- Thoughts on filmmaking
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).