Recap

Today's the day! The Academy Awards will be presented starting at 8:30, but, of course, there is the fashion pre-show that is more important to many. My second mom knows all the fashion, and I know all the movies. As is becoming tradition, I'm going to go hang out with her so we can let each other know what's going on. If you're not up to the Oscars, black movie directors (who were all snubbed) are hosting a fundraiser in Flint! It's almost the same thing!

So that I have a handy reference sheet, and so that you can more easily make fun of me, here is a list with my picks in every category. Let the wrongness commence!


Actor in a Leading Role:
Should win: Bryan Cranston in Trumbo
Will win: Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant

Actress in a Leading Role:
Should win: Brie Larson in Room
Will win: Brie Larson in Room

Actor in a Supporting Role:
Should win: Christian Bale in The Big Short
Will win: Mark Rylance in Bridge of Spies

Actress in a Supporting Role:
Should win: Kate Winslet in Steve Jobs
Will Win: Kate Winslet in Steve Jobs

Animated Feature Film:
Should win: O Menino e o Mundo (Boy & the World)
Will win: Inside Out

Best Picture:
Should win: The Big Short
Will win: The Revenant

Cinematography:
Should win: Robert Richardson for The Hateful Eight
Will win: Emmanuel Lubezki for The Revenant

Costume Design:
Should win: Jenny Beavan for Mad Max: Fury Road
Will win: Paco Delgado for The Danish Girl

Directing:
Should win: George Miller for Mad Max: Fury Road
Will win: Alejandro González Iñárritu for The Revenant

Documentary (Feature):
Should win: Amy
Will win: Amy

Documentary (Short Subject):
Should win: Last Day of Freedom
Will win:  Last Day of Freedom

Film Editing:
Should win: Hank Corwin for The Big Short
Will win: Margaret Sixel for Mad Max: Fury Road

Foreign Language Film:
did not complete

Makeup and Hairstyling:
Should win: Love Larson and Eva von Bahr for The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Will win: Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega, and Damian Martin for Mad Max: Fury Road

Music (Original Score):
Should win: Junkie XL for Mad Max: Fury Road / Ennio Morricone for The Hateful Eight
Will win: Ennio Morricone for The Hateful Eight

Music (Original Song):
Should win: "Simple Song #3" from Youth
Will win: "Earned It" from Fifty Shades of Grey

Production Design:
Should win: Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson or Mad Max: Fury Road
Will win: Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson or Mad Max: Fury Road

Short Film (Animated):
Should win: World of Tomorrow
Will win: Bear Story

Short Film (Live Action):
Should win: Day One
Will win: Day One

Sound Editing:
Should win: Mark Mangini and David White for Mad Max: Fury Road
Will win: Mark Mangini and David White for Mad Max: Fury Road

Sound Mixing:
Should win: Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo for Mad Max: Fury Road
Will win: Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo for Mad Max: Fury Road

Visual Effects:
Should win: Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan, and Chris Corbould for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Will win: Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan, and Chris Corbould for Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
Should win: Phyllis Nagy for Carol
Will win: Charles Randolph and Adam McKay for The Big Short

Writing (Original Screenplay):
Should win: Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, and Ronnie del Carmen for Inside Out
Will win: Josh Singer and Tim McCarthy for Spotlight



And with that, I have 20,007 words. Have fun tonight, and may the best movie win!