Well, here we are! The year is nearly halfway over and the Oscar picture … well, it’s really not that clear yet. The Cannes Film Festival just opened and maybe that will help clear up the picture a bit. Or maybe not.
Anyway, here are my early Oscar for predictions for May. (In previous months, my Oscar predictions were “way too early.” But now that we’re 5 months into 2015, the “way” can be dropped. They’re just “too early” now.) As is usual for any predictions made at this time of the year, these are mostly guesses, some random and some educated. Be sure to check my predictions for January, February, March, and April as well!
(I know that rumor has it that the Academy is going to go back to only nominating five films this year. However, I’m going to continue to make ten predictions because that’s more fun for an obsessive list maker like me.)
Best Picture
Black Mass
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Carol
Crimson Peak
The Danish Girl
The Good Dinosaur
Icon
In the Heart of the Sea
The Sea of Trees
Best Actor
Johnny Depp in Black Mass
Michael Fassebender in Steve Jobs
Ben Foster in Icon
Eddie Redmanye in The Danish Girl
Jason Segel in The End of the Tour
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett in Carol
Jennifer Lawrence in Joy
Saoirse Ronan in Brooklyn
Meryl Streep in Ricki and the Flash
Lilly Tomlin in Grandma
Best Supporting Actor
Jim Broadbent in Brooklyn
Albert Brooks in Concussion
Joel Edgerton in Black Mass
Idris Elba in Beasts of No Nation
Kurt Russell in The Hateful Eight
Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain in Crimson Peak
Jennifer Jason Leigh in The Hateful Eight
Seinna Miller in Black Mass
Parker Posey in Irrational Man
Meryl Streep in Suffragette
Best Director
Guillermo Del Toro for Crimson Peak
Stephen Fears for Icon
Todd Haynes for Carol
Ron Howard for In The Heart of the Sea
Gus Van Sant for The Sea of Trees
Through the Shattered Lens 