Hello!

Well, though I always find it difficult to nail down my Oscar selections pre-nomination day because I feel like I’m somehow cosmically jinxing  potential favorites, I’m once again taking part in The 2016 Oscar Contest over at Film Actually because…well…it’s just the right thing to do 🙂

This being a contest and all I threw in a few dark horse candidates and left out some bigger names just to keep it interesting.

I hope there are a few surprises tomorrow morning, though….even if it means I lose a few points in the contest 🙂

Below are my predictions for who will go to bed tomorrow night an Oscar nominee…

BEST PICTURE
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
Room
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
The Big Short
The Martian
The Revenant

BEST DIRECTOR
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Todd Haynes, Carol

BEST ACTOR
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Will Smith, Concussion

BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

BEST EDITING
Creed
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Big Short
The Martian
The Revenant

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
The Hateful Eight

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Carol
Room
Steve Jobs
The Big Short
The Martian

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A War
Embrace of the Serpent
Labyrinth of Lies
Mustang
Son of Saul

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
Sicario
The Martian
The Revenant

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Crimson Peak
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian

BEST SOUND MIXING
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Straight Outta Compton
The Martian
The Revenant 

BEST SOUND EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road
Sicario
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Brooklyn
Carol
Cinderella
Crimson Peak
Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Hateful Eight

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Amy
Going Clear
He Named Me Malala
The Hunting Ground
The Look of Silence

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Anomalisa
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
The Good Dinosaur
The Peanuts Movie

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Martian
The Walk 

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Black Mass
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
‘See You Again’, Furious 7
‘Writings on the Wall’, Spectre
‘Love Me Like You Do’, Fifty Shades of Grey
‘Til It Happens to You’, The Hunting Ground
‘Simple Song 3’, Youth