Sunday, February 28, 2016

Oscar Night Guess Time--UPDATED w/ Results

Credit: oscars.com
I am always woefully uninformed when it comes to picking the winners for the Academy Awards. I almost never see even 25% of the nominated movies prior to the awards ceremony. And the more technical awards are nothing more than guesswork.

This year is no different. But that won't stop me from putting my guesses in public and then maybe spending some time tonight evaluating how I did. Just as a warning, I might flood your social media feeds with Oscar talk this evening.

Note also that I haven't paid much attention to the previous awards shows--which will almost surely dictate who will and won't win tonight. So, it is really all very much a series of guesses.


Best Picture--WRONG
The Big Short

Actor in a Leading Role--RIGHT
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Actress in a Leading Role--RIGHT
Brie Larson, Room

Actor in a Supporting Role--WRONG
Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Actress in a Supporting Role--RIGHT
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Animated Feature Film--RIGHT
Inside Out

Cinematography--RIGHT
The Revenant

Costume Design--WRONG
Carol

Directing--RIGHT
The Revenant

Documentary (Feature)--WRONG
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

Documentary (Short Subject)--WRONG
Last Day of Freedom

Film Editing--WRONG
The Revenant

Foreign Language Film--WRONG
Theeb

Makeup and Hairstyling--RIGHT
Mad Max: Fury Road

Music (Original Score)--WRONG
Carol

Music (Original Song)--WRONG
"Earned It", Fifty Shades of Grey

Production Design--WRONG
The Martian

Short Film (Animated)--WRONG
Prologue

Short Film (Live Action)--WRONG
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)

Sound Editing--WRONG
The Revenant

Sound Mixing--WRONG
The Revenant

Visual Effects--WRONG
Mad Max: Fury Road

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)--RIGHT
The Big Short

Writing (Original Screenplay)--WRONG
Straight Outta Compton


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