Predicting the 2016 Oscar Nominations

With Oscar Nominations dropping bright and early tomorrow morning, insiders are scrambling to unveil their predicted nominees. Every year the Academy Awards throw in a few curve balls and, with an abnormally crowded and perplexing field such as this year, your guess is as good as mine. Either way, guest writer Greg Rouleau (Reel True) and I are offering up our best attempts at predicting this year's nominees.

Best Picture

Dave's Picks:

1. The Big Short   2. Bridge of Spies   3. Brooklyn   4. Carol   

5. Mad Max: Fury Road   6. The Martian   7. The Revenant   8. Room   9. Spotlight

Should be here: The Hateful Eight

Greg's Picks:

1. The Big Short   2. Bridge of Spies   3. Carol   4. Mad Max: Fury Road   

5. The Martian   6. The Revenant   7. Spotlight

Should be here: Sicario

Best Director

Dave's Picks:

1. Alejandro G. Inarritu - The Revenant   2. Tom McCarthy - Spotlight   

3. George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road   4. Ridly Scott - The Martian   

5. Steven Spielberg - Bridge of Spies

Should be here: Quentin Tarantino - The Hateful Eight

Greg's Picks:

1. Todd Haynes - Carol   2. Alejandro G. Inarritu - The Revenant   

3. Tom McCarthy - Spotlight   4. Ridley Scott - The Martian   

5. Steven Spielberg - Bridge of Spies

Should be here: Denis Villenueve - Sicario

Best Actor

Dave's Picks:

1. Bryan Cranston - Trumbo   2. Matt Damon - The Martian   

3. Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant   4. Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs   

5. Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl

Should be here: Will Smith - Concussion

Greg's Picks:

1. Michael Caine - Youth   2. Matt Damon - The Martian   

3. Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant   4. Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs   

5. Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl

Should be here: Samuel L Jackson - The Hateful 8

Best Actress

Dave and Greg's Picks:

1. Cate Blanchett - Carol   2.Brie Larson - Room   

3. Jennifer Lawrence - Joy   4. Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years   

5. Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn   

Should be here (Dave): Juliette Binoche - Clouds of Sils Maria

Should be here (Greg): Emily Blunt - Sicario

Best Supporting Actor

Dave and Greg's Picks:

1. Christian Bale - The Big Short   2. Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation   

3. Mark Ruffalo - Spotlight   4. Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies   

5. Sylvester Stallone - Creed

Should be here (Dave): Michael Shannon - 99 Homes

Should be here (Greg): Tom Hardy - The Revenant

Best Supporting Actress

Dave and Greg's Picks:

1. Jennifer Jason Leigh - The Hateful Eight   2. Rooney Mara - Carol   

3. Helen Mirren - Trumbo   4. Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl   

5. Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs

Should be here (Dave): Joan Allen - Room

Should be here (Greg): Julie Walters - Brooklyn

Best Adapted Screenplay

Dave's Picks:

1. The Big Short   2. Brooklyn   3. Carol   4. The Martian   5. Steve Jobs

Should be here: Room

Greg's Picks:

1. The Big Short   2. Carol   3. The Martian   4. Room   5. Steve Jobs

Should be here: Brooklyn

Best Original Screenplay

Dave and Greg's Picks:

1. Bridge of Spies   2. Ex Machina   3. Inside Out   

4. The Hateful Eight   5. Spotlight

Should be here (Dave): Straight Outta Compton

Should be here (Greg): Sicario

*** Be sure to check back tomorrow for a look at all the snubs and surprises for this year's Academy Awards