Oscars (2016) Predictions

I have prepared a list of Oscar nominees, my predictions (if I were to bet money), I have also set aside a column for my personal vote. Am I an expert to judge any of these categories? HELL NO! But I have seen most of the movies (from the included categories) and I think I know enough to have an intelligent conversation to defend my vote.

I will provide an update after the ceremonies at the bottom of the page to see how accurate I was.

Category	Nominees	Prediction	My Vote
Best Picture	The Big Short
	Bridge of Spies
	Brooklyn
	Mad Max: Fury Road		✔
	The Martian
	The Revenant	✔
	Room
	Spotlight
Best Director	Adam McKay – The Big Short
	George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road		✔
	Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant	✔
	Lenny Abrahamson – Room
	Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
Best Actor	Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
	Matt Damon – The Martian
	Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant	✔	✔
	Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
	Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
Best Actress	Cate Blanchett – Carol
	Brie Larson – Room	✔	✔
	Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
	Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
	Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Best Supporting Actor	Christian Bale – The Big Short
	Tom Hardy – The Revenant
	Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
	Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
	Sylvester Stallone – Creed	✔	✔
Best Supporting Actress	Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight		✔
	Rooney Mara – Carol
	Rachel McAdams – Spotlight
	Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
	Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs	✔
Best Original Screenplay	Bridge of Spies
	Ex Machina
	Inside Out		✔
	Spotlight	✔
	Straight Outta Compton
Best Adapted Screenplay	The Big Short	✔
	Brooklyn
	Carol
	The Martian		✔
	Room
Best Animated Feature Film	Anomalisa
	Boy & the World
	Inside Out	✔	✔
	Shaun the Sheep Movie
	When Marnie Was There
Best Original Score	Bridge of Spies
	Carol
	The Hateful Eight	✔	✔
	Sicario
	Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Original Song	Fifty Shades of Grey
	Racing Extinction
	Youth	✔
	The Hunting Ground
	Spectre		✔
Best Cinematography	Carol
	The Hateful Eight
	Mad Max: Fury Road		✔
	The Revenant	✔
	Sicario