Film critics Carrie and Chad on who will – and who should – win the 88th Academy Awards
The 88th Academy Awards air this Sunday, February 28th on ABC at 5:30pm PST (as always, red carpet coverage begins much earlier, if you want to dish on fashion highs and lows). Spinning Platters film critics Carrie Kahn and Chad Liffmann share their predictions – and hopes – for the major categories. Follow along and see how we – and you – do on the big night!
BEST PICTURE:
Nominees: The Big Short/Bridge of Spies/Brooklyn/Mad Max: Fury Road/The Martian/The Revenant/Room/Spotlight
Carrie: Will Win: The Revenant; Should Win: Spotlight
Chad: Will Win: Spotlight; Should Win: Mad Max: Fury Road
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING:
Nominees: Adam McKay, The Big Short/George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road/Lenny Abrahamson, Room/Alexander G. Iñárritu, The Revenant/Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Carrie: Will Win: Iñárritu, The Revenant; Should Win: McKay, The Big Short
Chad: Will Win: Iñárritu, The Revenant; Should Win: Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
Nominees: Bryan Cranston, Trumbo/Matt Damon, The Martian/Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant/Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs/Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Carrie: Will Win: Leonardo DiCaprio; Should Win: Leonardo DiCaprio
Chad: Will Win: Leonardo DiCaprio; Should Win: Leonardo DiCaprio
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:
Nominees: Cate Blanchett, Carol/Brie Larson, Room/Jennifer Lawrence, Joy/Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years/Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Carrie: Will Win: Brie Larson; Should Win: Charlotte Rampling
Chad: Will Win: Brie Larson; Should Win: Brie Larson
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Nominees: Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight/Rooney Mara, Carol/Rachel McAdams, Spotlight/Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl/Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Carrie: Will Win: Alicia Vikander; Should Win: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Chad: Will Win: Alicia Vikander; Should Win: Alicia Vikander
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
Nominees: Christian Bale, The Big Short/Tom Hardy, The Revenant/Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight/Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies/Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Carrie: Will Win: Sylvester Stallone; Should Win: Tom Hardy
Chad: Will Win: Sylvester Stallone; Should Win: Sylvester Stallone
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Nominees: Anomalisa/Boy and the World/Inside Out/Shaun the Sheep/When Marnie Was There
Carrie: Will Win: Inside Out; Should Win: Inside Out
Chad: Will Win: Inside Out; Should Win: Inside Out
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
Nominees: Amy/Cartel Land/The Look of Silence/What Happened, Miss Simone?/Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
Carrie: Will Win: Amy; Should Win: Meru (okay, it’s not even nominated, but it should have been – and it should have won!)
Chad: Will Win: Amy; Should Win: Amy
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Nominees: Roger Deakins, Sicario/Ed Lachman, Carol/Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant/Robert Richardson, The Hateful Eight/John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road
Carrie: Will Win: Lubezki, The Revenant; Should Win: Richardson, The Hateful Eight
Chad: Will Win: Lubezki, The Revenant; Should Win: Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN:
Nominees: Jacqueline West, The Revenant/Paco Delgado, The Danish Girl/Jenny Beavan, Mad Max: Fury Road/Sandy Powell, Cinderella/Sandy Powell, Carol
Carrie: Will Win: Powell, Carol; Should Win: Powell, Carol
Chad: Will Win: Beavan, Mad Max: Fury Road; Should Win: Beavan, Mad Max: Fury Road
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE:
Nominees: A War (Denmark)/Embrace of the Serpent (Colombia)/Mustang (France)/Son of Saul (Hungary)/Theeb (Jordan)
Carrie: Will Win: Son of Saul; Should Win: Son of Saul
Chad: Will Win: Son of Saul; Should Win: Didn’t see enough nominees
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Nominees: Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short/Nick Hornby, Brooklyn/Phyllis Nagy, Carol/Drew Goddard, The Martian/Emma Donoghue, Room
Carrie: Will Win: Randolph & McKay, The Big Short; Should Win: Randolph & McKay, The Big Short
Chad: Will Win: Randolph & McKay, The Big Short; Should Win: Randolph & McKay, The Big Short
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Nominees: Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, and Joel Coen, Bridge of Spies/Alex Garland, Ex Machina/Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, and Ronnie Del Carmen, Inside Out/Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy, Spotlight/Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge, and Alan Wenkus, Straight Outta Compton
Carrie: Will Win: Singer & McCarthy, Spotlight; Should Win: Singer & McCarthy, Spotlight
Chad: Will Win: Singer & McCarthy, Spotlight; Should Win: Singer & McCarthy, Spotlight
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… and never fear: if you weren’t able to get to all the films this year, Screen Junkies has made this super handy summary guide to the Best Picture nominees:
