With the DGA having just announced their choice for 2016, I now feel ready to make my selections as to what the Academy will select for the 88th Academy Awards.
Below are my selections based off tireless research and mathematical science (okay not really, but it sounds better). The Academy can choose a variable number for their best picture selection so it could be fewer or more than 8. They went with 8 last year, so I’m continuing the trend. Just for fun if they go for a 9th, I’d wager ROOM or STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS. Of course, expect some wild selections and we will see what happens.
BEST PICTURE
Spotlight
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
The Revenant
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Carol
Brooklyn
BEST DIRECTOR
Ridley Scott (The Martian)
George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Alejandro G. Inarritu (The Revenant)
Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)
Todd Haynes (Carol)
BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
Matt Damon (The Martian)
Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)
Steve Carell (The Big Short)
BEST ACTRESS
Brie Larson (Room)
Saorise Ronan (Brooklyn)
Cate Blanchett (Carol)
Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)
Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
Sylvester Stallone (Creed)
Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)
Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation)
Michael Shannon (99 Homes)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rooney Mara (Carol)
Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)
Kristen Stewart (Clouds of Sils Maria)
Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)
Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
BEST EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Big Short
The Revenant
The Martian
The Force Awakens
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Inside Out
Bridge of Spies
Spotlight
The Hateful Eight
Ex Machina
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Steve Jobs
The Martian
Brooklyn
The Big Short
Carol
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Son of Saul
Mustang
Labyrinth of Lies
The Fencer
Theeb
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mad Max: Fury Road
Carol
The Revenant
Sicario
Bridge of Spies
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mad Max: Fury Road
Carol
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Martian
BEST SOUND MIXING
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Revenant
The Martian
Bridge of Spies
BEST SOUND EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Revenant
Inside Out
The Martian
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Hateful Eight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Carol
Inside Out
The Danish Girl
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Amy
Look of Silence
Where to Invade Next
Best of Enemies
Listen to Me Marlon
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Anomalisa
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep
Boy and the World
The Peanuts Movie
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Martian
Jurassic World
The Revenant
BEST MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING
Mad Max: Fury Road
Carol
The Danish Girl
The Revenant
The Hateful Eight
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Love Me Like You Do” from “Fifty Shades of Grey”
“See You Again” from “Furious Seven”
“Til It Happens To You” from “The Hunting Ground”
“Better When I’m Dancin'” from “The Peanuts Movie”
“Writing’s On The Wall” from “Spectre”