So over on the site Film Actually Shane Slater has asked other writers to jot down their picks for the Academy Awards. I’ll be honest with you. I have not seen many movies that were nominated, so most of my list is just what has won other awards. I do plan on seeing every single movie that is nominated before the big award show and will give you a post about my Oscar picks.
Best Adapted Screenplay
Room – Emma Donoghue
The Big Short – Charles Randolph, Adam McKay
The Martian – Drew Goddard
Steve Jobs – Aaron Sorkin
Carol – Phyllis Nagy
Best Original Screenplay
The Hateful Eight – Quentin Tarantino
Ex-Machina – Alex Garland
Spotlight – Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy
Inside Out – Pete Doctor,Meg LeFauve,Josh Cooley
Bridge of Spies – Matt Charman, Joel and Ethan Cohen
Best Animated Feature
Anamolisa
Inside Out
Shaun The Sheep Movie
The Peanuts Movie
The Good Dinosaur
Best Documentary Feature
Cartel Land
Amy
He Named Me Malala
The Look of Silence
The Hunting Ground
Best Foreign Language Movie
Mustang -France
A War – Denmark
Son of Saul – Hungary
Labyrinth of Lies-Germany
Viva – Ireland
Best Sound Effects Editing
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Jurassic World
The Hateful 8
Best Sound Effects
The Martian
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Sicario
Jurassic World
Best Special Effects
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Ex-Machina
The Martian
Ant-man
Best Costume
Brooklyn
Carol
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Hateful Eight
Best Score
Sicario – Johan Johansson
The Hateful Eight– Ennio Morricone
Carol– Carter Burwell
Spotlight – Howard Shore
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams
Best Song
The Writing’s on the Wall – Spectre
Love me Like You Do – Fifty Shades of Grey
None of Them are You –Anomalisa
See You Again – Furious 7
Simple Song #3 – Youth
Best Cinematography
The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki
Mad Max: Fury Road –John Seale
The Hateful Eight – Robert Richardson
Carol Edward Lachman
Sicario – Roger Deakins
Best Editing
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
The Martian
Best Makeup and Hair
Mad Max:Fury Road
The Revenant
Mr. Holmes
Best Supporting Actress
Rooney Mara – Carol
Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs
Rachel McAdams – Spotlight
Alicia Vikander – Ex-Machina
Best Supporting Actor
Sylvester Stallone – Creed
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
Paul Dano – Love and Mercy
Tom Hardy – The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Brie Larson – Room
Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
Best Actor
Matt Damon – The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Eddie Redmayne- The Danish Girl
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Best Director
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu – The Revenant
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Todd Haynes – Carol
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
Ridley Scott – The Martian
Best Picture
The Revenant
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
Spotlight
Room
The Martian
The Big Short
Creed
Brooklyn.
I will find out on Thursday morning if I am right or not with my predictions and if I can gloat or not.
Sweet list Verny 🙂
Thanks Emmy.
Interesting picks. I’d have the Ex Machina soundtrack in there above Star Wars but other than that, great list.
Thanks Jordan. Yeah Ex-Machina did have a great score. I thought I did put Ex-Machina above Star Wars in my list