The 88th Academy Awards, have come and gone; and below I've copied and pasted my predictions from back in January.
Only a few categories were updated in terms of the number of movies watched as I managed to catch Spotlight and The Danish Girl just very recently. Though I doubt I would have made a different prediction.
A few that I thought would win but actually went to my picks instead and those were nice to see. I didn't expect Mark Rylance to win but it was more of a pleasant surprise as his performance definitely was one of the greats.
I actually half expected Sylvester Stallone's name to be announced because of so much love has been pouring in over the past few weeks but that didn't happen.
I loved Chris Rock's jokes on "Oscar so white", and I thought he walked that line just right with the right kind of joke to help people get over it; though I won't be surprised if there are those who hate on him.
I wasn't so thrilled to see Sam Smith winning for Best Song though. Any other song would have been better. Plus, he sounded horrible. Probably nerves.
It's also nice to see Ex Machina winning the special effects category though I was rooting for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And what a thrill to see Mad Max almost making a sweep on the technical categories. It was well deserved.
But of course, biggest win of the night was Leonardo DiCaprio who finally wins one. And his acceptance speech was my favourite one too.
The winning entry are italicized and underlined, and I'm 5 for 10. Check them out below.
Best Motion Picture of the Year (watched 7 out of 8)
The Big Short
Bridge Of Spies
- Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian (my pick)
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight (will win)
Achievement in Directing (watched 5 out of 5)
Adam McKay for The Big Short
George Miller for Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro G. Innaritu for The Revenant (my pick)
Lenny Abrahamson for Room
Tom McCarthy for Spotlight (will win)
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (watched 3 out of 5)
- Bryan Cranston for Trumbo
Matt Damon for The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant (my pick)
- Michael Fassbender for Steve Jobs (will win)
Eddie Redmayne for The Danish Girl
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (watched 2 out of 5)
- Cate Blanchett for Carol (will win)
Brie Larson for Room (my pick)
Jennifer Lawrence for Joy
- Charlotte Rampling for 45 Years
- Saoirse Ronan for Brooklyn
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (watched 4 out of 5)
Christian Bale for The Big Short
Tom Hardy for The Revenant (my pick) (will win)
- Mark Ruffalo for Spotlight
Mark Rylance for Bridge Of Spies
Sylvester Stallone for Creed
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (watched 2 out of 5)
- Jennifer Jason Leigh for The Hateful Eight
- Rooney Mara for Carol
Rachel McAdams for Spotlight
Alicia Vikander for The Danish Girl
- Kate Winslet for Steve Jobs (will win)
Adapted Screenplay (watched 3 out of 5)
The Big Short (my pick) (will win)
- Brooklyn
- Carol
The Martian
Room
Original Screenplay (watched 5 out of 5)
Bridge Of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out (my pick)
Spotlight (will win)
Straight Outta Compton
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year (watched 1 out of 5)
- Anomalisa
- Boy And The World
Inside Out (my pick) (will win)
- Shaun The Sheep Movie
- When Marnie Was There
Achievement in Cinematography (watched 3 out of 5)
- Ed Lachman for Carol
- Robert Richardson for The Hateful Eight
John Seale for Mad Max: Fury Road
Emmanuel Lubezki for The Revenant (my pick) (will win)
Roger Deakins for Sicario
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