My 2015-2016 Oscar Predictions – Part 5: The Results
Well, they certainly didn’t shy away from the controversy, did they? Chris Rock had a pretty funny opening monologue, but after a while he kinda beat the thing to death. Oh well.
BEST PICTURE:
Winner: Spotlight
My Pick: The Big Short
You know, my gut told me it would be Spotlight, but I over-analyzed the awards that came before this and chose Big Short. Oh well.
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DIRECTING:
Winner: Alenjandro Innaratu – The Revenant
My Pick: Adam McKay – The Big Short
I guess Mckay was a long shot.
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ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
Winner: Leonardo Dicaprio – The Revenant
My Pick: Leonardo Dicaprio – The Revenant
This one was a lock, lets face it.
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ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:
Winner: Brie Larson – Room
My Pick: Brie Larson – Room
Good for her, she probably deserved it.
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ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Winner: Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
My Pick: Sylvester Stallone – Creed
Sly got upset, but I’m fine with it because I really liked Rylance’s performance.
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ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Winner: Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
My Pick: Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
I really just went with the buzz on this one.
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ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Winner: Spotlight
My Pick: Spotlight
Called it! 1 for 1.
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ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Winner: The Big Short
My Pick: Carol
As I watched this, I thought that I guessed it right. Then I came back here and saw that I picked Carol. Oops.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Winner: Son of Saul
My Pick: Son of Saul
I’ve gotta keep my strategy of just picking the most popular nominee in this category. Seems to work more often than not.
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ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Winner: Inside Out
My Pick: Inside Out
The return of Pixar.
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PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road
My Pick: Mad Max: Fury Road
Yeah, hard not to give this to Mad Max.
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CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Winner: The Revenant
My Pick: The Revenant
I know Deacons fans must feel ripped off again, but I think the right film won. Congrats to Lubeski for 3 in a row!
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COSTUME DESIGN:
Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road
My Pick: The Danish Girl
I expected Mad Max to win quite a few tech awards, but this one wasn’t one I expected.
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FILM EDITING:
Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road
My Pick: The Big Short
Max is destroying.
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DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
Winner: Amy
My Pick: Amy
It was the most popular, so…
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MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING:
Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road
My Pick: The Revenant
Once again, I underestimated Mad Max
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ORIGINAL SCORE:
Winner: The Hateful Eight
My Pick: The Hateful Eight
And so Morricone has an Oscar.
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ORIGINAL SONG:
Winner: Writing on the Wall – Spectre
My Pick: Til It Happens To You – The Hunting Ground
I really don’t care for this song. But I’ve gotta say, eihter lett them all perform or dont have any of them. Dont pick and choose.
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SOUND MIXING:
Winner: Mad Mad: Fury Road
My Pick: Mad Mad: Fury Road
For sure.
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SOUND EDITING:
Winner: Mad Mad: Fury Road
My Pick: Mad Max: Fury Road
I gotta say, I loved the video clip they showed for this. Very cool.
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VISUAL EFFECTS:
Winner: Ex Machina
My Pick: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
I really wanted Star Wars to get an award. But I gotta say, I expected Max Mad to steal it from them, surely not Ex Machina.
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DOCUMENTARY SHORT:
Winner: A Girl in the River
My Pick: Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of Shoah
Its more relevant this year I suppose.
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ANIMATED SHORT FILM:
Winner: Bear Story
My Pick: Sanjay’s Super Team
I think this was an upset in animation circles.
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LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM:
Winner: Stutterer
My Pick: Ave Maria
Okay seriously, I don’t know how to pick these.
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MY SCORE: 12/24 = 50%
I think this is my worst year yet.
Mad Max pretty much got all the awards besides the ones it deserved
Adil Hyder - February 29, 2016 at 5:02 am |