Ready, Set, Roll out the red carpet for a night of bow ties & beads, glitter & glam, stilettos & statuettes, all to see who will take home the coveted golden naked man weighing 8.5 pounds & 13.5 inches tall. It’s the 88th Academy Awards and Oscar never looked so good.
Tune in Sunday Feb. 28, for a live telecast on ABC with Chris Rock returning for his second time as host. Raise your glass & give a toast to all the Nominees- who do you predict the winners will be.
Will this be the Golden year for Leo? Will he win his first Oscar, is the 6th time a charm?
A few of my predictions-Best Actor Leo DiCaprio, Best Supporting Actor Sylvester Stallone, Best Actress Brie Larson, Best Supporting Actress Alicia Vikander, Best Director Alejandro González Iñárritu Best Picture The Revenant.
Oscar 2016 Ballot- Pick your Predictions
BEST PICTURE
___ “The Big Short”
___ “Bridge of Spies”
___ “Brooklyn”
___ “Mad Max: Fury Road”
___ “The Martian”
___ “The Revenant”
___ “Room”
___ “Spotlight”
LEAD ACTOR
___ Brian Cranston, “Trumbo”
___ Matt Damon, “The Martian”
___ Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”
___ Michael Fassbender, “Steve Jobs”
___ Eddie Redmayne, “The Danish Girl”
LEAD ACTRESS
___ Cate Blanchett, “Carol”
___ Brie Larson, “Room”
___ Jennifer Lawrence, “Joy”
___ Charlotte Rampling, “45 Years”
___ Saoirse Ronan, “Brooklyn”
SUPPORTING ACTOR
___ Christian Bale, “The Big Short”
___ Tom Hardy, “The Revenant”
___ Mark Ruffalo, “Spotlight”
___ Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies”
___ Sylvester Stallone, “Creed”
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
___ Jennifer Jason Leigh, ’The Hateful 8“
___ Rooney Mara, ”Carol“
___ Rachel McAdams, ”Spotlight“
___ Alicia Vikander, ”The Danish Girl“
___ Kate Winslet, ”Steve Jobs“
DIRECTOR
___ Adam McKay, ”The Big Short“
___ George Miller, ”Mad Max: Fury Road“
___ Alejandro G. Inarritu, ”The Revenant“
___ Lenny Abrahamson, ”Room“
___ Tom McCarthy, ”Spotlight“
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
___ “The Big Short”
___ “Brooklyn”
___ “Carol”
___ “The Martian”
___ “Room”
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
___ “Bridge of Spies”
___ “Ex Machina”
___ “Inside Out”
___ “Spotlight”
___ “Straight Outta Compton”
ORIGINAL SONG
___ “Earned It,” Fifty Shades of Grey
___ “Manta Ray,” Racing Extinction
___ “Simple Song No. 3,” Youth
___ ” Til It Happens to You,” The Haunting Ground
___ “Writings on the Wall,” Spectre
ORIGINAL SCORE
___ “Bridge of Spies”
___ “Carol”
___ “The Hateful 8”
___ “Sicario”
___ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
___ “Embrace of the Serpent,” Colombia
___ “Mustang,” France
___ “Son of Saul,” Hungary
___ “Theeb,” Jordan
___ “A War,” Denmark
CINEMATOGRAPHY
___ “Carol”
___ ”The Hateful 8”
___ “Mad Max: Fury Road”
___ “The Revenant”
___ “Sicario”
COSTUME DESIGN
___ ”Carol“
___ ”Cinderella“
___ ”The Danish Girl“
___ “Mad Max: Fury Road”
___ “The Revenant”
DOCUMENTARY
___ “Amy”
___ “Cartel Land”
___ “The Look of Silence”
___ “What Happened, Miss Simone?”
___ “Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom”
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
___ “Body Team 12”
___ “Chau, Beyond the Lines”
___ “Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah”
___ “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness?
___ “Last Day of Freedom”
ANIMATED FILM
___ “Anomalisa”
___ “Boy and the World”
___ “Inside Out”
___ “Shaun the Sheep Movie”
___ “When Marnie Was There”
ANIMATED SHORT
___ “Bear Story”
___ “Prologue”
___ “Sanjay’s Super Team”
___ “We Can’t Live Without Cosmos”
___ “World of Tomorrow”
FILM EDITING
___ “The Big Short”
___ “Mad Max: Fury Road”
___ “The Revenant”
___ “Spotlight”
___ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
LIVE ACTION SHORT
___ “Ave Maria”
___ “Day One”
___ “Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)”
___ “Shok”
___ “Stutterer”
SOUND EDITING
___ “Mad Max: Fury Road”
___ “The Martian”
___ “The Revenant”
___ “Sicario”
___ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
SOUND MIXING
___ “Bridge of Spies”
___ “Mad Max: Fury Road”
___ “The Martian”
___ “The Revenant”
___ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
VISUAL EFFECTS
___ “Ex Machina”
___ “Mad Max: Fury Road”
___ “The Martian”
___ “The Revenant”
___ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
What are you doing this weekend – You can binge watch the nominated movies online Amazon Video & iTunes.
- Inside Out
- Room- 4 nominations
- Brooklyn- 3 nominations
- Bridge of Spies – 6 nominations
- The Martian – 7 nominaoscarstions
- Steve Jobs
- Creed
- The Big Short
- Mad Max – Fury Road -10 nominations
- Spotlight – 6 nominations
How will you be watching the Oscars? Do you Dress Up & Kick your Heels up- or watch like my friends and I do- We do Hollywood Glam in our Sweatpants! 
Let us know how you watch the Oscars & who you predict the winners will be. Tune in Sunday for Hollywoods Biggest Night
Red Carpet Start Time: 7pm Eastern Time|4pm Pacific Time
Ceremony Start Time: 8:30pm Eastern Time|5:30pm Pacific Time
All Happening Live on ABC- Hosted by Chris Rock
