The Oscar Narrative: Final Nominations Predictions - Final List

This is it. The big moment. There is no going back at this point. This is the final of the final list. Nominations are tomorrow morning.

Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Spotlight

Best Director
Adam McKay "The Big Short"
George Miller "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Ridley Scott "The Martian"
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu "The Revenant"
Tom McCarthy "Spotlight"

Best Actor
Bryan Cranston "Trumbo"
Matt Damon "The Martian"
Leonardo DiCaprio "The Revenant"
Michael Fassbender "Steve Jobs"
Eddie Redmayne "The Danish Girl"

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett "Carol"
Brie Larson "Room"
Jennifer Lawrence "Joy"
Saoirse Ronan "Brooklyn"
Alicia Vikander "The Danish Girl"

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale "The Big Short"
Idris Elba "Beasts of No Nation"
Mark Ruffalo "Spotlight"
Mark Rylance "Bridge of Spies"
Sylvester Stallone "Creed"

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh "The Hateful Eight"
Rooney Mara "Carol"
Helen Mirren "Trumbo"
Alicia Vikander "Ex Machina"
Kate Winslet "Steve Jobs"

Best Adapted Screenplay
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay "The Big Short"
Nick Hornby "Brooklyn"
Phyllis Nagy "Carol"
Emma Donoghue "Room"
Aaron Sorkin "Steve Jobs"

Best Original Screenplay
Matt Charman, Joel & Ethan Coen "Bridge of Spies"
Alex Garland "Ex Machina"
Quentin Tarantino "The Hateful Eight"
Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve "Inside Out"
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer "Spotlight"

Best Animated Feature
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

Best Documentary Feature
Amy
Cartel Land
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
The Look of Silence
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

Best Foreign Language Film
Labyrinth of Lies (Germany)
Mustang (France)
Son of Saul (Hungary)
Theeb (Jordan)
A War (Denmark)

Best Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski "Bridge of Spies"
Robert Richardson "The Hateful Eight"
John Seale "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Emmanuel Lubezki "The Revenant"
Roger Deakins "Sicario"

Best Costume Design
Brooklyn
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Film Editing
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Black Mass
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

Best Original Score
Thomas Newman "Bridge of Spies"
Alexandre Desplat "The Danish Girl"
Ennio Morricone "The Hateful Eight"
Johann Johannsson "Sicario"
John Williams "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"

Best Original Song
DJ Frank E, Charlie Puth, Cameron Tomaz, and Andrew Cedar "See You Again" from "Furious 7"
David Lang "Simple Song #3" from "Youth"
Leon Bridges "So Long" from "Concussion"
Lady Gaga and Dianne Warren "Til It Happens to You" from "The Hunting Ground"
Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes "Writing on the Wall" from "Spectre"

Best Production Design
Bridge of Spies
Cinderella
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Sound Mixing
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Sound Editing
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Visual Effects
Ant-Man
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Animated Short
Bear Story
Carface (Autos Portraits)
If I Was God
Sanjay's Super Team
World of Tomorrow

Best Documentary Short
Body Team 12
Chau Behind the Lines
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
My Enemy My Brother
The Testimony

Best Live Action Short
Ave Maria
Day Light
Shok
Stutterer
Winter Light