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Oscar prediction 2016


By - Richard - 26th February 2016

With just two days until the film industry’s biggest evening in the awards season, we’ve made the bold prediction as to who is going to win those coveted statues.

Two years ago we wrote a lengthy blog about the ins and outs of the nine Best Picture nominees. This year, we’ll keep things simple by simply stating who we think will win (and in some categories should win). Without further ado, here are our predictions:

BEST PICTURE

Will win: The Revenant
Should win: The Revenant

BEST DIRECTOR

Will win: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Should win: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant

BEST ACTOR

Will win: Leonardo Di Caprio, The Revenant
Should win: Leonardo Di Caprio, The Revenant

BEST ACTRESS

Will win: Brie Larson, Room
Should win: Brie Larson, Room

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Will win: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Should win: Tom Hardy, The Revenant

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Will win: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Should Win: Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Will win: Spotlight
Should Win: Spotlight

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Will win: The Big Short
Should win: Room

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Will win: Inside Out

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Will win: Son of Saul

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Will win: Carol

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Will win: The Hateful Eight

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

Will win: ‘Earned it’ Fifty Shades of Grey

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Will win: Amy
Should win: Amy

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Will win: Body Team 12

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Will win: Mad Max

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Will win: Mad Max
Should win: The Revenant

BEST FILM EDITING

Will win: The Big Short
Should win: Mad Max

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Will win: The Revenant
Should win: The Revenant

BEST SOUND EDITING

Will win: The Revenant
Should win: The Revenant

BEST SOUND MIXING

Will win: The Revenant
Should win: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Will win: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Should win: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST SHORT FILM – ANIMATED

Will win: World of Tomorrow

BEST SHORT FILM – LIVE ACTION

Will win: Shok

About the Author

Richard Nicholls - Managing Director

Before launching Swift Films, Richard worked as a broadcast TV director and editor, working on programmes for the BBC, ITV and Sky.

A multi-skilled and technically-minded filmmaker, Richard is equally at home coming up with creative concepts as he is on location filming or pulling footage together in the edit suite.

Richard is a member of Independent Producers Scotland and has a love of cats, football, chocolate and Film Noir (in that order).