Winners are marked in bold;
- BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a.
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CAROL - haven't got to see this yet as it's not out in Australia, but by God am I excited for it!! Based on the reviews, I would have put this as my prediction for the winner
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Number 9 Films; The Weinstein Company
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b.
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MAD MAX: FURY ROAD - I was not as wrapped with this film as everyone else in the world, it was good, but I certainly wouldn't have backed it as a winner
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Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / Kennedy Miller Mitchell; Warner Bros. Pictures
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c.
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THE REVENANT - am off to see this later in the week, so I will offer my judgement then
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Regency Enterprises; Twentieth Century Fox
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d.
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ROOM - I just saw the extended trailer for this last week and I am super keen to see it!
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Element Pictures / No Trace Camping; A24
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e.
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SPOTLIGHT - Australia is so behind...how am I ever meant to work it out when I can't even see the films yet?!
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Anonymous Content / Participant Media / First Look; Open Road Films
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2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a.
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CATE BLANCHETT
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CAROL - I would have put my money on Cate for the win here
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b.
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BRIE LARSON
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ROOM - again, I have not yet seen this as it's not out yet, but she looks bloody brilliant in the trailers!!
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c.
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ROONEY MARA
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CAROL
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d.
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SAOIRSE RONAN
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BROOKLYN
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e.
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ALICIA VIKANDER
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THE DANISH GIRL
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3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a.
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BRYAN CRANSTON
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TRUMBO
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b.
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LEONARDO DICAPRIO
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THE REVENANT - so annoyed I haven't seen this yet, but I'm glad Leo won!
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c.
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MICHAEL FASSBENDER
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STEVE JOBS
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d.
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EDDIE REDMAYNE
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THE DANISH GIRL - I would have put my money on Eddie for the win here
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e.
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WILL SMITH
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CONCUSSION
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4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
a.
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THE BIG SHORT
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Paramount Pictures / Regency Enterprises; Paramount Pictures
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b.
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JOY
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Fox 2000 Pictures; Twentieth Century Fox
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c.
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THE MARTIAN - I would have put my money on The Martian for sure!
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Twentieth Century Fox; Twentieth Century Fox
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d.
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SPY
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Twentieth Century Fox; Twentieth Century Fox
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e.
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TRAINWRECK
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Universal Pictures / Apatow Productions; Universal Pictures
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5. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
a.
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JENNIFER LAWRENCE
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JOY -no real surprises here, although in my mind it should have been Maggie Smith! I don't think this is Jen's best work to be honest
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b.
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MELISSA MCCARTHY
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SPY
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c.
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AMY SCHUMER
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TRAINWRECK
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d.
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MAGGIE SMITH
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THE LADY IN THE VAN - I would have put my money on Maggie Smith
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e.
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LILY TOMLIN
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GRANDMA
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6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
a.
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CHRISTIAN BALE
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THE BIG SHORT
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b.
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STEVE CARELL
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THE BIG SHORT
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c.
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MATT DAMON
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THE MARTIAN - this is absolutely where I would have put my money for the win. MATT DAMON
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d.
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AL PACINO
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DANNY COLLINS
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e.
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MARK RUFFALO
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INFINITELY POLAR BEAR - a close second for me here, one of the most underrated actors
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7. BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
a.
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ANOMALISA
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Starburns Industries; Paramount Pictures
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b.
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THE GOOD DINOSAUR
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Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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c.
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INSIDE OUT - of course this won, it was a freakin' incredible film!
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Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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d.
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THE PEANUTS MOVIE
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Blue Sky Studios; Twentieth Century Fox
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e.
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SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE
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Aardman; Lionsgate / Studiocanal
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8. BEST MOTION PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE
a.
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THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT
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(BELGIUM / FRANCE / LUXEMBOURG)
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Terra Incognita / Climax Films / Après le Déluge / Juliette Films / Caviar; Belga Films / Le Pacte
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b.
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THE CLUB
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(CHILE)
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Fabula; Music Box Films
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c.
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THE FENCER
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(FINLAND / GERMANY / ESTONIA)
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Making Movies / Kick Film GmbH / Allfilm; Oy Nordisk Film Ab
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d.
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MUSTANG
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(FRANCE)
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CG Cinéma / Vistamar Flimproduktion; Cohen Media Group
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e.
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SON OF SAUL
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(HUNGARY) - none of these I've been able to see yet, so I would have guessed based on trailer alone and it would have been Fencer
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Laokoon Filmgroup; Sony Pictures Classics
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9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
a.
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JANE FONDA
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YOUTH
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b.
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JENNIFER JASON LEIGH
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THE HATEFUL EIGHT
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c.
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HELEN MIRREN
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TRUMBO
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d.
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ALICIA VIKANDER
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EX MACHINA
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e.
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KATE WINSLET
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STEVE JOBS - that's a bit exciting! I love Kate. I would have put my money on Alicia Vikander, but that's the only one of these films I've seen so far
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10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
a.
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PAUL DANO
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LOVE & MERCY
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b.
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IDRIS ELBA
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BEASTS OF NO NATION
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c.
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MARK RYLANCE
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BRIDGE OF SPIES
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d.
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MICHAEL SHANNON
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99 HOMES
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e.
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SYLVESTER STALLONE
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CREED - absolutely this is correct, but if I hadn't seen it I would have put money on Paul Dano
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11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
a.
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TODD HAYNES
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CAROL
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b.
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ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU
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THE REVENANT - I would have put my money on THE MARTIAN, but I haven't seen THE REVENANT yet, so I may just change my mind
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c.
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TOM MCCARTHY
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SPOTLIGHT
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d.
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GEORGE MILLER
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MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
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e.
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RIDLEY SCOTT
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THE MARTIAN
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12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
a.
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EMMA DONOGHUE
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ROOM
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b.
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TOM MCCARTHY,
JOSH SINGER
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SPOTLIGHT
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c.
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CHARLES RANDOLPH, ADAM MCKAY
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THE BIG SHORT
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d.
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AARON SORKIN
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STEVE JOBS - even though I haven't seen this yet, I would have thought Aaron Sorkin would have it I the bag. His screenplays are always incredible
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e.
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QUENTIN TARANTINO
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THE HATEFUL EIGHT
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13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
a.
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CARTER BURWELL
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CAROL
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b.
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ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
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THE DANISH GIRL - If it weren't for Ennio then I would have put my money here
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c.
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ENNIO MORRICONE
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THE HATEFUL EIGHT - I have so much Ennio Morricone on my iPod people might think I'm a stalker...
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d.
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DANIEL PEMBERTON
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STEVE JOBS
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e.
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RYUICHI SAKAMOTO,
ALVA NOTO
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THE REVENANT
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14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
a.
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“LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO” — FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
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Music by:
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Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami, Ilya Salmanzadeh
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Lyrics by:
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Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami, Ilya Salmanzadeh
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b.
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“ONE KIND OF LOVE” — LOVE & MERCY
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Music by:
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Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett
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Lyrics by:
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Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett
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c.
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“SEE YOU AGAIN” — FURIOUS 7
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Music by:
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Justin Franks, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Cameron Thomaz
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Lyrics by:
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Justin Franks, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Cameron Thomaz
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d.
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“SIMPLE SONG #3” — YOUTH
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Music by:
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David Lang
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Lyrics by:
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David Lang
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e.
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“WRITING'S ON THE WALL” — SPECTRE - yeah ok, I can see why this won...I preferred One kind of Love from LOVE & MERCY though
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Music by:
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Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes
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Lyrics by:
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Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes
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Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got some serious film viewing to do in the lead up to the Oscars this year so I can make some informed choices and also express outrage and disappointment that my favourites didn't win knowing that they were truly the best.
I'll leave you with this clip of Ricky at the Globes this year...people are equally amused and offended, but they keep inviting him back, so they only have themselves to blame. I for one love him, so let's keep him coming back and back and back!
Xoxo
The Blonde Bombshell
