It is that time of the year when Hollywood hands out its most coveted gongs. At the risk of sounding naive after three days, here are my predictions for this year’s Oscar winners.
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Who Will Win: This is a very tricky category. For a long time ‘Spotlight’ was the front-runner but ‘The Revenant’ seems to have gathered the steam in the final laps of the race. I will put my vote on ‘Spotlight’ and it is more than likely that I will be wrong.
Who Should Win:’Spotlight’
Honourable Mention: ‘The Big Short’
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Who Will Win: Leonardo DiCaprio. No questions asked.
Who Should Win: Leonardo DiCaprio
Honourable Mention: I liked Bryan Cranston in ‘Trumbo’ a lot but this is Leo’s year.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Who Will Win: Brie Larson. In a strong field she has that little extra that makes her performance stand out.
Who Should Win: Brie Larson
Honourable Mention: Saoirse Ronan in ‘Brooklyn’ gives a well calibrated performance. So do Charlotte Rampling and Cate Blanchett.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Who Will Win: Sylvester Stallone. Let us give an Oscar to Rambo.
Who Should Win: Mark Rylance in ‘Bridge of Spies’
Honourable Mention: Mark Ruffalo
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Who Will Win: Alicia Vikander for ‘The Danish Girl’. She puts in another solid performance in ‘Ex-Machina’.
Who Should Win: Rachel McAdams
Honourable Mention: Kate Winslet
Best Achievement in Directing
Who Will Win: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu will create history by winning back to back Oscars
Who Should Win: George Miller for ‘Mad Max’, a work of sheer genius
Honourable Mention: Tom McCarthy
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Who Will Win: Spotlight
Who Should Win: Spotlight
Honourable Mention: Inside Out
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Who Will Win: The Big Short
Who Should Win: The Big Short
Honourable Mention: Room
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Who Will Win: Inside Out. Sealed and delivered.
Who Should Win: Inside Out
Honourable Mention: Anomalisa
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Who Will Win: Son of Saul. First win for Hungary.
Who Should Win: Son of Saul
Honourable Mention: Mustang
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Who Will Win: Emmanuel Lubezki for ‘The Revenant’
Who Should Win: Emmanuel Lubezki
Honourable Mention: Roger Deakins for ‘Sicario’
Best Achievement in Editing
Who Will Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Who Should Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Honourable Mention: Spotlight
Best Achievement in Production Design
Who Will Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Who Should Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Honourable Mention: The Martian
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Who Will Win: Carol
Who Should Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Honourable Mention: Cinderella
Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
Who Will Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Who Should Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Honourable Mention: The Revenant
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
Who Will Win: Ennio Morricone for ‘The Hateful Eight’. A long overdue competitive Oscar for a legend.
Who Should Win: Ennio Morricone
Honourable Mention: Thomas Newman for ‘Bridge of Spies’
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Who Will Win: The Revenant
Who Should Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Honourable Mention: Bridge of Spies
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Who Will Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Who Should Win: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Honourable Mention: The Revenant
Best Documentary, Feature
Who Will Win: Amy
Who Should Win: The Look of Silence
Honourable Mention: Cartel Land
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