Oscar Predictions: Round #1

Its that time of year again, Award Season! As always I'll be posting my Oscar predictions in three rounds. This first one will be the first one, the second will be the day before the Oscar nominations are announced and the last one will be who I think will win and it will be posted the night/day before the Oscars.

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