And the nominees for the Oscars 2016 are… which films will emerge in the spotlight after today’s announcement?
The nominations for the 88th Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, Thursday 14th January, during a conference in Beverly Hills.
The Revenant comes up on top with 12 nominations with Mad Max: Fury Road taking second place with 10 categories. Both of these films are up for Best Picture along with The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, The Martian, Room and Spotlight.
Eddie Redmayne has a chance of winning two Oscars in a row after his las year’s success in The Theory of Everything – he is up for Best Actor alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. We love Eddie, but we do think Leonardo is deserving of an award from his body of work… Someone give that guy an Oscar already!
The Oscars are taking place this year on Sunday 28th February, and will be hosted by comedian Chris Rock. “I’m so glad to be hosting the Oscars,” Rock said. “It’s great to be back.”
Take a look at some of the highlights from the list of nominations here:
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 WInslest, Steve Jobs
Best Directing
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
Lenny Abrhamson, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
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