Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

Fraud pays off!

Terrific opening monologue by Chris Rock. This is the first time in memory that the screenplay awards were presented first. Smart move considering the predictability of the winners, but the idea of having the winners' thank-yous appear on screen was ignored from the outset and will probably continu...

Picture : Revenant Animated: Inside Out Director: Innaritu Actor: DiCaprio Actress: Larson Supporting Actor: Stallone Supporting Actress: Vikander Original Screenplay: Spotlight Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short Cinematography: The Revenant Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road Score: The Hateful Eight Song: ...

I think it is all the precursors, not the blogs, that have removed the suspense. There are simply so many Oscar precursors, and so many of them have now been around long enough to have developed substantial track records, that it is now possible to very-powerfully predict the nominee chances from th...

1. Brooklyn
2. Room
3. Spotlight
4. Bridge of Spies
5. The Martian
6. The Big Short
7. The Revenant
8. Mad Max - Fury Road

I guess it's just me, and it must be partly because I still have to see some of this year's (hopefully) best nominees (Spotlight, Room, Brooklyn)... but I've never been least excited at an approaching Oscar night. And the prospect of The Revenant getting Best Picture makes me even less excited... I...

CalWilliam wrote:This means Stallone will win the Oscar...

Agree - Rylance really needed this to stay alive.

Although this helps her Oscar odds -I still feel this race will be wide open on Oscar nite until the envelope is opened.

Okri wrote:This is the most confusing awards race ever.

And that is a good thing.

What a boring show!! Ricky won't be back next year.

That's Funny!

Sonic Youth wrote:Are people really cursing so much, or is there a malfunction with the sound system?

Agree - the mute is getting really annoying

They couldn't pass getting Gaga up on stage for an acceptance speech - so predictable

Wow - so could Fassbender be the next upset?

Expected, but I so wanted to be wrong.