Thursday, January 14, 2016
The Academy Award nominees were announced this morning in Beverly Hills, airing live on ABC. Golden Globe winner The Revenant leads with 12 nominations, including picture, director, actor and supporting actor. The Weeknd and Sam Smith made the cut in the original song category.
BEST PICTURE
- The Big Short
- Bridge of Spies
- Brooklyn
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- The Revenant
- Room
- Spotlight
BEST ACTOR
- Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
- Matt Damon, The Martian
- Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
- Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
- Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
BEST ACTRESS
- Cate Blanchett, Carol
- 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
- Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
- Sylvester Stallone, Creed
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
- Rooney Mara, Carol
- Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
- Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
- Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
DIRECTING
- Adam McKay, The Big Short
- George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
- Lenny Abrahamson, Room
- Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
- Anomalisa
- Boy and the World
- Inside Out
- Shaun the Sheep Movie
- When Marnie Was There
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- Amy
- Cartel Land
- The Look of Silence
- What Happened, Miss Simone?
- Winter on Fire
ORIGINAL SONG
- "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