Oscars 2016: Best Picture nominees get the Honest Trailer treatment

"In a world where a bunch of rich people dress up in fancy clothes to give each other trophies... "

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We're getting so close to the moment of truth. This weekend brings the 2016 Academy Awards, and one of the tightest races in recent memory.

Perfect timing then, for the Honest Trailers crew to take a stab at this year's slate of Best Picture nominees; daring to tackle all the most burning questions about this year's awards race.

For example: How Adam McKay can transition from the likes of Step Brothers and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues to the rigorously confusing financial drama The Big Short.

How Mad Max: Fury Road is really just about a bunch of Australians being Australian; and how literally no one saw immigration romance Brooklyn.

One film that doesn't get a full ribbing is Alejandro González Iñárritu's The Revenant; they're keeping hold of all their best jokes for a later, full lambast of "Leonardo DatOscarDoe"'s desperate scramble for survival.

If come Sunday, your primed favourite doesn't pick up the Best Picture gong, then let the Honest Trailer crew ask you one very wise question; "What did win the Oscar last year?"

The 2016 Academy Awards take place 28 February.

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