by Stephen Milek
Well we are through the early award season and lots of critic associations have spoken. We also have the SAG Awards and the Golden Globes opinions. So we would expect the Oscar race starting to become clearer. Well this year that isn't the case. Nominations are all over the place and hard to say what will sustain the momentum till the Oscar Nominations. Now I have never been good at predicting Oscars so what this is just the movies that so far seem to be getting the most praise. This is based on current trends and a lot can change very quickly. The biggest surprise so far is the amount of love that Mad Max: Fury Road is getting. While it was a very well-liked movie action movies don’t tend to get the end of the year love. Also, there are a few movies that haven’t come out and don’t have critical consensus. It is hard to tell where they fall so they are not listed in any category but could very well become front runners.
The Hateful Eight – Possible for picture, director, supporting actress, screenplay
The Revenant – Possible for picture, director, actor, screenplay
Joy – Possible for picture, director, actress
The Big Short – Possible for picture, director, screenplay, supporting actor
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – possible for Best Picture.
Of course many people think this is the year the Leo could win Best Actor so some consider him a front runner but at this point still hard to tell so I have left him off that category for now.
The Hateful Eight – Possible for picture, director, supporting actress, screenplay
The Revenant – Possible for picture, director, actor, screenplay
Joy – Possible for picture, director, actress
The Big Short – Possible for picture, director, screenplay, supporting actor
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – possible for Best Picture.
Of course many people think this is the year the Leo could win Best Actor so some consider him a front runner but at this point still hard to tell so I have left him off that category for now.