May Oscar Predictions

Some early Oscar predictions now that Cannes is coming to a close.This feels like the year of women with many of the fall releases featuring women in the lead. Joy, Suffragette and Carol all seem like huge contenders. The Oscars are all about narratives and I do see that narrative already beginning to form. Spielberg is lurking in the wings with Bridge of Spies, but so far I think David O. Russell will receive his fourth directing Oscar nomination for his fourth straight film and the Academy may find him overdue and this will carry him to a win. I also see a return to form for Pixar with  Inside Out, and a Best Picture nomination.

Best Picture:
1. Joy
2. Suffragette
3. Bridge of Spies
4. The Danish Girl
5. The Revenant
6. Carol
7. Inside Out
8. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
9. The Hateful Eight

Best Director:
1. David O. Russell, Joy
2. Steven Speilberg, Bridge of Spies
3. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant
4. Todd Haynes, Carol
5. Sarah Gavron, Suffragette

Best Actor:
1. Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
2. Michael Caine, Youth
3. Bradley Cooper, Adam Jones
4. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
5. Jake Gyllenhaal, Demolition

Best Actress:
1. Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
2. Cate Blanchett, Carol
3. Carey Mulligan, Suffragette
4. Julianne Moore, Freeheld
5. Meryl Streep, Ricki and the Flash

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Samuel L. Jackson, The Hateful Eight
2. Robert De Niro, Joy
3. Jude Law, Genius
4. Tom Hardy, The Revenant
5. Ben Whishaw, The Danish Girl

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Helena Bonham Carter, Suffragette
2. Ellen Page, Freeheld
3. Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
4. Rooney Mara, Carol
5. Virginia Madsen, Joy