FINAL PREDICTIONS FOR THE 88TH ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS
FINAL SCORE: 79/106 = 74.5% 0.5 OFF LAST YEARS SCORE
| RANK | BEST PICTURE | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Spotlight | 4/8 | 16 |
| 2. | Carol X | 2/6 | 10 |
| 3. | The Revenant | 1/7 | 9 |
| 4. | The Martian | 2/8 | 12 |
| 5. | Mad Max: Fury Road | 2/8 | 12 |
| 6. | The Big Short | 1/10 | 12 |
| 7. | Brooklyn | 0/2 | 2 |
| 8. | Room | 1/4 | 6 |
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| Correctly Predicted: 7/8
Missed: Bridge of Spies |
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| Alternative: Inside Out | 1/2 | 4 | |
| RANK | BEST DIRECTOR | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Geroge Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road | 2/3 | 7 |
| 2. | Todd Haynes, Carol X | 2/3 | 7 |
| 3. | Tom McCarthy, Spotlight | 0/3 | 3 |
| 4. | Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant | 1/3 | 5 |
| 5. | Ridley Scott, The Martian | 1/4 | 6 |
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Missed: Lenny Abrahamson, Room |
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| Alternative: Adam McKay, The Big Short | 0/2 | 2 | |
| RANK | BEST ACTOR | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Leonardo Di Caprio, The Revenant | 1/3 | 5 |
| 2. | Bryan Cranston, Trumbo | 1/4 | 6 |
| 3. | Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs | 1/4 | 6 |
| 4. | Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl | 0/4 | 4 |
| 5. | Johnny Depp, Black Mass X | 0/2 | 2 |
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Missed: Matt Damon, The Martian |
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| Alternative: Matt Damon, The Martian | 1/3 | 5 | |
| RANK | BEST ACTRESS | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Brie Larson, Room | 3/3 | 9 |
| 2. | Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn | 1/4 | 6 |
| 3. | Cate Blanchett, Carol | 0/4 | 4 |
| 4. | Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl X | 0/2 | 2 |
| 5. | Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years | 2/1 | 5 |
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Missed: Jennifer Lawrence, Joy |
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| Alternative: Jennifer Lawrence, Joy | 1/1 | 3 | |
| RANK | BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Sylvester Stallone, Creed | 2/1 | 5 |
| 2. | Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies | 1/4 | 6 |
| 3. | Idris Elba, Beats of No Nation X | 0/3 | 3 |
| 4. | Benicio Del Toro, Sicario X | 0/1 | 1 |
| 5. | Christian Bale, The Big Short | 0/2 | 2 |
| Correctly Predicted: 3/5
Missed: Tom Hardy, The Revenant, Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight |
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| Alternative: Michael Shannon, 99 Homes | 1/3 | 5 | |
| RANK | BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Rooney Mara, Carol | 0/3 | 3 |
| 2. | Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina X | 2/1 | 5 |
| 3. | Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs | 1/3 | 5 |
| 4. | Helen Mirren, Trumbo X | 0/3 | 3 |
| 5. | Rachel McAdams, Spotlight | 0/2 | 2 |
| Correctly Predicted: 3/5
Missed: Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight, Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl |
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| Alternative: Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight | 1/1 | 3 | |
| RANK | BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Carol, Phyllis Nagy | 2/2 | 6 |
| 2. | The Big Short, Adam McKay | 0/5 | 5 |
| 3. | Steve Jobs, Aaron Sorkin X | 1/2 | 4 |
| 4. | The Martian, Drew Goddard | 1/3 | 5 |
| 5. | Room, Emma Donoghue | 0/4 | 4 |
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Missed: Brooklyn, Nick Hornby |
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| Alternative: Brooklyn, Nick Hornby | 0/3 | 3 | |
| RANK | BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Spotlight, Tom McCarthy | 2/1 | 5 |
| 2. | Inside Out, Pete Docter | 0/4 | 4 |
| 3. | Ex Machina, Alex Garland | 0/2 | 2 |
| 4. | The Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino X | 0/3 | 3 |
| 5. | Bridge of Spies, Joel and Ethan Coen | 0/3 | 3 |
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Missed: Straight Out Of Compton |
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| Alternative: Sicario, Taylor Sheridan | 0/1 | 1 | |
| RANK | BEST ANIMATED FEATURE | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Inside Out | 4/2 | 10 |
| 2. | Anomalisa | 0/1 | 1 |
| 3. | The Good Dinosaur X | 0/1 | 1 |
| 4. | Shaun of the Sheep | 0/1 | 1 |
| 5. | The Peanuts Movie X | 0/1 | 1 |
| Correctly Predicted: 3/5
Missed: Boy and the World, When Marnie Was There |
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| Alternative: Minions | 0/2 | 2 | |
| RANK | BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Amy | 2/0 | 4 |
| 2. | The Look of Silence | 0/0 | 0 |
| 3. | Cartel Land | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4. | Going Clear X | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5. | Listen To Me Marlon X | 0/0 | 0 |
| Correctly Predicted: 3/5
Missed: What Happened, Miss Simone? And Winter On Fire: Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom |
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| Alternative: Best of Enemies | 0/0 | 0 | |
| RANK | BEST FOREGIN LANGUAGE FILM | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Son Of Saul | 3/0 | 6 |
| 2. | Mustang | 0/2 | 2 |
| 3. | The Brand New Testament X | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4. | Labyrinth of Lies X | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5. | Theeb | 0/0 | 0 |
| Correctly Predicted: 3/5
Missed: Embrace The Serpent, A War |
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| Alternative: Corn Island | 0/0 | 0 | |
| RANK | BEST FILM EDITING | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Mad Max: Fury Road | 0/3 | 3 |
| 2. | The Revenant | 0/3 | 3 |
| 3. | The Big Short | 1/3 | 5 |
| 4. | Spotlight | 0/1 | 1 |
| 5. | The Martian X | 0/3 | 3 |
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Missed: Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
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| Alternative: Bridge of Spies | 0/1 | 1 | |
| RANK | BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Mad Max: Fury Road | 0/2 | 2 |
| 2. | Carol X | 0/2 | 2 |
| 3. | The Danish Girl | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4. | The Martian | 0/2 | 2 |
| 5. | The Revenant | 0/1 | 1 |
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Missed: Bridge of Spies |
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| Alternative: Star Wars: Force Awakens | 0/0 | 0 | |
| RANK | BEST CINEMATOGRAHPY | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Mad Max: Fury Road | 2/3 | 7 |
| 2. | Carol | 2/3 | 7 |
| 3. | The Revenant | 0/3 | 3 |
| 4. | Sicario | 0/3 | 3 |
| 5. | The Hateful Eight | 0/1 | 1 |
| Correctly Predicted: 5/5
Missed: None |
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| Alternative: Bridge Of Spies | 0/2 | 2 | |
| RANK | BEST COSTUME DESIGN | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Carol | ||
| 2. | Mad Max: Fury Road | ||
| 3. | Cinderella | ||
| 4. | The Danish Girl | ||
| 5. | Brooklyn X | ||
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Missed: The Revenant |
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| Alternative: Crimson Peak | |||
| RANK | BEST MAKE UP | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Mad Max: Fury Road | ||
| 2. | The Revenant | ||
| 3. | Mr. Holmes X | ||
| Correctly Predicted: 2/3
Missed: The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared |
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| Alternative: Legend | |||
| RANK | BEST ORIGINAL SCORE | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | The Force Awakens | ||
| 2. | Carol | ||
| 3. | The Hateful Eight | ||
| 4. | Mad Max: Fury Road X | ||
| 5. | Spotlight X | ||
| Correctly Predicted: 3/5
Missed: Sicario, Bridge of Spies |
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| Alternative: Bridge of Spies | |||
| RANK | BEST ORIGINAL SONG | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | See You Again, Furious 7 X | ||
| 2. | Till It Happens To You, Hunting Ground | ||
| 3. | Simple Song, Youth | ||
| 4. | Writings On The Wall, Spectre | ||
| 5. | Love Me Like You Do, 50 Shades of Grey X | ||
| Correctly Predicted: 3/5
Missed: Earned It, 50 Shades of Grey, Manta Ray, Racing Extinction |
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| Alternative: The Light That Never Fails, Meru | |||
| RANK | BEST SOUND EDITING | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Mad Max: Fury Road | ||
| 2. | The Force Awakens | ||
| 3. | The Martian | ||
| 4. | Inside Out X | ||
| 5. | The Revenant | ||
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Missed: Sicario |
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| Alternative: Bridge Of Spies | |||
| RANK | BEST SOUND MIXING | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Mad Max: Fury Road | ||
| 2. | The Force Awakens | ||
| 3. | The Revenant | ||
| 4. | The Martian | ||
| 5. | Straight Out Of Compton X | ||
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Missed: Bridge of Spies |
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| Alternative: The Hateful Eight | |||
| RANK | BEST VISUAL EFFECTS | AWARD WINS/NOMS | OVERALL
SCORE |
| 1. | Mad Max: Fury Road | ||
| 2. | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | ||
| 3. | The Martian | ||
| 4. | The Revenant | ||
| 5. | Jurassic World X | ||
| Correctly Predicted: 4/5
Missed: Ex Machina |
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| Alternative: Avengers: Age of Ultron | |||
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