The 2016 Oscars race has been exciting this year. Once again, the Best Picture race will come down to the wire, and it is even more up-in-the-air than it was last year. With just two days to go, we have to make some predictions, so here we go.

Actor in a Leading Role

Leonardo DiCaprio really has this all sewn up after winning a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award already for The Revenant. It’s not that his competition isn’t worthy--he’s up against Michael Fassbender for Steve Jobs and The Martian’s Matt Damon--but part of the Academy is probably just ready to put “Leo Doesn’t Have An Oscar Yet” behind them.

Actor in a Supporting Role

This one should go to Sylvester Stallone for Creed. While some might see it as a career achievement honor, he actually deserves this. Before Stallone became a credible winner, Bridge of Spies’ Mark Rylance was expected to be the frontrunner, so don’t be too shocked if he gets it.

Actress in a Leading Role

Like DiCaprio, Room’s Brie Larson has swept the awards season, and that will continue on Feb. 28. But this writer would be one happy camper if Saoirse Ronan won for Brooklyn.

Actress in a Supporting Role

This remains the only competitive category in the acting group, although it is more likely to come down to The Danish Girl’s Alicia Vikander and Steve Jobs’ Kate Winslet. Vikander will get it, since Winslet already has an Oscar.

Animated Feature Film

Inside Out, no question. But how cool would an Anomalisa upset be?

Best Picture

It’s down to The Revenant, Spotlight and The Big Short. While The Revenant’s Alejandro G. Inarritu might win Best Director, Spotlight or The Big Short might take it because both films have important subjects. Spotlight had been in the running for so long, though, that a Best Picture win for it might just be an award for endurance. Still, it deserves it.

Cinematography

In a perfect world, Ed Lachman’s beautiful photography for Carol would win. In an alternate perfect world, Roger Deakins would finally be honored for his gritty work on Sicario. But in this world, Emmanuel Lubezki wins his third consecutive Oscar for The Revenant.

Costume Design

The most Costume Designers Guild Awards saw The Danish Girl’s Paco Delgado and Mad Max: Fury Road’s Jenny Beavan win awards. If the Academy really has the guts to go out of the box, Beavan wins. But period dramas usually have a better shot here, so Delgado it is.

Directing

While George Miller should win for Mad Max: Fury Road, Inarritu will become the first consecutive Best Director winner since 1951.

Film Editing

Very rarely does this award go to a non-Best Picture nominee, so you can ignore the Star Wars: The Force Awakens nomination. Margaret Sixel of Mad Max: Fury Road has this in the bag for putting together a two-hour car chase and making sure we don’t get bored.

Foreign Language Film

Son of Saul has been on everyone’s minds since Cannes, and it would be shocking if it suddenly ran out of steam now. The movie is so good that it should have been in contention for other awards.

Makeup and Hairstyling

There’s only three nominees here, and it should be an easy win for the Mad Max: Fury Road team.

Production Design

Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian and The Revenant all won awards at the Art Director’s Guild Awards, so this is hard to pick. But if we start to see Mad Max sweeping the technical categories, it will win here, as well.

Sound Editing and Sound Mixing

Not to take anything away from the brilliant sound technicians who make the movies we love sound fantastic, but it’s really hard for them to explain the difference here--especially since one movie usually wins both categories. This year, it’ll be Mad Max.

Visual Effects

Admittedly, this writer is a Star Wars fan, so it would be cool to see the franchise pick up its first Oscar win in a competitive category since 1978. That said, if a Best Picture nominee is in the mix, it typically wins for Visual Effects. I’m thinking that this might be where The Martian wins something.

Music (Original Score)

The Hateful Eight’s Ennio Morricone needs to win; otherwise, Quentin Tarantino won’t stop talking about him.

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Spotlight has this. If it only wins this and Best Picture, we might have a top prize winner that only has two Oscars.

Documentary (Short Subject)

Admittedly, I haven’t seen these, so I shouldn’t pick.

Documentary (Feature)

Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Look of Silence has been acclaimed since the moment it premiered, but Asif Kapadia’s Amy has picked up key wins lately. It’s looking like the film about Amy Winehouse will come in.

Short Film (Animated)

Although Sanjay’s Super Team was so much better than the film it was paired with (The Good Dinosaur), Don Hertzfeldt’s World of Tomorrow is a really inventive and unique film. It’s still on Netflix, so check it out. I’ll be rooting for that.

Short Film (Live Action)

I saw Stutterer at the Savannah Film Festival, and it’s a cute little film.

Music (Original Song)

“Simple Song #3” from Youth is a vital part of that film, so it would be fascinating to see the Academy actually honor an Original Song that plays a major role in a film. But do you really think that they will not give Lady Gaga an Oscar for “‘Til It Happens To You”? The best thing about it, though, is that it means Diane Warren will finally get one herself.

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

The Big Short will win this one, but Room should take it. Emma Donoghue’s adaptation of her own novel is a fascinating example of how a writer can translate perspective to film. The book is told through the perspective of Jacob Tremblay’s character, and that perspective was saved.

The 88th Academy Awards are on Feb. 28. You can check out all our reviews of Oscar nominees here.