Oscar Predictions Contest

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OscarGuy wrote:To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the Academy's all-time favorite films, I'm sure they'll include her even if she never did anything with the film.
But is that common practice? To include authors who had nothing to do with the film industry for writing one book that served as the source for a beloved movie?
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To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the Academy's all-time favorite films, I'm sure they'll include her even if she never did anything with the film.
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Greg wrote: 2: Harper Lee
Why would she be a part of this montage at all?
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Picture: The Revanant
Direction: Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revanant
Original Screenplay: Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Adapted Screenplay: Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short
Lead Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revanant
Lead Actress: Brie Larson, Room
Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Original Song: "Till It Happens To You," The Hunting
Original Score: The Hateful Eight
Film Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Cinematography: The Revanant
Visual Effects: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Sound Mixing: The Revanant
Sound Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
Costume Design: Cinderella
Makeup And Hairstyling: Mad Max: Fury Road

Foreign Language Film: Son Of Saul, Hungary
Documentary Feature: Amy
Animated Feature: Inside Out
Live Action Short Film: Ave Maria
Documentary Short Film: Last Day Of Freedom
Animated Short Film: World Of Tomorrow

1: The Martian, Bridge Of Spies, and Brooklyn
2: Harper Lee
3: Yes
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Best Picture: The Big Short
Best Director: The Revenant
Best Leading Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best Leading Actress: Brie Larson, Room
Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Best Original Screenplay: Spotlight
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short
Best Cinematography: The Revenant
Best Film Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Costume Design: Cinderella
Best Original Score: The Hateful Eight
Best Original Song: ''Till It Happens to You'', The Hunting Ground
Best Visual Effects: Star Wars: the Force Awakens
Best Sound Mixing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Sound Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Make-Up and Hairstyling: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul
Best Animated Feature: Inside Out
Best Animated Short Film: Sanjay's Super Team
Best Documentary Feature: Amy
Best Documentary Short Subject: Body Team 12
Best Live Action Short Film: Ave María


01. Which Best Picture nominee/s will go home empty handed? Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, and The Martian.

02. Who will be the last person in the In Memoriam montage? Leonard Nimoy

03. Will BB8 show up? Yes
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Let's play:

Best Picture: The Revenant
Best Director: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Leading Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best Leading Actress: Brie Larson, Room
Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Best Original Screenplay: Spotlight
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short

Best Cinematography: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Film Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Production Design: The Revenant
Best Costume Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Original Score: The Hateful Eight
Best Original Song: ''Till It Happens to You'', The Hunting Ground

Best Visual Effects: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Sound Mixing: The Revenant
Best Sound Editing: The Revenant
Best Make-Up and Hairstyling: The Revenant

Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul
Best Animated Feature: Inside Out
Best Animated Short Film: World of Tomorrow
Best Documentary Feature: Amy
Best Documentary Short Subject: Body Team 12
Best Live Action Short Film: Ave María


01. Which Best Picture nominee/s will go home empty handed? Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn and The Martian.

02. Who will be the last person in the In Memoriam montage? Alan Rickman.

03. Will BB8 show up? Yes, it will.
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The robot from the new Star Wars.
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anonymous1980 wrote:03. Will BB8 show up?
who is BB8?
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Here are the rules just in case you guys forgot them:

01. Predict the winners all 24 categories.

02. You can predict one winner and one OPTIONAL runner-up.

03. A correct prediction with a runner-up gets 2 points, a correct runner-up gets 1 point and a correct prediction with no runner-up gets 3 points.

04. Highest score wins!

05. Deadline for entries/changes would be the moment Chris Rock begins his opening number and/or monologue.

OPTIONAL BONUS TIE BREAKER POINTS! (3 points)

01. Which Best Picture nominee/s will go home empty handed? (it has to be EXACTLY right)

02. Who will be the last person in the In Memoriam montage?

03. Will BB8 show up?
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