Oscar Nominations AND WINNERS 2016

Here's the full list of Oscar nominees for 2016. The ceremony will be held on February 28th and is going to be hosted by Chris Rock.

Song

Earned It - 50 Shades of Grey
Manta Ray - Racing Extinction
Simple Song #3 - Youth
Til It Happens to You - The Hunting
Writing's on the Wall - Spectre WINNER

Cinematography

Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max Fury Road
The Revenant WINNER
Sicario

Documentary Feature

Amy WINNER
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

Costume

Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max Fury Road WINNER
The Revenant

Sound Editing

Mad Max Fury Road WINNER
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Sound Mixing

Bridge of Spies
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Mad Max Fury Road WINNER

Make Up and Hair

Mad Max Fury Road WINNER
The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant

Animated

Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out WINNER
Shaun the Sheep
When Marnie Was There

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale - The Big Short
Tom Hardy - The Revenant
Mark Rufflao - Spotlight
Mark Rylance - Bridge Of Spies WINNER
Sylvester Stallone - Creed

Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Lawrence - Joy
Rooney Mara - Carol
Rachel McAdams - Spotlight
Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl WINNER
Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs

Visual Effects

Ex Machina WINNER
Mad Max Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Film Editing

The Big Short
Mad Max Fury Road WINNER
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Production Design

Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max Fury Road WINNER
The Martian
The Revenant

Adapted Screenplay

The Big Short WINNER
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room

Original Screenplay

Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight WINNER
Straight Outta Compton

Original Score

Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight WINNER
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Foreign Language

Embrace of the Serpent
Mustang
Son of Saul WINNER
Theeb
A War

Director

Adam McKay - The Big Short
George Miller - Mad Max Fury Road
Alejandro Inarritu - The Revenant WINNER
Lenny Abrahamson - Room
Tom McCarthy - Spotlight

Actress

Cate Blanchett - Carol
Brie Larson - Room WINNER
Jennifer Lawrence - Joy
Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn

Actor

Bryan Cranston - Trumbo
Matt Damon - The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant WINNER
Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl

Best Picture

The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight WINNER

2015 Oscar Predictions and Oscar Odds on the William Hill Podcast

I was invited back to give my predictions on what might be the big winners at the Oscars in 2015 on the William Hill Oscars Specials Podcast. I was invited on by Lee Phelps from William Hill last year and returned to give my opinions again this year. You can listen to the podcast below:

listen to ‘The Oscars Podcast: Friday February 20th’ on audioBoom

I've got too much riding on the Oscars now so I'm really hoping some of my predictions come true. My biggest bets are for Inarritu to win Best Director for Birdman and Boyhood to win Best Picture. I've also bet on a bunch of the favourites but I'm clearly not going to win much on them. If you want to have a gamble on the Oscars at William Hill, head here. There is loads of categories.