WATCH: Oscar Nominations Announced
By MICHAEL ROTHMAN and JOI-MARIE MCKENZIE
"Spotlight," "The Revenant," "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "The Martian" led the way this morning as the 2016 Oscar nominations were officially announced.
"The Revenant" led overall with 12 nods.
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The biggest stars in Hollywood also led the way in individual categories with Leonardo DiCaprio being nominated for Best Actor, along with Matt Damon, Michael Fassbender and Eddie Redmayne. Cate Blanchett, Brie Larson and Jennifer Lawrence were among those nominated in the Best Actress category.
Following up on his big Golden Globes win, Sylvester Stallone earned a nod for bringing Rocky back to the big screen in "Creed."
Here's the complete list for the 88th Academy Awards:
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
DIRECTING
- Adam McKay - The Big Short
- George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu - The Revenant
- Lenny Abrahamson - Room
- Tom McCarthy - Spotlight
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
- Anomalisa
- Boy and the World
- Inside Out
- Shaun the Sheep Movie
- When Marnie Was There
COSTUME DESIGN
- Carol
- Cinderella
- The Danish Girl
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Revenant
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- Amy
- Cartel Land
- The Look of Silence
- What Happened, Miss Simone?
- Winter on Fire
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
- Body Team
- Chau, Beyond the Lines
- Claude Lanzmann
- A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
- Last Day of Freedom
MAKEUP AND HAIR STYLING
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
- The Revenant
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
ANIMATED SHORT
- Bear Story
- Prologue
- Sanjay's Super Team
- We Can't Live Without Cosmos
- World of Tomorrow
SOUND EDITING
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Sicario
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- The Martian
- The Revenant
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
ORIGINAL SCORE
- Bridge of Spies
- Carol
- The Hateful Eight
- Sicario
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Bridge of Spies
- The Danish Girl
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Martian
- The Revenant
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
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Carol
- The Hateful Eight
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- The Revenant
- Sicario