Fellow film blogger Shane Slater from Film Actually is hosting a contest in honor of the upcoming Oscars. The cemented nominations will be announced tomorrow, so for the contest we were asked to make our predictions beforehand. Let’s see how Jess, Lindsay & Nick do this year.
FTS' 2016 Oscar Predictions
Check out Jess, Nick and Lindsay’s predictions for this year’s Oscar nominations. |
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| JESS' PICKS | LINDS' PICKS | NICK'S PICKS | |
| BEST PICTURE | The Big Short | The Big Short | The Big Short |
| Bridge of Spies | Bridge of Spies | Carol | |
| Carol | Brooklyn | Mad Max: Fury Road | |
| Mad Max: Fury Road | Carol | The Martian | |
| The Martian | Mad Max: Fury Road | The Revenant | |
| The Revenant | The Martian | Room | |
| Spotlight | Spotlight | Spotlight | |
| The Revenant | |||
| BEST DIRECTOR | George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road | Adam McKay, The Big Short | Adam McKay, The Big Short |
| Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant | Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant | Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant | |
| Ridley Scott, The Martian | Ridley Scott, The Martian | Ridley Scott, The Martian | |
| Todd Haynes, Carol | Todd Haynes, Carol | George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road | |
| Tom McCarthy, Spotlight | Tom McCarthy, Spotlight | Tom McCarthy, Spotlight | |
| BEST ACTOR | Micheal Cane, Youth | Bryan Cranston, Trumbo | Steve Carrell, The Big Short |
| Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl | Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl | Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl | |
| Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant | Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant | Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant | |
| Matt Damon, The Martian | Matt Damon, The Martian | Matt Damon, The Martian | |
| Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs | Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs | Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs | |
| BEST ACTRESS | Brie Larson, Room | Brie Larson, Room | Brie Larson, Room |
| Cate Blanchett, Carol | Cate Blanchett, Carol | Cate Blanchett, Carol | |
| Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years | Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years | Emily Blunt, Sicario | |
| Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl | Jennifer Lawrence, Joy | Jennifer Lawrence, Joy | |
| Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn | Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn | Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn | |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR | Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies | Christian Bale, The Big Short | Christian Bale, The Big Short |
| Idris Ilba, Beasts of No Nation | Jacob Tremblay, Room | Idris Ilba, Beasts of No Nation | |
| Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight | Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight | Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight | |
| Sylvester Stallone, Creed | Sylvester Stallone, Creed | Sylvester Stallone, Creed | |
| Tom Hardy, The Revenant | Tom Hardy, The Revenant | Tom Hardy, The Revenant | |
| BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS | Helen Mirren, Trumbo | Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl | Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina |
| Rachel McAdams, Spotlight | Jane Fonda, Youth | Jane Fonda, Youth | |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight | Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight | Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight | |
| Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs | Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs | Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs | |
| Rooney Mara, Carol | Rooney Mara, Carol | Rooney Mara, Carol | |
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| JESS' PICKS | LINDS' PICKS | NICK'S PICKS | |
| BEST EDITING | Steve Jobs | Steve Jobs | Steve Jobs |
| Spotlight | Bridge of Spies | The Big Short | |
| Mad Max: Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road | |
| The Martian | The Martian | The Martian | |
| The Revenant | The Revenant | The Revenant | |
| BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY | Matt Charman, Joel & Ethan Coen Bridge of Spies | Matt Charman, Joel & Ethan Coen Bridge of Spies | Sean S. Baker, Chris Bergoch Tangerine |
| Quentin Tarantino The Hateful Eight | Quentin Tarantino The Hateful Eight | Quentin Tarantino The Hateful Eight | |
| Alex Garland, Ex Machina | Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley Inside Out | Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley Inside Out | |
| Taylor Sheridan Sicario | Taylor Sheridan Sicario | Alex Garland, Ex Machina | |
| Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer Spotlight | Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer Spotlight | Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer Spotlight | |
| BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY | Adam McKay and Charles Randolph The Big Short | Adam McKay and Charles Randolph The Big Short | Adam McKay and Charles Randolph The Big Short |
| Nick Hornby Brooklyn | Nick Hornby Brooklyn | Nick Hornby Brooklyn | |
| Drew Goddard The Martian | Drew Goddard The Martian | Phyllis Nagy Carol | |
| Emma Donoghue Room | Emma Donoghue Room | Emma Donoghue Room | |
| Aaron Sorkin Steve Jobs | Aaron Sorkin Steve Jobs | Aaron Sorkin Steve Jobs | |
| BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY | Carol (Ed Lachman) | Carol (Ed Lachman) | Carol (Ed Lachman) |
| The Hateful Eight (Robert Richardson) | The Hateful Eight (Robert Richardson) | The Hateful Eight (Robert Richardson) | |
| Mad Max: Fury Road (John Seale) | Mad Max: Fury Road (John Seale) | Mad Max: Fury Road (John Seale) | |
| The Revenant (Emmanuel Lubezki) | The Revenant (Emmanuel Lubezki) | The Revenant (Emmanuel Lubezki) | |
| Sicario (Roger Deakins) | Sicario (Roger Deakins) | Sicario (Roger Deakins) | |
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| JESS' PICKS | LINDS' PICKS | NICK'S PICKS | |
| BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM | Mustang (France) | Mustang (France) | Mustang (France) |
| Son of Saul (Hungary) | Son of Saul (Hungary) | Son of Saul (Hungary) | |
| Embrace of the Serpent(Colombia) | The Fencer (Finland) | The Fencer (Finland) | |
| The Brand New Testament (Belgium) | Viva (Ireland) | The Brand New Testament (Belgium) | |
| Labyrinth of Lies(Germany) | A War (Denmark) | A War (Denmark) | |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | Amy | Amy | Winter on Fire |
| He Named Me Malala | He Named Me Malala | He Named Me Malala | |
| Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief | Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief | Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief | |
| The Look of Silence | The Look of Silence | The Look of Silence | |
| The Hunting Ground | What Happened, Miss Simone? | What Happened, Miss Simone? | |
| BEST ANIMATED FEATURE | Anomalisa | Anomalisa | Anomalisa |
| The Good Dinosaur | The Good Dinosaur | The Good Dinosaur | |
| Inside Out | Inside Out | Inside Out | |
| The Peanuts Movie | The Peanuts Movie | The Peanuts Movie | |
| Shaun the Sheep | Shaun the Sheep | Shaun the Sheep | |
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| JESS' PICKS | LINDS' PICKS | NICK'S PICKS | |
| BEST COSTUME DESIGN | Carol | Carol | Carol |
| Brooklyn | Cinderella | Brooklyn | |
| Mad Max: Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road | |
| Cinderella | Crimson Peak | Crimson Peak | |
| The Danish Girl | The Danish Girl | The Danish Girl | |
| BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN | Carol | Carol | Carol |
| Mad Max: Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road | |
| Cinderella | Bridge of Spies | The Danish Girl | |
| The Martian | The Hateful Eight | The Hateful Eight | |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | MacBeth | Bridge of Spies | |
| BEST VISUAL EFFECTS | Mad Max: Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | |
| Jurassic World | Jurassic World | Jurassic World | |
| The Martian | The Martian | The Martian | |
| The Revenant | The Revenant | Ex Machina | |
| BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING | Mad Max: Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road |
| Black Mass | Black Mass | Black Mass | |
| The Revenant | The Revenant | The Revenant | |
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| JESS' PICKS | LINDS' PICKS | NICK'S PICKS | |
| BEST SOUND MIXING | Mad Max: Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | |
| The Martian | The Martian | The Martian | |
| The Revenant | The Revenant | The Revenant | |
| Straight Outta Compton | Jurassic World | Jurassic World | |
| BEST SOUND EDITING | Mad Max: Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road | Mad Max: Fury Road |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | |
| The Martian | The Martian | The Martian | |
| The Revenant | Spectre | Spectre | |
| Sicario | Jurassic World | Jurassic World | |
| BEST ORIGINAL SCORE | Mad Max: Fury Road | Sicario | Sicario |
| Carol | Steve Jobs | Steve Jobs | |
| Bridge of Spies | Bridge of Spies | Beasts of No Nation | |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Spotlight | |
| The Hateful Eight | The Hateful Eight | The Hateful Eight | |
| BEST ORIGINAL SONG | "Writings on the Wall" Spectre | "Writings on the Wall" Spectre | "Writings on the Wall" Spectre |
| "Simple Song 3" Youth | "Simple Song 3" Youth | "Simple Song 3" Youth | |
| "None of Them Are You" Anomalisa | "None of Them Are You" Anomalisa | "None of Them Are You" Anomalisa | |
| "Til It Happens to You, " The Hunting Grounds | "Love Me Like You Do " Fifty Shade of Grey | "Love Me Like You Do " Fifty Shade of Grey | |
| "See You Again" Furious 7 | "See You Again" Furious 7 | "Flashlight" Pitch Perfect 2 | |