Hello there, Albert here! This is a follow up to Episode 52 of The Stuff & Junk Show, where me, Jiaming, and Kathryn, made our predictions and choices on who / what will win in the 88th Annual Academy Awards; The Oscars! We didn't think it was completely necessary to record a podcast episode of the results, but for those curious as to how right and wrong we were in our choices, here you go...
The Stuff & Junk Show - Episode 52 : 88th Academy Awards - Oscar Picks
Best Supporting Actress
Kathryn's pick : Alicia Vikander (wants Rooney Mara)
Jiaming's pick : Rachel McAdams (wants Jennifer Jason Leigh)
Albert's pick : Alicia Vikander (wants Alicia Vikander)
WINNER : ALICIA VIKANDER
Best Supporting Actor
Kathryn's pick : Sylvester Stallone (wants Mark Rylance)
Jiaming's pick : Sylvester Stallone (wants Sylvester Stallone)
Albert's pick : Sylvester Stallone (wants Sylvester Stallone)
WINNER : MARK RYLANCE
Best Actress
Kathryn's pick : Brie Larson (wants Brie Larson)
Jiaming's pick : Brie Larson (wants Saoirse Ronan)
Albert's pick : Brie Larson (wants Brie Larson)
WINNER : BRIE LARSON
Best Actor
Kathryn's pick : Leonardo DiCaprio (wants either DiCaprio or Fassbender)
Jiaming's pick : Leonardo DiCaprio (wants Matt Damon)
Albert's pick : Leonardo DiCaprio (wants Eddie Redmayne)
WINNER : LEONARDO DICAPRIO
Best Adapted Screenplay
Kathryn's pick : The Big Short (wants Brooklyn)
Jiaming's pick : The Big Short (wants The Martian)
Albert's pick : The Big Short (wants Room)
WINNER : THE BIG SHORT
Best Original Screenplay
Kathryn's pick : Inside Out (wants Ex Machina)
Jiaming's pick : Inside Out (wants Inside Out)
Albert's pick : Inside Out (wants Inside Out)
WINNER : SPOTLIGHT
Best Animated Feature
Kathryn's pick : Inside Out (wants Inside Out)
Jiaming's pick : Inside Out (wants Inside Out)
Albert's pick : Inside Out (wants Inside Out)
WINNER : INSIDE OUT
Best Director
Kathryn's pick : George Miller (wants Inarritu or Miller)
Jiaming's pick : Tom McCarthy (wants George Miller)
Albert's pick : Alejandro Inarritu (wants George Miller)
WINNER : ALEJANDRO INARRITU
Best Picture
Kathryn's pick : The Revenant (wants Mad Max : Fury Road)
Jiaming's pick : Spotlight (wants Mad Max : Fury Road)
Albert's pick : The Revenant (wants The Martian)
WINNER : SPOTLIGHT
Best Visual Effects
Kathryn's pick : Star Wars : The Force Awakens (wants Mad Max : Fury Road)
Jiaming's pick : Star Wars : The Force Awakens (wants Mad Max : Fury Road)
Albert's pick : Star Wars : The Force Awakens (wants Mad Max : Fury Road)
WINNER : EX MACHINA
Best Cinematography
Kathryn's pick : Mad Max : Fury Road (wants Sicario)
Jiaming's pick : Mad Max : Fury Road (wants Sicario)
Albert's pick : Mad Max : Fury Road (wants Sicario)
WINNER : THE REVENANT
Best Production Design
Kathryn's pick : The Revenant
Jiaming's pick : The Revenant
Albert's pick : The Martian (wants The Revenant)
WINNER : MAD MAX : FURY ROAD
Best Film Editing
Kathryn's pick : Mad Max : Fury Road
Jiaming's pick : Mad Max : Fury Road
Albert's pick : Mad Max : Fury Road
WINNER : MAD MAX : FURY ROAD
Best Sound Editing
Kathryn's pick : The Revenant (wants Sicario)
Jiaming's pick : Star Wars : The Force Awakens (wants Sicario)
Albert's pick : The Revenant
WINNER : MAD MAX : FURY ROAD
Best Sound Mixing
Kathryn's pick : Mad Max : Fury Road
Jiaming's pick : Star Wars : The Force Awakens
Albert's pick : The Revenant
WINNER : MAD MAX : FURY ROAD
Best Score
Kathryn's pick : The Hateful Eight
Jiaming's pick : The Hateful Eight
Albert's pick : The Hateful Eight
WINNER : THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Best Song
Kathryn's pick : till it happens to you or writings on the wall
Jiaming's pick : writings on the wall
Albert's pick : Simple Song #3
WINNER : WRITING'S ON THE WALL
Best Foreign Film
Kathryn's pick : Son of Saul
Jiaming's pick : Son of Saul
Albert's pick : Theeb
WINNER : SON OF SAUL
Best Short Film Animated
Kathryn's pick : Sanjay Super Team
Jiaming's pick : Sanjay Super Team
Albert's pick : Sanjay Super Team (wants World Of Tomorrow)
WINNER : BEAR STORY
Best Short Film Live-Action
Kathryn's pick : Shook
Jiaming's pick : Day One
Albert's pick : Shook
WINNER : STUTTERER
Best Documentary Short Subject
Kathryn's pick : Spectres of the Schaub
Jiaming's pick : Girl, The River
Albert's pick : Chan, Beyond The Lines
WINNER : A GIRL IN THE RIVER
Best Documentary Feature
Kathryn's pick : What Happened, Miss Simone?
Jiaming's pick : What Happened, Miss Simone?
Albert's pick : What Happened, Miss Simone?
WINNER : AMY
Best Make-up and Hairstyling
Kathryn's pick : Mad Max : Fury Road
Jiaming's pick : Mad Max : Fury Road
Albert's pick : Mad Max : Fury Road
WINNER : MAD MAX : FURY ROAD
Best Costume Design
Kathryn's pick : Mad Max : Fury Road (wants The Danish Girl)
Jiaming's pick : The Revenant (wants Mad Max : Fury Road)
Albert's pick : Mad Max : Fury Road (wants Mad Max : Fury Road)
WINNER : MAD MAX : FURY ROAD
Out of the primary 9 categories that we really focused on, I actually got 6 out of the 9 correct, while Kathryn and Jiaming tied at getting 5 correct each. Kathryn even got one of her preferred choices as the actual winner too in the Best Supporting Actor category.
On the other categories however, Kathryn got the most correct with 7 out of 15, Jiaming got 6 right, while I lagged with only 4 good guesses. Jiaming was also able to get one of his preferred choices as the actual winner in the Best Costume Design category.
As for the movies themselves, Mad Max : Fury Road got the most wins with 6, even if it's mostly technical categories. However, in terms of the main categories, it was The Revenant and Spotlight that stood out. In general, it seems the Academy members really wanted to spread the wealth, as many got their 1 award, although there were many that didn't get anything at all.
Biggest surprises for the night are probably Mark Rylance taking it from Sylvester Stallone in supporting actor, Leonardo DiCaprio not getting shut out again in the acting category, Alejandro Inarritu getting a Directing award two years in a row, but it's Spotlight that won out in the end as the best picture of the year against favorites like The Revenant, The Big Short, and Mad Max : Fury Road.
The 88th Academy Awards has proven to be a rather exciting year. From the #oscarssowhite controversy, to fact that Mad Max : Fury Road really did have a shot at the Best Picture win. Hopefully the 89th will be a fun one to look forward to as well.
- Albert
