If you know me, you know that Iâm obsessed with film. And, as a film fan, I always eagerly anticipate the Oscars each year. Not without its problems (race chiefly among them ), the Oscars are, in general, much more legitimate than any comparable music-focused awards show. I spend the bulk of my time working with and thinking about music, and definitely wish the Grammys held more deserving independent works in higher esteem, as the Oscars always do, sometimes to the point of alienating the general moviegoing public.
I like to play the Oscar predictions game for fun, and feel compelled to doubly so this time, since I saw more Oscar nominated films in 2015 than any year prior. Seriously, itâs easier to name what I didnât see than what I did (4 foreign films, 1 animated feature, and 3 documentary shorts are all I have left). 2015 was an amazing year for movies, but I donât expect a lot of surprises in this yearâs show; that is, unless the universe is legitimately conspiring against Leo. Below, Iâve detailed what I think will win, and, in a few instances, what I believe should win.
WILL WIN: âThe Revenantâ
(SHOULD WIN:Â âMad Max: Fury Roadâ)
Leonardo DiCaprio in âThe Revenantâ
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Brie Larson in âRoomâ
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
WILL WIN:Â Sylvester Stallone in âCreedâ
(SHOULD WIN:Â Tom Hardy in âThe Revenantâ)
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Alicia Vikander in âThe Danish Girlâ
âInside Outâ Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera
âThe Revenantâ Emmanuel Lubezki
âCinderellaâ Sandy Powell
WILL WIN: âThe Revenantâ Alejandro G. Iùårritu
(SHOULD WIN:Â âMad Max: Fury Roadâ George Miller)
WILL WIN: âAmyâ Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees
(SHOULD WIN: âThe Look of Silenceâ Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge Sørensen)
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
âClaude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoahâ Adam Benzine
âMad Max: Fury Roadâ Margaret Sixel
âSon of Saulâ Hungary
âMad Max: Fury Roadâ Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin
âThe Hateful Eightâ Ennio Morricone
âTil It Happens To Youâ from âThe Hunting Groundâ
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga
âMad Max: Fury Roadâ Production Design: Colin Gibson; Set Decoration: Lisa Thompson
âWorld of Tomorrowâ Don Hertzfeldt
âShokâ Jamie Donoughue
âMad Max: Fury Roadâ Mark Mangini and David White
âThe Revenantâ Jon Taylor, Frank A. MontaĂąo, Randy Thom and Chris Duesterdiek
WILL WIN:Â âMad Max: Fury Roadâ Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver and Andy Williams
(SHOULD WIN:Â âStar Wars: The Force Awakensâ Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould)
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
WILL WIN:Â âThe Big Shortâ Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
(SHOULD WIN:Â âSteve Jobsâ Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, which was NOT EVEN NOMINATED)
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
âSpotlightâ Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
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