Academy Awards may be hooked on ‘Oscar bait’

Other than that I’ll predict “The Revenant” has a big night, taking Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, although it wouldn’t surprise me if he didn’t get it, as there’s just some actors they seem to pass over and he’s one of them.

“Forgetting his past performances and just based on his performance in ‘The Revenant, ‘ I think he deserves the award”, Bhattacharya said. The Academy is 94% old white people and 76% male, and with these thoughts in mind, the voters will not nominate Straight Outta Compton because this film is targeted towards a younger audience. The best? Not by a long shot. “But he can’t go for the jugular”, said Montgomery. “We gotta get our piece of this art their credit due and award shows like this, programs like BET, they help further our people in this creative landscape of cinema”.

Films don’t usually win Best Picture unless at least one of its stars gets a nomination.

They really do seem to hate The Revenant with a passion though.

For more fun facts, visit WalletHub. I also loved the recession-explainer The Big Short for its creativity. The Best Original Screenplay Oscar is likely to go to Spotlight, which is a film about two reporters who discover a child molestation cover up with the nearby Catholic Archdiocese that shakes up the entire Catholic church. He was chosen for this year’s celebration last October and most commentators believe he has turned out to be the ideal choice.

Best Actor: After a couple of decades of brilliant work, Leonardo DiCaprio grabs a best actor Oscar. “I know he will be relevant and he’s going to say, he’s going to say it how he sees it so I might have to watch because of that”. The Best Picture race is a doozy this year, and to be honest, it’s looking like a four-way tie.

Speaking of elusive Oscars, Sylvester Stallone is nominated in Best Supporting Actor for his role in “Creed”, but the category is full of talent. The actual best acting in the category is Mark Rylance for Bridge of Spies. His character Rocky is one of the most beloved in movie history, and while I nearly always find the Rocky films so-so, I can’t wait to see them because of Stallone.

African-American actor and director Don Cheadle, who was nominated in 2005 in the best actor category for his performance in Hotel Rwanda, joked with Rock that he was attending the evening as a valet.

Should Have Been Nominated: Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina). But between the incredible films that were snubbed and the great ones still vying for a coveted gold statue, it’s certainly been a wonderful year of movies.