Finding room for such acclaimed blockbusters alongside smaller indies was part of the reason the academy expanded the best-picture field to up to 10 nominees.
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The film snubbed this year was Carol, Todd Haynes handsome lesbian love story, which failed to pick up nominations for Best Director or Best Picture.
That film grabbed ten nominations overall. This year, it went with eight: “The Revenant”, “Mad Max”, “Spotlight”, “The Martian”, “Brooklyn”, “Room”, “The Big Short” and “Bridge of Spies”.
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The 46-year-old actress is up against first-time nominees Brie Larson [Room] and Charlotte Rampling [45 Years], as well as Saoirse Ronan [Brooklyn] and Jennifer Lawrence [Joy]. All 20 acting nominees are white.
“The Revenant” also landed a best actor nomination for Leonardo DiCaprio, best director for Alejandro Inarritu and best supporting actor for Tom Hardy. Scott had been nominated this week by the Directors Guild of America for best feature director. Matt Damon, Michael Fassbender, Eddie Redmayne and Bryan Cranston rounded out the non-diverse Best Actor category, according to the Associated Press.
The award season continues with the release of the 2016 Oscar nominations.
For the second year in a row, the list of finalists was criticised.
If you haven’t caught any of the Best Picture nominees yet, “The Big Short”, “Spotlight” and “The Revenant” are in theaters now, while “Room” is coming back to theaters this Friday.
The snub comes two months after Isaacs-the Academy’s first African American president-announced the creation of a five-year plan aimed at boosting diversity among Academy voters, who decide the Oscar nominations. “Straight Outta Compton”, which is about the roots of black hip-hop group NWA, nominated only for its original screenplay.
Both the films have been recognised in the best picture category besides cold war-set “Bridge of Spies”, period romance “Brooklyn”, action thriller “Mad Max: Fury Road”, space adventure “The Martian”, captivity drama “Room”, recession drama “Big Short” and news drama “Spotlight”. The tally also includes six nods for “Bridge of Spies”, which it shared with Walt Disney Co.
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Sam Smith has been nominated for the best original song Oscar for Writing’s On The Wall, the theme to James Bond film Spectre. Some found it ironic that comedian Chris Rock, who has been vocal about Hollywood’s race problem, will serve as host for the ceremony.
