Oscar Sunday is finally upon us, which means it’s time for hours of diligent research into something no one will/should care about. Yes, I am once again chasing my white whale and attempting to go 24 for 24 for the first time ever. Like Leo, will this finally be the year I achieve cinematic supremacy? Or will I fall short yet again, only to be mauled by a bear and forced to sleep inside the carcass of my dead horse? Ok, perhaps that’s a bit dramatic. But what can I say, the short film categories are REALLY hard! So here they are, my incredibly nerdy, scarily accurate picks for the 88th Academy Awards…
Best Picture: The Revenant
Best Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best Actress: Brie Larson, Room
Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Original Screenplay: Spotlight
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short
Best Animated Feature: Inside Out
Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul
Best Documentary Feature: Amy
Best Cinematography: The Revenant
Best Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Costume Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Visual Effects: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Original Score: The Hateful Eight
Best Original Song: “Til It Happens to You” from The Hunting Ground
Best Sound Editing: The Revenant
Best Sound Mixing: The Revenant
Best Live Action Short: Ave Maria
Best Animated Short: Sanjay’s Super Team
Best Documentary Short: Body Team 12
And for more Oscar nonsense (you know you want it), listen to this week’s Nico Show in which I rank each of the Best Picture nominees.
