Showhand: 88th Oscars Final Predictions - The Royal Flush

The clock is ticking, and the red carpets will be rolled out by tomorrow! Better get your seats warmed up for the most possible big snatchers of the night, including Leonardo diCaprio, The Revenant, Mad Max: Fury Road etc. There may be dark horses this year, but to be frank the best house of cards have been revealed over the past few weeks through various awards announcements. In your predictions deck, it is not a surprise if you put down either The Revenant or Mad Max: Fury Road. These two are really the 'royal flush' of the year. The Big Short would be a very daring prediction for Best Picture, yet well respected if you got the guts to do so.

Speaking of guts, the dark horses of the night could be the following:

• Best Picture: The Big Short or Spotlight
• Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)
• Best Costume Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
• Best Film Editing: The Big Short
• Best Visual Effects: Mad Max: Fury Road

It really feels like horse-racing around the racecourse, but of course I did not put any of the dark horses into my final score sheet, except for Best Costume Design. Enough said, here are my final predictions for the night...

BEST PICTURE

The Revenant

BEST DIRECTOR

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - The Revenant

BEST ACTOR

Leonardo diCaprio - The Revenant

BEST ACTRESS

Brie Larson - Room

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Sylvester Stallone - Creed

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE

Inside Out

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Son of Saul (Hungary)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Amy

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Emmanuel Lubezki - The Revenant

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Big Short

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Spotlight

BEST FILM EDITING

Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING

Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

The Hateful Eight

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"Til It Happens To You" - The Hunting Ground

BEST SOUND EDITING

Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST SOUND MIXING

The Revenant

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Body Team 12

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

World of Tomorrow