2016 Academy Awards - FilmBuffOnline

The Oscars 2016 telecast started strong, but went down hill fast.

SPOTLIGHT took the big award, while THE REVENANT And MAD MAX: FURY ROAD swept most of the other categories.

Eight films made the cut, but only one will walk out as Best Picture.

A field of Best Director Oscar novices will most likely make way for last year’s winner to repeat.

Brie Larson’s breakthrough year could end with a Best Actress Oscar.

Best Actor seems to be Leo’s to lose. So the question is, who will be the one to take it from him?

Best Supporting Actress seems to be a wide open category this year. A case can be made for each actress to go home with Oscar.

This year, Best Supporting Actor is likely to come down to a battle of two legends, one for the stage, and one from Hollywood.

The win puts the film into a three way race for Oscar gold with THE BIG SHORT and SPOTLIGHT.

Does a win at the Screen Actors Guild Award clinch the deal for an Academy Award? Statistically, yes. So here’s what that means for the Oscars race.