2016 Oscar Predictions - Round 6

Best Picture

1. Spotlight
2. The Martian
3. Carol
4. The Revenant
5. Mad Max: Fury Road - New
6. The Big Short - New
7. Room
8. Brooklyn
9. Bridge of Spies
10. Straight Outta Compton - New

2nd Tier
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - New
Inside Out

Dropped Out
Joy
Steve Jobs
The Hateful Eight

Best Director

1.  Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)
2. Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu (The Revenant)
3. Ridley Scott (The Martian)
4. George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road) - New
5. Todd Haynes (Carol) - Promoted

2nd Tier
Steven Spielberg (Bridge of Spies) - Demoted

Dropped Out
David O. Russell (Joy)
Lenny Abrahamson (Room)

Best Actor

1. Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
2. Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
3. Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)
4. Bryan Cranston (Trumbo) - Promoted Back
5. Matt Damon (The Martian)

2nd Tier
Johnny Depp (Black Mass) - Demoted
Will Smith (Concussion) - New

Dropped Out
Michael Caine (Youth)

Best Actress

1. Brie Larson (Room)
2. Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
3. Cate Blanchett (Carol)
4. Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)
5. Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)

2nd Tier
Lily Tomlin (Grandma)
Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road) - New

Dropped Out
Carey Mulligan (Suffragette)


Best Supporting Actor

1. Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
2. Sylvester Stallone (Creed) - Promoted
3. Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation)
4. Michael Shannon (99 Homes) - New
5. Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight) 

2nd Tier
Michael Keaton (Spotlight)
Paul Dano (Love & Mercy)

Dropped Out
Tom Hardy (The Revenant)


Best Supporting Actress

1. Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)
2. Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
3. Rooney Mara (Carol)
4. Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
5. Helen Mirren (Trumbo) - New

2nd Tier
Rachel McAdams (Spotlight) - New
Jane Fonda (Youth) - Demoted

Dropped Out
Elizabeth Banks (Love & Mercy)

Golden Globes Nominations

Motion Picture - Drama
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy
The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Spy
Trainwreck

Director
Todd Haynes (Carol)
Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu (The Revenant)
Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)
George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Ridley Scott (The Martian)

Actor - Drama
Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)
Will Smith (Concussion)

Actor - Musical/Comedy
Christian Bale (The Big Short)
Steve Carell (The Big Short)
Matt Damon (The Martian)
Al Pacino (Danny Collins)
Mark Ruffalo (Infinitely Polar Bear)

Actress - Drama
Cate Blanchett (Carol)
Brie Larson (Room)
Rooney Mara (Carol)
Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)

Actress - Musical/Comedy
Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)
Melissa McCarthy (Spy)
Amy Schumer (Trainwreck)
Maggie Smith (The Lady in the Van)
Lily Tomlin (Grandma)

Supporting Actor
Paul Dano (Love & Mercy)
Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation)
Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
Michael Shannon (99 Homes)
Sylvester Stallone (Creed)

Supporting Actress
Jane Fonda (Youth)
Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
Helen Mirren (Trumbo)
Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)
Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)

Motion Picture - Animated
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

Screenplay
The Big Short
The Hateful Eight
Room
Spotlight
Steve Jobs

Original Score
Carol
The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
The Revenant
Steve Jobs

Original Song
"Love Me Like You Do" - Fifty Shades of Grey
"One Kind of Love" - Love & Mercy
"See You Again" - Furious 7
"Simple Song #3" - Youth
"Writing's on the Wall" - Spectre

Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations

Cast

Beasts of No Nation

The Big Short

Spotlight

Straight Outta Compton

Trumbo

Actor

Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)
Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)
Johnny Depp (Black Mass)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)

Actress
Brie Larson (Room)
Cate Blanchett (Carol)
Helen Mirren (Woman in Gold)
Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
Sarah Silverman (I Smile Back)

Supporting Actor
Christian Bale (The Big Short)
Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation)
Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
Michael Shannon (99 Homes)
Jacob Tremblay (Room)

Supporting Actress
Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)
Rooney Mara (Carol)
Rachel McAdams (Spotlight)
Helen Mirren (Trumbo)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

Picture

Spotlight

Runner-Up:  Mad Max Fury Road

Director

George Miller (Mad Max Fury Road)

Runner-Up:  Todd Haynes (Carol)

Actor

Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)

Runner-Up: Géza Röhrig (Son of Saul)

Actress

Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)

Runner-Up: Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)

Supporting Actor

Michael Shannon (99 Homes)

Runner-Up:  Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)

Supporting Actress

Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)

Runner-Up: Kristen Stewart (Clouds of Sils Maria)

Screenplay

Spotlight

Runner-Up: 

Animation

Anomalisa

Runner-Up:  Inside Out

Cinematography

Mad Max Fury Road

Runner-Up:  Carol

Editing

The Big Short

Runner-Up:  Mad Max Fury Road

Production Design

Mad Max Fury Road

Runner-Up: Carol

Music Score

Anomalisa and Carol

Runner-Up: The Hateful Eight

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Picture

Carol

Director

Todd Haynes (Carol)

Actor

Michael Keaton (Spotlight)

Actress

Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)

Supporting Actor

Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)

Supporting Actress

Kristen Stewart (Clouds of Sils Maria)

Screenplay

Carol

Cinematography

Carol

Animated Film

Inside Out



National Board of Review Awards

Film

Mad Max Fury Road

Director

Ridley Scott (The Martian)

Actor

Matt Damon (The Martian)

Actress

Brie Larson (Room)

Supporting Actor

Sylvester Stallone (Creed)

Supporting Actress

Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)

Original Screenplay

The Hateful Eight

Adapted Screenplay

The Martian

Animated Feature

Inside Out

Top Films

Bridge of Spies

Creed

The Hateful Eight

Inside Out

Spotlight

The Martian

Room

Sicario

Straight Outta Compton

2016 Oscar Predictions - Round 5

Best Picture

1. Spotlight
2. Room
3. The Martian
4. The Revenant
5. Bridge of Spies
6. Brooklyn
7. Joy
8. Steve Jobs
9. Carol
10. The Hateful Eight

2nd Tier
Inside Out

Dropped Out
The Danish Girl - Demoted

Best Director

1.  Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)
2. Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu (The Revenant)
3. Ridley Scott (The Martian) - Promoted
4. David O. Russell (Joy)
5. Steven Spielberg (Bridge of Spies)

2nd Tier
Todd Haynes (Carol)
Lenny Abrahamson (Room) - New

Dropped Out
Danny Boyle (Steve Jobs)

Best Actor

1. Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
2. Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
3. Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)
4. Matt Damon (The Martian) - Promoted
5. Johnny Depp (Black Mass)

2nd Tier
Will Smith (Concussion) - New
Michael Caine (Youth) - Demoted

Dropped Out
Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)

Best Actress

1. Brie Larson (Room)
2. Cate Blanchett (Carol)
3. Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
4. Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)
5. Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)  - Promoted Back

2nd Tier
Carey Mulligan (Suffragette) - Demoted
Lily Tomlin (Grandma)

Dropped Out
Maggie Smith (The Lady in the Van)


Best Supporting Actor

1. Michael Keaton (Spotlight)
2. Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight) - Promoted
3. Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
4. Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation)
5. Tom Hardy (The Revenant)

2nd Tier
Paul Dano (Love & Mercy) - New
Sylvester Stallone (Creed) - New

Dropped Out
Benicio Del Toro (Sicario)
Jacob Tremblay (Room)


Best Supporting Actress

1. Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
2. Rooney Mara (Carol)
3. Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)
4. Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
5. Jane Fonda (Youth)

2nd Tier
Elizabeth Banks (Love & Mercy) - New
Joan Allen (Room)

Dropped Out
Ellen Page (Freeheld)

2016 Oscar Predictions - Round 4

Best Picture

1. Spotlight
2. Bridge of Spies
3. Steve Jobs
4. The Revenant
5. Room
6. Joy
7. The Hateful Eight
8. Brooklyn
9. The Martian - New
10. Carol

2nd Tier
Inside Out
The Danish Girl - Demoted

Dropped Out
Beasts of No Nation

Best Director

1.  Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)
2. Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu (The Revenant)
3. David O. Russell (Joy)
4. Danny Boyle (Steve Jobs)
5. Steven Spielberg (Bridge of Spies) - Promoted Back

2nd Tier
Todd Haynes (Carol) - Demoted
Ridley Scott (The Martian) - New

Dropped Out
Tom Hooper (The Danish Girl)

Best Actor

1. Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
2. Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)
3. Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
4. Johnny Depp (Black Mass)
5. Michael Caine (Youth)

2nd Tier
Matt Damon (The Martian) - New
Bryan Cranston (Trumbo) - New

Dropped Out
Tom Hanks (Bridge of Spies)

Best Actress

1. Brie Larson (Room)
2. Cate Blanchett (Carol)
3. Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
4. Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)
5. Carey Mulligan (Suffragette)

2nd Tier
Lily Tomlin (Grandma) - Promoted Back
Maggie Smith (The Lady in the Van) - New

Dropped Out
Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)


Best Supporting Actor

1. Michael Keaton (Spotlight)
2. Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
3. Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation)
4. Benicio Del Toro (Sicario) - Promoted Back
5. Tom Hardy (The Revenant)

2nd Tier
Jacob Tremblay (Room) - New
Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight) - New

Dropped Out
Harvey Keitel (Youth)
Samuel L. Jackson (The Hateful Eight)
Robert De Niro (Joy)


Best Supporting Actress

1. Rooney Mara (Carol)
2. Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
3. Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)
4. Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
5. Jane Fonda (Youth)

2nd Tier
Joan Allen (Room) - New
Ellen Page (Freeheld) - Promoted Back

Dropped Out
Julie Walters (Brooklyn)