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THE OSCARS

Its been a great year for film and with the Oscar’s coming up I thought we would do an article giving our picks for most of the nominations!

I am going to posting a downloadable ballet soon for all our viewers to use for the Oscars, you can play with your friends as you watch the award show!

I won’t waste any time lets get right into it.

Best Picture Nominations

Room

Spotlight

The Big Short

The Revenant

Brooklyn

The Martian

Mad Mad: Fury Road

Bridge of Spies

Jesse’s Pick – The Revenant, (its anyone’s game here, except for Bridge of Spies)

Blake’s Pick – Mad Max: Fury Road (hoping for The Revenant)

 

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Leonardo DiCaprio | The Revenant

Bryan Cranston | Trumbo

Eddie Redmayne | The Danish Girl

Michael Fassbender | Steve Jobs

Matt Damon |The Martian

Jesse’s Pick – Leonardo DiCaprio

Blake’s Pick – Leonardo DiCaprio

 

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Jennifer Lawrence | Joy

Brie Larson | Room

Charlotte Rampling | 45 Years

Saorise Ronan | Brooklyn

Cate Blanchett | Carol

Jesse’s Pick – Brie Larson

Blake’s Pick – Saorise Ronan

 

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Christian Bale | The Big Short

Mark Rylance | Bridge of Spies

Mark Ruffalo | Spotlight

Tom Hardy | The Revenant

Sylvester Stallone | Creed

Jesse’s Pick – Sylvester Stallone

Blake’s Pick – GIVE IT TO SLY!!!!!!!!!

 

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Rachel McAdams | Spotlight

Kate Winslett | Steve Jobs

Rooney Mara | Carol

Alicia Vikander | The Danish Girl

Jennifer Jason-Leigh | The Hateful 8

Jesse’s Pick – Kate Winslett

Blake’s Pick – Rachel McAdams

 

Best Animated Film

When Marnie Was There

Boy and the World

Shaun the Sheep

Anomlisa

Inside Out

Jesse’s Pick – Inside Out (although Anomolisa could easily win also)

Blake’s Pick – Inside Out

 

Best Director

George Miller

Alejandro G. Inarittu

Tom McCarthy

Adam McKay

Lenny Abrahamson

Jesse’s Pick – Alejandro G. Inarittu (both hoping for George Miller)

Blake’s Pick – Alejandro G. Inarittu

 

Best Cinematography

Sicario

The Hateful 8

Carol

Mad Mad: Fury Road

The Revenant

Jesse’s Pick – The Revenant

Blake’s Pick – The Revenant

 

Best Film Editing

Mad Mad: Fury Road

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The Revenant

The Big Short

Spotlight

Jesse’s Pick – Mad Max: Fury Road

Blake’s Pick – Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

Best Visual Effects

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Ex Machina

Mad Mad: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

 Jesse’s Pick – Mad Max

Blake’s Pick – Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

Best Original Soundtrack

Carol | Carter Burwell

Bridge of Spies | Thomas Newman

Sicario | Johann Johannsson

Star Wars: The Force Awakens | John Williams

The Hateful 8 | Ennio Morricone

Jesse’s Pick – The Hateful 8

Blake’s Pick – The Hateful 8

 

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Big Short

Brooklyn

The Martian

Carol

Room

Jesse’s Pick – The Big Short

Blake’s Pick – The Martian

 

Best Original Screenplay

Straight Outta’ Compton

Ex Machina

Inside Out

Bridge of Spies

Spotlight

Jesse’s Pick – Spotlight (Even though Ex Machina was my favorite movie of the year, Spotlight was the best screenplay of the year)

Blake’s Pick – Ex Machina