreign Language Film
Nominees: Embrace of the Serpent, Mustang, Son of Saul, Theeb, A War
My Prediction: No guess
Original Score
Nominees: Bridge of Spies, Carol, The Hateful Eight, Sicario, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
My Prediction: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Picture
Nominees: The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, Spotlight
My Prediction: The Martian or The Revenant
Production Design
Nominees: Bridge of Spies, The Danish Girl, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant
My Prediction: Mad Max: Fury Road
Visual Effects
Nominees: Ex Machina, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
My Prediction: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Adapted Screenplay
Nominees: The Big Short, Brooklyn, Carol, The Martian, Room
My Prediction: The Martian
Original Screenplay
Nominees: Bridge of Spies, Ex Machina, Inside Out, Spotlight, Straight Outta Compton
My Prediction: Straight Outta Compton
Animated Feature Film
Nominees: Anomalisa, Inside Out, Shaun the Sheep, Boy and the Wild, When Marnie Was There
My Prediction: Inside Out
Cinematography
Nominees: Carol, The Hateful Eight, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Sicario
My Prediction: The Hateful Eight or The Revenant
Costume Design
Nominees: Carol, Cinderella, The Danish Girl, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant
My Prediction: Mad Max: Fury Road or The Revenant
Documentary Feature
Nominees: Amy, Cartel Land, The Look of Silence, What Happened Miss Simone?, Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
My Prediction: No guess
Documentary Short Subject
Nominees: Body Team 12, Chau Beyond the Lines, Claude Lanzmann, A Girl in the River, Last Day of Freedom
My Prediction: No guess
Makeup and Hairstyling
Nominees: Mad Max: Fury Road, The 100-year-old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared, The Revenant
My Prediction: Either Mad Max: Fury Road or The Revenant
Original Song
Nominees: Earned It (50 Shades of Grey), Til It Happens To You (The Hunting Ground), Writings On The Wall (Spectre), Manta Ray (Racing Extinction), Simple Song 3 (Youth)
My Prediction: Writings On The Wall (Spectre)
Animated Short Film
Nominees: Bear Story, Prologue, Sanjay’s Superteam, We Can’t Live Without Cosmos, World of Tomorrow
My Prediction: No guess
Live Action Short Film
Nominees: Ava Maria, Day One, Everything Will Be Okay, Shok, Stutterer
My Prediction: No guess
Sound Editing
Nominees: Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Sicario, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
My Prediction: The Revenant
Sound Mixing
Nominees: Bridge of Spies, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
My Prediction: The Revenant