Final Oscar Predictions

Will The Revenant dominate the Oscar field?

Here are my final predictions for Shane's Oscar contest at Film Actually.

Note: I included alternates, which don't apply to the contest, and I'm only predicting 8 nominees (out of a possible 10) in Best Picture.

BEST PICTURE:

The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian
The Revenant
Spotlight

Alt(s): Inside Out, Room

BEST DIRECTOR:

Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Thomas McCarthy, Spotlight
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Steven Spielberg, Bridge of Spies

Alt: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST ACTOR:

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Alt: Johnny Depp, Black Mass

BEST ACTRESS:

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Alt: Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Christian Bale, The Big Short
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation

Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Alt: Benicio Del Toro, Sicario

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Rooney Mara, Carol

Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

Alt: Helen Mirren, Trumbo

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol

Room

Steve Jobs

Alt: The Martian

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
The Hateful Eight

Inside Out

Spotlight

Alt: Sicario

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:

Bridge of Spies

Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Alt: The Danish Girl

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Carol
The Hateful Eight

Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

Sicario

Alt: Bridge of Spies

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

Brooklyn
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road

Alt: Crimson Peak

BEST FILM EDITING:

The Big Short
Bridge of Spies

Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

Alt: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:

Bridge of Spies

The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Alt: Carol

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:

"Flashlight" from Pitch Perfect 2
"See You Again" from Furious 7
"Simple Song #3" from Youth
"Till It Happens to You" from The Hunting Ground
"Writing's on the Wall" from Spectre

Alt: "Hands of Love" from Freeheld

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mr. Holmes
The Revenant

Alt: Black Mass

BEST SOUND MIXING:

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

Alt: The Hateful Eight

BEST SOUND EDITING:

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

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Alt: Sicario

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Walk

Alt: The Revenant

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:

Anomalisa
Inside Out

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
The Peanuts Movie

Shaun the Sheep Movie

Alt: The Good Dinosaur

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM:

Amy
Cartel Land
Listen to Me Marlon

The Look of Silence

Where to Invade Next

Alt: Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:

The Brand New Testament (Belgium)
Labyrinth of Lies (Germany)
Mustang (France)
Son of Saul (Hungary)
Viva (Ireland)

Alt: Theeb (Jordan)