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# Here Is the Complete List of 2016 Oscar Nominations

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## Sarah Begley


Jan 14, 2016 1:50 PM UTC

![Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80244db97a562300/69887807196cf49bef039bdb/the-revenant.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant.

Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant.Kimberley French—20th Century Fox

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## Sarah Begley


Jan 14, 2016 1:50 PM UTC

Guillermo del Toro, Ang Lee, John Krasinski and Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs presented the 88th Annual Academy Award nominees on Thursday morning, kicking off the final sprint to the finish line for the year’s biggest contenders. Check out the full list here and mark your calendars for Feb. 28: only six weeks to catch all the movies you’ve missed.

**Best Picture**

_The Big Short_

_Bridge of Spies_

_Brooklyn_

_Mad Max: Fury Road_

_The Martian_

_The Revenant_

_Room_

_Spotlight_

**Best Director**

Adam McKay, _The Big Short_

George Miller, _Mad Max: Fury Road_

Alejandro G. Iñárritu, _The Revenant_

Lenny Abrahamson, _Room_

Tom McCarthy, _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, _T_ _he 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 Animated Feature**

_Anomalisa_

_Boy and the World_

_Inside Out_

_Shaun the Sheep Movie_

_When Marnie Was There_

**Best Foreign Language Film**

_Embrace of the Serpent_

_Mustang_

_Son of Saul_

_Theeb_

_A War_

**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 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_

**Best Costume Design**

_Carol_

_Cinderella_

_The Danish Girl_

_Mad Max: Fury Road_

_The Revenant_

**Best Original Score**

_Bridge of Spies_

_Carol_

_The Hateful Eight_

_Sicario_

_Star Wars: The Force Awakens_

**Best Original Song**

“Earned It,” _50 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_

**Best Visual Effects**


_Ex Machina_

_Mad Max: Fury Road_

_The Martian_

_The Revenant_

_Star Wars: The Force Awakens_

**Best Makeup & Hairstyling**

_Mad Max_

_The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out a 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 Documentary Short**

_Body Team 12_

_Chau Behind the Lines_

_Claude Lanzman_

_A Girl in the River_

_Last Day of Freedom_

**Best Live Action Short Film**

_Ave Maria_

_Day One_

_Everything Will Be Okay_

_Shok_

_Stutterer_

**Best Animated Short Film**

_Bear Story_

_Prologue_

_Sanjay’s Super Team_

_We Can’t Live Without Cosmos_

_World of Tomorrow_

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