Forum Oscar Poll Results – FINAL 2016 Oscar Nomination Predictions

In the madness of Oscar nomination week I neglected to post the final 2016 Oscar nomination predictions from the Forum Oscar Polls but here they are. Overall, the forums did quite well yet again. They nailed Best Actor and Best Actress and missed other categories by just one with the exception of Best Director, which threw everyone for a loop when Ridley Scott (The Martian) was snubbed in favor of Lenny Abrahamson (Room) and Todd Haynes and Carol missed out on the top two. Click on the category link to see the closed poll results.

Best Picture

1. The Revenant (96%; 127 votes)
2. Spotlight (96%; 127 votes)
3. The Big Short (95%; 126 votes)
4. Bridge of Spies (94%; 124 votes)
5. Carol (94%; 124 votes)
6. Mad Max: Fury Road (93%; 123 votes)
7. The Martian (92%; 121 votes)
8. Brooklyn (83%;109 votes)

9. Room (54%; 71 votes)

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Best Director

1. Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant (94%; 116 votes)
2. Ridley Scott, The Martian (81%; 100 votes)
3. George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road (80%; 99 votes)
4. Todd Haynes, Carol (73%, 90 votes)
5. Tom McCarthy, Spotlight (69%; 85 votes)

6. Adam McKay, The Big Short (68%; 84 votes)
7. Lenny Abrahamson, Room (4%; 5 votes)

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Best Actor

1. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant (98%; 158 votes)
2. Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs (96%; 155 votes)
3. Bryan Cranston, Trumbo (89%; 144 votes)
4. Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl (84%; 136 votes)
5. Matt Damon, The Martian (80%; 129 votes)

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Best Actress

1. Brie Larson, Room (99%; 207 votes)
2. Cate Blanchett, Carol (98%; 206 votes)
3. Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn (96%; 202 votes)
4. Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years (73%; 154 votes)
5. Jennifer Lawrence, Joy (57%; 119 votes)

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Best Supporting Actor

1. Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies (96%; 142 votes)
2. Christian Bale, The Big Short (93%; 137 votes)
3. Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation (78%; 115 votes)
4. Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight (53%; 78 votes)
5. Sylvester Stallone, Creed (53%; 78 votes)

7. Tom Hardy, The Revenant (25%; 37 votes)

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Best Supporting Actress

1. Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs (98%; 179 votes)
2. Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight (91%; 166 votes)
3. Rooney Mara, Carol (91%; 166 votes)
4. Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina (59%; 108 votes)
5. Rachel McAdams, Spotlight (45%; 84 votes)

7. Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl (34%; 62 votes)

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Best Adapted Screenplay

1. The Big Short (97%; 64 votes)
2. Brooklyn (915; 60 votes)
3. Carol (89%; 59 votes)
4. Steve Jobs (85%; 56 votes)
5. Room (82%; 54 votes)

6. The Martian (33%; 22 votes)

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Best Original Screenplay

1. Spotlight (100%; 61 votes)
2. Bridge of Spies (96%; 59 votes)
3. Inside Out (93%; 57 votes)
4. The Hateful Eight (90%; 55 votes)
5. Ex Machina (84%; 51 votes)

7. Straight Outta Compton (10%; 6 votes)

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