With Oscar Nominations dropping bright and early tomorrow morning, insiders are scrambling to unveil their predicted nominees. Every year the Academy Awards throw in a few curve balls and, with an abnormally crowded and perplexing field such as this year, your guess is as good as mine. Either way, guest writer Greg Rouleau (Reel True) and I are offering up our best attempts at predicting this year's nominees.
Best Picture
Dave's Picks:
1. The Big Short 2. Bridge of Spies 3. Brooklyn 4. Carol
5. Mad Max: Fury Road 6. The Martian 7. The Revenant 8. Room 9. Spotlight
Should be here: The Hateful Eight
Greg's Picks:
1. The Big Short 2. Bridge of Spies 3. Carol 4. Mad Max: Fury Road
5. The Martian 6. The Revenant 7. Spotlight
Should be here: Sicario
Best Director
Dave's Picks:
1. Alejandro G. Inarritu - The Revenant 2. Tom McCarthy - Spotlight
3. George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road 4. Ridly Scott - The Martian
5. Steven Spielberg - Bridge of Spies
Should be here: Quentin Tarantino - The Hateful Eight
Greg's Picks:
1. Todd Haynes - Carol 2. Alejandro G. Inarritu - The Revenant
3. Tom McCarthy - Spotlight 4. Ridley Scott - The Martian
5. Steven Spielberg - Bridge of Spies
Should be here: Denis Villenueve - Sicario
Best Actor
Dave's Picks:
1. Bryan Cranston - Trumbo 2. Matt Damon - The Martian
3. Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant 4. Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
5. Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl
Should be here: Will Smith - Concussion
Greg's Picks:
1. Michael Caine - Youth 2. Matt Damon - The Martian
3. Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant 4. Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
5. Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl
Should be here: Samuel L Jackson - The Hateful 8
Best Actress
Dave and Greg's Picks:
1. Cate Blanchett - Carol 2.Brie Larson - Room
3. Jennifer Lawrence - Joy 4. Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years
5. Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn
Should be here (Dave): Juliette Binoche - Clouds of Sils Maria
Should be here (Greg): Emily Blunt - Sicario
Best Supporting Actor
Dave and Greg's Picks:
1. Christian Bale - The Big Short 2. Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation
3. Mark Ruffalo - Spotlight 4. Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies
5. Sylvester Stallone - Creed
Should be here (Dave): Michael Shannon - 99 Homes
Should be here (Greg): Tom Hardy - The Revenant
Best Supporting Actress
Dave and Greg's Picks:
1. Jennifer Jason Leigh - The Hateful Eight 2. Rooney Mara - Carol
3. Helen Mirren - Trumbo 4. Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl
5. Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs
Should be here (Dave): Joan Allen - Room
Should be here (Greg): Julie Walters - Brooklyn
Best Adapted Screenplay
Dave's Picks:
1. The Big Short 2. Brooklyn 3. Carol 4. The Martian 5. Steve Jobs
Should be here: Room
Greg's Picks:
1. The Big Short 2. Carol 3. The Martian 4. Room 5. Steve Jobs
Should be here: Brooklyn
Best Original Screenplay
Dave and Greg's Picks:
1. Bridge of Spies 2. Ex Machina 3. Inside Out
4. The Hateful Eight 5. Spotlight
Should be here (Dave): Straight Outta Compton
Should be here (Greg): Sicario
*** Be sure to check back tomorrow for a look at all the snubs and surprises for this year's Academy Awards
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