2016 CinSpec Awards Predictions

Will 4-time CinSpec winner Xavier Dolan win again?

For the third consecutive year, I've attempted to predict what my next personal awards will look like. My ballot won't be posted for at least 9-10 months from now, so I'm sure a lot of these picks will miss the mark. (And I'm probably overlooking a film or two that I'll love.) For instance, none of my predicted Best Picture nominees last year made my final lineup. Check out my best guesses (* = winners) below.

BEST PICTURE:

A Bigger Splash

It’s Only the End of the World*

Knight of Cups

La La Land

Manchester by the Sea

BEST DIRECTOR:

Xavier Dolan, It’s Only the End of the World

Luca Guadagnino, A Bigger Splash

Terrence Malick, Knight of Cups

Nicolas Winding Refn, The Neon Demon*

Orson Welles, The Other Side of the Wind

BEST ACTOR:

Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Don Cheadle, Miles Ahead

Ralph Fiennes, A Bigger Splash

Jake Gyllenhaal, Demolition

Denzel Washington, Fences*

BEST ACTRESS:

Viola Davis, Fences*

Ruth Negga, Loving

Emma Stone, La La Land

Tilda Swinton, A Bigger Splash

Alicia Vikander, The Light Between Oceans

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Alden Ehrenreich, Hail, Caesar!

Jared Leto, Suicide Squad

Ben Mendelsohn, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Liam Neeson, Silence*

Edgar Ramirez, Gold

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Marion Cotillard, It’s Only the End of the World

Aja Naomi King, The Birth of a Nation

Margot Robbie, Suicide Squad

Lea Seydoux, It’s Only the End of the World

Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea*

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

A Bigger Splash

It’s Only the End of the World*

The Light Between Oceans

Nocturnal Animals

Silence

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

La La Land

The Lobster*

Loving

Manchester by the Sea

The Unknown Girl

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:

Beauty and the Beast

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

High-Rise

La La Land

The Neon Demon*

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

A Bigger Splash

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

Knight of Cups*

The Neon Demon

The Witch

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

Beauty and the Beast*

La La Land

The Neon Demon

The Nice Guys

Sing Street

BEST FILM EDITING:

A Bigger Splash*

Demolition

Jason Bourne

La La Land

The Neon Demon

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:

The Light Between Oceans

Midnight Special

The Neon Demon*

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The Witch

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:

David Brent: Life on the Road

La La Land

The Neon Demon

Sing Street*

Sing Street

BEST MAKEUP:

Beauty and the Beast

The Neon Demon

Suicide Squad*

BEST SOUND (MIXING AND EDITING):

Jason Bourne

La La Land*

The Neon Demon

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The Witch

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

The BFG

The Jungle Book

Passengers

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story*

Star Trek Beyond

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:

Finding Dory

Kubo and the Two Strings

The Little Prince

Moana

Zootopia*