Oscars 2016: Predicting All The Winners

10. Achievement In Film Editing

Mad Max Fury Road Charlize Theron
Warner Bros.

The Nominees: Mad Max: Fury Road, Spotlight, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Big Short, The Revenant

Who Will Win? Mad Max: Fury Road

Who Should Win? Mad Max: Fury Road

Anyone else feel Star Wars' nom here is more of an in-joke (the first movie was famously saved in the edit)? Another case of "it'd be nice to see it win", although I'm highly doubtful J.J. Abrams' restart will get anything. Editing's one of those categories that can often throw out a wild-card, or otherwise surprise you (I was ecstatically shocked when Whiplash won it last year), but based on what's here, the best bet is Mad Max - that action, man. So fluid.

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Film Editor (2014-2016). Loves The Usual Suspects. Hates Transformers 2. Everything else lies somewhere in the middle. Once met the Chuckle Brothers.