2016 Oscar Results

My post detailing the results of the Oscars in comparison to my predictions and what I was rooting for in each category. 

**Note if you're reading this during the ceremony, you may need to refresh for accuracy** 

Best Picture

"Bridge of Spies"

"Brooklyn"

"Mad Max: Fury Road"

"The Big Short"
"The Martian"

"The Revenant"

"Room"

"Spotlight"
My choice: "Spotlight"
Likely winner: "The Revenant"
Actual Winner: "Spotlight"

Best Director

Adam McKay, "The Big Short"

Alejandro G. Ińarritu, "The Revenant"

George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Lenny Abrahamson, "Room"

Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight"
My choice: Alejandro G. Ińarritu, "The Revenant"
Likely winner: Alejandro G. Ińarritu, "The Revenant"
Actual Winner: Alejandro G. Ińarritu, "The Revenant"

Best Actress

Brie Larson, "Room"

Cate Blanchett, "Carol"

Charlotte Rampling, "45 Years"

Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy"

Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn"
My choice: Brie Larson, "Room"
Likely winner: Brie Larson, "Room" 
Actual Winner: Brie Larson, "Room" 

Best Actor

Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"

Matt Damon, "The Martian"

Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"

Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"

Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"
My choice: Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"
Likely winner: Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"
Actual Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"

Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Jason Leigh, "The Hateful Eight"

Rooney Mara, "Carol"

Rachel McAdams, "Spotlight"

Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl"

Kate Winslet, "Steve Jobs"
My choice: Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl"
Likely winner: Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl" or Kate Winslet, "Steve Jobs"
Actual Winner: Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl"

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale, "The Big Short"

Tom Hardy, "The Revenant"

Mark Ruffalo, "Spotlight"

Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies"

Sylvester Stallone, "Creed"
My choice: Sylvester Stallone, "Creed"
Likely winner: Sylvester Stallone, "Creed"
Actual Winner: Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies"

Best Adapted Screenplay

Adam McKay, Charles Randolph, "The Big Short"

Nick Hornby, "Brooklyn"

Phyllis Nagy, "Carol"

Drew Goddard, "The Martian"

Emma Donoghue, "Room"
My choice: Drew Goddard, "The Martian"
Likely winner: Adam McKay, Charles Randolph, "The Big Short"
Actual Winner: Adam McKay, Charles Randolph, "The Big Short"

Best Original Screenplay

Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, "Bridge of Spies"

Alex Garland, "Ex Machina"

Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, "Spotlight"

Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen, Josh Cooley, Meg LeFauve, "Inside Out"

Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus, "Straight Outta Compton"
My choice: Alex Garland, "Ex Machina"
Likely winner: Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, "Spotlight"
Actual Winner: Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer, "Spotlight"

Best Animated Feature

"Anomalisa"
"Boy and the World" 
"Inside Out" 
"Shaun the Sheep Movie" 
"When Marnie Was there"

My choice: "Inside Out"

Likely winner: "Inside Out"

Actual Winner: "Inside Out" 

Best Film Editing

"The Big Short"

"Mad Max: Fury Road"

"The Revenant"

"Spotlight"

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"

My choice: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Likely winner: "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Actual Winner: "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Original Song

“Earned It” from "Fifty Shades of Grey" (written by The Weekend, Belly, TBD, and Stephan Moccio)
“Manta Ray” from "Racing Extinction"(written by J. Ralph and Antony Hegarty)
“Simple Song #3” from "Youth" (written by David Lang)
“Til It Happens To You” from "The Hunting Ground" (written by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga)
“Writing’s On The Wall” from "Spectre" (written by Sam Smith and James Napier)

My choice: “Writing’s On The Wall” from "Spectre" (written by Sam Smith and James Napier)

Likely winner: “Til It Happens To You” from "The Hunting Ground" (written by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga)

Actual Winner: “Writing’s On The Wall” from "Spectre" (written by Sam Smith and James Napier)

Best Original Score

Ennio Morricone, "The Hateful Eight"

Thomas Newman, "Bridge of Spies"

Carter Burwell, "Carol"

Jóhann Jóhannsson, "Sicario"

John Williams, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
My choice: Ennio Morricone, "The Hateful Eight"
Likely winner: Ennio Morricone, "The Hateful Eight"
Actual Winner: Ennio Morricone, "The Hateful Eight" 

Best Cinematography

Robert Richardson, "The Hateful Eight"

Edward Lachman, "Carol"

Roger Deakins, "Sicario"

Emmanuel Lubezki, "The Revenant"

John Seale, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
My choice: Emmanuel Lubezki, "The Revenant"
Likely winner: Emmanuel Lubezki, "The Revenant"
Actual Winner: Emmanuel Lubezki, "The Revenant"

Best Costume Design

"Carol"

"Cinderella"

"The Danish Girl"

"Mad Max: Fury Road"

"The Revenant"
My choice: "Cinderella"
Likely winner: "The Danish Girl"
Actual Winner: "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

"Mad Max: Fury Road"

"The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out A Window and Disappeared"

"The Revenant"
My choice: "The Revenant"
Likely winner: "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Actual Winner: "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Production Design

Adam Stockhausen, "Bridge of Spies"

Eve Stewart, "The Danish Girl"

Colin Gibson, "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Arthur Max, "The Martian"

Jack Fisk, "The Revenant"
My choice: Arthur Max, "The Martian"
Likely winner: Colin Gibson, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Actual Winner: Colin Gibson, "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Sound Editing

"Mad Max: Fury Road"

"The Martian"

"The Revenant"

"Sicario"

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
My choice: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Likely winner: "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Actual Winner: "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Sound Mixing

"Bridge of Spies"

"Mad Max: Fury Road"

"The Martian"

"The Revenant"

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
My choice: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Likely winner: "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Actual Winner: "Mad Max: Fury Road"

Best Visual Effects

"Ex Machina"

"Mad Max: Fury Road"

"The Martian"

"The Revenant"

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
My choice: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Likely winner: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" 
Actual Winner: "Ex Machina"

Best Foreign Language Film

"Mustang" 

"Son of Saul" 

"Theeb"

"A War"

"Embrace the Serpent"
Winner: "Son of Saul" 

Best Documentary Feature

"Amy"

"Cartel Land"

"The Look of Silence"

"What Happened, Miss Simone?"

"Winter of Fire: Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom"
Winner: "Amy"

Best Short Film, Live Action

"Ave Maria"

"Day One"

"Everything Will Be Okay"

"Show"

"Stutterer"

Winner: "Stutterer"

Best Short Film, Animated

"Bear Story"

"Prologue"

"Sanjay’s Super Team"

"We Can’t Live Without Cosmos"

"World of Tomorrow"

Winner: "Bear Story"

Best Documentary, Short Subject

"Body Team 12"

"Chau Beyond the Lines"

"Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah"

"A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness"

"Last Day of Freedom"

Winner: "A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness"