FINAL OSCAR PREDICTIONS!

The Oscars are almost here! And here are my final predictions. 

Before I begin I do have a few notes. 1. I tried a new system to make the predictions so while it is very similar I have tried to include several other awards in the tallying. 2. I'm praying that my original song predictions are wrong... I really do. 3. I'm adding "*" mark to indicate that Star Wars: The Force Awakens could get nominated in this category. The reason I'm making a special mark for this is because the film wasn't screened early for critics but there is still a huge possibility that it could get nominated. 4. I apologize that this isn't as well written as previous blog posts as my life has been made up of lack of sleep and work. 

With that out of the way here are my predictions:

Picture:*

1. Spotlight
2. Mad Max: Fury Road
3. The Martian
4. Room
5. Carol
6. The Big Short
7. Brooklyn
8. Sicario
9. The Revenant
10. Inside Out

Director:

1. George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Tom McCarthy - Spotlight
3. Todd Haynes - Carol
4. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - The Revenant
5. Ridley Scott - The Martian

Lead Actor:

1. Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
2. Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
3. Matt Damon - The Martian
4. Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl
5. Bryan Cranston - Trumbo

Lead Actress:

1. Brie Larson - Room
2. Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn
3. Cate Blanchett - Carol
4. Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years
5. Charlize Theron - Mad Max: Fury Road

Supporting Actor:

1. Sylvester Stallone - Creed
2. Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies
3. Michael Shannon - 99 Homes
4. Paul Dano - Love & Mercy
5. Benicio Del Toro - Sicario

Supporting Actress:

1. Alicia Vikander - Ex Machina
2. Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs
3. Rooney Mara - Carol
4. Jennifer Jason Leigh - The Hateful Eight
5. Kristen Stewart - Clouds of Sils Maria

Original Screenplay:

1. Spotlight
2. Inside Out
3. Ex Machina
4. The Hateful Eight
5. Bridge of Spies

Adapted Screenplay:

1. Room
2. The Martian
3. The Big Short
4. Steve Jobs
5. Carol

Art Direction:*

1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Brooklyn
3. Carol
4. Bridge of Spies
5. The Danish Girl

Cinematography:

1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. The Revenant
3. Carol
4. Sicario
5. The Martian

Costume Design:

1. Cinderella
2. Mad Max: Fury Road
3. The Danish Girl
4. Brooklyn
5. Carol

Film Editing:*

1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. The Martian
3. Spotlight
4. The Revenant
5. The Big Short

Hairstyle & Makeup:

1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Carol
3. The Revenant

Sound Editing:

1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. The Martian
3. Bridge of Spies
4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
5. Sicario

Sound Mixing:

1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. The Martian
3. Bridge of Spies
4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
5. The Revenant

Visual Effects:

1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. The Martian
3. Ex Machina
4. The Walk
5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Original Score:*

1. The Hateful Eight
2. Carol
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
4. Sicario
5. Inside Out

Original Song:

1. “See You Again” - Furious 7
2. “Writing’s on the Wall” - Spectre
3. “Love Me Like You Do” - Fifty Shades of Grey
4. “Till It Happens to You” - The Hunting Ground
5. “Simple Song #3” - Youth

Animated Film:

1. Inside Out
2. Anomalisa
3. Shaun the Sheep Movie
4. The Peanuts Movie
5. The Good Dinosaur