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The 88th Academy Awards, this year’s most star-studded, glamorous award show, announced its nominations on Jan. 14 during a ceremony at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Over 6000 voting members chose the nominees from hundreds of eligible films.
Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant leads the pack with 12 nominations, including Best Picture, Leonardo DiCaprio for Best Actor, Tom Hardy for Best Supporting Actor, and Best Director. Mad Max: Fury Road and The Martian both received recognition, with ten and seven nominations, respectively.
Although the 88th Academy Awards are largely dominated by big-name movies, many smaller films have made the cut for the nominations. Critics have praised Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight and John Crowley’s Brooklyn; both are predicted to win big at this year’s award show.
Only white actors have been honored in this year’s nominations, which has generated widespread criticism towards the Academy. This is also the second Oscar nominee “whiteout” in a row. Although the Academy did recognize several movies about black lives, such as Straight Outta Compton and Creed, the films’ black actors and directors were not nominated. However, the white writers from Straight Outta Compton and Sylvester Stallone in Creed received nominations. While the Academy did honor African American filmmaker Spike Lee with the Academy Honorary Award in November, this recognition is still disproportionate.
Despite the controversy, the 88th Academy Awards are worth tuning in to for a glimpse into Hollywood’s glamour and glitz. They will premiere on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Actor Chris Rock will host the show for the second time, and the Oscars can be viewed on ABC at 5:30 P.M.
And the nominees are:
Best Picture:
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best Actor:
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Best Supporting Actress:
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Best Supporting Actor:
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
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
Costume Design:
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Documentary Feature:
Amy
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire
Documentary Short:
Body Team
Chau, Beyond the Lines
Claude Lanzmann
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Last Day of Freedom
Makeup and Hair Styling:
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant
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
Animated Short:
Bear Story
Prologue
Sanjay’s Super Team
We Can’t Live Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow
Sound Editing:
Mad Max: Fury Road
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Martian
The Revenant
Film Editing:
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Foreign Language Film:
Embrace of the Serpent
Mustang
Son of Saul
Theeb
A War
Original Score:
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Production Design:
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Visual Effects:
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Adapted Screenplay:
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room
Original Screenplay:
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Best Cinematography:
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario
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