Since other outlets have started making their daringly early Oscar predictions, I figured I’d weigh in on who I actually think will be called as nominees come January.
BEST PICTURE:
1) Spotlight
2) The Revenant
3) The Martian
4) Bridge Of Spies
5) Room
6) Inside Out
7) Joy
8) Carol
9) The Hateful Eight
Possible Wild Card: Star Wars Episode 7
Yes, I think Steve Jobs will probably be forgotten about, as will Straight Outta Compton. Compton might seem too mainstream, and also came out in August. Jobs came out in October, and the wide release wasn’t nearly as successful as The Martian or Bridge Of Spies. Inside Out was just such a huge film, it’s hard to forget it. If JJ’s Star Wars is really of a high caliber, it might sneak into the Best Picture race. Maybe. It has to be really REALLY good though.
BEST DIRECTOR:
1) Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)
2) Ridley Scott (The Martian)
3) Steven Spielberg (Bridge Of Spies)
4) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (The Revenant)
5) Lenny Abrahamson (Room)
BEST ACTOR:
1) Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
2) Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)
3) Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
4) Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)
5) Matt Damon (The Martian)
Possible Wild Card: Will Smith (Concussion)
BEST ACTRESS:
1) Brie Larson (Room)
2) Cate Blanchett (Carol)
3) Saorise Ronan (Brooklyn)
4) Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)
5) Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)
Possible Wild Card: Blythe Danner (I’ll See You In My Dreams)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
1) Tom Hardy (The Revenant)
2) Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)
3) Michael Keaton (Spotlight)
4) Mark Rylance (Bridge Of Spies)
5) Paul Dano (Love and Mercy)
Possible Wild Card: Jacob Tremblay (Room)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
1) Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
2) Rooney Mara (Carol)
3) Joan Allen (Room)
4) Jane Fonda (Youth)
5) Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)
Possible Wild Cards: Elizabeth Banks (Love and Mercy), Rachel McAdams (Spotlight), Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
