2016 Oscar Predictions!

OUR 2016 OSCAR PREDICTIONS!!

Hey, movie lovers! Are you excited for the Oscars, which happen this Sunday, February 28th, 2016 at 5:30 PM / 8:30 PM EST? We know we are!

Here are our picks for each winner of the 2016 Academy Awards, broken down by category. Do you agree or disagree with our picks? Let us know! We will be LIVE BLOGGING the Oscars this year, so stay tuned for the results next Sunday!
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BEST PICTURE

• The Big Short
• Bridge of Spies
• Brooklyn
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant
• Room
• Spotlight

SHOULD WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
WILL WIN: Lolo says Spotlight, BigJ says The Revenant
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ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

• Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)
• Matt Damon (The Martian)
• Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
• Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
• Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)

SHOULD WIN: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
WILL WIN: Leonard DiCaprio (The Revenant)
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ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

• Cate Blanchett (Carol)
• Brie Larson (Room)
• Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)
• Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)
• Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)

SHOULD WIN: Brie Larson (Room)
WILL WIN: Brie Larson (Room)
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ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Christian Bale (The Big Short)
• Tom Hardy (The Revenant)
• Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)
• Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
• Sylvester Stallone (Creed)

SHOULD WIN: Tom Hardy (The Revenant)
WILL WIN: Sylvester Stallone (Creed)
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ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
• Rooney Mara (Carol)
• Rachel McAdams (Spotlight)
• Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
• Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)

SHOULD WIN: Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
WILL WIN: Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
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WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

• The Big Short
• Brooklyn
• Carol
• The Martian
• Room

SHOULD WIN: The Big Short
WILL WIN: The Big Short
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WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

• Bridge of Spies
• Ex Machina
• Inside Out
• Spotlight
• Straight Outta Compton

SHOULD WIN: Inside Out OR Spotlight
WILL WIN: Spotlight
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ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

• Anomalisa
• Boy and the World
• Inside Out
• Shaun the Sheep Movie
• When Marnie Was There

SHOULD WIN: Inside Out
WILL WIN: Inside Out
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CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Carol
• The Hateful Eight
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Revenant
• Sicario

SHOULD WIN: Max Max: Fury Road
WILL WIN: The Revenant
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COSTUME DESIGN

• Carol
• Cinderella
• The Danish Girl
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Revenant

SHOULD WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
WILL WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
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DIRECTING

• The Big Short (Adam McKay)
• George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
• Alejandro González Iñárritu (The Revenant)
• Lenny Abrahamson (Room)
• Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)

SHOULD WIN: George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
WILL WIN: Alejandro González Iñárritu (The Revenant)
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DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)

• Amy
• Cartel Land
• The Look of Silence
• What Happened, Miss Simone?
• Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

SHOULD WIN: Amy
WILL WIN: Amy
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DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)

• Body Team 12
• Chau, beyond the Lines
• Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
• A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
• Last Day of Freedom

SHOULD WIN: ---
WILL WIN: Body Team 12
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FILM EDITING

• The Big Short
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Revenant
• Spotlight
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

SHOULD WIN: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
WILL WIN: The Big Short
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• Embrace of the Serpent
• Mustang
• Son of Saul
• Theeb
• A War

SHOULD WIN: A War
WILL WIN: Son of Saul
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MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared
• The Revenant

SHOULD WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
WILL WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
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MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

• Bridge of Spies
• Carol
• The Hateful Eight
• Sicario
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

SHOULD WIN: The Hateful Eight
WILL WIN: The Hateful Eight
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MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

• “Earned It” (Fifty Shades of Grey)
• “Manta Ray” (Racing Extinction)
• “Simple Song #3” (Youth)
• “Til It Happens To You” (The Hunting Ground)
• “Writing’s On The Wall” (Spectre)

SHOULD WIN: "Writing's On The Wall" (Spectre)
WILL WIN: "Writing's On The Wall" (Spectre)
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PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Bridge of Spies
• The Danish Girl
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant

SHOULD WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
WILL WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
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SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

• Bear Story
• Prologue
• Sanjay's Super Team
• We Can’t Live without Cosmos
• World of Tomorrow

SHOULD WIN: World of Tomorrow
WILL WIN: Sanjay's Super Team
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SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

• Ave Maria
• Day One
• Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
• Shok
• Stutterer

SHOULD WIN: Stutterer
WILL WIN: Shok
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SOUND EDITING

• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant
• Sicario
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

SHOULD WIN: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
WILL WIN: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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SOUND MIXING

• Bridge of Spies
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

SHOULD WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
WILL WIN: Mad Max: Fury Road
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VISUAL EFFECTS

• Ex Machina
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

SHOULD WIN: Ex Machina
WILL WIN: Star Wars: The Force Awakens