Stallone was nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, for his role in the film.
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“The Revenant”, meanwhile, included a surprise: Tom Hardy’s nomination for best supporting actor.
This year’s list of nominees was led by “The Revenant”, with 12 nominations, followed by “Mad Max: Fury Road”, with 10.
Redmayne secured his nomination for his role as a transgender artist in The Danish Girl and will also compete with Irish actor Michael Fassbender for Steve Jobs, Matt Damon for The Martian and Bryan Cranston for Trumbo.
Charlotte Rampling The powerhouse English actress is an arthouse darling, so it is lovely to see her in the best Actress category for Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years alongside such favourites as Brie Larson (Room) and Cate Blanchett (Carol).
The nominees for best supporting actor are Christian Bale (“The Big Short”), Mark Ruffalo (“Spotlight”), Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies”), Sylvester Stallone (“Creed”) and Tom Hardy (“The Revenant”).
N.W.A would say that’s some $%*# that “Straight Outta Compton”, the very popular biopic about the rap group, received only an original screenplay nomination despite winning raves from both fans and critics.
Best director: Alejandro Irritu, “The Revenant;” George Miller, “Mad Max: Fury Road;” Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight;” Adam McKay, “The Big Short;” Lenny Abrahamson, “Room“.
Eight films were nominated for best picture.
The 88th Academy Awards will be held on February 28 in Los Angeles, California.
“Carol“, the tender portrayal of a female photographer who falls in love with a married older woman in the 1950s, boasted six nominations in total, though it failed to pull one for best picture or director Todd Haynes.
The foreign language category drew films from Hungary (“Son Of Saul”), France (“Mustang”), Jordan (“Theeb”), Denmark (“A War”) and Colombia (“Embrace the Serpent”).
Earning nods for best animated feature: Disney/Pixar’s brainy Inside Out made the cut, as did Charlie Kaufman’s acclaimed stop-motion Anomalisa. As a sequel, the blockbuster was widely expected not to be nominated for best picture. Comedian Chris Rock will host it. The 2015 hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was quickly revived on Twitter on Thursday. The science fiction smash “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”.
Netflix, which has previously scored nominations for documentaries, fell short in its first bid for fiction film nods.
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Thomas Newman has never won an Oscar, but now has been nominated for 13 film scores and songs.
