Best Fantasy Books of 2015

The following is the ranking of the fantasy books that I've read in 2015

1. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
2. The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson
3. An Ember in the Ashes by Saaba Tahir
4. Reaper's Gale by Steven Erikson
5. The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher
6. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
7. The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks
8. The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
9. Firefight by Brandon Sanderson
10. The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan
11. The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
12. The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
13. Crooked by Austin Grossman

Producers Guild Award Winner

The Big Short

2016 Oscar Nominations

Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

Result:  8/10
Did not make it:  Carol, Straight Outta Compton

Director
Adam McKay (The Big Short)
George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu (The Revenant)
Lenny Abrahamson (Room)
Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)

Result:  3/5
Did not make it:  Ridley Scott (The Martian), Todd Haynes (Carol)

Actor
Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)
Matt Damon (The Martian)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)

Result:  5/5

Actress - Drama
Cate Blanchett (Carol)
Brie Larson (Room)
Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)
Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)
Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)

Result:  5/5

Supporting Actor
Christian Bale (The Big Short)
Tom Hardy (The Revenant)
Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)
Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
Sylvester Stallone (Creed)

Result:  4/5
Did not make it:  Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation)

Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
Rooney Mara (Carol)
Rachel McAdams (Spotlight)
Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)
Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)

Result:  4/5
Did not make it:  Helen Mirren (Trumbo)

Original Screenplay
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton

Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room

Animated Feature
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There

Cinematography
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario

Editing
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Production Design
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

Costume Design
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

Original Score
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Original Song
"Earned It" - Fifty Shades of Grey
"Manta Ray" - Racing Extinction
"Simple Song #3" - Youth
“Til It Happens to You” - The Hunting Ground
"Writing's on the Wall" - Spectre

Visual Effects
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The RevenantStar Wars: The Force Awakens

Makeup and Hairstyling
Mad Max: Fury Road
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared
The Revenant

Sound Mixing
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Sound Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2016 Oscar Predictions - Final Round

Best Picture

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

2nd Tier
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Sicario - New

Dropped Out
Inside Out

Best Director

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

2nd Tier
Adam McKay (The Big Short) - New

Dropped Out
Steven Spielberg (Bridge of Spies)

Best Actor

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

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

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
Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl) - New

Dropped Out
Lily Tomlin (Grandma)
Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road) - New


Best Supporting Actor

1. Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
2. Sylvester Stallone (Creed)
3. Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation)
4. Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight) 
5. Christian Bale (The Big Short) - New

2nd Tier
Michael Shannon (99 Homes) - Demoted
Paul Dano (Love & Mercy)

Dropped Out
Michael Keaton (Spotlight)


Best Supporting Actress

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

2nd Tier
Rachel McAdams (Spotlight)

Dropped Out
Jane Fonda (Youth)

Producers Guild Award Nominations

The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Ex-Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton

Golden Globes Winner

Motion Picture - Drama
The Revenant

Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy
The Martian

Director

Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu (The Revenant)

Actor - Drama

Leonardo Dicaprio (The Revenant)

Actor - Musical/Comedy

Matt Damon (The Martian)

Actress - Drama

Brie Larson (Room)

Actress - Musical/Comedy

Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)

Supporting Actor

Sylvester Stallone (Creed)

Supporting Actress

Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)

Motion Picture - Animated
Inside Out

Screenplay
Steve Jobs

Original Score
The Hateful Eight

Original Song
"Writing's on the Wall" - Spectre

National Society of Film Critics Awards

Picture

Spotlight

Director

Todd Haynes (Carol)

Actor

Michael B. Jordan (Creed)

Actress

Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)

Supporting Actor

Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)

Supporting Actress

Kristen Stewart (Clouds of Sils Maria)

Screenplay

Spotlight

Cinematography

Carol