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This is it, everybody. Tomorrow is the big day when The Academy Awards reveal who is going to come away champion. It has been an exciting, unpredictable season that will hopefully produce some out of the box results. From some bizarre Oscar nominees (Mad Max: Fury Road specifically) to a tough three way battle for Best Picture, this is a year that will be hard to call, especially with the results changing every other week. While you have seen my extensive coverage of this year's season, the following is my personal picks for winners. I'm confident that unlike the past few years, I will not be doing nearly as well (I really don't want The Revenant to win big). So take my picks with a grain of salt, and feel free to place your bets in the comments section. Come back on Monday for full post-ceremony coverage.
Best Picture
- The Big Short
- Bridge of Spies
- Brooklyn
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- The Revenant
- Room
- Spotlight
WILL WIN: Spotlight
SHOULD WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Director
- Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (The Revenant)
- Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)
- Adam McKay (The Big Short)
- George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
- Lenny Abrahamson (Room)
WILL WIN: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (The Revenant)
SHOULD WIN: George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Best Actor
- Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
- Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)
- Matt Damon (The Martian)
- Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
- Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)
WILL WIN: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
SHOULD WIN: Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
Best Actress
- Cate Blanchett (Carol)
- Brie Larson (Room)
- Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)
- Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)
- Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
WILL WIN: Brie Larson (Room)
SHOULD WIN: Cate Blanchett (Carol)
Best Supporting Actor
- Christian Bale (The Big Short)
- Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
- Tom Hardy (The Revenant)
- Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)
- Sylvester Stallone (Creed)
WILL WIN: Sylvester Stallone (Creed)
SHOULD WIN: Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)
Best Supporting Actress
- Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
- Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)
- Rooney Mara (Carol)
- Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
- Rachel McAdams (Spotlight)
WILL WIN: Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)
SHOULD WIN: Rooney Kara (Carol)
Best Original Screenplay
- Bridge of Spies
- Ex Machina
- Inside Out
- Spotlight
- Straight Outta Compton
WILL WIN: Spotlight
SHOULD WIN: Inside Out
Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Big Short
- Brooklyn
- Carol
- The Martian
- Room
WILL WIN: The Big Short
SHOULD WIN: Carol
Best Cinematography
- Carol
- The Hateful Eight
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Revenant
- Sicario
WILL WIN: The Revenant
SHOULD WIN: Carol
Best Costume Design
- Carol
- Cinderella
- The Danish Girl
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Revenant
WILL WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
SHOULD WIN: Carol
Best Production Design
- Bridge of Spies
- The Danish Girl
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- The Revenant
WILL WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
SHOULD WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Make-Up and Hairstyling
- The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Revenant
WILL WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
SHOULD WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Visual Effects
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
WILL WIN: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
SHOULD WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Editing
- The Big Short
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Revenant
- Spotlight
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
WILL WIN: The Big Short
SHOULD WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Original Score
- Bridge of Spies
- Carol
- The Hateful Eight
- Sicario
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
WILL WIN: The Hateful Eight
SHOULD WIN: Carol
Best Original Song
- Fifty Shades of Grey ("Earned It")
- The Hunting Ground ("Til it Happens to You")
- Racing Extinction ("Manta Ray")
- Spectre ("Writing's On the Wall")
- Youth ("Simple Song #3")
WILL WIN: "Til it Happens to You"
SHOULD WIN: Nobody
Best Sound Mixing
- Bridge of Spies
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- The Revenant
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
WILL WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
SHOULD WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Sound Editing
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- The Revenant
- Sicario
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
WILL WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
SHOULD WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Animated Film
- Anomalisa
- Boy and the World
- Inside Out
- Shaun the Sheep
- When Marnie Was There
WILL WIN: Inside Out
SHOULD WIN: Inside Out
Best Documentary
- Amy
- Cartel Land
- The Look of Silence
- What Happened, Miss Simone?
- Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
WILL WIN: Amy
SHOULD WIN: The Look of Silence
Best Foreign Film
- Embrace of the Serpent
- Mustang
- Son of Saul
- Theeb
- A War
WILL WIN: Mustang
SHOULD WIN: Son of Saul
Best Animated Short
- Bear Story
- Prologue
- Sanjay's Super Team
- We Can't Live Without Cosmos
- World of Tomorrow
WILL WIN: Sanjay's Super Team
SHOULD WIN: World of Tomorrow
Best Live Action Short
- Ave Maria
- Day One
- Everything Will Be Okay
- Shok
- Stutterer
WILL WIN: Shok
SHOULD WIN: Everything Will Be Okay
Best Documentary Short
- Body Team 12
- Chau, Beyond the Lines
- Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
- A Girl in the River
- Last Day of Freedom
WILL WIN: Body Team 12
SHOULD WIN: Body Team 12
It is a shame the Academy will certainly ignore the fact that 2015 was dominated by Mad Max. I'm not a fan boy, but that is a cinematic master piece. And I really hope Iñarritu doesn't take the trophy home again for his our sake! At least not for best director - although I do think Miller deserves for best picture and best director. Iñarritu is the kind of guy likely to get lost into his own egotrip. Winning a second Academy Award for the second year in a row and for such a loud movie would do us no good.
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