Much like last year these predictions are made by a certain system where I follow a certain amount of award shows and tally up who has been nominated and winning, these aren't necessarily "my picks" just who I think will be nominated based on wins and nominations.
Also, in case anyone is wondering why there are no mentions of Star Wars: The Force Awakens - the film has not been screened for critics and such for awards season, this was done to avoid any possibility of spoilers, so there's are no nominations for the film as of yet. That doesn't mean it won't get nominated of any Oscars. As of right now I'm willing to bet it'll get nominated for technical categories at the very least.
With that said let's get started with the nominations
Best Picture:
1. Spotlight
2. Carol
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
4. Room
5. The Martian
6. The Revenant
7. Brooklyn
8. Sicario
9. The Big Short
10. Bridge of Spies
Best Director:
1. Tom McCarthy - Spotlight
2. George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road
3. Ridley Scott - The Martian
4. Todd Hayes - Carol
5. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - The Revenant
Best Leading Actor:
1. Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
2. Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
3. Matt Damon - The Martian
4. Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl
5. Johnny Depp - Black Mass
Best Actress
1. Cate Blanchett - Carol
2. Brie Larson - Room
3. Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn
4. Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years
5. Charlize Theron - Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Supporting Actor:
1. Sylvester Stallone - Creed
2. Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies
3. Michael Shannon - 99 Homes
4. Paul Dano - Love & Mercy
5. Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation
Best Supporting Actress:
1. Rooney Mara - Carol
2. Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs
3. Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl
4. Rachel McAdams - Spotlight
5. Helen Mirren - Trumbo
Original Screenplay:
1. Spotlight
2. Inside Out
3. Ex Machina
4. Bridge of Spies
5. The Hateful Eight
Adapted Screenplay:
1. Room
2. Steve Jobs
3. The Martian
4. Carol
5. Brooklyn
Art Direction:
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Bridge of Spies
3. The Danish Girl
4. Brooklyn
5. The Martian
Cinematography:
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Carol
3. Sicario
4. The Revenant
5. The Martian
Costume Design:
1. The Danish Girl
2. Cinderella
3. Brooklyn
4. Mad Max: Fury Road
5. Carol
Film Editing:
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. The Martian
3. Spotlight
4. Sicario
5. Steve Jobs
Makeup & Hairstyling:
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Carol
3. The Danish Girl
Sound Editing
1. Inside Out
2. Mad Max: Fury Road
3. The Martian
4. Sicario
5. Jurassic World
Sound Mixing:
1. Inside Out
2. Mad Max: Fury Road
3. The Martian
4. Sicario
5. Jurassic World
Visual Effects:
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. The Martian
3. The Walk
4. Jurassic Park
5. Ex Machina
Original Score:
1. Carol
2. Spotlight
3. The Revenant
4. The Danish Girl
5. The Hateful Eight
Original Song:
1. “One Kind of Love” - Love & Mercy
2. “Till I See You Again” - Furious 7
3. “Writing’s On the Wall” - Spectre
4. “Love Me Like You Do” - Fifty Shades of Grey
5. “Till It Happens to You” - The Hunting Ground
Animated Film:
1. Inside Out
2. Anomalisa
3. Shaun the Sheep
4. The Peanuts Movie
5. The Good Dinosaur
Documentary:
1. The Look of Silence
2. Best of Enemies
3. Amy
4. Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
5. Cartel Land
Foreign Film:
1. Mustang
2. Son of Saul
3. The Assassin
4. A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
5. Goodnight Mommy
