After what has felt like months and months of blind speculation over which films will make the voters’ cut and score an invitation to Oscar night, the wait is finally over. This morning, 13 Hours star John Krasinski announced the official slate of nominees along with directors Ang Lee and Guillermo del Toro from Los Angeles’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater. With the full lineup for the 88th annual Academy Awards now fully announced, we can put an end to the speculation over which of our favorite stars will add “Oscar nominee” to their résumé, and begin the speculating over who will actually win. That’ll continue on through the telecast February 28 on ABC, at which point we will then shift back to speculating on which 2016 films will be nominated in the next year’s Academy Awards. Speculating is good, clean fun!
For the first time in a long time, a handful of frontrunners have emerged with none breaking away from the pack, making it an exciting year to give a damn about the Academy Awards. Keep scrolling to get the entire lowdown on one of the most uncertain, genuinely surprising Oscar races in years, and then be sure to check back in later today for our deeper analysis of the major races, and what this all means for Hollywood at large.
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 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 Winslet, Steve Jobs
Best Original Screenplay
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room
Best Foreign Language Film
Embrace of the Serpent, Colombia
A War, Denmark
Mustang, France
Son of Saul, Hungary
Viva, Ireland
Theeb, Jordan
Best Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
Best Documentary — Feature
Amy
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
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 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
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,” 50 Shades of Grey
“Simple Song #3,” Youth
“Manta Ray,” Racing Extinction
“Writing’s on the Wall,” Spectre
“It Could Happen To You,” The Hunting Ground
Best Live-Action Short
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay
Shok
Stutterer
Best Animated Short
Bear Story
Prologue
Sanjay’s Super Team
We Can’t Live with Cosmo
World of Tomorrow
Best Visual Effects
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Film Editing
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Production Design
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Original Score
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
