Best Picture

Hands down, “Spotlight.” It keeps the audience on the edge of its seat the entire movie, not to mention the perfectly casted actors.

Actor in a Leading Role

It’d be pretty dumb for anyone to say this isn’t Leonardo DiCaprio’s year, because every sign is pointing in his favor.

Actress in a Leading Role

Despite my love for Jennifer Lawrence, I think Brie Larson not only deserves the award this year, but will no doubt take home the Oscar. Her portrayal of a mom trapped in the one room in “Room” brings tears to your eyes and makes you reconsider Lawrence as your favorite Oscar nominee.

Actor in a Supporting Role

This year, deserving nominees pack this category, but I’d love for Sylvester Stallone to win this award. Though recreating the legendary Rocky Balboa in “Creed,” he provides a new and mature version of Balboa, which makes him hard to ignore as the obvious choice.

Actress in a Supporting Role

Rooney Mara, along with the rest of the nominees, make this category an extremely difficult one this year. But, despite the difficult choices, Alicia Vikander in “The Danish Girl” adds a fresh and intriguing face to the Oscar screen this year.

Animated Feature Film 

“Inside Out,” without a shadow of a doubt.

Best Director

Alejandro Iñárritu will easily take home this Oscar for “The Revenant.” Despite the superb acting, the cinematography and direction Iñárritu provides easily overshadows it, making it a perfect film to win this category.