Oscar pool time
Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 02:09PM 
Been away from the blog for a bit, jumping back in for my annual Oscar picks. I've been known to win this pool (a lot) so the pressure is always high. I haven't seen as many films this year, but as I've come to understand, that doesn't really matter.
So let's see...
Picture
The Revenant - cuz Leo, and Bear sex, and lotsa hype
Acting -
Leo is a lock for Best Actor in Revenant.
Brie Larson, "Room" Best Actress
Sylvester Stallone, "Creed" Supporting Actor (another lock)
Kate Winslet, "Steve Jobs" Supporting Actress - this is an iffy one.
Director -
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, "The Revenant"
Writing (the most important one)
Original - Spotlight (Wild card: could be, Inside Out - not because it is the best, just cuz)
Adapted - The Big Short - it better, because it is the movie of the year
Animated
Inside Out (duh)
Animated Short
Don Hertzfeldt’s minimalist masterpiece “World of Tomorrow" (so says my son)
Foreign Language
Son of Saul
Doc
Amy (a fave in the media) - though I really liked What Happened Miss Simone)
Short Doc
Body Team 12 (complete guess - ebola - so yeah, probably that)
Live Action Short
Shok - another guess
Techy stuff
Cinematography
Revenant - more pretty pictures of Leo and Bear in love
Costume
Cinderella - because, uh, Cinderella
Flim Editing
Big Short (cuz I loved it) (Mad Max could pick up here though)
Make Up
Mad Max starts the sweep here
Production Design
Mad Max
Score
Ennio for Hateful Eight (about time)
Sound Edit
Mad Max
Sound Mix
Mad Max
Song
Gaga - and I don't even know the song - but she will win. Cuz: Gaga
Visual Effects
Mad Max (Sorry Star Wars, but no)
Place your bets... and good luck in your pool.
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