The first physical Paramount screener (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation was a download). Only one other film left on their awards site to go.

The Big Short

Stars: Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Melissa Leo, Marisa Tomei
Director: Adam McKay
Premise: From IMDb: “Four outsiders in the world of high-finance who predicted the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s decide to take on the big banks for their lack of foresight and greed.”
Oscar Chances: Uncertain: Advanced buzz was that it could be an Oscar surprise, but the solid, but not particularly enthusiastic, reviews won’t help the film much. It could still be a sleeper, but as a comedy, it may not be quite what the Academy feels like recognizing.
Campaign-Proposed Categories:

• Best Picture (Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Arnon Milchan)
• Best Director (Adam McKay)
• Best Adapted Screenplay (Charles Randolph, Adam McKay)
• Best Actor (Steve Carell)
• Best Supporting Actor (Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling)
• Best Supporting Actress (Melissa Leo, Marisa Tomei)
• Best Cinematography (Barry Ackroyd)
• Best Production Design (Clayton Hartley, Linda Sutton-Doll)
• Best Film Editing (Hank Corwin)
• Best Costume Design (Susan Matheson)
• Best Original Score (Nicholas Britell)
• Best Sound Mixing (David Wyman, Anna Behlmer, Terry Porter)
• Best Sound Editing (Becky Sullivan)
• Best Makeup & Hairstyling (Julie Hewett, Adruitha Lee, Pamela Westmore, Michelle Diamantides)
• Best Visual Effects (Paul Linden)

Rotten Tomatoes:
93% (14 critics; as of 12/4/15)
Metacritic:
72 out of 100 (7 critics; as of 12/4/15)