It's that time again! For the fifth year running, we're celebrating the snubbed and overlooked, the too commercial or not commercial enough, with Digital Spy's alternative Oscars.
Many great movies missed out on an Academy Awards nomination in 2016, so read on below to see who we think are the best of the rest.
BEST PICTURE
Straight Outta Compton
Creed
Carol
What to Read Next
Inside Out
45 Years
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Fast & Furious 7
It Follows
And the alternative Oscar goes to… INSIDE OUT
When animation is as intelligent as Inside Out, it deserves better than to be consigned to the Best Animated Film ghetto and then ignored in the Best Picture race. This is the most psychologically complicated, profoundly human film of the year, and it's time to look past the small, brightly coloured characters.
Still, an honourable mention to the old-fashioned drama of Creed and Carol, the underplayed subtlety of 45 Years and the brilliant bombast of Star Wars and Fast & Furious 7.
BEST DIRECTOR
Ryan Coogler, Creed
Todd Haynes, Carol
Pete Docter, Inside Out
J.J. Abrams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
David Robert Mitchell, It Follows
And the alternative Oscar goes to… Ryan Coogler, Creed
It's time to start acknowledging the next generation of directors instead of rewarding the same old faces over and over again. Coogler's work on Creed builds on the promise of his storming debut, Fruitvale Station, and establishes him as one of America's most promising young directors. An Oscar would cement the fact that he has options beyond blockbusters; his next film is Marvel's much-anticipated Black Panther.
BEST ACTOR
Michael B. Jordan, Creed
Jacob Tremblay, Room
O'Shea Jackson Jr., Straight Outta Compton
Will Smith, Concussion
Samuel L. Jackson, The Hateful Eight
And the alternative Oscar goes to… SAMUEL L. JACKSON
Michael B. Jordan almost pipped it for Creed, but he gets penalty points for making Fantastic Four this year. Instead, Samuel L. Jackson, who unbelievably still does not have an Oscar, finally gets his due as far as we're concerned. In advance of The Hateful Eight, it looked like Kurt Russell was the lead – but when we saw the film, Jackson took it and ran away with it.
BEST ACTRESS
Rooney Mara, Carol
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
Emily Blunt, Sicario
Lily Tomlin, Grandma
And the alternative Oscar goes to… ROONEY MARA
Unlike SOME awards shows, we can tell the difference between a lead and a supporting performance, and Mara is definitely the lead in Carol. The film is largely told from her perspective, for crying out loud! But there is every chance that, if Charlize Theron turns up on the night in her Furiosa leathers, we could be intimidated into giving it to her instead.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Adam Driver, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Oscar Isaac, Ex Machina
Jason Siegel, The End Of The Tour
Idris Elba, Beasts Of No Nation
Dwayne Johnson, Fast & Furious 7
And the alternative Oscar goes to… ADAM DRIVER
Let's be honest: we've nominated The Rock because he flexed off the cast on his broken arm, picked up a mini-gun and shot down a drone in the year's funniest action scene. And Isaac gets a nod mostly for his dancing. But the real winner here is Adam Driver, bringing unexpected complexity and nuance to a Star Wars villain – and that's something we had never seen before.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Tessa Thompson, Creed
Rachel Weisz, The Lobster
Mya Taylor, Tangerine
Marion Cotillard, Macbeth
Julianne Moore, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II
And the alternative Oscar goes to… TESSA THOMPSON
Fierce, fearless and facing deafness that will end her music career, Tessa Thompson's Bianca is the perfect foil to Michael B. Jordan's Donny in Creed. Unlike the 'girlfriend' character in most of these films, Bianca has her own concerns and own inner life – and while she supports Creed, she's often more driven and possibly more talented than he is. That's a great message for any supporting female character.
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
'Love Me Like You Do', Fifty Shades Of Grey
'Flashlight', Pitch Perfect 2
'Feel The Light', Home
'See You Again', Fast & Furious 7
'Story To Tell', He Named Me Malala
And the alternative Oscar goes to… FLASHLIGHT
Hardly anyone saw documentary He Named Me Malala, and Home disappeared at the box office (it's actually rather charming! And 'Feel The Light' is a good song!). Fifty Shades fans are too tied up to vote. 'See You Again' may have more than 1 billion YouTube views, but 'Flashlight' sneaks in and makes off with the prize. You just know that Rebel Wilson is going to muscle in and take over the acceptance speech somehow, which will make for great TV.
