2016 Oscar Nominations

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 Revneant
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

Best Film Editing
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Foreign Language Film
Colombia, Embrace of the Serpent
France, Mustang
Hungary, Son of Saul
Jordan, Theeb
Denmark, A War

Best Original Score
Thomas Newman, Bridge of Spies
Carter Burwell, Carol
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Sicario
John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Production Design
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

Best Visual Effects
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room

Best 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

Best Costume Design
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

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 Makeup and Hairstyling
Mad Max: Fury Road
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant

Best Original Song
"Earned It," Fifty Shades of Grey
"Manta Ray," Racing Extinction
"Simple Song No. 3," Youth
"'Til It Happens to You," The Haunting Ground
"Writings on the Wall," Spectre

Best Animated Short Film
Bear Story
Prologue
Sanjay's Super Team
We Can't Live Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow

Best Live Action Short Film
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Shok
Stutterer

Best Sound Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Sound Mixing
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

So, they are going to snub TFA for best picture? Really? How about Ford for supporting actor or even Daisy for actress. Maybe not deserving of a win, but they should have at least gotten a nomination, especially for best picture.

A lot of these are horrible nominations IMO.

Jennifer Lawrence was nothing special in "Joy" -- "Brooklyn" was a decent film, very choppy and ending really had no purpose. Very anticlimactic.

A few though are wishful wins for me like Sly in "Creed".

I haven't seen "The Revenant" yet, but I'm seeing a lot of talk about it. I'm hopeful. "The Force Awakens" gets my vote in every category they are in.

WWEJedi said:

So, they are going to snub TFA for best picture? Really? How about Ford for supporting actor or even Daisy for actress. Maybe not deserving of a win, but they should have at least gotten a nomination, especially for best picture.

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Their acting isn't anything spectacular IMO, however when we got Jennifer Lawrence for Best Actress, I'd rather have Daisy Ridley up there. I'd also swap Brooklyn for TFA.

Wow, a majority of the acting nominations are absolutely terrible choices. Especially in the Male category. The only Important movie I haven't seen this year was The Martian, so I can't speak on that film, or Matt Damon's nomination, but man, what a horrible list.

I'm still in shock Idris Elba didn't get a nomination, and looking at that list he should have been the clear winner this year. Same for Beasts of No Nation. Abraham Atta should've also been considered as well. I don't even think Leo deserved a nomination and he's one of the front runners.

Leo, Mark Ruffalo, Christian Bale, Jennifer Lawrence, Bryan Cranston, Rachel Mcadams, Sylvester Stallone, and Eddie Redmayne should not be on the list. There were so many better performances this year but seems their name wasn't big enough, or maybe the role wasn't Oscar bait.

I don't have much of a problem with the best picture nominations or the lead/supporting actresses list outside of Rachael McAdams and Jennifer Lawrence being on there. I would take the Revenant and Bridge of Spies out of the best picture list though.

Overall, this has to be one of the worst lists I've seen in a long time.

WWEJedi said:

So, they are going to snub TFA for best picture? Really? How about Ford for supporting actor or even Daisy for actress. Maybe not deserving of a win, but they should have at least gotten a nomination, especially for best picture.

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Because it wasn't best picture material.

It's making $$$. Lots of $$$. Who gives a **** about an award.

Go Fury Road!!!

Oh and my picks. Not a homer or anything

Best Picture
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Actor
Matt Damon, The Martian

Best Actress
n/a

Best Supporting Actor
Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Best Directing
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Film Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Foreign Language Film
n/a

Best Original Score
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight


Best Production Design
Mad Max: Fury Road


Best Visual Effects
Mad Max: Fury Road


Best Adapted Screenplay
The Martian

Best Original Screenplay
Ex Machina

Best Cinematography
The Hateful Eight

Best Costume Design
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Documentary – Feature
n/a

Best Documentary – Short Subject
n/a

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Original Song
"Writings on the Wall," Spectre

Best Animated Short Film
n/a

Best Live Action Short Film
n/a

Best Sound Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Sound Mixing
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Picture
The Big Short

But I believe Beasts of No Nation was the best movie of the year, followed by Steve Jobs. But on the list, I think The Big Short was the best.

Best Actor
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs


Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, Carol

Cate Blanchett should definitely be winning, but I can see Brie Larson possibly getting the win

Best Supporting Actor
Tom Hardy, The Revenant

The entire list of actors are undeserving of a nomination in my opinion, but on this list, I guess Tom Hardy gave the best performance. Idris really was snubbed here though.

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

I wouldn't be upset if Kate Winslet won though, and I think she probably will.

Best Directing
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

I’m pretty sure The Revenant will win here, but to me, Fury Road was the most unique movie of the year, George Miller should get the win, but he probably won’t. The Revenant will probably take it, it another beautifully shot film by Alejandro González Iñárritu, but its also a typical Alejandro González Iñárritu film.

Best Film Editing
The Big Short

The Big Short definitely deserves the win here.


Best Original Score
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Sicario


Best Production Design
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Visual Effects
Ex Machina

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short

The Big Short should probably take this category, Adam Mckay did a great job bringing a very unconventional story to the big screen.

Best Original Screenplay
Ex Machina


Best Cinematography
The Revenant


Best Costume Design
Cinderella

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Revenant


Best Sound Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road


Best Sound Mixing
Mad Max: Fury Road

EVILFACE said:

Oh and my picks. Not a homer or anything

Best Picture
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Actor
Matt Damon, The Martian

Best Actress
n/a

Best Supporting Actor
Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Best Directing
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Film Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Foreign Language Film
n/a

Best Original Score
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight


Best Production Design
Mad Max: Fury Road


Best Visual Effects
Mad Max: Fury Road


Best Adapted Screenplay
The Martian

Best Original Screenplay
Ex Machina

Best Cinematography
The Hateful Eight

Best Costume Design
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Documentary – Feature
n/a

Best Documentary – Short Subject
n/a

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Original Song
"Writings on the Wall," Spectre

Best Animated Short Film
n/a

Best Live Action Short Film
n/a

Best Sound Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Sound Mixing
Mad Max: Fury Road

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You mean you think Mad Max will sweep (-1) the awards? Very surprising coming from you.

Best Picture

Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Actor

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs or Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett, Carol or Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Best Supporting Actor

Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Supporting Actress

Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Best Directing

George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Film Editing

Mad Max: Fury Road or The Revenant

Best Original Score

Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight

Best Production Design

The Danish Girl or Mad Max: Fury Road or The Martian

Best Visual Effects

Ex Machina or Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Martian

Best Original Screenplay

Ex Machina or Inside Out

Best Cinematography

The Hateful Eight or Sicario

Best Costume Design

The Danish Girl

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Original Song

"Writings on the Wall," Spectre

Best Animated Short Film

Sanjay's Super Team

Best Sound Editing

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Sound Mixing

Mad Max: Fury Road

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My picks for what I think will win, probably

Go on Stallone ya good thing!

Glad to see TFA pick up five nominations. Not surprised to see the Academy recognize the great score. If Fury Road got a Best Picture nom then Ex Machina and TFA definitely should have as they were superior films. FR was great but a little too "one note" to be awarded the top prize, IMO. I would have removed its Best Picture nomination and put it in the running for Best Score instead.

I'll be thrilled if Ex Machina walks away with trophies for Best Visual Effects and Screenplay.

Holy crap, managed to miss that Mad Max is nominated for Best Picture. That's incredible. I mean it definitely won't win but.....

Uncanny Web-Slinger said:

My picks for what I think will win, probably

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Leo is long overdue an Oscar but I think The Fass will win it.

Is this the first year since the MCU began in 2008 that they were shut out of all technical categories? Can't say I'm surprised.

Leo hopefully could finally get over the hump so the Internet would explode, will I guess it will either way lol. I want Mad Max and Stallone to win so much.

Getting a little tired of Jennifer Lawrence getting nominated every year. Her spot should have gone to Theron.

This was a pretty weak year in film from the looks of it.

My picks

Best Picture

The Revenant


Best Actor

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs


Best Actress

Brie Larson, Room


Best Supporting Actor

My gut says Christian Bale, The Big Short

but I'm going with Sly

Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight


Best Directing

Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant

Can't say I'm surprised by the nominations. The best actor and actress categories are filled with critical darlings from the year, pretty much everyone nominated was said to be the reason that film was watchable despite the film itself not being great, such as Jennifer Lawrence and Eddie Redmaine. I'm not surprised by Ruffalos nomination as he was the best thing in spotlight that wasn't the script. Rachel Mcadams surprises me as I thought she was ok, I think she was just lucky to be in one of the best films of the year.

I can't speak for beast of no nation as I haven't seen it but it seems like the Academy voters have a biased against Netflix right now, despite the incredible talent in front and behind the camera. I'm actually surprised Star Wars didn't get a Best Picture nom, I was really expecting that.

No Hateful 8 for best Screenplay? Kinda shocking.


I'd like to see Fury Road, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer Jason Leigh, George Miller, and Ennio Morricone go home with some gold.