Spotlight

So I managed to catch Carol, just in time for The Oscars. Let's now sit back to see how ridiculously bad my predictions are this year...

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Best Picture: “The Revenant”
(alt. “Spotlight”) 

Best Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu – “The Revenant”
(alt. Tom McCarthy – “Spotlight”)

Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio – “The Revenant”
(alt. Matt Damon – “The Martian”)

Best Actress: Brie Larson – “Room”
(alt. Saoirse Ronan – “Brooklyn”)

Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone – “Creed”
(alt. Mark Rylance – “Bridge of Spies”)

Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet – “Steve Jobs”
(alt. Alicia Vikander – “The Danish Girl”)

Best Adapted Screenplay: “Carol”
(alt. “Room”)


Best Original Screenplay: “Spotlight”
(alt. “Inside Out”)

Best Production Design: “Mad Max : Fury Road”
(alt. “The Revenant”)

Best Cinematography: “The Revenant”
(alt. “The Hateful Eight”)

Best Costume Design: “Mad Max : Fury Road”
(alt. “The Danish Girl”)

Best Film Editing: “The Revenant”
(alt. “The Big Short”)

Best Makeup & Hairstyling: “Mad Max : Fury Road”
(alt. “The Revenant”)

Best Music (Original Score): “The Hateful Eight”
(alt. “Bridge of Spies”)

Best Music (Original Song): “Writing's On The Wall” – “Spectre”
(alt. “Manta Ray” – “Racing Extinction”)

Best Sound Editing: “Mad Max : Fury Road”
(alt. “The Martian”)

Best Sound Mixing: “Mad Max : Fury Road”
(alt. “The Revenant”)

Best Visual Effects: “Star Wars : The Force Awakens”
(alt. “Mad Max : Fury Road”)

Best Animated Feature Film: “Inside Out”
(alt. “Anomalisa”)

Best Foreign Language Film: “Son of Saul” – Hungary
(alt. “A War” – Denmark)

Best Documentary Feature: “Amy”
(alt. “The Look of Silence”)

Best Documentary Short: “Last Day of Freedom”
(alt. “Body Team 12”)

Best Short Film (Animated): “Bear Story”
(alt. “Sanjay's Super Team”)

Best Short Film (Live Action): “Day One”
(alt. “Everything Will Be Okay”)


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Winners (correct alternative guesses in green, incorrect guesses in red):

Best Picture: “Spotlight”

Best Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu – “The Revenant”
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio – “The Revenant”
Best Actress: Brie Larson – “Room”
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance – “Bridge of Spies”
Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander – “The Danish Girl”
Best Adapted Screenplay: “The Big Short”
Best Original Screenplay: “Spotlight”
Best Production Design: “Mad Max : Fury Road”  
Best Cinematography: “The Revenant”
Best Costume Design: “Mad Max : Fury Road”
Best Film Editing: “Mad Max : Fury Road”
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: “Mad Max : Fury Road”
Best Music (Original Score): “The Hateful Eight”
Best Music (Original Song): “Writing's On The Wall” – “Spectre”
Best Sound Editing: “Mad Max : Fury Road”
Best Sound Mixing: “Mad Max : Fury Road”
Best Visual Effects: “Ex Machina”
Best Animated Feature Film: “Inside Out”
Best Foreign Language Film: “Son of Saul”
Best Documentary Feature: “Amy”
Best Documentary Short: “A Girl In The River: The Price of Forgiveness”
Best Short Film (Animated): “Bear Story”
Best Short Film (Live Action): “Stutterer”
 

19 right predictions. Time to sleep...