The Oscars are only days away, and Rediff.com's Terrific Trio have already placed their bets.
Raja Sen, Sukanya Verma and Aseem Chhabra predict their winners in the major categories.
The predictions are listed in bold.
Raja's predictions
Always eager to complicate things, Raja has elaborately devised a way to differentiate nominees he believes are likely to win and nominees he believes deserve the prize. Here's his note explaining his system:
'As always,' says Raja, 'Who Will Win and Who Should Win are two different things, and so the name listed on top in each category is the likely winner while the name in bold is the ideal winner. Sometimes both of these are the same, and that's who I’ll be pulling for come Oscar night.'
BEST PICTURE
Mad Max: Fury Road
Spotlight
The Big Short
The Revenant
Room
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
The Martian
DIRECTING
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Adam McKay, The Big Short
Alejandro G Iñárritu, The Revenant
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Matt Damon, The Martian
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Rooney Mara, Carol
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Sukanya's predictions
BEST PICTURE
Mad Max: Fury Road
Spotlight
The Big Short
The Revenant
Room
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
The Martian
DIRECTING
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Adam McKay, The Big Short
Alejandro G Iñárritu, The Revenant
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Matt Damon, The Martian
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Rooney Mara, Carol
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Aseem's predictions
BEST PICTURE
Mad Max: Fury Road
Spotlight
The Big Short
The Revenant
Room
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
The Martian
DIRECTING
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Adam McKay, The Big Short
Alejandro G Iñárritu, The Revenant
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Matt Damon, The Martian
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Rooney Mara, Carol
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
