Oscar Predictions 2016: Who will take home the golden statue?

Feb 29, 2016, 00:05
Oscar Predictions 2016: Who will take home the golden statue?

Its star, Leonardo DiCaprio, appears to be a shoo-in to land his first Academy Award in his fifth nomination.

Chris Rock will take his second turn hosting the event. Academy officials are staying mum. The producers declined interview requests from The Associated Press, as did Rock and film academy representatives.

Reign, the keynote speaker on Saturday at "The #BlackTwitter Conference" at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, is credited with launching the hashtag in January after last year's nominees best actor nominees were published.

Hopes for a more routine, less unpredictable red carpet opening looked promising, with forecasters promising glorious blue skies over Hollywood's Dolby Theatre and a peak of 24°C for the 88th Oscars ceremony, which gets going at 5:30pm (0130 GMT Monday). 

Donald Trump wins again, takes Nevada
The contest was the fourth for the Republican presidential candidates, with Trump so far winning in New Hampshire and SC . That primary reduced a GOP field that included a dozen candidates a month ago to five, with former Florida Gov.

A public debate about race bias in Hollywood erupted after a few non-Caucasian artists were nominated for the awards, and none at all for acting prizes, for the second year running. They include: Kerry Washington, Kevin Hart, Pharrell Williams, Priyanka Chopra and Quincy Jones.

Who will win: While "The Big Short" didn't capture the number of awards that its competition did, its multiple nominations, writing wins and most importantly, its victory from the PGA stand out.

Who should win: Besides "Mad Max: Fury Road", which I gave an honorable mention to, all of the films nominated were in my top 10 movies of 2015.

Speaking at the reception for British Oscar nominees and members of the film industry in West Hollywood, the 34-year-old said: "I think it's pretty much certainly Leo's year and so well deserved".

McConnell: No Vote on Obama Court Nominee
Supreme Court nominations are one of the few remaining instances in which filibusters have been uncommon in the Senate. He then tweeted that he presided over the nomination of Justice Kennedy.

He's up against Adam McKay ("The Big Short"), Tom McCarthy ("Spotlight"), George Miller ("Mad Max: Fury Road") and Lenny Abrahamson ("Room").

Going strictly by box office, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" would sweep all categories from Best Picture to having Chewbacca accept the award for Best Supporting Actor.

The Best Actor category is full of a-list talent like Bryan Cranston for "Trumbo", Matt Damon for "The Martian", Michael Fassbender for "Steve Jobs", and last year's victor Eddie Redmayne, this time for "The Danish Girl".

Charlotte Rampling, 70, is up for best actress for her role in 45 Years, alongside Irish actress Saoirse Ronan, 21, for Brooklyn, in which she plays a homesick immigrant in NY.

Bill Clinton to campaign for Hillary Clinton in Montgomery Saturday
In light of the severe weather, the governor's spokesman said McAuliffe needed to focus on protecting Virginians. Clinton served 12 years as Arkansas' first lady and has the support of the state's five superdelegates.

Lady Gaga, The Weeknd, Sam Smith and Dave Grohl are also set to take the stage to deliver show-stopping performances.

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