So, yesterday I posted my guesses as to who would win the Oscar. As with many years, I've seen very few of the movies. I base my guesses on movie critics, newspapers, internet buzz, etc. So, here are the results. Here's how far off, or maybe close, I am. Bold is my guess. Italics are the winners. Bold italics mean that were agreed.
So, out of 7 categories, I got 4 right.
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
NOMINEES
BRYAN CRANSTON
Trumbo
MATT DAMON
The Martian
LEONARDO DICAPRIO
The Revenant
MICHAEL FASSBENDER
Steve Jobs
EDDIE REDMAYNE
The Danish Girl
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
NOMINEES
CHRISTIAN BALE
The Big Short
TOM HARDY
The Revenant
MARK RUFFALO
Spotlight
MARK RYLANCE
Bridge of Spies
SYLVESTER STALLONE
Creed
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
NOMINEES
CATE BLANCHETT
Carol
BRIE LARSON
Room
JENNIFER LAWRENCE
Joy
CHARLOTTE RAMPLING
45 Years
SAOIRSE RONAN
Brooklyn
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
NOMINEES
JENNIFER JASON LEIGH
The Hateful Eight
ROONEY MARA
Carol
RACHEL MCADAMS
Spotlight
ALICIA VIKANDER
The Danish Girl
KATE WINSLET
Steve Jobs
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
NOMINEES
ANOMALISA
Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson and Rosa Tran
BOY AND THE WORLD
Alê Abreu
INSIDE OUT
Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE
Mark Burton and Richard Starzak
WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE
Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura
BEST PICTURE
NOMINEES
THE BIG SHORT
Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
BRIDGE OF SPIES
Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
BROOKLYN
Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Doug Mitchell and George Miller, Producers
THE MARTIAN
Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam, Producers
THE REVENANT
Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent and Keith Redmon, Producers
ROOM
Ed Guiney, Producer
SPOTLIGHT
Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers
DIRECTING
NOMINEES
THE BIG SHORT
Adam McKay
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
George Miller
THE REVENANT
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
ROOM
Lenny Abrahamson
SPOTLIGHT
Tom McCarthy
It's that time of year again... Tomorrow is "Oscar" Sunday. When Hollywood elite pat themselves on the back.
Every year, I try to guess who's going to win. As usual, I haven't seen a good majority of the movies. Maybe 1? Looking through the list, I've only seen Shaun the Sheep and Inside/Out. So, I base my guesses on what I've seen and heard from movie critics, movie websites and other award shows. I will list the main nominees. Bold black are my guesses. Tomorrow, I will post the results to see how far off I am.
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
NOMINEES
BRYAN CRANSTON
Trumbo
MATT DAMON
The Martian
LEONARDO DICAPRIO
The Revenant
MICHAEL FASSBENDER
Steve Jobs
EDDIE REDMAYNE
The Danish Girl
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
NOMINEES
CHRISTIAN BALE
The Big Short
TOM HARDY
The Revenant
MARK RUFFALO
Spotlight
MARK RYLANCE
Bridge of Spies
SYLVESTER STALLONE
Creed
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
NOMINEES
CATE BLANCHETT
Carol
BRIE LARSON
Room
JENNIFER LAWRENCE
Joy
CHARLOTTE RAMPLING
45 Years
SAOIRSE RONAN
Brooklyn
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
NOMINEES
JENNIFER JASON LEIGH
The Hateful Eight
ROONEY MARA
Carol
RACHEL MCADAMS
Spotlight
ALICIA VIKANDER
The Danish Girl
KATE WINSLET
Steve Jobs
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
NOMINEES
ANOMALISA
Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson and Rosa Tran
BOY AND THE WORLD
Alê Abreu
INSIDE OUT
Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE
Mark Burton and Richard Starzak
WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE
Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura
BEST PICTURE
NOMINEES
THE BIG SHORT
Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
BRIDGE OF SPIES
Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
BROOKLYN
Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Doug Mitchell and George Miller, Producers
THE MARTIAN
Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam, Producers
THE REVENANT
Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent and Keith Redmon, Producers
ROOM
Ed Guiney, Producer
SPOTLIGHT
Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers
DIRECTING
NOMINEES
THE BIG SHORT
Adam McKay
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
George Miller
THE REVENANT
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
ROOM
Lenny Abrahamson
SPOTLIGHT
Tom McCarthy