Mid-Year Oscars Predictions - 2016

Reasons for Prediction:
Cotillard and Pitt acting. Zemeckis Directing. WWII plot.

Results:

NOT Nominated for Best Picture

ZERO Wins
ONE Nomination for Costume Design (Joanna Johnston)

Reasons for Prediction: There is strong buzz surrounding this. People saying it's historic and important. Plus, race relations.

Results:

NOT Nominated for Best Picture

ZERO Wins
ZERO Nominations

Reasons for Prediction: Stars Denzel and Viola Davis. Based on a critically acclaimed play. Denzel directing.

Results:

Nominated for Best Picture

ONE Win for Best Actress (Davis)
TWO Nominations include Best Actor (Washington) and Adapted Screenplay (Wilson)

Reasons for Prediction: Oscar-familiar cast all around. Racial issues. An important American period piece.

Results:

Nominated for Best Picture

ZERO Wins
THREE Nominations include Best Supporting Actress (Spencer) and Adapted Screenplay (Schroeder, Melfi)

Reasons for Prediction: Stars two very likable people with Damien Chazelle (Whiplash) directing. It's a musical. It's about Hollywood/the industry.

Results:

Nominated for Best Picture

SIX Wins for Best Director (Chazelle), Actress (Stone), Cinematography (Sandgren), Score (Hurwitz), Song (City of Stars), & Production Design (The Wascos)

14 Total Nominations include Best Actor (Gosling), Screenplay (Chazelle), Film Editing (Cross), Costume Design (Zophres), Song (Audition), Sound Mixing, and Sound Editing.

Reasons for Prediction: Stars two actors people like to vote for. Directed Cianfrance, who has proven deserving of an Oscar movie. It's a serious romance with high calibre production.

Results:

NOT Nominated for Best Picture

ZERO Wins
ZERO Nominations

Reasons for Prediction: Directed by Affleck, who directed the Oscar winner for best picture, Argo.
It's an American period drama.

Results:

NOT Nominated for Best Picture

ZERO Wins
ZERO Nominations

Reasons for Prediction: It has Jennifer Lawrence and is directed by the guy who did Imitation Game, which was loved by the Academy.

Results:

NOT Nominated for Best Picture

ZERO Wins
TWO Nominations for Production Design (Dyas, Serdena) and Score (Newman)

Reasons for Prediction: Martin-fucking-Scorsese.

Results:

NOT Nominated for Best Picture

ZERO Wins
ONE Nomination for Cinematography (Prieto)

Reasons for Prediction: Directed by Eastwood, starring Hanks. A true story in American history.

Results:

NOT Nominated for Best Picture

ZERO Wins
ONE Nomination for Sound Editing (Murray, Asman)