Now that the Oscar nominees have been announced, it’s time again for The Vindicator’s


Now that the Oscar nominees have been announced, it’s time again for The Vindicator’s annual BEST OF FILM CONTEST.

Pick only one winner per category and mail it back to us at the address on the entry form. All entries must be postmarked by no later than Feb. 24.

PICTURE

Y‚â“The Big Short”

Y‚â“Bridge of Spies”

Y‚â“Brooklyn”

Y‚â“Mad Max: Fury Road”

Y‚â“The Martian”

Y‚â“The Revenant”

Y‚â“Room”

Y‚â“Spotlight”

ACTRESS

Y‚âCate Blanchett, “Carol”

Y‚âBrie Larson, “Room”

Y‚âJennifer Lawrence, “Joy”

Y‚âCharlotte Rampling, “45 Years”

Y‚âSaoirse Ronan, “Brooklyn”

ACTOR

Y‚âBryan Cranston, “Trumbo”

Y‚âMatt Damon, “The Martian”

Y‚âLeonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”

Y‚âMichael Fassbender, “Steve Jobs”

Y‚âEddie Redmayne, “The Danish Girl”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Y‚âJennifer Jason Leigh, “The Hateful Eight”

Y‚âRooney Mara, “Carol”

Y‚âRachel McAdams, “Spotlight”

Y‚âAlicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl”

Y‚âKate Winslet, “Steve Jobs”

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Y‚âChristian Bale, “The Big Short”

Y‚âTom Hardy, “The Revenant”

Y‚âMark Ruffalo, “Spotlight”

Y‚âMark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies”

Y‚âSylvester Stallone, “Creed”

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Y‚â“Bridge of Spies”

Y‚â“Ex Machina”

Y‚â“Inside Out”

Y‚â“Spotlight”

Y‚â“Straight Outta Compton”

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Y‚â“The Big Short”

Y‚â“Brooklyn”

Y‚â“Carol”

Y‚â“The Martian”

Y “Room”

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Y “Embrace of the Serpent”

Y “A War”

Y “Mustang”

Y “Son Of Saul”

Y “Theeb”

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Y “Amy”

Y “Cartel Land”

Y “The Look of Silence”

Y “What Happened, Miss Simone?”

Y “Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom”

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Y‚â“Carol”

Y‚â“The Hateful Eight”

Y‚â“Mad Max: Fury Road”

Y‚â“The Revenant”

Y‚â“Sicario”

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Y‚â“Anomalisa”

Y‚â“Boy & the World”

Y‚â“Inside Out”

Y‚â“Shaun the Sheep Movie”

Y‚â“When Marnie Was There”

VISUAL EFFECTS

Y‚â“Ex Machina”

Y‚â“Mad Max: Fury Road”

Y‚â“The Martian”

Y‚â“The Revenant”

Y‚â“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Y‚â“Mad Max: Fury Road”

Y‚â“The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared”

Y‚â“The Revenant”

FILM EDITING

Y‚â“The Big Short”

Y‚â“Mad Max: Fury Road”

Y‚â“The Revenant”

Y‚â“Spotlight”

Y‚â“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

COSTUME DESIGN

Y‚â“Carol”

Y‚â“Cinderella”

Y‚â“The Danish Girl”

Y‚â“Mad Max: Fury Road”

Y‚â“The Revenant”

ORIGINAL SONG

Y‚â“Earned It,” “50 Shades of Grey”

Y‚â“Manta Ray,” “Racing Extinction”

Y‚â“Simple Song 3,” “Youth”

Y‚â“Til It Happens To You,” “The Hunting Ground”

Y‚â“Writing’s On The Wall,” “Spectre”

SOUND EDITING

Y‚â“Mad Max: Fury Road”

Y‚â“The Martian”

Y‚â“The Revenant”

Y‚â“Sicario”

Y‚â“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

SOUND MIXING

Y‚â“Bridge of Spies”

Y‚â“Mad Max: Fury Road”

Y‚â“The Martian”

Y‚â“The Revenant”

Y‚â“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Y‚â“Bridge of Spies”

Y‚â“The Danish Girl”

Y‚â“Mad Max: Fury Road”

Y‚â“The Martian”

Y‚â“The Revenant”

ORIGINAL SCORE

Y‚â“Bridge of Spies”

Y‚â“Carol”

Y‚â“The Hateful Eight”

Y‚â“Sicario”

Y‚â“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

WHAT YOU CAN WIN

If you think you know movies and can predict what will win in the Oscar categories, you may win gift certificates to

1st place: $200 gift certificate to Rulli Bros.

2nd place: $100 gift certificate to Rulli Bros.

3rd place: $50 gift certificate to Rulli Bros.

ENTER TODAY!