Well, here we are. The year is more than halfway over. The fall movie season is approaching. And yet, not a single true Oscar front-runner has yet to emerge. Could this be the year that a true populist hit, like Mad Max: Fury Road, or an unexpected art house wonder, like Ex Machina, manages to secure a spot?
Well, probably not. But still, it’s fun to speculate!
(Are Oscar pundits being too quick to dismiss Straight Outta Compton? I have not seen it yet but look at those reviews and look at that box office. It’s an interesting question.)
Anyway, here are my prediction for August! To see how my thinking has evolved over the year, check out my predictions of January, February, March, April, May, June, and July!
Best Picture
Black Mass
Brookyln
Carol
The Danish Girl
Everest
Inside Out
Joy
Sicario
Suffragette
Youth
Best Actor
Michael Caine in Youth
Don Cheadle in Miles Ahead
Johnny Depp in Black Mass
Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett in Carol
Jennifer Lawrence in Joy
Julianne Moore in Freeheld
Saoirse Ronan in Brooklyn
Lily Tomlin in Grandma
Best Supporting Actor
Robert De Niro in Joy
Benicio Del Toro in Sicario
Tom Hardy in The Revenant
Harvey Keitel in Youth
Kurt Russell in The Hateful Eight
Best Supporting Actress
Helena Bonham Carter in Suffragette
Jennifer Jason Leigh in The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara in Carol
Ellen Page in Freeheld
Julie Walters in Brooklyn
Best Director
John Cowley for Brooklyn
Todd Haynes for Carol
David O. Russell for Joy
Paolo Sorrentino for Youth
Denis Villenueve for Sicario
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