Here are the nominations and the winners of the 88th Academy Awards along with my prediction results:
Best Picture
Prediction: Spotlight
Winner: Spotlight
Best Director
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Prediction: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Winner: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
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
Prediction: Brie Larson, Room
Winner: Brie Larson, Room
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Prediction: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Winner: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Prediction: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Winner: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Original Screenplay
Prediction: Spotlight
Winner: Spotlight
Best Adapted Screenplay
Prediction: The Big Short
Winner: The Big Short
Best Animated Feature
Boy and the World
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
Prediction: Inside Out
Winner: Inside Out
Best Cinematography
Prediction: The Revenant
Winner: The Revenant
Best Film Editing
Prediction: Mad Max: Fury Road
Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Production Design
Prediction: The Revenant
Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Costume Design
Cinderella
Prediction: The Revenant
Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Original Score
Prediction: The Hateful Eight
Winner: The Hateful Eight
Best Original Song
“Earned It,”50 Shades Of Grey
“Manta Ray,”Racing Extinction
“Simple Song #3,”Youth
“Til It Happens to You,”The Hunting Ground
“Writing’s on the Wall,”Spectre
Prediction: “Writing’s on the Wall,”Spectre
Winner: “Writing’s on the Wall,”Spectre
Best Visual Effects
Prediction: The Revenant
Winner: Ex Machina
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared
Prediction: The Revenant
Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Sound Mixing
Prediction: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Sound Editing
Prediction: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road
I was 11/19 with my predictions. Not great but not bad for my first time. At least I got most of the big categories right. Let’s do better next year!
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.
