Predicting the 2016 Oscar Nominations

The Oscar nominations will be revealed tomorrow. And here's the thing that makes this year interesting: there is no clear front runner. It is a wide open game. Looking forward to some surprises. These are my predictions in the major categories (Things I've already seen in bold). I filled out my full predictions on Gold Derby, and the result would be a pack-leading 10 nominations for Mad Max: Fury Road, and 9 each for The Martian and Carol.

Best Picture- up to 10 nominees
1. Spotlight
2. The Revenant
3. The Martian
4. The Big Short
5. Carol
6. Room
7. Brooklyn
8. Mad Max: Fury Road
9. Bridge of Spies
10. Straight Outta Compton

Best Director
1. Ridley Scott - The Martian
2. Tom McCarthy - Spotlight
3. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu- The Revenant
4. Todd Haynes - Carol
5. George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Actor
1. Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
2. Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl
3. Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
4. Matt Damon - The Martian
5. Bryan Cranston - Trumbo

Best Actress
1. Brie Larson - Room
2. Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn
3. Cate Blanchett - Carol
4. Jennifer Lawrence - Joy
5. Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl

Best Supporting Actor
1. Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies
2. Mark Ruffalo - Spotlight
3. Sylvester Stallone - Creed
4. Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation
5. Jacob Tremblay - Room

Best Supporting Actress
1. Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs
2. Rooney Mara - Carol
3. Rachel McAdams - Spotlight
4. Helen Mirren - Trumbo
5. Jane Fonda - Youth

Best Original Screenplay
1. Inside Out
2. The Hateful Eight
3. Spotlight
4. Ex Machina
5. Bridge of Spies

Best Adapted Screenplay
1. Steve Jobs
2. Carol
3. The Martian
4. Brooklyn
5. The Big Short

Update: I scored 8/8 in Best Picture, though I technically had Carol over Bridge of Spies. 3/5 in Best Director (cause Lenny Abrahamson for Room over Ridley Scott for The Martian was a big surprise).  5/5 in Best Actor, 4/5 in Best Actress (though Alicia Vikander did get a nomination for The Danish Girl, just in the supporting category), 3/5 in Best Supporting Actor, 3/5 in Supporting Actress, 4/5 in Original Screenplay (surprised they didn't go for Tarantino cause they usually do), and 4/5 in Adapted Screenplay (I am devastated that Aaron Sorkin didn't get nominated for his brilliant screenplay). Just 67% overall in all categories.