88th Academy Awards results
<p>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... </p><p><a href="http://www.whowhatwhereswhy.com/stuffjunk/2016/2/25/88oscar">The Stuff & Junk Show - Episode 52 : 88th Academy Awards - Oscar Picks</a> </p><p><strong>Best Supporting Actress </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em> : Alicia Vikander (wants Rooney Mara) <br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em> : Rachel McAdams (wants Jennifer Jason Leigh) <br /><em>Albert's</em> pick : Alicia Vikander (wants Alicia Vikander) <br /><strong>WINNER</strong> : ALICIA VIKANDER </p><p><strong>Best Supporting Actor </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : Sylvester Stallone (wants Mark Rylance) </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : Sylvester Stallone (wants Sylvester Stallone) </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : Sylvester Stallone (wants Sylvester Stallone) </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : MARK RYLANCE </span></p><p><strong>Best Actress </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : Brie Larson (wants Brie Larson) </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : Brie Larson (wants Saoirse Ronan) </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : Brie Larson (wants Brie Larson) </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : BRIE LARSON </span></p><p><strong>Best Actor </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : Leonardo DiCaprio (wants either DiCaprio or Fassbender) </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : Leonardo DiCaprio (wants Matt Damon) </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : Leonardo DiCaprio (wants Eddie Redmayne) </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : LEONARDO DICAPRIO </span></p><p><strong>Best Adapted Screenplay </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : The Big Short (wants Brooklyn) </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : The Big Short (wants The Martian) </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : The Big Short (wants Room) </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : THE BIG SHORT </span></p><p><strong>Best Original Screenplay </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : Inside Out (wants Ex Machina) </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : Inside Out (wants Inside Out) </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : Inside Out (wants Inside Out) </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : SPOTLIGHT </span></p><p><strong>Best Animated Feature </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : Inside Out (wants Inside Out) </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : Inside Out (wants Inside Out) </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : Inside Out (wants Inside Out) </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : INSIDE OUT </span></p><p><strong>Best Director </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : George Miller (wants Inarritu or Miller) </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : Tom McCarthy (wants George Miller) </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : Alejandro Inarritu (wants George Miller) </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : ALEJANDRO INARRITU </span></p><p><strong>Best Picture </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : The Revenant (wants Mad Max : Fury Road) </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : Spotlight (wants Mad Max : Fury Road) </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : The Revenant (wants The Martian) </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : SPOTLIGHT </span></p>
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<p><strong>Best Visual Effects </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : Star Wars : The Force Awakens (wants Mad Max : Fury Road) </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : Star Wars : The Force Awakens (wants Mad Max : Fury Road) </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : Star Wars : The Force Awakens (wants Mad Max : Fury Road) </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : EX MACHINA </span></p><p><strong>Best Cinematography </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : Mad Max : Fury Road (wants Sicario) </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : </span><span>Mad Max : Fury Road (wants Sicario) </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : Mad Max : Fury Road (wants Sicario) </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : THE REVENANT </span></p><p><strong>Best Production Design </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : The Revenant </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : The Revenant </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : The Martian (wants The Revenant) </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : MAD MAX : FURY ROAD </span></p><p><strong>Best Film Editing </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : Mad Max : Fury Road </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : Mad Max : Fury Road </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : Mad Max : Fury Road </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : MAD MAX : FURY ROAD </span></p><p><strong>Best Sound Editing </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : The Revenant (wants Sicario) </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : Star Wars : The Force Awakens (wants Sicario) </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : The Revenant </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : MAD MAX : FURY ROAD </span></p><p><strong>Best Sound Mixing </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : Mad Max : Fury Road </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : Star Wars : The Force Awakens </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : The Revenant </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : MAD MAX : FURY ROAD </span></p><p><strong>Best Score </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : The Hateful Eight </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : The Hateful Eight </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : The Hateful Eight </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : THE HATEFUL EIGHT </span></p><p><strong>Best Song </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : till it happens to you or writings on the wall </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : writings on the wall </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : Simple Song #3 </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : WRITING'S ON THE WALL </span></p><p><strong>Best Foreign Film </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : Son of Saul </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : Son of Saul </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : Theeb </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : SON OF SAUL </span></p><p><strong>Best Short Film Animated </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : Sanjay Super Team </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : Sanjay Super Team </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : Sanjay Super Team (wants World Of Tomorrow) </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : BEAR STORY </span></p><p><strong>Best Short Film Live-Action </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : Shook </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : Day One </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : Shook </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : STUTTERER </span></p><p><strong>Best Documentary Short Subject </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : Spectres of the Schaub </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : Girl, The River </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : Chan, Beyond The Lines </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : A GIRL IN THE RIVER </span></p><p><strong>Best Documentary Feature </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : What Happened, Miss Simone? </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : What Happened, Miss Simone? </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : What Happened, Miss Simone? </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : AMY </span></p><p><strong>Best Make-up and Hairstyling </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : Mad Max : Fury Road </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : Mad Max : Fury Road </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : Mad Max : Fury Road </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : MAD MAX : FURY ROAD </span></p><p><strong>Best Costume Design </strong><br /><em>Kathryn's pick</em><span> : Mad Max : Fury Road (wants The Danish Girl) </span><br /><em>Jiaming's pick</em><span> : The Revenant (wants Mad Max : Fury Road) </span><br /><em>Albert's</em><span> pick : Mad Max : Fury Road (wants Mad Max : Fury Road) </span><br /><strong>WINNER</strong><span> : MAD MAX : FURY ROAD </span></p>
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<p>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.</p><p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p>- Albert </p>
