The biggest shocker: A mammoth showing for “Mad Max: Fury Road”, which got a whopping ten nominations including Best Picture and Best Director.
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The Hollywood star has been nominated for the best actor prize for his role in The Revenant, after he picked up a Golden Globe Award on Sunday. The other nominees are Jennifer Jason Leigh of “The Hateful Eight”, Rachel McAdams of “Spotlight” and Kate Winslet of “Steve Jobs”.
“The Revenant”, about a fur trapper mauled by a bear and left for dead by his companions, brought nominations for DiCaprio, who has never won an Oscar, and supporting actor for Tom Hardy.
Alongside DiCaprio and Damon, the best actor nominees are: Michael Fassbender (“Steve Jobs”), Eddie Redmayne (“The Danish Girl”) and Bryan Cranston (“Trumbo”).
– Brie Larson, who got a best actress nomination for “Room”, in which she plays a kidnapped mother living with her child in captivity, told NBC’s “Today” show from Australia. As a producer of “The Martian”, he does have a shot at walking away with that golden statuette if it wins best picture, though.
Their male counterparts in the supporting role category are: Christian Bale (“The Big Short”), Mark Ruffalo (“Spotlight”), Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies”), Sylvester Stallone (“Creed”), and Tom Hardy (“The Revenant”).
Alejandro is nominated for Best Director and lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who is now zero wins after five nominations, will be hoping to make it sixth time lucky on February 28 with his Best Actor nomination.
Only eight movies were nominated for best picture, even though the category has allowed for 10 since 2009, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expanded the list. The 25-year-old actress received her fourth Academy Award nomination for her role in Joy.
“Compton”, which received an ensemble nomination from the Screen Actors Guild, was shamefully relegated to a single nod for Best Original Screenplay.
The 2015 box office victor “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” failed to receive nominations among the more prominent awards categories, but it did receive five nominations in all, including original score, sound editing and visual effects.
On the other hand, though “The Martian” did well – earning nominations for best picture and best actor – Ridley Scott was left off the directors’ list.
Picture: The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, Spotlight.
Other nominations I was happy to see included the delightful “Shaun the Sheep Movie” and the touching Studio Ghibli film “When Marnie Was There” besting better known films like “Minions” and “The Good Dinosaur” in the Best Animated Feature category. They are all fantastic, for sure, but Larson’s role was the first one during the movie year when I walked out of the theater and said “Oscar”.
“18. Documentary Feature: “Amy”, “Cartel Land”, “The Look of Silence”, “What Happened, Miss Simone?”, “Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom”.
Last year, “Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” won the Oscars for best picture, best director, best original screenplay and best cinematography.
It’s a great year for female-centric films, as not one but two got in for Best Picture (“Brooklyn” and “Room”).
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The adapted screenplay category will see “The Big Short” screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, “Brooklyn” by Nick Hornby, “Carol” by Phyllis Nagy, Drew Goddard’s screenplay for “The Martian” and author Emma Donoghue’s adaptation of her novel for “Room”.
