Every year Shane over at Film Actually hosts an Oscar nominations contest, wherein we try to guess what films will be nominated. I took part last year and by some utter fluke won a Blu-Ray of Her, so I figured I’d give it a shot this year too. Bear in mind that amongst this year’s contenders I’m easily one of the least qualified, as of the 42 films amongst my predictions I’ve only seen 9, so this is all guessing of the highest order. So, without further ado, here’s what I think will be receiving nominations next Thursday:
BEST PICTURE
Spotlight
The Martian
The Revenant
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Big Short
Carol
Brooklyn
Room

BEST DIRECTOR
Ridley Scott (The Martian)
George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (The Revenant)
Todd Haynes (Carol)

BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
Matt Damon (The Martian)
Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)
Johnny Depp (Black Mass)

BEST ACTRESS
Brie Larson (Room)
Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
Cate Blanchett (Carol)
Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)
Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)
Sylvester Stallone (Creed)
Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
Paul Dano (Love and Mercy)
Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rooney Mara (Carol)
Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)
Helen Mirren (Trumbo)

BEST EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road
Spotlight
The Revenant
Steve Jobs
The Big Short

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Spotlight
The Hateful Eight
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Bridge of Spies

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Carol
Room
Brooklyn
Steve Jobs
The Martian

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Son of Saul
Mustang
Labyrinth of Lies
the Brand New Testament
Embrace of the Serpent

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Revenant
Mad Max: Fury Road
Sicario
the Martian
Bridge of Spies

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mad Max: Fury Road
Carol
The Danish Girl
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST SOUND MIXING
The Revenant
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Straight Outta Compton

BEST SOUND EDITING
The Revenant
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Martian
Sicario

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Carol
Brooklyn
Crimson Peak

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Carol
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Hateful Eight
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Amy
Going Clear
He Named Me Malala
The Look of Silence
The Hunting Ground

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Inside Out
Anomalisa
Shaun the Sheep Movie
The Good Dinosaur
The Peanuts Movie

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ex Machina
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Walk

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
The Revenant
Mad Max: Fury Road
Black Mass

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
See You Again, Furious 7
Simple Song 3, Youth
Til It Happens To You, The Hunting Ground
Waiting For My Moment, Creed
None Of Them Are You, Anomalisa