The 2016 a2k Guess the Oscars Winners Dauntless Deathmatch!

I didn't watch a single NFL game and I didn't do half bad in this year's Super Bowl game. Alright, I came in 9th place (if I remember it correctly). Middle of the pack.

Entered in the EXCEL sheet.

I haven't a clue - just giving Tsar a few minutes to deal with something other than work !!

Best Motion Picture of the Year
FIVE POINTS
The Revenant


Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
FOUR POINTS
Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
FOUR POINTS
Saoirse Ronan for Brooklyn - home town sentimental pick

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
FOUR POINTS
Tom Hardy for The Revenant


Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
FOUR POINTS
Rooney Mara for Carol


Best Achievement in Directing
FOUR POINTS
Lenny Abrahamson for Room


Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
FOUR POINTS
Straight Outta Compton

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
FOUR POINTS
Room

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
FOUR POINTS
Anomalisa

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
FOUR POINTS
Son of Saul

Best Documentary, Feature
FOUR POINTS
The Look of Silence

Best Achievement in Cinematography
TWO POINTS
Mad Max: Fury Road by John Seale

Best Achievement in Editing
TWO POINTS
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

Best Achievement in Production Design
TWO POINTS
The Martian

Best Achievement in Costume Design
TWO POINTS
The Danish Girl

Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
TWO POINTS
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
TWO POINTS
The Hateful Eight by Ennio Morricone

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
ONE POINT
Spectre , "Writing's On The Wall" by Sam Smith

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
ONE POINT
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
ONE POINT
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
ONE POINT
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

Best Documentary, Short Subject
ONE POINT
Last Day of Freedom

Best Short Film, Animated
ONE POINT
Mi ne mozhem zhit bez kosmosa

Best Short Film, Live Action
ONE POINT
Ave Maria

Thanks Imur. Added your answers to the Excel worksheet.

Did you happen to see the Russian animated short, Mi ne mozhem zhit bez kosmosa yet?


We Can't Live Without Cosmos (2014) can be found legally streaming on the New Yorker Magazine site. When I posted it on an IMDb board, some people couldn't access it due to geographical restrictions.

You should give it a shot. It's beautiful and touching. One of the best depictions of friendship in the medium of film. Watch it already!

Data analytics have predicted that The Revenant will win best picture without ever having seen the films.

This could be fun, especially since I've only seen a couple of these. So I am closing my eyes and picking.

Best Motion Picture of the Year
FIVE POINTS
Bridge of Spies

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
FOUR POINTS
Michael Fassbender for Steve Jobs

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
FOUR POINTS
Saoirse Ronan for Brooklyn

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
FOUR POINTS
Tom Hardy for The Revenant

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
FOUR POINTS
Rooney Mara for Carol


Best Achievement in Directing
FOUR POINTS
George Miller for Mad Max: Fury Road


Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
FOUR POINTS
Bridge of Spies

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
FOUR POINTS
Brooklyn


Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
FOUR POINTS
Inside Out


Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
FOUR POINTS
Mustang


Best Documentary, Feature
FOUR POINTS
Amy

Best Achievement in Cinematography
TWO POINTS
The Revenant by Emmanuel Lubezki


Best Achievement in Editing
TWO POINTS
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Achievement in Production Design
TWO POINTS
Bridge of Spies


Best Achievement in Costume Design
TWO POINTS
Cinderella


Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
TWO POINTS
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
TWO POINTS
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens by John Williams

Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
ONE POINT
Spectre , "Writing's On The Wall" by Sam Smith

Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
ONE POINT
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

Best Achievement in Sound Editing
ONE POINT
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

Best Achievement in Visual Effects
ONE POINT
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Documentary, Short Subject
ONE POINT
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness

Best Short Film, Animated
ONE POINT
World of Tomorrow

Best Short Film, Live Action
ONE POINT
Day One

Excellent ballot Coastal! Hand written your ballot into the printout.

Our final tally tonight!

1. Fbaezer, 43 points;
2. Tsarstepan, 36 points;
3. Coastal, 16 points;
4. Imur, 13 points;
5. Jespah, 11 points.

Well done FB!

Nice ride. Thanks Tsar.

(Loved the filmmaker's response to the stupid introduction to the short documentary winner: while the latter talked about short film documentarists "living in crappy apartments", the former recalled that her film helped change a law against honor killings in Pakistan).