The nominations for the 2016 Academy Awards are announced tomorrow, Thursday 14th January, but who will be on the main shortlists? Here are my predictions…
Best Picture
If there’s five: The Revenant, Spotlight, Room, Carol, Mad Max: Fury Road
If there’s ten: The Martian, Bridge Of Spies, Brooklyn, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Creed
Best Actor
Predictions: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant), Matt Damon (The Martian), Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs), Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl), Johnny Depp (Black Mass)
Best Actress
Predictions: Brie Larson (Room), Cate Blanchett (Carol), Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn), Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl), Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)
Best Supporting Actor
Predictions: Sylvester Stallone (Creed), Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight), Mark Rylance (Bridge Of Spies), Tom Hardy (The Revenant), Jacob Tremblay (Room)
Best Supporting Actress
Predictions: Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight), Rooney Mara (Carol), Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs), Rachel McAdams (Spotlight), Jane Fonda (Youth)
Best Director
Predictions: Alejandro González Iñárritu (The Revenant), George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road), Ridley Scott (The Martian), Steven Spielberg (Bridge Of Spies), Todd Haynes (Carol)
Best Original Screenplay
Predictions: Spotlight, The Hateful Eight, Inside Out, Straight Outta Compton, Bridge Of Spies
Best Adapted Screenplay
Predictions: Room, Carol, The Big Short, Brooklyn, Steve Jobs
The Rest Of The Categories:
Best Animated Feature: Inside Out, Anomalisa, The Peanuts Movie, When Marnie Was There, The Good Dinosaur
Best Foreign Language Film: Son Of Saul, A War, Theeb, Mustang, Labyrinth Of Lies
Best Cinematography: The Revenant, Carol, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Hateful Eight, Sicario
Best Original Score: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Hateful Eight, Carol, Inside Out, Bridge Of Spies
Best Costume Design: Carol, The Danish Girl, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Hateful Eight, Brooklyn
Best Production Design: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Carol, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Danish Girl
Best Hair And Makeup: Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Mr. Holmes
Best Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Martian, The Big Short
Best Sound Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Creed, Sicario
Best Sound Mixing: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mad Max: Fury Road, Sicario, The Revenant, The Martian
Best Visual Effects: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Ex Machina, Jurassic World
