November Oscar Predictions

Is The Martian bound for more than a few nominations?

Not much has changed since last month's predictions, but the awards season is upon us. The Martian has done very well at the box office, and word of mouth is solid. It could potentially be Ridley Scott's welcome back to the Oscars. The Hateful Eight, Joy, The Revenant, and (possibly) The Big Short remain the big question marks, while early contenders like Carol and The Danish Girl seem to be destined for acting and below-the-line recognition only. Meanwhile, the rest of the field is becoming more solidified, but I wonder what will happen with Inside Out. Check out my up-to-date predictions below.

BEST PICTURE:

Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
The Hateful Eight

Inside Out

Joy
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Steve Jobs

Changes: Replaced Carol and The Danish Girl with The Hateful Eight and The Martian

BEST DIRECTOR:

Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
Thomas McCarthy, Spotlight
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Steven Spielberg, Bridge of Spies

Changes: Replaced Boyle and Hooper with Abrahamson and Scott

BEST ACTOR:

Johnny Depp, Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Tom Hanks, Bridge of Spies
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Changes: Replaced Caine with Hanks

BEST ACTRESS:

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Carey Mulligan, Suffragette

Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Changes: None

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Benicio Del Toro, Sicario

Tom Hardy, The Revenant

Michael Keaton, Spotlight
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

Changes: Replaced Elba with Ruffalo

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Jane Fonda, Youth
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Rooney Mara, Carol

Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

Changes: None

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

Brooklyn
Carol

The Revenant
Room

Steve Jobs

Changes: Replaced The Danish Girl with Carol

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

Bridge of Spies
The Hateful Eight

Inside Out

Joy
Spotlight

Changes: None

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:

Brooklyn

Carol
Crimson Peak
The Revenant

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Changes: Replaced The Danish Girl with Crimson Peak

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

The Hateful Eight

Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian

The Revenant
Sicario

Changes: Replaced Bridge of Spies and Carol with The Hateful Eight and The Martian

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

Brooklyn
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl

Far from the Madding Crowd

Changes: None

BEST FILM EDITING:

Bridge of Spies

The Martian
The Revenant

Spotlight
Steve Jobs

Changes: Replaced Mad Max: Fury Road with The Martian

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:

Bridge of Spies

The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Changes: Replaced Carol with The Hateful Eight

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:

"Cold One" from Ricki and the Flash
"One Kind of Love" from Love & Mercy
"See You Again" from Furious 7
"So Long" from Concussion

"Till It Happens to You" from The Hunting Ground

Changes: Replaced He Named Me Malala, Southpaw and Spectre with Concussion, Furious 7 and Love & Mercy

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:

The Danish Girl

Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

Changes: None

BEST SOUND MIXING:

Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Spectre

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Changes: None

BEST SOUND EDITING:

Everest
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Spectre

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Changes: Replaced The Revenant with Everest

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

Jurassic World

Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Walk

Changes: None

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:

Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur

Inside Out
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Shaun the Sheep Movie

Changes: None

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM:

Amy
Cartel Land
Listen to Me Marlon

The Look of Silence

Where to Invade Next

Changes: Replaced The Hunting Ground and Stray Dog with Listen to Me Marlon and Where to Invade Next

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:

The Club (Chile)
Labyrinth of Lies (Germany)
Mustang (France)
Son of Saul (Hungary)
Viva (Ireland)

Changes: None