88th Annual Academy Awards Predictions

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Best Picture “The Big Short” “Bridge Of Spies" “Brooklyn” “Mad Max: Fury Road” “The Martian” “The Revenant” “Room” “Spotlight” Best Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - “The Revenant” Adam McKay - “The Big Short” George Miller - “Mad Max Fury Road” Lenny Abrahamson - “Room” Tom McCarthy - “Spotlight” Best Actress Cate Blanchett - “Carol” Brie Larson - “Room” Jennifer Lawrence - “Joy” Charlotte Rampling - “45 Years” Saoirse Ronan - “Brooklyn” Best Actor Bryan Cranston - “Trumbo” Matt Damon - “The Martian” Leonardo DiCaprio - “The Revenant”  (aka lifetime achievement award) Michael Fassbender - “Steve Jobs” Eddie Redmayne - “The Danish Girl” Best Supporting Actor Christian Bale - “The Big Short”   Tom Hardy - “The Revenant” Mark Ruffalo - “Spotlight” Mark Rylance - “Bridge Of Spies” Sylvester Stallone - “Creed” Best Supporting Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh - “The Hateful Eight” Rooney Mara - “Carol” Rachel McAdams - “Spotlight”   Alicia Vikander - “The Danish Girl" Kate Winslet - “Steve Jobs”

Best Animated Feature

“Anomalisa” “Boy And The World" “Inside Out” “Shaun The Sheep Movie” "When Marnie Was There”

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

“Mad Max: Fury Road” “The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared” “The Revenant”

Best Costume Design

“Carol” “Cinderella” “The Danish Girl” “Mad Max: Fury Road” “The Revenant”

Best Song

“Earned It” from “Fifty Shades Of Grey”

“Manta Ray” from“Racing Extinction”

“Til It Happens To You” from “The Hunting Ground”

“Simple Song 3” from “Youth”

“Writing’s On The Wall” from“Spectre”

GAGA Should WIN

Super Bowl 50 Prop bets

My predictions:

1. Will Peyton Manning announce his retirement in the postgame interview?

Yes +500 (5/1) No -1000 (1/10)

Verdict: NO

2. Will Peyton Manning be seen crying at any point during the entire Broadcast?

Yes +600 (6/1) No -1200 (1/12)

Verdict: NO

3. How many times will “dab” or “dabbing” be said by the announcers during the Broadcast?

Over 2 (EVEN, 1/1) Under 2 (-140, 5/7)

Verdict: OVER

4. How many times will Cam Newton do the Open Shirt Superman motion during the game?

Over 2.5 (EVEN, 1/1) Under 2.5 (-140, 5/7)

Verdict: OVER

5. If Steph Curry is shown on TV during the Broadcast what will he be wearing?

Personalized Carolina Steph Curry Jersey 1/1 No Jersey 2/1 Cam Newton Jersey 3/1 Any Other Carolina Jersey 5/1

Verdict: No Jersey

6. Will Mike Carey be wrong about a challenge?

Yes +110 (11/10) No -150 (2/3)

Verdict: Yes

7. Will there be an earthquake during the game?

Yes 10/1

Verdict: NO.

8. Will the Panthers player who scores their first TD give the football to a Boy or Girl?

Boy -200 (1/2) Girl +150 (3/2)

Verdict: BOY

9. How many times will the Golden Gate Bridge be shown during the Broadcast?

Over 0.5 -300 (1/3) Under 0.5 +200 (2/1)

Verdict: OVER

10.

How many times will “John Fox”

be said during the Broadcast?

Over 1 (-140, 5/7) Under 1 (EVEN, 1/1)

Verdict: Under

11. How many times will Archie Manning be shown on TV during the Broadcast?

Over 1.5 EVEN (1/1) Under 1.5 -140 (5/7)

Verdict: OVER

(Derick E. Hingle / USA TODAY Sports)

12. How many times will John Elway be shown on TV during broadcast?

Over 2.5 EVEN (1/1) Under 2.5 -140 (5/7)

Verdict: Over

13. Will the announcers mention that Kubiak was Elway’s backup during the broadcast?

Yes +120 (6/5) No -160 (5/8)

Verdict: YES

14. What color will the liquid be that is poured on the winning coach?

Orange 5/4 Blue 3/1 Clear 4/1 Yellow 4/1 Red 6/1 Green 10/1 Purple 10/1

Verdict: depends on the winner, Orange for Denver, Blue for Carolina, YOU DON”T WASTE PURPLE in Carolina. SO ORANGE

15. Who will the Super Bowl MVP mention first?

God 2/1 Team 2/1 City/Fans 6/1 Coach 15/2 Family 15/1 Does not Mention Anyone above 9/4

Verdict: Family

16. Which song will Coldplay play first during the Halftime show?

Adventure of a Lifetime 2/1 Fix You 7/2 A Sky Full of Stars 9/2 Viva la Vida 5/1 Clocks 15/2 Speed of Sound 9/1 Head Full of Dreams 10/1 Paradise 10/1

Verdict: FIX YOU

17. What color will Beyonce’s footwear be when she comes on stage for the Halftime show?

Black 3/2 Gold/Brown 5/2 White 11/4 Silver/Grey 19/4 Any Other Color 7/1

Verdict: GOLD/BROWN

18. Will “Left Shark” Make an appearance on stage during the Super Bowl Halftime Show?

Yes 15/1

Verdict: NO.

19. How many million viewers will Super Bowl 50 have?

Over/Under 117 million

Verdict: OVER

23. Coin Toss

Heads -105 (20/21) Tails -105 (20/21)

Verdict: TAILS.

25. Will the team that chooses Heads or Tails in the coin toss be correct?

Yes -105 (20/21) No -105 (20/21)

Verdict: Only if they choose tails

26. Team to win the coin toss

Carolina Panthers -105 (20/21) Denver Broncos -105 (20/21)

Verdict: PANTHERS

Verdict: YES. Why not?

28. Will there be a penalty for excessive celebration?

Yes +250 (5/2) No -400 (1/4)

Verdict: NO

29. Will either backup QB take a snap in the game?

Yes +200 (2/1) No -300 (1/3)

Verdict: NO

2016 Golden Globe Predictions

Today is the beginning of the 2016 Award season. I’m going to try a new layout to my predictions. Instead of listing all the nominees, I will just put who I think will and/or should win for each category.

So here we go:

Best Drama Series: Outlander  but I would be happier if Game of Thrones or Empire won

Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy: Transparent but I want Mozart in the Jungle

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: American Horror Story or Fargo

Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series, Drama: Rami Malek but it should go to Jon Hamm

Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series, Musical, or Comedy: Jeffrey Tambor

Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Drama: Caitriona Balfe but VIOLA AND TARAJI

COMEDY OR MUSICAL SERIES – ACTRESS: I love all of them. TOMLIN tho for the win

Best TV-MOVIE OR MINISERIES – ACTOR: Idris Elba, Luther

Best TV-MOVIE OR MINISERIES – ACTRESS: Lady Gaga

SERIES, TV-MOVIE OR MINISERIES – SUPPORTING ACTRESS: again I love everyone but Regina King in American Crime

SERIES, TV-MOVIE OR MINISERIES – SUPPORTING ACTOR: Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline but I wish Alan Cummings

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA: Spotlight but Mad Max deserves it

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY: The Big Shot

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA: Leonardo DiCaprio

BEST ACTRESS, DRAMA: I want Cate Blanchett

BEST ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY: Matt Damon

BEST ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDY: Maggie Smith deserves everything but I think it goes to Jennifer Lawrence

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Paul Dano but it should go to Idris Elba

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Helen Mirren! BUT JANE FONDA

Best Animated Film: INSIDE OUT