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2016 Oscar Nomination Predictions

Who will get nominated?
The Golden Globes this past weekend were sort of a slog but also there were numerous surprises in the film categories. To be honest, I have no idea which movies or actors will get nominated on Thursday based on critics' awards and film industry awards. Whatever it comes down to during the nominations Thursday morning, we'll see which movies will stand out and which will be left in the cold, no pun intended towards The Hateful Eight or The Revenant. So, I'll try my best to accurately predict who and what will be nominated in the MAJOR categories then I'll post my reactions on both the blog and maybe a video towards the reactions. I'm debating about that.

NOMINATION PREDICTIONS:

BEST PICTURE: (Rules are 5-10 nominees.)
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton

Possible Contenders: Bridge of Spies, Ex Machina, The Hateful Eight, Joy, Sicario, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST DIRECTOR:
Alejandro G. Inñaritu - The Revenant
Tom McCarthy - Spotlight
Adam McKay - The Big Short
George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott - The Martian

Possible Contenders: Todd Haynes - Carol, Ryan Coogler - Creed, Steven Spielberg - Bridge of Spies

BEST ACTOR:
Bryan Cranston - Trumbo
Matt Damon - The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl

Possible Contenders: Steve Carell - The Big Short, Michael B. Jordan - Creed, Johnny Depp - Black Mass

BEST ACTRESS:
Cate Blanchett - Carol
Brie Larson - Room
Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl

Possible Contenders: Jennifer Lawrence - Joy, Charlize Theron - Mad Max: Fury Road, Maggie Smith - The Lady in the Van

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Christian Bale - The Big Short
Paul Dano - Love & Mercy
Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon- 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone - Creed

Possible Contenders: Tom Hardy - The Revenant, Jacob Tremblay - Room, Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation, Mark Ruffalo - Spotlight, Michael Keaton - Spotlight, Benicio Del Toro - Sicario

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Jennifer Jason Leigh - The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara - Carol
Rachel McAdams - Spotlight
Helen Mirren - Trumbo
Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs

Possible Contenders: Alicia Vikander - Ex Machina, Julie Walters - Brooklyn

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep

Possible Contenders: None


Those are the MAJOR category predictions for Thursday morning and I'll show all of the nominations on the blog and maybe a reaction on You Tube. MAYBE.


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