88th Oscar Nominations Predictions

By Movie Geeks | January 13, 2016

“There is one night, we all dream in Gold.”

The Academy has unveiled the new posters and TV spots for the 88th Oscars (Feb. 28, 2016).

The 2016 Oscar campaign illustrates the emotional power of movies and their ability to inspire all of us to achieve our dreams. Movies remind us that imagination is limitless. The Oscar is, at once, a representation of excellence in film and a tangible symbol that dreams can–and do–come true.

“The Dream campaign embodies what people love about the Oscars—the range of emotions and excitement that comes with those unforgettable moments in a live show,” said Christina Kounelias, Academy CMO. “Fans also look for the comedy and the unexpected, and that’s what they’ll get with our host, Chris Rock. His comedic perspective will be a great complement to the more dramatic moments.”

The deadline for AMPAS voters to have their ballots into the Academy was 5pm this past Friday. (Ballots were received by members on Dec 30). Since then many of the major guilds have announced their nominees, as well as the BAFTA awards nominations.

Nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards will be revealed on Thursday, Jan. 14.

WAMG will once again be at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theatre with other domestic and international outlets covering the morning’s announcement.

Below is our list of our predictions in the major categories. Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Guillermo del Toro, John Krasinski and Ang Lee will announce the 88th Academy Awards nominations in all 24 Oscar categories at a special two-part live news conference.

At 5:30 a.m. PT, del Toro and Lee will announce the nominees in the following categories: Animated Feature Film, Cinematography, Costume Design, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Song, Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing.

At 5:38 a.m. PT, Krasinski and Boone Isaacs will take the stage to unveil the nominations for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Directing, Film Editing, Foreign Language Film, Original Score, Best Picture, Production Design, Visual Effects, Adapted Screenplay and Original Screenplay.

The Nominations Announcement is a live news conference where more than 400 media representatives from around the world will be gathered. The event will be broadcast and streamed live on www.oscars.org/live.

The 88th Oscar Nominations Announcement will be streamed live on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/Oscars.

Best Picture – it can be anywhere from 5 to 10

1. BRIDGE OF SPIES
2. BROOKLYN
3. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
4. THE BIG SHORT
5. THE MARTIAN
6. THE REVENANT
7. SPOTLIGHT
8. STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

Alternate: CAROL.  Will STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS make it into the final announcement?

Performance by an actor in a leading role

1. Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
2. Johnny Depp – Black Mass
3. Leonardo DiCaprio -The Revenant
4. Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
5. Michael B. Jordan – Creed

Alternate:

Matt Damon – The Martian. We’d love to see Ian McKellen’s performance in MR. HOLMES see a nod.

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

1. Christian Bale – The Big Short
2. Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation
3. Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
4. Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
5. Sylvester Stallone – Creed

Alternate: Jason Tremblay – Room

Performance by an actress in a leading role

1. ALICIA VIKANDER – The Danish Girl
2. BRIE LARSON – Room
3. CATE BLANCHETT – Carol
4. CHARLOTTE RAMPLING – 45 Years
5. SAOIRSE RONAN – Brooklyn

Alternate: MAGGIE SMITH The Lady in the Van

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

1. ALICIA VIKANDER – Ex Machina
2. JENNIFER JASON LEIGH – The Hateful Eight
3. RACHEL MCADAMS – Spotlight
4. KATE WINSLET – Steve Jobs
5. ROONEY MARA – Carol

Alternate: Julie Walters – Brooklyn

Best animated feature film of the year

1. ANOMALISA
2. INSIDE OUT
3. MINIONS
4. SHAUN THE SHEEP
5. THE PEANUTS MOVIE

Alternate: THE GOOD DINOSAUR

Best Cinematography

1. BRIDGE OF SPIES Janusz Kamiński
2. CAROL Ed Lachman
3. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD John Seale
4. THE REVENANT Emmanuel Lubezki
5. SICARIO Roger Deakins

Alternate:  CREED Maryse Alberti

Best Costume Design

1. Carol
2. Cinderella
3. The Danish Girl
4. Brooklyn
5. Mad Max: Fury Road

Alternate:  Suffragette

Best Director

1. THE BIG SHORT Adam McKay
2. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD George Miller
3. SPOTLIGHT Tom McCarthy
4. THE MARTIAN Ridley Scott
5. THE REVENANT Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Alternate:  CAROL Todd Haynes

Best Documentary Feature

1. Amy
2. Cartel Land
3. Going Clear
4. He Named Me Malala
5. The Look of Silence

Alternate: The Hunting Ground

Best Editing

1. THE BIG SHORT Hank Corwin
2. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Margaret Sixel
3. SPOTLIGHT Tom McArdle
4. THE MARTIAN Pietro Scalia
5. THE REVENANT Stephen Mirrione

Alternate  BRIDGE OF SPIES – Michael Kahn

Best Foreign Language Film

1. SON OF SAUL (Hungary)
2. LABYRINTH OF LIES (Germany)
3. MUSTANG (France)
4. A WAR (Denmark)
5. VIVA (Ireland)

Alternate THEEB (Jordan)

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

1. BLACK MASS
2. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
3. THE REVENANT

Alternate   MR. HOLMES

Best Score

1. BRIDGE OF SPIES Thomas Newman
2. CAROL Carter Burwell
3. THE HATEFUL EIGHT Ennio Morricone
4. SICARIO Jóhann Jóhannsson
5. STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS John Williams

Alternate STEVE JOBS Daniel Pemberton

Best Song

1. “See You Again” – Furious 7
2. “Simple Song 3” – Youth
3. “Earned It – Fifity Shades of Grey
4. “Til It Happens to You” – The Hunting Ground
5. “Writings on the Wall” – Spectre

Alternate  “Love Me Like You Do” – Fifty Shades of Grey

Best Visual Effects

1. JURASSIC WORLD
2. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
3. THE MARTIAN
4. THE WALK
5. STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

Alternate: THE REVENANT or ANT-MAN

Best Adapted Screenplay

1. Adam McKay – The Big Short
2. The Martian – Drew Godard
3. Carol – Phyllis Nagy
4. Steve Jobs – Aaron Sorkin
5. Trumbo – John McNamara

Alternate   Room – Emma Donoghue

Best Original Screenplay

1. Bridge of Spies -Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
2. Spotlight – Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
3. Straight Outta Compton – Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff
4. Trainwreck – Amy Schumer
5. The Hateful Eight – Quentin Tarantino

Alternate  Sicario – Taylor Sheridan