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88th Oscars Predictions
Today signals the one week mark as we head into the home stretch to Hollywood’s biggest night, the 88th Academy Awards. For the die-hard awards season watcher, this year’s Oscar race has been both a dream and an absolute hair-pulling nightmare.
The race for Best Picture has never been more exciting with no clear front runner. For the first time in years, it’s anyone’s game and a nail biter down to when the final award is announced.
The precursor guild awards, along with last week’s British Academy Film Awards (the BAFTAs), did little to help the quandary with the predictions. THE BIG SHORT received a huge boost when it won the Producers Guild award, while filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu took home the Directors Guild award for helming THE REVENANT.
THE REVENANT received 12 nominations and MAD MAX: FURY ROAD has 10 leaving the Oscar pundits with varying predictions. Since the three front-runners were all nominated for editing, that predictor doesn’t apply this year. Can THE REVENANT win Best Picture without a screenplay nom? Will the nominees have to be nominated for Best Picture to win the Oscar for VFX? And could SPOTLIGHT or THE BIG SHORT come in and steal the whole scene? Check out the pundits predictions over at GoldDerby.com.
Full list of the nominees are here. Download an official printable ballot here.
With your ballot in hand, pull up a chair and pencil. Here’s our picks for the 88th Oscars.
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BEST PICTURE
Will Win: THE REVENANT
Should Win: THE BIG SHORT
Overlooked: CREED, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
It’s a tough call – While the PGA is the best indicator because of the large overlap with the Academy, and they just gave their award to THE BIG SHORT, then this should be the winner. But the pundits seems to be going with THE REVENANT.
BEST DIRECTOR
Will Win: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Should Win: George Miller
Overlooked: Ridley Scott
BEST ACTOR
Will Win: Leonardo DiCaprio
Should Win: Matt Damon
Overlooked: Michael B. Jordan
BEST ACTRESS
Will Win: Brie Larson
Should Win: Charlotte Rampling
Overlooked: Maggie Smith
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will Win: Sylvester Stallone
Should Win: Sylvester Stallone
Overlooked: Paul Dano, Idris Elba.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will Win: Alicia Vikander
Should Win: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Overlooked: Charlize Theron
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Will Win: THE BIG SHORT
Should Win: CAROL
Overlooked: STEVE JOBS
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Will Win: SPOTLIGHT
Should Win: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
Overlooked: TRAINWRECK and THE HATEFUL EIGHT
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Will Win: AMY
Should Win: CARTEL LAND
Overlooked: HE CALLED ME MALALA
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Will Win: Ennio Morricone THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Should Win: Thomas Newman BRIDGE OF SPIES
Overlooked: Tom Holkenborg MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Will Win: “Til It Happens To You” from “The Hunting Ground” Music and Lyric by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga
Should Win: “Simple Song #3” from “Youth” Music and Lyric by David Lang
Overlooked: “Everyday Feels Like Summer” from SHAUN THE SHEEP THE MOVIE
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Will Win: INSIDE OUT
Should Win: SHAUN THE SHEEP THE MOVIE
Overlooked: THE PEANUTS MOVIE
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Will Win: WORLD OF TOMORROW
Should Win: SANJAYS SUPER TEAM
BEST EDITING
Will Win: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Margaret Sixel
Should Win: THE BIG SHORT Hank Corwin
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will Win: Emmanuel Lubezki THE REVENANT
Should Win: Ed Lachman CAROL
Overlooked: Maryse Alberti CREED
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Will And Should Win: SON OF SAUL Hungary
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Will Win: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Should Win: EX MACHINA
Overlooked: THE WALK
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Will Win: BODY TEAM 12
Should Win: CHAU BEYOND THE LINES
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGN
Will Win: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Should Win: THE REVENANT
Overlooked: MR. HOLMES
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Will Win: CAROL
Should Win: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Will Win: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Should Win: THE REVENANT
Overlooked: THE MARTIAN
BEST SOUND EDITING
Will Win: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Should Win: THE REVENANT
BEST SOUND MIXING
Will Win: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Should Win: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT
Will Win: AVE MARIA
Should Win: SHOK
For a complete list of nominees and additional information, visit the official Academy Awards website, visit oscar.go.com.
Be sure to fill out your ballot for the Official Oscars Challenge.
Watch the 88th Academy Awards on Oscar Sunday, Feb. 28, with host Chris Rock on ABC at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Contributed by Michelle McCue, Melissa Thompson and Gary Salem
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