2016 Oscar nominations: Multiple mentions for The Revenant and Mad Max: Fury Road

Ladies and gentlemen, the Oscar nominations are finally here!

Following its Golden Globe-winning success on Sunday evening, the fact-based western The Revenant has collected a whopping twelve mentions, including a place on the eight-film Best Picture shortlist.

Having won the Best Director gong a year earlier for Birdman (2014), Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu will be looking for repeat success after earning another nod.

As expected, leading man Leonardo DiCaprio is in for contention for Best Actor and will be looking to finally land his first Oscar win for his performance as vengeful explorer Hugh Glass.

More surprisingly, British co-star Tom Hardy secured his first nomination for his role as John Fitzgerald, having been snubbed by other major award groups.

The western also dominated various technical categories including Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects, though it did miss out on a Screenplay nod.

On the subject of Hardy, it turned out to be a lovely, lovely day for his other major film Mad Max: Fury Road as the post-apocalyptic action sequel received an impressive ten nominations including Best Picture and Best Director nod for Australian auteur George Miller.

The sci-fi blockbuster The Martian also flourished with seven mentions, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Matt Damon (as Mark Watney), though veteran filmmaker Ridley Scott was surprisingly ignored for Best Director.

Meanwhile, the factual drama Spotlight secured six nominations, including Best Picture, while cast members Mark Ruffalo (as Mike Rezendes) and Rachel McAdams (as Sacha Pfeiffer) are in contention for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress respectively. Additionally, Tom McCarthy is up for two Oscars for both his writing and directing.

Fellow true-life drama Bridge of Spies also managed six nods and is on the Best Picture shortlist, while British star Mark Rylance (as Rudolf Abel) is up for Best Supporting Actor. However, prolific filmmaker Steven Spielberg missed out on a Best Director mention despite a recent acknowledgement at the BAFTAs.

The rest of the Best Picture line-up is rounded off by the satirical comedy The Big Short (five noms), the romantic drama Brooklyn (three noms) and the indie drama Room (four noms).

Despite missing out on a Best Picture nomination, the romantic drama Carol fared well with six mentions, including Best Actress for two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett (as Carol Aird) and Best Supporting Actress for Rooney Mara (as Therese Belivet).

In the acting fields, recent Golden Globe winners Brie Larson (as Joy “Ma” Newsome) and Jennifer Lawrence (as Joy Mangano) go head-to-head in the Best Actress category for their respective performances in Room and Joy.

Additionally, the pair are joined in that particular line-up by Irish starlet Saoirse Ronan (as Ellis Lacey) in Brooklyn and surprise nominee Charlotte Rampling (as Kate Mercer) in 45 Years.

Meanwhile, the Best Actor field sees aforementioned nominees Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio come up against Bryan Cranston (as Dalton Trumbo) in Trumbo, Michael Fassbender (as Steve Jobs) in Steve Jobs, and last year’s category winner Eddie Redmayne (as Lili Elbe) in The Danish Girl.

The Best Supporting Actor line-up sees Hollywood favourite Sylvester Stallone make the ultimate comeback, as he is nodded for reprising his iconic role as former boxer-turned-mentor Rocky Balboa in the sports drama Creed.

By doing so, Sly makes history by becoming only the sixth actor in Oscar history to be nominated for playing the same character twice.

Former category winner Christian Bale is among the recognisable names looking to challenge Sly, as he earns a repeat nod for his performance as Dr. Michael Burry in The Big Short.

Meanwhile, British star Kate Winslet will be looking to bolster her bid for a second Oscar success after earning a Best Supporting Actress nom for her portrayal of Apple marketing executive Joanna Hoffman in Steve Jobs.

However, her competition in that line-up includes Jennifer Jason Leigh (as Daisy Domergue) in The Hateful Eight) and Alicia Vikander (as Gerda Wegener) in The Danish Girl.

As with Tom McCarthy, Adam McKay earns writing and directing nominations for his work on The Big Short, while Irish auteur Lenny Abrahamson is surprisingly acknowledged for directing Room.

Elsewhere, the sci-fi blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens received five nods, including an incredible 50th career nomination for legendary composer John Williams, who will be up against overdue veteran Ennio Morricone (The Hateful Eight) in the Best Original Score category.

After winning the Golden Globe for his theme from the James Bond outing Spectre, British musician Sam Smith will be competing in the Best Original Song field alongside Grammy winner Lady Gaga (The Hunting Ground) and The Weekend (Fifty Shades of Grey) while the Amy Winehouse documentary Amy is a heavy favourite for Best Documentary Feature.

Meanwhile, Pixar’s Inside Out leads the Best Animated Film line-up, alongside Charlie Kaufman’s Anomalisa and Aardman’s Shaun the Sheep Movie while the Best Foreign Language category is contested by the likes of France’s Mustang, Hungary’s Son of Saul, and Jordan’s Theeb.

On the omission front, there were notable acting snubs for the likes of Johnny Depp (Black Mass), Idris Elba (Beasts of No Nation), Michael Keaton (Spotlight), Dame Helen Mirren (Trumbo), Will Smith (Concussion), Jacob Tremblay (Room) and Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina) while high-profile films to be completely ignored included Ant-Man, Black Mass, Concussion, The Good Dinosaur, Jurassic World, Love & Mercy, Southpaw and Suffragette.

The 88th Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on 28 February, with comedian Chris Rock hosting for the second time.

The full list of nominations are below (winner predictions in blue):

BEST PICTURE
THE BIG SHORT
BRIDGE OF SPIES
BROOKLYN
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE MARTIAN
THE REVENANT
ROOM
SPOTLIGHT

BEST DIRECTOR
Lenny Abrahamson, ROOM
Alejandro González Iñárritu, THE REVENANT
Adam McKay, THE BIG SHORT
Tom McCarthy, SPOTLIGHT
George Miller, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

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

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
THE BIG SHORT (Adam McKay & Charles Randolph)
BROOKLYN (Nick Hornby)
CAROL (Phyllis Nagy)
THE MARTIAN (Drew Goddard)
ROOM (Emma Donoghue)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
BRIDGE OF SPIES (Matt Charman, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen)
EX MACHINA (Alex Garland)
INSIDE OUT (Josh Cooley, Pete Docter & Meg LeFauve)
SPOTLIGHT (Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer)
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (Andrea Berloff, Jonathan Herman, S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus)

BEST EDITING
THE BIG SHORT
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE REVENANT
SPOTLIGHT
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
CAROL
THE HATEFUL EIGHT
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE REVENANT
SICARIO

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
BRIDGE OF SPIES
THE DANISH GIRL
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE MARTIAN
THE REVENANT

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
CAROL
CINDERELLA
THE DANISH GIRL
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE REVENANT

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE 100 YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED
THE REVENANT

BEST SOUND MIXING
BRIDGE OF SPIES
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE MARTIAN
THE REVENANT
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

BEST SOUND EDITING
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE MARTIAN
THE REVENANT
SICARIO
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
EX MACHINA
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE MARTIAN
THE REVENANT
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
BRIDGE OF SPIES (Thomas Newman)
CAROL (Carter Burwell)
THE HATEFUL EIGHT (Ennio Morricone)
SICARIO (Jóhann Jóhannsson)
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (John Williams)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (“Earned It”)
THE HUNTING GROUND (“Till It Happens To You”)
RACING EXTINCTION, (“Manta Ray”)
SPECTRE, (“Writing’s on the Wall”)
YOUTH, (“Simple Song #3”)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
ANOMALISA
BOY & THE WORLD
INSIDE OUT
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE
WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT (Columbia)
MUSTANG (France)
SON OF SAUL (Hungary)
THEEB (Jordan)
A WAR (Denmark)

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
AMY

CARTEL LAND
THE LOOK OF SILENCE
WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?
WINTER ON FIRE: UKRAINE’S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM

BEST 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

BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
AVE MARIA
DAY ONE
EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY (ALLES WIRD GUT)
SHOK
STUTTERER

BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
BEAR STORY
PROLOGUE
SANJAY’S SUPER TEAM
WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT COSMOS
WORLD OF TOMORROW

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