The 2016 Oscar race was always set to be an interesting one, whatever paths the voters decided to travel, the outcome would always be interesting. The nominations were announced early this morning, by directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, 13 Hours star John Krasinski and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs.
While the list below was foreseeable, it still contains a few surprises and snubs – like one has grown to expect. Many believe that this is Leonardo DiCaprio’s year, and that he will finally bag that coveted Oscar. I sure hope so, I have yet to see The Revenant but I love everything DiCaprio touches – which doesn’t exactly make me an impartial judge.
DiCaprio did walk away with the Golden Globe for Best Actor, so maybe this is his years. The Revenant leads the race with a total of 12 nominations. Now, let’s talk about the surprises and snubs. The biggest surprise was that Tom Hardy was finally acknowledged. He has been completely overlooked this award season, which is mind-blowing. His performance in Legend was nothing short of spectacular. Here he receives a Best Supporting Actor nod for his work in The Revenant.
The years biggest snub was for Carol, while Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara managed to collect nominations, the acclaimed film failed to pick up a Best Picture nomination – causing quite a frenzy among fans. Another shocker was that Ridley Scott didn’t pick up a nomination for Best Director, after the Golden Globes it seemed like a sure thing. Also, where is the love for Quentin Tarantino? He deserves recognition for his work on the riveting The Hateful Eight.
Other snubs include, Jane Fonda, Steve Carell, Aaron Sorkin, and Straight Outta Compton which managed to land a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. But, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and director F. Gary Gray were completely overlooked. This also leads to another thing, this Oscars is way too white. Where is Will Smith? Samuel L. Jackson? Ryan Coogler?
The Oscars ceremony airs on ABC February 28. Check out the full list below.
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 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
Best Director
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Foreign Language Film
Embrace of the Serpent
Mustang
Son of Saul
Theeb
A War
Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room
Original Screenplay
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Original Score
Thomas Newman, Bridge of Spies
Carter Burwell, Carol
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Johann Johannsson, Sicario
John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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
Cinematography
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario
Costume Design
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Makeup and Hairstyling
Mad Max: Fury Road
The 100-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared
The Revenant
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: Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom
Sound Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Sound Mixing
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Visual Effects
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Production Design
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Film Editing
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Animated Short Film
Bear Story
Prologue
Sanjay’s Super Team
We Can’t Live Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow
Live Action Short Film
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay
Shok
Stutterer
Documentary Short Subject
Body Team 12
Chau, Beyond The Lines
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Last Day Of Freedom
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