Best Picture

  • The Big Short
  • Bridge of Spies
  • Brooklyn
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • The Martian
  • The Revenant
  • Room
  • Spotlight

Will Win: The Revenant

Should Win: The Big Short

Dark Horse: Spotlight

 

Best Director

  • Lenny Abrahamson- Room
  • Alejandro González Iñárritu- The Revenant
  • Tom McCarthy- Spotlight
  • Adam McKay- The Big Short
  • George Miller- Mad Max: Fury Road

Will Win: Alejandro González Iñárritu

Should Win: George Miller

Dark Horse: George Miller

 

Best Actor

  • Bryan Cranston- Trumbo
  • Matt Damon- The Martian
  • Leonardo Dicaprio- The Revenant
  • Michael Fassbender- Steve Jobs
  • Eddie Redmayne- The Danish Girl

Will Win: Leonardo Dicaprio

Should Win: Michael Fassbender

“Dark Horse”: Eddie Redmayne

 

Best Actress

  • Cate Blanchett- Carol
  • Brie Larson- Room
  • Jennifer Lawrence- Joy
  • Charlotte Rampling- 45 Years
  • Saoirse Ronan- Brooklyn

Will Win: Brie Larson

Should Win: Brie Larson

Dark Horse: Cate Blanchett

 

Best Supporting Actor

  • Christian Bale- The Big Short
  • Tom Hardy- The Revenant
  • Mark Ruffalo- Spotlight
  • Mark Rylance- Bridge of Spies
  • Sylvester Stallone- Creed

Will Win: Sylvester Stallone

Should Win: Sylvester Stallone

Dark Horse: Mark Rylance

 

Best Supporting Actress

  • Jennifer Jason Leigh- The Hateful Eight
  • Rooney Mara- Carol
  • Rachel McAdams- Spotlight
  • Alicia Vikander- The Danish Girl
  • Kate Winslet- Steve Jobs

Will Win: Alicia Vikander

Should Win: Kate Winslet

Dark Horse: Rooney Mara

 

Best Original Screenplay

  • Bridge of Spies
  • Ex Machina
  • Inside Out
  • Spotlight
  • Straight Outta Compton

Will Win: Spotlight

Should Win: Inside Out

Dark Horse: Inside Out

 

Best Adapted Screenplay

  • The Big Short
  • Brooklyn
  • Carol
  • The Martian
  • Room

Will Win: The Big Short

Should Win: The Big Short

Dark Horse: Room