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REDIFF's Oscar 2016 Predictions!

Last updated on: February 25, 2016 15:12 IST

The Oscars are only days away, and Rediff.com's Terrific Trio have already placed their bets.

Raja Sen, Sukanya Verma and Aseem Chhabra predict their winners in the major categories.

The predictions are listed in bold.

 

Raja's predictions

Always eager to complicate things, Raja has elaborately devised a way to differentiate nominees he believes are likely to win and nominees he believes deserve the prize. Here's his note explaining his system:

'As always,' says Raja, 'Who Will Win and Who Should Win are two different things, and so the name listed on top in each category is the likely winner while the name in bold is the ideal winner. Sometimes both of these are the same, and that's who I’ll be pulling for come Oscar night.'

IMAGE: Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling in The Big Short.

BEST PICTURE

Mad Max: Fury Road

Spotlight

The Big Short

The Revenant

Room

Bridge of Spies

Brooklyn

The Martian

 

DIRECTING

George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

Lenny Abrahamson, Room

Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

Adam McKay, The Big Short

Alejandro G Iñárritu, The Revenant

 

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo

Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Matt Damon, The Martian

 

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Brie Larson, Room

Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years

Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

 

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Christian Bale, The Big Short

Tom Hardy, The Revenant

Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight

Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

 

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Rooney Mara, Carol

Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Rachel McAdams, Spotlight

Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

 

Sukanya's predictions

IMAGE: Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant.

BEST PICTURE

Mad Max: Fury Road

Spotlight

The Big Short

The Revenant

Room

Bridge of Spies

Brooklyn

The Martian

 

DIRECTING

George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

Lenny Abrahamson, Room

Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

Adam McKay, The Big Short

Alejandro G Iñárritu, The Revenant

 

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo

Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Matt Damon, The Martian

 

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Brie Larson, Room

Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years

Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

 

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Christian Bale, The Big Short

Tom Hardy, The Revenant

Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight

Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

 

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Rooney Mara, Carol

Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Rachel McAdams, Spotlight

Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

 

Aseem's predictions

IMAGE: Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay in Room.

BEST PICTURE

Mad Max: Fury Road

Spotlight

The Big Short

The Revenant

Room

Bridge of Spies

Brooklyn

The Martian

 

DIRECTING

George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

Lenny Abrahamson, Room

Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

Adam McKay, The Big Short

Alejandro G Iñárritu, The Revenant

 

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo

Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Matt Damon, The Martian

 

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Brie Larson, Room

Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years

Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

 

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Christian Bale, The Big Short

Tom Hardy, The Revenant

Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight

Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

 

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Rooney Mara, Carol

Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Rachel McAdams, Spotlight

Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs