For the final time this year, here are my monthly Oscar predictions. Usually, the critic groups and the guilds help to make it a bit more clear what is going to be nominated. That’s not so much the case this year. It’s been a very good year for film and let’s hope the actual Oscar nominations reflect that.
You can also check out my predictions for January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, and November.
Best Picture
The Big Short
Carol
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Trumbo
Best Director
Tom McCarthy for Spotlight
Adam McKay for The Big Short
George Miller for Mad Max: Fury Road
Jay Roach for Trumbo
Ridley Scott for The Martian
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston in Trumbo
Johnny Depp in Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant
Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett in Carol
Brie Larson in Room
Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan in Brooklyn
Sarah Silverman in I Smile Back
Best Supporting Actor
Idris Elba in Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance in Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon in 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone in Creed
Jacob Tremblay in Room
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh in The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara in Carol
Helen Mirren in Trumbo
Kristen Stewart in Clouds of Sils Maria
Alicia Vikander in Ex Machina
Through the Shattered Lens 