88th Academy Award Nominations Predictions

Following predictions are in order of most likely to be nominated:

Best Picture

Spotlight

The Big Short

The Revenant

Mad Max: Fury Road

Carol

The Martian

Bridge of Spies

Brooklyn

Best Director

Alejandro Gonzales Iñarritu, The Revenant

George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

Adam McKay, The Big Short

Todd Haynes, Carol

Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo

Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Steve Carell, The Big Short

Best Actress

Brie Larson, Room

Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Best Supporting Actor

Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight

Christian Bale, The Big Short

Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Jacob Tremblay, Room

Best Supporting Actress

Rooney Mara, Carol

Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Rachel McAdams, Spotlight

Best Original Screenplay

Spotlight

Inside Out

Bridge of Spies

Ex Machina

The Hateful Eight

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Big Short

Steve Jobs

The Martian

Carol

Brooklyn

Best Film Editing

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Big Short

Spotlight

The Revenant

The Martian

Best Animated Feature

Inside Out

Anomalisa

The Good Dinosaur

Shaun the Sheep Movie

The Peanuts Movie

Best Foreign Language Film

Son of Saul (Hungary)

Mustang (France)

Theeb (Jordan)

Embrace of the Serpent (Colombia)

Viva (Ireland)

Best Documentary Feature

Amy

Cartel Land

The Look of Silence

Meru

Going Clear: The Science of Scientology

Best Cinematography

The Revenant

Sicario

Carol

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Hateful Eight

Best Original Score

The Hateful Eight

Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

Carol

The Danish Girl

Spotlight

Best Original Song

"See You Again" (Furious 7)

"Writings on the Wall" (Spectre)

"One Kind of Love" (Love & Mercy)

"The Light That Never Fails" (Meru)

"Til It Happens to You" (The Hunting Ground)

Best Production Design

Mad Max: Fury Road

Bridge of Spies

Carol

The Danish Girl

The Hateful Eight

Best Costume Design

Carol

Cinderella

Crimson Peak

Mad Max: Fury Road

Bridge of Spies

Best Visual Effects

The Revenant

Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

Ant-man

Best Make-up & Hairstyling

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

Black Mass

Best Sound Mixing

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

Straight Outta Compton

Son of Saul

Jurassic World

Best Sound Editing

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Sicario

Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

Overall:

10 - Mad Max: Fury Road

9 - Carol

8 - The Revenant

7 - Spotlight

6 - The Big Short, The Martian

5 - Bridge of Spies, The Hateful Eight

4 - The Danish Girl

3 - Brooklyn, Steve Jobs

2 - Inside Out, Meru, Room, Sicario, Son of Saul, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

73rd Golden Globe Awards Winner Predictions - Film

On Monday!

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

I do believe that it's only between Spotlight and Fury Road here and while I think Spotlight has a better chance, I wouldn't be surprised if the latter takes it.

WINNER: Spotlight
Alt: Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Will Smith, Concussion

Golden Globes loves Bryan Cranston, but they love Leo even more.

WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Alt: Bryan Cranston, Trumbo

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

It's a shame that two actresses in Carol will probably lose this because it's between Larson and Ronan, but I'm going with Ronan because of its campaign, and she's the high brow choice. Not that it's equivalent to HFPA but they've been trying to be one for the past 2 or 3 years.

WINNER: Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Alt: Brie Larson, Room

Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Spy
Trainwreck

They showed love for The Martian here for its number of noms but I think The Big Short will get this one. A surprise Trainwreck win would be satisfying though.

WINNER: The Big Short
Alt: The Martian

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Steve Carell, The Big Short
Matt Damon, The Martian
Al Pacino, Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo, Infinitely Polar Bear

I have no idea. I think Matt Damon will win against the two Big Short actors.

WINNER: Matt Damon, The Martian
Alt: Steve Carell, The Big Short

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck 
Melissa McCarthy, Spy 
Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van 
Lily Tomlin, Grandma

This is a bit tricky because Joy flopped, 2015 was Amy Schumer's year, and Lily Tomlin had raves for Grandma. I say do not overthink and pick the obvious.

WINNER: Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Alt: Amy Schumer, Trainwreck

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Jane Fonda, Youth
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Helen Mirren, Trumbo
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

No idea.

WINNER: Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Alt: Helen Mirren, Trumbo (a win for Trumbo I guess?)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Idris Elba, Beast of No Nation
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone, Creed

HFPA loves Idris Elba, but I think this is between Stallone and Rylance. Stallone is a big star and they love rewarding their kind, but Rylance is probably gonna sweep this category in all of the televised awards. We'll see.

WINNER: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Alt: Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Director
Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott, The Martian

Todd Haynes should win but it's between Miller, Scott and I suppose Iñárritu. And I guess McCarthy too. This one's a great group and I won't pick the obvious in this one.

WINNER: Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Alt: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road 

Best Screenplay
Room
Spotlight
The Big Short
Steve Jobs
The Hateful Eight

WINNER: Spotlight
Alt: The Big Short

Best Foreign Language Film
The Brand New Testament
The Club
The Fencer
Mustang
Son of Saul

WINNER: Son of Saul
Alt: Mustang

Best Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
The Good Dinosaur
Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie

WINNER: Inside Out
Alt: Anomalisa

Best Original Song
Love Me Like You Do, Fifty Shades of Grey
One Kind of Love, Love & Mercy
See You Again, Fast and Furious 7 
Simple Sound #3, Youth 
Writing’s on the Wall, Spectre

WINNER: One Kind of Love, Love & Mercy
Alt: See You Again, Fast and Furious 7 FTW

Best Original Score
Carol
The Danish Girl
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

WINNER: Carol
Alt: Mad Max: Fury Road

100 Movie Challenge: 2015

115 Movies

JANUARY
Pride
Ida
Mr. Turner
Rosemary's Baby
Into the Woods
Birdman
The Imitation Game
Selma
Wild
Cake
American Sniper
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Unbroken
Inherent Vice

FEBRUARY
The Judge
Leviathan
That Thing Called Tadhana
Citizenfour
Big Hero 6
Finding Vivian Maier
A Most Violent Year
Force Majeure
Enchanted

MARCH
Fifty Shades of Grey
Deadgirl

APRIL
Home
Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Life According to Sam
Life Itself

MAY
Avengers: Age of Ultron

JUNE
The Lion's Mouth Opens
Mad Max: Fury Road
Jurassic World
The House Bunny
While We're Young
The Big Lebowski

JULY
Minions
Antman
It Follows
Mommy
Shelter
Paper Towns
Womb

AUGUST
Clouds of Sils Maria
Ex Machina
Far from the Madding Crowd
Phoenix
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
Castle in the Sky
Taklub
A Prairie Home Companion
Unfriended
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Pitch Perfect 2
All About Eve
Children of Men
Edge of Tomorrow
Lava
Inside Out
Rear Window
Dark Places
Margot at the Wedding
Welcome to Me

SEPTEMBER
Ex with Benefits
Trainwreck
San Andreas
Queen of Earth
Breaking the Waves
Love and Mercy
Ricki and the Flash
Everest
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Heneral Luna

OCTOBER
The Martian
Z for Zachariah
Cinderella
Bridge of Spies
The Walk
Crimson Peak
Incendies
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
Beasts of No Nation
Midnight Cowboy

NOVEMBER
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt I
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt II
Tangerine
By The Sea
Mistress America
Invictus
Amy
American Ultra
The Good Dinosaur
The Little Prince
A Second Chance

DECEMBER
Secret in their Eyes
Krampus
Creed
In The Heart of the Sea
A Very Murray Christmas
99 Homes
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Room
Brooklyn
Into the Wild
Carol
Joy
The Revenant
The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
The Intern
When Marnie Was There
Honor Thy Father
Sicario
The Peanuts Movie
Spotlight

100 Movie Challenge: 2014

125 Movies

JANUARY
American Hustle
12 Years a Slave
Dallas Buyers Club
Enough Said
Blue Jasmine
Short Term 12
Rush
Her
August: Osage County
The Wolf of Wall Street
Wadjda
Inside Llewyn Davis
Cutie and the Boxer
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
20 Feet From Stardom
Snowpiercer

FEBRUARY
Nebraska
The Lego Movie
Philomena
Ernest & Celestine
Gloria
The Monuments Men

MARCH
Lars and the Real Girl
The Book Thief
Network
United 93
What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
Capote
Junebug
The Piano
Nymphomaniac Vol. I
Groundhog Day
Nymphomaniac Vol. II
Tootsie

APRIL
Labor Day
Heaven is for Real
Rise of the Guardians
Transcendence
The Grand Budapest Hotel

MAY
Notting Hill
Citizen Ruth
The Amazing Spiderman 2
Only Lovers Left Alive
Skyfall
Happy-Go-Lucky
Vera Drake
Godzilla
Spirited Away
The Immigrant
Grave of the Fireflies
I'm Not There
Pretty Woman
X-Men Days of Future Past
Sense and Sensibility
My Neighbor Totoro
Ponyo
Pride & Prejudice
Maleficent
The Normal Heart
Far From Heaven
How To Train Your Dragon

JUNE
Kiki's Delivery Service
Princess Mononoke
Howl's Moving Castle
The Fault in our Stars
Noah
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Fantastic Mr. Fox
E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial
Tracks
Under the Skin

JULY
Enemy
The Wind Rises
Grace of Monaco
Milk
Porco Rosso
Bernie
Dazed and Confused
She's Dating The Gangster

AUGUST
Hustisya
#Y
Dagitab
Mariquina
Children's Show
Sundalong Kanin
Kasal
1st Ko Si 3rd
Barber's Tales
What If?
Boyhood
The Giver

SEPTEMBER
Final Destination 5
Norte, The End of History
Begin Again
Night Moves
Neighbors
They Came Together
Palo Alto
Divergent
The Homesman
Maps to the Stars

OCTOBER
Annabelle
Gone Girl
Birth
Whiplash
Fury

NOVEMBER
Two Days, One Night
Interstellar
White Bird in a Blizzard

DECEMBER
The Babadook
Kinatay
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Still Alice
The Skeleton Twins
St. Vincent
Obvious Child
This is Where I Leave You
Annie
The Maze Runner
Guardians of the Galaxy
Feng Shui 2
The Theory of Everything
Nightcrawler
The Interview
Foxcatcher

100 Movie Challenge: 2013

169 Movies

JANUARY
Oslo, August 31st
Amour
This is 40
Flight
Life of Pi
The Impossible
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty
Les Miserables
Django Unchained
The Sessions
Hitchcock
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Liberal Arts
Pitch Perfect
Take This Waltz
Paperman

FEBRUARY
Warm Bodies
Mama
The Master
Upside Down
Hello I Must Be Going

MARCH
Crash
Driving Miss Daisy
Wreck-it-Ralph
Brave
Holy Motors
The Croods
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

APRIL
It Takes A Man and a Woman
Animal Kingdom
Mommie Dearest
The Opposite of Sex
Oz: The Great and Powerful
Iron Man 3

MAY
The Wizard of Oz
Little Children
Movie 43
Sinister
The Orphanage
Scream 4
Where The Wild Things Are
House at the End of the Street
Wendy and Lucy
Stand by Me
Hyde Park on Hudson
Trance
Pineapple Express
The Great Gatsby
Run Lola Run
Adventureland
The Italian Job
Marvin's Room
Fish Tank
Phil Spector
Silkwood
My Own Private Idaho
9 Songs
Behind the Candelabra
Side Effects

JUNE
The Other Woman
Jurassic Park
Jurassick Park: The Lost World
Identity Thief
Romy & Michele's High School Reunion
The Dandelions
Sideways
Man of Steel
The Place Beyond the Pines
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son about his Father
Dancer in the Dark
House of Sand and Fog
World War Z
The Imposter
Stoker
Salo: or the 120 Days of Sodom
The Killing Fields
Searching for Sugar Man
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Orphan
Deep Impact
Spring Breakers
Leaving Las Vegas
A Cry in the Dark

JULY
The Bling Ring
Last Tango in Paris
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Goodfellas
Deliver Us From Evil
I Heart Huckabees
Before Midnight
Grizzly Man
Pacific Rim
The Cove
Celeste and Jesse Forever
Gummo
Maria Full of Grace
The Dreamers
Life in a Day
Ekstra
Instant Mommy
The Diplomat Hotel
Babagwa
Purok 7

AUGUST
Transit
Amor Y Muerte
Only God Forgives
The Purge
Crumb
American History X
The Queen
Philadelphia
The Conjuring
The Town
On The Job
Jobs
Lee Daniel's The Butler

SEPTEMBER
The English Teacher
Adore
We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks
About Time
The Way Way Back
Prince Avalanche
The Kings of Summer
Mud
This is the End
Lovelace
Stories We Tell
Insidious Chapter 2
Taxi to the Dark Side
Capturing the Friedmans
Blackfish
Prisoners
Sana Dati
Supersize Me
An Inconvenient Truth

OCTOBER
Gravity
Coming Soon
Captain Phillips
Don Jon
Stuck in Love
Ruby Sparks
Now You See Me
Man on Wire

NOVEMBER
Trouble the Water
TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard
It's Complicated
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Bendor
Catching Fire
Frances Ha
The Past
Chasing Ice
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Kiwi!
Get a Horse!
Frozen

DECEMBER
The Act of Killing
Blue is the Warmest Colour
She's The One
The Spectacular Now
Fruitvale Station
We're The Millers
Saving Mr. Banks
Boy Golden
Crystal Fairy
The Hunt
All Is Lost
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom

100 Movie Challenge: 2012

100 Movies

JANUARY
Dogtooth
In The Bedroom
Kill Bill Vol. 1
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Almost Famous
The Artist
Moneyball

FEBRUARY
Away From Her
The Descendants
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Iron Lady
A Separation
Trespass
Hugo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Scent of a Woman

MARCH
Young Adult
Game Change
My Week with Marilyn
The Hunger Games
Wrath of the Titans

APRIL
Gladiator
Shame
Take Shelter
The Avengers
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Thor

MAY
The Woman in Black
Clue
Boogie Nights
3 Idiots

JUNE
100
Prometheus
Somewhere
Chicago
Star Wars Ep. 1: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars
The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Ep. 2: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Ep. 3: Revenge of the Sith
Return of the Jedi
When Harry Met Sally
The Hangover Part II
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Alien
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
My Best Friend's Wedding

JULY
Disturbia
Aliens
The Godfather
Unfaithful
The Godfather Part II
Toy Story
The Amazing Spiderman
High Fidelity
The Godfather Part III
X-Men First Class
The Hurt Locker
The Dark Knight Rises
Winter's Bone
No Other Woman

AUGUST
The Healing
Braindead/Dead Alive
The Bourne Legacy
Hope Springs
The Campaign

SEPTEMBER
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
As Good As It Gets
Toy Story 2
The Perks of being a Wallflower
Moonrise Kingdom
Closer

OCTOBER
Taken
Looper
Argo
The Cabin in the Woods
Snow White and the Huntsman
Ted
The Mist

NOVEMBER
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
North Country
The Adjustment Bureau
Erin Brockovich
The Addams Family
Death Becomes Her

DECEMBER
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Cloud Atlas
The Interval / L'intervallo
Magnifica Presenza
Shakespeare in Love
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Happythankyoumoreplease
Cloverfield
Compliance
The Deep Blue Sea
Rust & Bone
Norwegian Wood
The Queen of Versailles
Damsels in Distress