2016 Oscar Predictions and Wishes

This is the rare year where there are some big question marks as we head into the Oscars. Namely, Best Picture is a toss-up between a few movies, meaning we're in for some potential surprises, pleasant and otherwise. Below, find my predictions for this year's show, and what I'll be cheering for.

(Note: there are a handful of nominees I haven't seen: Sicario, The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, Embrace of the Serpent, Racing Extinction, Youth, and Theeb.)

Predictions
Best Picture: Spotlight
Best Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best Actress: Brie Larson, Room
Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Original Screenplay: Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Best Adapted Screenplay: Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short
Best Film Editing: Margaret Sixel, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant
Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul
Best Animated Feature: Inside Out
Best Documentary: Amy
Best Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Costume Design: Sandy Powell, Cinderella
Best Visual Effects: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Sound Mixing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Sound Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Original Score: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Best Original Song: "Til It Happens to You," The Hunting Ground
Best Live-Action Short: Shok
Best Animated Short: World of Tomorrow
Best Documentary Short: The Girl in the River

What I'm Cheering For
Best Picture: Brooklyn
Best Director: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Actor: Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Best Actress: Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Supporting Actress: Rooney Mara, Carol
Best Original Screenplay: Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, & Josh Cooley, Inside Out
Best Adapted Screenplay: Nick Hornby, Brooklyn
Best Film Editing: Margaret Sixel, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Cinematography: Ed Lachman, Carol
Best Foreign Language Film: Mustang
Best Animated Feature: Inside Out
Best Documentary: The Look of Silence
Best Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Costume Design: Sandy Powell, Cinderella
Best Visual Effects: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Sound Mixing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Sound Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Original Score: Carter Burwell, Carol
Best Original Song: "Writing's On the Wall," Spectre
Best Live-Action Short: Ave Maria
Best Animated Short: World of Tomorrow
Best Documentary Short: The Girl in the River