Hosted by Jason A. Hill & Ezra Stead with special guests: Alan Tracy and Pete K. Wong.

The MIDG Oscars Podcast, 2016 edition.

Oscar discussion and predictions for the show Sunday night, February 28th, on ABC.

Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Intro Music: The Danish Girl

Outro Music: Mad Max: Fury Road

Oscar Predictions:

Best Picture

Alan Tracy: Spotlight – Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers

Pete K. Wong: Spotlight – Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers

Jason Hill: Spotlight – Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers

Ezra Stead: Spotlight – Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers

Best Directing

Ezra Stead: George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road

Alan Tracy: Alejandro G. Inarritu – The Revenant

Pete K. Wong: Tom McCarthy – Spotlight

Jason Hill: Tom McCarthy – Spotlight

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Ezra Stead: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant

Alan Tracy: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant

Pete K. Wong: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant

Jason Hill: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Jason Hill: Cate Blanchett – Carol

Ezra Stead: Brie Larson – Room

Alan Tracy: Brie Larson – Room

Pete K. Wong: Brie Larson – Room

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Alan Tracy: Sylvester Stallone – Creed

Pete K. Wong: Sylvester Stallone – Creed

Jason Hill: Sylvester Stallone – Creed

Ezra Stead: Sylvester Stallone – Creed

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Pete K. Wong: Alica Vikander – The Danish Girl

Jason Hill: Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs

Ezra Stead: Rooney Mara – Carol

Alan Tracy: Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs

Best Animated Feature

Pete K. Wong: Inside Out – Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera

Jason Hill: Inside Out – Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera

Ezra Stead: Inside Out – Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera

Alan Tracy: Inside Out – Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera

Best Cinematography

Jason Hill: Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixel

Ezra Stead: Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixel

Alan Tracy: The Revenant

Pete K. Wong: The Revenant

Best Costume Design

Ezra Stead: Mad Max: Fury Road

Alan Tracy: Mad Max: Fury Road

Pete K. Wong: Mad Max: Fury Road

Jason Hill: The Danish Girl

Best Film Editing

Jason Hill: Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixel

Ezra Stead: Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixel

Alan Tracy: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens – Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey

Pete K. Wong: Spotlight – Tom McArdle

Best Original Score

Pete K. Wong: Sicario – Johann Johannsson

Jason Hill: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens – John Williams

Ezra Stead: The Hateful 8 – Ennio Morricone

Alan Tracy: Sicario – Johann Johannsson

Best Production Design

Ezra Stead: Mad Max: Fury Road – Colin Gibson (Production Design); Lisa Thompson (Set Decoration)

Alan Tracy: Mad Max: Fury Road – Colin Gibson (Production Design); Lisa Thompson (Set Decoration)

Pete K. Wong: Mad Max: Fury Road – Colin Gibson (Production Design); Lisa Thompson (Set Decoration)

Jason Hill: Mad Max: Fury Road – Colin Gibson (Production Design); Lisa Thompson (Set Decoration)

Best Visual Effects

Ezra Stead: Mad Max: Fury Road – Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver and Andy Williams

Alan Tracy: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens – Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould

Pete K. Wong: The Revenant – Rich McBride, Matthew Shumway, Jason Smith and Cameron Waldbauer

Jason Hill: The Revenant – Rich McBride, Matthew Shumway, Jason Smith and Cameron Waldbauer

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jason Hill: Carol – Phyllis Nagy

Pete K. Wong: The Martian – Drew Goddard

Ezra Stead: Room – Emma Donoghue

Alan Tracy: Room – Emma Donoghue

Best Original Screenplay

Jason Hill: Spotlight – Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy

Pete K. Wong: Spotlight – Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy

Ezra Stead: Spotlight – Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy

Alan Tracy: Ex Machina – Alex Garland

Sound Editing

Ezra Stead: Mad Max: Fury Road – Mark Mangini and David White

Alan Tracy: Mad Max: Fury Road – Mark Mangini and David White

Pete K. Wong: Mad Max: Fury Road – Mark Mangini and David White

Jason Hill: The Revenant – Martin Hernandez and Lon Bender

Sound Mixing

Alan Tracy: Mad Max: Fury Road – Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo

Ezra Stead: Mad Max: Fury Road – Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo

Pete K. Wong: The Revenant – Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño, Randy Thom and Chris Duesterdiek

Jason Hill: Mad Max: Fury Road – Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo

Other Predictions:

Best Documentary Feature:

Ezra Stead: The Look of Silence – Joshua Oppenheimer

Alan Tracy: Winter On Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom – Evgeny Afineevsky

Best Original Song:

Alan Tracy: “Till It Happens To You” – Music and Lyric by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga

Best Makeup and Hair styling:

Alan Tracy: Mad Max: Fury Road – Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin

Ezra Stead is the Head Editor for MoviesIDidn’tGet.com. Ezra is also a screenwriter, actor, filmmaker, rapper, and occasional stand-up comic who has been previously published in print and online, as well as writing, directing and acting in numerous short films and two features. A Minneapolis native, Ezra currently lives in New York City, where he is working on his first novel.

For more information, please contact EzraStead@MoviesIDidntGet.com

Jason A. Hill is the Founder of Movies I Didn’t Get.com. He is a film critic and writer of articles and film reviews covering a variety of genres and film news that have been syndicated to many sites in the film blogosphere. He specializes in independent film in the US and Asia.

For more information please contact Jason at JasonAHill@MoviesIDidn’tGet.com.

Alan Tracy is an independent film director and film producer currently based in Minnesota. You can see Alan’s work at CollidingPictures.com.

For more information please contact Alan at collidingpictures@gmail.com.

Pete K. Wong is an actor, screenwriter also working in illustration and comics currently based in Los Angeles, CA. You can see Pete’s work at JustPete.com.

For more information please contact Pete at petekwong@gmail.com.