In order to get you ready for the 21st Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, I’ve updated my list of nominations and predictions based on the newer movies I’ve seen since my original post here. I’ve added the nominations as well as my most up to date predictions below:
2016 Critics Choice Awards
Best Picture
Prediction: The Revenant
Winner: Spotlight
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston , Trumbo
Matt Damon , The Martian
Johnny Depp , Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio , The Revenant
Michael Fassbender , Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne , The Danish Girl
Prediction: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett , Carol
Brie Larson , Room
Jennifer Lawrence , Joy
Charlotte Rampling , 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan , Brooklyn
Charlize Theron , Mad Max: Fury Road
Prediction: Brie Larson, Room
Winner: Brie Larson, Room
Best Supporting Actor
Paul Dano , Love & Mercy
Tom Hardy , The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo , Spotlight
Mark Rylance , Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon , 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone , Creed
Prediction: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Winner: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh , The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara , Carol
Rachel McAdams , Spotlight
Helen Mirren , Trumbo
Alicia Vikander , The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet , Steve Jobs
Prediction: Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Winner: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Young Actor/Actress
Abraham Attah , Beasts of No Nation
RJ Cyler , Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Shameik Moore , Dope
Milo Parker , Mr. Holmes
Jacob Tremblay , Room
Prediction: Jacob Tremblay, Room
Winner: Jacob Tremblay, Room
Best Acting Ensemble
Prediction: The Hateful Eight
Winner: Spotlight
Best Director
Todd Haynes , Carol
Alejandro González Iñárritu , The Revenant
Tom McCarthy , Spotlight
George Miller , Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott , The Martian
Steven Spielberg , Bridge of Spies
Prediction: Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
Winner: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Original Screenplay
Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen , Bridge of Spies
Alex Garland , Ex Machina
Quentin Tarantino , The Hateful Eight
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley , Inside Out
Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy , Spotlight
Prediction: Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Winner: Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Best Adapted Screenplay
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay , The Big Short
Nick Hornby , Brooklyn
Drew Goddard , The Martian
Emma Donoghue , Room
Aaron Sorkin , Steve Jobs
Prediction: Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs
Winner: Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short
Best Visual Effects
Prediction: Mad Max: Fury Road
Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Animated Feature
Anomalisa
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Prediction: Inside Out
Winner: Inside Out
Best Action Movie
Furious 7
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Prediction: Mad Max: Fury Road
Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Actor in an Action Movie
Daniel Craig , Spectre
Tom Cruise , Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Tom Hardy , Mad Max: Fury Road
Chris Pratt , Jurassic World
Paul Rudd , Ant-Man
Prediction: Daniel Craig, Spectre
Winner: Tom Hardy, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Actress in an Action Movie
Emily Blunt , Sicario
Rebecca Ferguson , Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Bryce Dallas Howard , Jurassic World
Jennifer Lawrence , The Hunger Games: Mockingjay , Part 2
Charlize Theron , Mad Max: Fury Road
Prediction: Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
Winner: Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Comedy
Spy
Prediction: Inside Out
Winner: The Big Short
Best Actor in a Comedy
Christian Bale , The Big Short
Steve Carell , The Big Short
Robert De Niro , The Intern
Bill Hader , Trainwreck
Jason Statham , Spy
Prediction: Steve Carell, The Big Short
Winner: Christian Bale, The Big Short
Best Actress in a Comedy
Tina Fey , Sisters
Jennifer Lawrence , Joy
Melissa McCarthy , Spy
Amy Schumer , Trainwreck
Lily Tomlin , Grandma
Prediction: Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Winner: Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
Prediction: Ex Machina
Winner: Ex Machina
Best Score
Carol , Carter Burwell
The Hateful Eight , Ennio Morricone
The Revenant , Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto
Sicario , Johann Johannsson
Spotlight , Howard Shore
Prediction: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Winner: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
If you would like to see how I did, I will update this post after the awards ceremony with the winners.
I went 11 for 20 with my predictions. Not bad. Onto the SAG Awards and the Oscars!
The EIC of the coincidentally-named keithlovesmovies.com. A Canadian who prefers to get out of the cold and into the warmth of a movie theatre.