Oscars 2016: Who Should Win And Who Will Win

Publish date: Monday, 29 Feb 2016, 11:46AM

If the members won't vote for Leonardo DiCaprio after he ate raw bison liver and was washed down a semi-frozen river, what on Earth does he have to do? Photo / Supplied

Best Picture:

The nominees

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

Will win: The Revenant
Should win: Mad Max: Fury Road
Might win: The Big Short

Fassbender's portrayal of sociopathic tech guru Steve Jobs in Danny Boyle's biopic is the best work in this category. Photo / File

Best Actor:

The nominees

• Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)
• Matt Damon (The Martian)
• Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
• Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
• Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)

Will win: Leonardo DiCaprio
Should win: Michael Fassbender
Might win: n/a

All season it's really been a question of whether anyone could pull ahead of Brie Larson, who gets the most harrowing dramatic workout here as an imprisoned mother in Room. Photo / Supplied

Best Actress

The nominees

• Cate Blanchett (Carol)
• Brie Larson (Room)
• Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)
• Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)
• Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)

Will win: Brie Larson
Should win: Cate Blanchett
Might win: Saoirse Ronan

Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone in Creed. Photo / Supplied

Best Supporting Actor

The nominees

• Christian Bale (The Big Short)
• Tom Hardy (The Revenant)
• Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)
• Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies)
• Sylvester Stallone (Creed)

Will win: Sylvester Stallone
Should win: Mark Rylance
Might win: Rylance

Alicia Vikander and Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl. Photo / Supplied

Best Supporting Actress

The nominees

• Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
• Rooney Mara (Carol)
• Rachel McAdams (Spotlight)
• Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
• Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)

Will win: Alicia Vikander
Should win: Kate Winslet
Might win: Winslet