My Oscar Predictions

Best Picture: The Revenant – Out of the major categories, this is the closest race. It’s a toss up between The Revenant and Spotlight with The Big Short being a darkhorse. The Revenant has the late momentum and that’s my choice.



Best Director: Alejandro Innaritu – The director of The Revenant wins back-to-back Oscars.



Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio – This is a stone-cold mortal lock. Bet the farm on it.



Best Actress: Brie Larson – See best actor.



Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone – He takes the Oscar in a landslide in his reprisal as Rocky.



Best Supporting Actor: Alicia Vikander – Kate Winslet and Rooney Mara have a shot but Alicia Vikander will take it.



Best Original Screenplay: Spotlight – An easy winner.



Best Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short – The consolation prize for not winning Best Picture.



Cinematography: The Revenant



Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road – In what will be a big night for Mad Max, they will dominate the technical categories and win the most overall Oscars.



Score: The Hateful Eight – This is a lock



Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road



Costume: Carol – In the biggest upset of the night over Mad Max: Fury Road



Makeup: Mad Max: Fury Road



Visual Effects: Mad Max: Fury Road – Star Wars The Force Awakens has a shot at this Oscar but Max still takes it.



Sound Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road



Sound Mixing: Mad Max: Fury Road



Song: Til It Happens to You – No contest.



Documentary: Amy



Foreign Film: Son of Saul



Animated: Inside Out – If there is any award that’s a bigger guarantee than Leonardo DiCaprio taking home best actor, it’s this category.



Short Documentary: Body Team 12



Animated Short: Sanjay’s Super Team



Live Action Short: Ave Maria