2016 Oscar Nominees Are…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 88th Annual Academy Awards Oscar and people are already debating who will win Oscars (and who got snubbed). Leading the pack with 12 nominations is The Revenant, closely followed by 10 for Mad Max: Fury Road.
The 2016 Academy Awards will be hosted by Chris Rock on Sunday, February 28, on ABC.
Check out the full list of nominees below!
Oscar nominees – Best Motion Picture of the Year
- The Big Short
- Bridge of Spies
- Brooklyn
- Mad Max – Fury road
- The Martian
- The Revenant
- Room
- Spotlight
Oscar nominees – Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Bryan Cranstonin Trumbo
- Matt Damonin The Martian
- Leonardo DiCaprioin The Revenant
- Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs
- Eddie Redmaynein The Danish Girl
Oscar nominees – Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Christian Bale in The Big Short
- Tom Hardy in The Revenant
- Mark Ruffalo in Spotlight
- Mark Rylance in Bridge of Spies
- Sylvester Stallone in Creed
Oscar nominees – Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Cate Blanchett in Carol
- Brie Larsonin Room
- Jennifer Lawrencein Joy
- Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years
- Saoirse Ronanin Brooklyn
Oscar nominees – Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Jennifer Jason Leighin The Hateful Eight
- Rooney Mara in Carol
- Rachel McAdamsin Spotlight
- Alicia Vikanderin The Danish Girl
- Kate Winsletin Steve Jobs
Oscar nominees – Achievement in Directing
- The Big Short Adam McKay
- Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
- The Revenant Alejandro G. Iñárritu
- Room Lenny Abrahamson
- Spotlight Tom McCarthy
Oscar nominees – Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Big Short Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
- Brooklyn Screenplay by Nick Hornby
- Carol Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy
- The Martian Screenplay by Drew Goddard
- Room Screenplay by Emma Donoghue
Oscar nominees – Best Original Screenplay
- Bridge of Spies Written by Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
- Ex Machina Written by Alex Garland
- Inside Out Screenplay by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; Original story by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen
- Spotlight Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
- Straight Outta Compton Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff
Oscar nominees – Best Animated Feature
- Anomalisa Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson and Rosa Tran
- Boy and the World Alê Abreu
- Inside Out Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera
- Shaun the Sheep Movie Mark Burton and Richard Starzak
- When Marnie Was There Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura
Oscar nominees – Achievement in Cinematography
- Carol Ed Lachman
- The Hateful Eight Robert Richardson
- Mad Max: Fury Road John Seale
- The Revenant Emmanuel Lubezki
- Sicario Roger Deakins
Oscar nominees – Achievement in Costume Design
- Carol Sandy Powell
- Cinderella Sandy Powell
- The Danish Girl Paco Delgado
- Mad Max: Fury Road Jenny Beavan
- The Revenant Jacqueline West
Oscar nominees – Best Documentary Feature
- Amy Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees
- Cartel Land Matthew Heineman and Tom Yellin
- The Look of Silence Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge Sørensen
- What Happened, Miss Simone? Liz Garbus, Amy Hobby and Justin Wilkes
- Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom Evgeny Afineevsky and Den Tolmor
Oscar nominees – Best Documentary Short Subject
- Body Team 12 David Darg and Bryn Mooser
- Chau, beyond the Lines Courtney Marsh and Jerry Franck
- Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah Adam Benzine
- A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
- Last Day of Freedom Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman
Oscar nominees – Achievement in Film Editing
- The Big Short Hank Corwin
- Mad Max: Fury Road Margaret Sixel
- The Revenant Stephen Mirrione
- Spotlight Tom McArdle
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey
Oscar nominees – Best Foreign Language Film
- Embrace of the Serpent Colombia
- Mustang France
- Son of Saul Hungary
- Theeb Jordan
- A War Denmark
Oscar nominees – Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
- Mad Max: Fury Road Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin
- The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared Love Larson and Eva von Bahr
- The Revenant Siân Grigg, Duncan Jarman and Robert Pandini
Oscar nominees – Best Original Score
- Bridge of Spies Thomas Newman
- Carol Carter Burwell
- The Hateful Eight Ennio Morricone
- Sicario Jóhann Jóhannsson
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens John Williams
Oscar nominees – Best Original Song
- “Earned It”from Fifty Shades of Grey
Music and Lyric by Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Daheala Quenneville and Stephan Moccio - “Manta Ray”from Racing Extinction
Music by J. Ralph and Lyric by Antony Hegarty - “Simple Song #3”from Youth
Music and Lyric by David Lang - “Til It Happens To You”from The Hunting Ground
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga - “Writing’s On The Wall” from Spectre
Music and Lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith
Oscar nominees – Achievement in Production Design
- Bridge of Spies Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Rena DeAngelo and Bernhard Henrich
- The Danish Girl Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Michael Standish
- Mad Max: Fury Road Production Design: Colin Gibson; Set Decoration: Lisa Thompson
- The Martian Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Celia Bobak
- The Revenant Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Hamish Purdy
Oscar nominees – Best Animated Short Film
- Bear Story Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala
- Prologue Richard Williams and Imogen Sutton
- Sanjay’s Super Team Sanjay Patel and Nicole Grindle
- We Can’t Live without Cosmos Konstantin Bronzit
- World of Tomorrow Don Hertzfeldt
Oscar nominees – Best Live Action Short Film
- Ave Maria Basil Khalil and Eric Dupont
- Day One Henry Hughes
- Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut) Patrick Vollrath
- Shok Jamie Donoughue
- Stutterer Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage
Oscar nominees – Achievement in Sound Editing
- Mad Max: Fury Road Mark Mangini and David White
- The Martian Oliver Tarney
- The Revenant Martin Hernandez and Lon Bender
- Sicario Alan Robert Murray
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Matthew Wood and David Acord
Oscar nominees – Achievement in Sound Mixing
- Bridge of Spies Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Drew Kunin
- Mad Max: Fury Road Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo
- The Martian Paul Massey, Mark Taylor and Mac Ruth
- The Revenant Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño, Randy Thom and Chris Duesterdiek
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson
Oscar nominees – Achievement in Visual Effects
- Ex Machina Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett
- Mad Max: Fury Road Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver and Andy Williams
- The Martian Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Chris Lawrence and Steven Warner
- The Revenant Rich McBride, Matthew Shumway, Jason Smith and Cameron Waldbauer
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould