CHICAGO– “The Revenant,” director Alejandro Iñárritu’s epic drama, got 12 nominations – including Best Picture – as all the categories for the 88th Academy Awards were announced on January 14th, 2016. Rounding out the Best Picture class is “The Big Short,” “Bridge of Spies,” “Brooklyn,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “The Martian,” “Room” and “Spotlight.”
Chris Rock will Host the 88th Academy Awards on February 28th, 2016
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The rest of the major categories contained few surprises, except maybe for Rachel McAdams as Best Supporting Actress in “Spotlight.” The 88th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 28th, 2016, and will be hosted by comedian Chris Rock. The full list of the nominations are below…
BESTPICTURE
“The Big Short”
“Bridge of Spies”
“Brooklyn”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Room”
“Spotlight”
BESTACTOR
Bryan Cranston, “Trumbo”
Matt Damon, “The Martian”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”
Michael Fassbender, “Steve Jobs”
Eddie Redmayne, “The Danish Girl”
BESTACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, “Carol”
Brie Larson, “Room”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Joy”
Charlotte Rampling, “45 Years”
Saoirse Ronan, “Brooklyn”
BESTSUPPORTINGACTOR
Christian Bale, “The Big Short”
Tom Hardy, “The Revenant”
Mark Ruffalo, “Spotlight”
Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies”
Sylvester Stallone, “Creed”
BESTSUPPORTINGACTRESS
Rooney Mara, “Carol”
Jennifer Jason Leigh, “The Hateful Eight”
Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl”
Kate Winslet, “Steve Jobs”
Rachel McAdams, “Spotlight”
DIRECTING
Lenny Abrahamson, “Room”
Alejandro Iñárritu, “The Revenant”
George Miller, “Mad Max: Fury Road”
Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight”
Adam McKay, “The Big Short”
ANIMATEDFEATUREFILM
“Anomalisa”
“Boy and the World”
“Inside Out”
“Shaun the Sheep Movie”
“When Marnie Was There”
COSTUMEDESIGN
“Carol”
“Cinderella”
“The Danish Girl”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Revenant”
DOCUMENTARYFEATURE
“Amy”
“Cartel Land”
“The Look of Silence”
“What Happened, Miss Simone?”
“Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom”
DOCUMENTARYSHORT
“Body Team 12”
“Chau, beyond the Lines”
“Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah”
“A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness”
“Lasy Day of Freedom”
MAKEUPANDHAIRSTYLING
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared”
“The Revenant”
ORIGINALSONG
“Earned It,” “Fifty Shades of Grey”
“Manta Ray,” “Racing Extinction”
“Simple Song 3,” “Youth”
“Til it Happens to You,” “The Hunting Ground”
“Writing’s on the Wall,” “Spectre”
ANIMATEDSHORT
“Bear Story”
“Prologue”
“Sanjay’s Super Team”
“We Can’t Live Without Cosmos”
“World of Tomorrow”
LIVEACTIONSHORT
“Ave Maria”
“Day One”
“Everything Will Be Okay”
“Shok”
“Stutterer”
SOUNDEDITING
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Sicario”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
SOUNDMIXING
“Bridge of Spies”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
FILMEDITING
“The Big Short”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Revenant”
“Spotlight”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
FOREIGNLANGUAGEFILM
“Embrace of the Serpent”
“Mustang”
“Son of Saul”
“Theeb”
“A War”
ORIGINALSCORE
“Bridge of Spies”
“Carol”
“The Hateful Eight”
“Sicario”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
PRODUCTIONDESIGN
“Bridge of Spies”
“The Danish Girl”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
VISUALEFFECTS
“Ex Machina”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
ADAPTEDSCREENPLAY
“The Big Short”
“Brooklyn”
“Carol”
“The Martian”
“Room”
ORIGINALSCREENPLAY
“Spotlight”
“Bridge of Spies”
“Ex Machina”
“Inside Out”
“Straight Outta Compton”
BESTCINEMATOGRAPHY
“Carol”
“The Hateful Eight”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Revenant”
“Sicario”
 | By PATRICK McDONALD |