Thursday, May 5, 2016

2016 CinSpec Awards Predictions

Will 4-time CinSpec winner Xavier Dolan win again?

For the third consecutive year, I've attempted to predict what my next personal awards will look like. My ballot won't be posted for at least 9-10 months from now, so I'm sure a lot of these picks will miss the mark. (And I'm probably overlooking a film or two that I'll love.) For instance, none of my predicted Best Picture nominees last year made my final lineup. Check out my best guesses (* = winners) below.

BEST PICTURE:
A Bigger Splash
It’s Only the End of the World*
Knight of Cups
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea


BEST DIRECTOR:
Xavier Dolan, It’s Only the End of the World
Luca Guadagnino, A Bigger Splash
Terrence Malick, Knight of Cups
Nicolas Winding Refn, The Neon Demon*
Orson Welles, The Other Side of the Wind


BEST ACTOR:
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Don Cheadle, Miles Ahead
Ralph Fiennes, A Bigger Splash
Jake Gyllenhaal, Demolition
Denzel Washington, Fences*


BEST ACTRESS:
Viola Davis, Fences*
Ruth Negga, Loving
Emma Stone, La La Land
Tilda Swinton, A Bigger Splash
Alicia Vikander, The Light Between Oceans


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Alden Ehrenreich, Hail, Caesar!
Jared Leto, Suicide Squad
Ben Mendelsohn, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Liam Neeson, Silence*
Edgar Ramirez, Gold


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Marion Cotillard, It’s Only the End of the World
Aja Naomi King, The Birth of a Nation
Margot Robbie, Suicide Squad
Lea Seydoux, It’s Only the End of the World
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea*


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
A Bigger Splash
It’s Only the End of the World*
The Light Between Oceans
Nocturnal Animals
Silence


BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
La La Land
The Lobster*
Loving
Manchester by the Sea
The Unknown Girl


BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Beauty and the Beast
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
High-Rise
La La Land
The Neon Demon*


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
A Bigger Splash
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Knight of Cups*
The Neon Demon
The Witch


BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
Beauty and the Beast*
La La Land
The Neon Demon
The Nice Guys
Sing Street


BEST FILM EDITING:
A Bigger Splash*
Demolition
Jason Bourne
La La Land
The Neon Demon


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
The Light Between Oceans
Midnight Special
The Neon Demon*
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Witch


BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
David Brent: Life on the Road
La La Land
The Neon Demon
Sing Street*
Sing Street


BEST MAKEUP:
Beauty and the Beast
The Neon Demon
Suicide Squad*


BEST SOUND (MIXING AND EDITING):
Jason Bourne
La La Land*
The Neon Demon
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Witch


BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
The BFG
The Jungle Book
Passengers
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story*
Star Trek Beyond


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:
Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
The Little Prince
Moana
Zootopia*

6 comments:

  1. Prayer circle for all things Dolan.

    Also...no Edgerton? TEARS!

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    1. Haha, Dolan is always in the mix. Edgerton would be #6 in my Best Actor predictions. ;)

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  2. Cannot wait to see how these awards play out!!

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    1. I'm looking forward to fleshing out my current ballot, which is very weak right now.

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  3. nice review, i love reading article on this blog

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