88th Academy Awards Prediction and Discussion

[jabbercash]

There are a lot of anticipated films this year and some more oscar-caliber trailers have been released. It is a bit early but I'm ready to start discussing the oscar possibilities! There's a lot to look forward to and it seems like there will be some surprises this year. Plus, I wanted to start this thread before anyone else could .

Best Motion Picture of the Year
The Revenant
The Hateful Eight
Carol
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Irrational Man
Joy
Steve Jobs

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Black Mass: Johnny Depp
The Revenant: Leonardo DiCaprio
Steve Jobs: Michael Fassbender
The Danish Girl: Eddie Redmayne
Southpaw: Jake Gyllenhaal

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Brooklyn: Saoirse Ronan
Suffragette: Carey Mulligan
Carol: Cate Blanchett
Joy: Jennifer Lawrence
Ricky and the Flash: Meryl Streep

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
The Hateful Eight: Samuel L Jackson
Southpaw: Forrest Whitacker
Bridge of Spies: Alan Alda
Steve Jobs: Seth Rogen
Joy: Robert De Niro

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
The Hateful Eight: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Bridge of Spies: Amy Ryan
Suffragette: Helena Bonham Carter
Carol: Rooney Mara
Steve Jobs: Kate Winslet

Best Achievement in Directing
The Hateful Eight: Quentin Tarantino
The Revenant: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Joy: David O' Russell
Steve Jobs: Danny Boyle
Carol: Todd Haynes

Best Writing, Original Screenplay
The Hateful Eight: Quentin Tarantino
Joy: David O' Russell
Irrational Man: Woody Allen
Bridge of Spies: Matt Charman, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Trainwreck: Amy Schumar

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Steve Jobs: Aaron Sorkin
The Revenant: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mark L. Smith
Carol: Phyllis Nagy
Brooklyn: Nick Hornby
Me & Earl & the Dying Girl: Jesse Andrews

Best Achievement in Cinematography
The Hateful Eight: Robert Richardson
The Revenant: Emmanuel Lubezki
Bridge of Spies: Janusz Kaminski
Mad Max: Fury Road: John Seale
Spectre: Hoyte van Hoytema

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Mad Max: Fury Road
Tomorrowland
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Jurassic World

[ebpham4]

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Sicario

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Sicario - Emily Blunt

Best Achievement in Directing
Sicario - Dennis Villeneuve
Mad Max: Fury Road - George Miller

Best Achievement in Cinematography
Sicario - Roger Deakins

(I'm excited for Sicario. )

[Astro Zombie]

George Miller for Mad Max: Fury Road

[LegacyCosts]

I don't know what like any of these movies are yet so that's cool but I second the mad max comment.

[Jasonic]

Contrary to what people believe, Meryl Streep does not get nominated for just anything. From the trailer of Ricky and the Flash, it doesn't look like anything Oscar caliber.

[jabbercash]

Originally Posted by Jasonic

Contrary to what people believe, Meryl Streep does not get nominated for just anything. From the trailer of Ricky and the Flash, it doesn't look like anything Oscar caliber.

The trailer doesn't look like much, but she looks great in it. She gets nominated for a lot, and I couldn't find an alternative for her for best actress.

[Jasonic]

Originally Posted by jabbercash

The trailer doesn't look like much, but she looks great in it. She gets nominated for a lot, and I couldn't find an alternative for her for best actress.

I don't know much about this Suffragette, but isn't she the lead in that? Seems much more of an Oscar type film.

[Hucksta G]

Originally Posted by Jasonic

I don't know much about this Suffragette, but isn't she the lead in that? Seems much more of an Oscar type film.

that's what she'll get nominated for

[Tony208]

Adam Sandler for Pixels

[jabbercash]

Originally Posted by Jasonic

I don't know much about this Suffragette, but isn't she the lead in that? Seems much more of an Oscar type film.

She's more supporting from what I've heard. Carey Mulligan is the lead.

[Jacob Anderson]

Oh wow i didn't know Steve Jobs was coming out in early October, seemed liked they just started working on it like a month or two ago.

[Jacob Anderson]

Have they said whether or not they are going back to five or keeping it the same? I think it would be kind of ironic if it went back to five this year since i think part of the reason why they expanded was cuz of The Dark Knight, and if they go back to five now Mad Max would probably get screwed. I haven't seen it yet, but i hear it is awesome.

[Foggy]

From the Cannes screening, Irrational Man is a more of a minor Woody Allen movie. I'm also willing to say Southpaw won't get any nods at all.

Spielberg's newest will likely get the most nods. I'm hoping Crimson Peak surprises enough that it might be the genre pic of the season, like Gravity.

[Buscemi]

Brooklyn's probably the favorite for Best Picture right now. Early word has been positive, John Carney makes audience-pleasing movies (he also did Once and Begin Again) and it's from the Fox Searchlight promotion machine.

Suffragette is probably running second right now but it feels like it could be like The Imitation Game: a movie that audiences love but the Academy ends up being indifferent on (but still snags a statue or two).

This year's Gravity is probably The Walk. Big event film in 3-D opening at that same slot as Gravity with a great story (Philippe Petit's tightrope across the World Trade Center) and a very capable cast and director. Also, it's the safer Gordon-Levitt movie to shower praise onto.

On Best Actor and Actress: Eddie Redmayne's definitely a favorite to repeat with The Danish Girl. Ben Foster could be a sleeper with The Program (assuming it finally gets picked up, it was supposed to be ready last Christmas). On the Best Actress race, it looks like Maggie Smith and Saoirse Ronan are early favorites. Unless one of the actors from Suffragette emerges.

[Foggy]

I've got the feeling The Walk is going to be a very minor note for the awards. The 3D will mainly only really go with the big set piece, unless they really gimmick it up and add strange sequences for the sake of the 3D. Just got a wary feeling about it.

Carol is a definite as well, if only the combat the gender politics from last year, unless The Danish Girl counts.

[Buscemi]

Carol feels like an also-ran. Lionsgate's been sitting on it since last year (I was convinced it was going to end up as a Lionsgate Premiere title) and Haynes' movies have never been big awards movies (also, the backlash over Mara's role in Pan could get to Carol as well).

[levcore]

Mad Max Fury Road for every category.

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by ebpham4

Best Motion Picture of the Year
Sicario

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Sicario - Emily Blunt

Best Achievement in Directing
Sicario - Dennis Villeneuve
Mad Max: Fury Road - George Miller

Best Achievement in Cinematography
Sicario - Roger Deakins

(I'm excited for Sicario. )

Didn't know Deakins was shooting that, now I'm even more interested.

[Trigen]

Mad Max Fury Road could get nominations for sound editing and mixing, although Star Wars may eventually take those categories.

[imsounoriginal]

A lot of these predictions look good now but won't hold up in November and December, inevitably a half-dozen movies pop up at TIFF and so on that blow people away and immediately become favorites for the top prizes.