Its 12 nods include best picture, director, actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), and a supporting actor nomination for Tom Hardy.
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Oscar nominees for Best Actress: (from left) Brie Larson, Saoirse Ronan, Charlotte Rampling, Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett.
But absences were also stuck on repeat.
Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, diplomatically told Deadline that she too wishes the field of nominees were more diverse.
“Champagne and mezcal will run tonight!” said Inarritu in a statement from London. In the writing categories we have The Martian, The Big Short, Brooklyn, Carol and Room in the adapted screenplay category and Bridge of Spies, Ex Machina, Inside Out, Spotlight and Straight Outta Compton in the original screenplay category.
A similar situation for The Martian – where is Ridley Scott’s Best Director nomination?
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” earned nods for score (Boston Pops laureate conductor John Williams’ 51st nomination), film editing, sound editing, sound mixing and visual effects.
Foreign films selected to compete for Oscar gold are Colombia’s “Embrace of the Serpent”, France’s “Mustang”, Hungary’s “Son of Saul”, Jordan’s “Theeb” and “A War” from Denmark.
In front of and behind the camera, diversity remains a widely acknowledged problem for the movie industry, and few films starring and directed by minorities were seen as contenders.
“It takes you back in time to a space where we had no idea what were the challenges of these people – the trappers”, she said.
We understand that picking nominees is a tough task, but 2015 was one of the best years for black filmmakers and entertainers. Coogler was not included in the best director nominations, but Sylvester Stallone, who reprised a role from the Rocky film franchise in “Creed“, received a best supporting actor nomination. “I realized how special that is and I didn’t expect that to happen to me”, he said.
Bryan Cranston for Trumbo, Matt Damon for The Martian, Michael Fassbender for Steve Jobs and Eddie Redmayne for The Danish Girl are also among the nominated for the actor in a leading role award.
McAdams was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar for her role in “Spotlight”.
There were also nods for Welsh actor Christian Bale for The Big Short and Wolf Hall star Mark Rylance for Bridge Of Spies. (“Bridge of Spies”), Paramount Pictures (“The Big Short”), Universal (“Straight Outta Compton”) and Warner Bros.
It’s not a bad deal for the actor who in 2014 was named the “All Time Worst” by the Razzies, with 32 nominations and 10 wins.
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The glaring absence of black actors or directors among this year’s Oscar nominees has triggered an outpouring of criticism, setting social media abuzz as the list was unveiled on Thursday, January 15.
