Oscars nominations 2016: Complete list of nominees announced – so will Leonardo DiCaprio finally win?

Academy favours The Revenant, Mad Max: Fury Road, Carol, Bridge of Spies and more

The nominees for the 88th Academy Awards have been announced in L.A. by directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, actor John Krasinski and Academy President Cheryl Boone.

The Revenant leads the race with 12 nominations, followed by Mad Max: Fury Road on 10.

Both films are honoured in the Best Picture category, joined by The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, The Martian, Room and Spotlight.

The Revenant comes from director Alejandro G. Inarittu, who is also nominated for Best Director, picked up Best Film last year for Birdman, and just collected outstanding film and director awards at the Golden Globes. A huge year for the Mexican filmmaker.

Leonardo DiCaprio looks a dead cert to finally land his first Leading Actor Oscar, while the Leading Actress field is more open, with Cate Blanchett (Carol), Jennifer Lawrence (Joy) and Brie Larson (Room) all in the mix.

2016 nominations list in full:

BEST PICTURE

• The Big Short
• Bridge of Spies
• Brooklyn
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant
• Room
• Spotlight

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

• Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
• Matt Damon, The Martian
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
• Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
• Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

• Cate Blanchett, Carol
• Brie Larson, Room
• Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
• Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
• Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Christian Bale, The Big Short
• Tom Hardy, The Revenant
• Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
• Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
• Sylvester Stallone, Creed

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
• Rooney Mara, Carol
• Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
• Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
• Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

• Anomalisa
• Boy and the World
• Inside Out
• Shaun the Sheep Movie
• When Marnie Was There

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

DIRECTING

• The Big Short
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Revenant
• Room
• Spotlight

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• Amy
• Cartel Land
• The Look of Silence
• What Happened, Miss Simone?
• Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

• Body Team 12
• Chau, beyond the Lines
• Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
• The Girl on the River: The Price of Forgiveness
• Last Day of Freedom

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

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out
• the Window and Disappeared
• The Revenant

ORIGINAL SCORE

• Bridge of Spies
• Carol
• The Hateful Eight
• Sicario
• 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

PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Bridge of Spies
• The Danish Girl
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant

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 (Alles Wird Gut)
• Shok
• Stutterer

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

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• The Big Short
• Brooklyn
• Carol
• The Martian
• Room

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Bridge of Spies
• Ex Machina
• Inside Out
• Spotlight
• Straight Outta Compton

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