The main thing that’s change since October is that The Martian is now a definite contender. But it seems that for every answer involving the awards race that gets solved, another question comes into light.

Well, let’s take a look at my predictions.

BEST PICTURE

Bridge Of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Joy
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Steve Jobs

There are ten nominees now. Got rid of The Danish Girl and added Bridge Of Spies & The Martian. I am feeling more comfortable with Room as my Best Picture winner after seeing this.

BEST DIRECTOR

Lenny Abrahmson – “Room”
Alejandro G. Inarritu – “The Revenant”
Tom McCarthy – “Spotlight”
David O’Russell – “Joy”
Ridley Scott – “The Martian”

Replaced Boyle with Scott.

BEST ACTOR

Matt Damon – “The Martian”
Johnny Depp – “Black Mass”
Leonardo DiCaprio – “The Revenant”
Michael Fassbender – “Steve Jobs”
Eddie Redmayne – “The Danish Girl”

Replaced Rohrig with Damon. I actually think Damon has a chance of winning this thing, but right now i’m going with DiCaprio.

BEST ACTRESS

Cate Blanchett – “Carol”
Brie Larson – “Room”
Jennifer Lawrence – “Joy”
Carey Mulligan – “Suffragette”
Saiorse Ronan – “Brooklyn”

Replaced Tomlin with Mulligan. Best Actress sure is skewing young this year.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Tom Hardy – “The Revenant”
Michael Keaton – “Spotlight”
Mark Ruffalo – “Spotlight”
Mark Rylance – “Bridge Of Spies”
Jacob Tremblay – “Room”

Replaced Elba with Ruffalo. This category is super tight this year.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Joan Allen – “Room”
Jennifer Jason Leigh – “The Hateful Eight”
Rooney Mara – “Carol”
Alicia Vikander – “The Danish Girl”
Kate Winslet – “Steve Jobs”

No change. It’s interesting that if both Tremblay and Mara win, then both of our ‘Supporting’ winners will actually be lead players.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Joy
Son Of Saul
Spotlight

Made Spotlight my winner.

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Carol
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Steve Jobs

Replaced The Danish Girl with The Martian.

BEST FILM EDITING

Joy
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

Replaced Steve Jobs with The Martian.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Bridge Of Spies
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Sicario

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
The Martian

Replaced Macbeth with The Martian.

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Macbeth
Suffragette

Replaced Pan with Macbeth.

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Replaced Black Mass with Star Wars. Made Mad Max my winner.

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Walk

No change.

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Carol
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Room
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Replaced Bridge Of Spies & The Danish Girl with Carol & The Hateful Eight.

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

“Cold One” – Ricki & The Flash
“Flashlight” – Pitch Perfect 2
“Love Me Like You Do” – 50 Shades Of Grey
“One Kind Of Love” – Love & Mercy
“See You Again” – Furious 7

replaced “Writings On The Wall” with “One Kind Of Love”. I really don’t know what to make of this category, but I’m pretty sure that “See You Again” is winning.

BEST SOUND EDITING

The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

No change in the nominees, made The Martian my winner.

BEST SOUND MIXING

The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

Ditto what I said above.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
When Marnie Was There

Replaced Shaun The Sheep with Peanuts.

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

The Assassin
Labyrinth Of Lies
Learning To Drive
The Second Mother
Son Of Saul

Replaced The Wave with Learning To Drive.

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Amy
Autism In Love
Heart Of The Dog
He Named Me Malala
Listen To Me Marlon

Replaced The Hunting Ground with Listen To Me Marlon. Made Amy my winner.