Friday 26 February 2016

2016 Academy Award Nominees - my predictions & winners

EDIT: OK folks, it's happened the ceremony is complete, the winners are announced and the fun has been had for another year. Sadly due to my real job I didn't get to sit and watch the ceremony live as I have been able to in the past, one of the saddest parts of no longer working in the film industry, however I have sat myself down with a cup a while I update this post for some serious Oscars binge viewing (much to the disgust of my man friend who would rather be watching the cricket or some such form of sportsball).

I've thrown into my original post of my faves and my predictions the winners. How did you fare with your predictions?

Here are my predictions for the 2016 Academy Awards, what I think will win and what I hope will win. In some cases they are one and the same, but not always. There are also some that I have based just on trailers and reviews because the films aren't out yet in Australia or are hard to come by when they do make it to our shores.

So, here we go...

BEST PICTURE
Brooklyn - my favourite 
The Revenant  - likely winner
Spotlight WINNER
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ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant WINNER - likely winner
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ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Brie Larson, Room WINNER - my favourite
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy - likely winner
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ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight - my favourite 
Sylvester Stallone, Creed - likely winner 
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ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs - my favourite and likely winner
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ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Inside Out WINNER - my favourite and likely winner
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CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Hateful Eight - my favourite 
Mad Max: Fury Road - likely winner 
The Revenant WINNER
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COSTUME DESIGN
Cinderella - my favourite and likely winner 
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DIRECTING
The Big Short - my favourite 
The Revenant WINNER - likely winner 
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DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
Amy WINNER - my favourite 
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DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Last Day of Freedom - likely winner 
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FILM EDITING
The Big Short - my favourite 
Mad Max: Fury Road WINNER - likely winner  
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Son of Saul WINNER - likely winner  

Theeb
=============================
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Mad Max: Fury Road WINNER - likely winner  
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MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
The Hateful Eight WINNER - my favourite and likely winner  
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MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
“Writing’s On The Wall,” Spectre WINNER - likely winner  
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PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Danish Girl - my favourite and likely winner  
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SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Bear Story WINNER
We Can’t Live without Cosmos- likely winner  
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SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Day One - likely winner  
Stutterer WINNER
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SOUND EDITING
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - my favourite and likely winner  
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SOUND MIXING
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - my favourite and likely winner  
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VISUAL EFFECTS
Ex Machina WINNER - my favourite and likely winner  

Mad Max: Fury Road
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WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
The Big Short WINNER
Brooklyn - likely winner
Carol - my favourite 
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WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
Spotlight WINNER - my favourite and likely winner 
Straight Outta Compton

There you have it folks, my 2016 Academy Award predictions and the winners, out of 24 categories, I picked 10 likely winners, 2 that I listed as my favourite but not the likely winner got through and the rest I was off. I'd love to hear how you went with your predictions.

Now, back to my cuppa and my ceremony viewing. Although it's not quite as exciting as I know the results, I still love kicking back and soaking up the atmosphere and watching people's acceptance speeches and their reactions to winners.

xoxo
The Blonde Bombshell