The 88th Academy Award Nominations were announced on January 14, 2016. The top nominated film was were The Revenant with twelve nominations. The Academy Awards were given out on February 28, 2016 by host Chris Rock surrounded by controversy due to the lack of racial diversity among the nominees which led to massive changes in the Academy make-up.
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Best Picture:
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
WINNER: Spotlight
Best Director:
Lenny Abrahamson—Room
WINNER: Alejandro González Iñárritu—The Revenant
Tom McCarthy—Spotlight
Adam McKay—The Big Short
George Miller—Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Actor:
Bryan Cranston—Trumbo
Matt Damon—The Martian
WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio—The Revenant
Michael Fassbender—Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne—The Danish Girl
Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett—Carol
WINNER: Brie Larson—Room
Jennifer Lawrence—Joy
Charlotte Rampling—45 Years
Saoirse Ronan—Brooklyn
Best Supporting Actor:
Christian Bale—The Big Short
Tom Hardy—The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo—Spotlight
WINNER: Mark Rylance—Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone—Creed
Best Supporting Actress:
Jennifer Jason Leigh—The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara—Carol
Rachel McAdams—Spotlight
WINNER: Alicia Vikander—The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet—Steve Jobs
Best Writing—Original Screenplay:
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
WINNER: Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Best Writing—Adapted Screenplay:
WINNER: The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room
Best Animated Feature:
Anomalisa
Boy & the World
WINNER: Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
Best Foreign Language Film:
Embrace of the Serpent
Mustang
A War
WINNER: Son of Saul
Theeb
Best Documentary—Feature:
WINNER: Amy
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire
Best Documentary—Short Subject:
Body Team 12
Claude Lanzmann: The Spectres of the Shoah
WINNER: A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Last Day of Freedom
War Within the Walls
Best Live Action Short:
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay
Shok
WINNER: Stutterer
Best Animated Short:
WINNER: Bear Story
Prologue
Sanjay’s Super Team
We Can’t Live Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow
Best Original Score:
Bridge of Spies
Carol
WINNER: The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Original Song:
“Earn It”—Fifty Shades of Grey
“Manta Ray”—Racing Extinction
“Simple Song #3”—Youth
“Til It Happens to You”—The Hunting Ground
WINNER: “Writing’s on the Wall”—Spectre
Best Sound Editing:
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Sound Mixing:
Bridge of Spies
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Production Design:
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Best Cinematography:
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
WINNER: The Revenant
Sicario
Best Make-Up and Hairstyling:
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant
Best Costume Design:
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Best Film Editing:
The Big Short
WINNER: Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Visual Effects:
WINNER: Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Preceded By:
The 87th Academy Award Nominations
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