“MAD MAX: FURY ROAD,” “ROOM,” “THE BIG SHORT,” AND “SPOTLIGHT” EARN A TON OF MUCH-DESERVED LOVE!
Article by Adam Mast
The Oscar nominations were revealed this morning and while such award shows aren’t always an accurate barometer for what’s great and what’s not (one person’s crap is another person’s treasure), I never miss them. Simply put; The Academy Awards are a movie nerd’s Super Bowl.
While there was little doubt that films like THE REVENANT (a movie that is, while stunning to look at, a little overpraised if you ask me) would be well represented, there were a handful of disappointing snubs and unexpected surprises. We’ll get to those a little later.
Here’s a look at the nominees.
PICTURE:
THE BIG SHORT
BRIDGE OF SPIES
BROOKLYN
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE MARTIAN
THE REVENANT
ROOM
SPOTLIGHT
DIRECTOR:
George Miller – MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – THE REVENANT
Adam McKay – THE BIG SHORT
Tom McCarthy – SPOTLIGHT
Lenny Abrahamson – ROOM
ACTOR:
Bryan Cranston – TRUMBO
Matt Damon – THE MARTIAN
Leonardo DiCaprio – THE REVENANT
Michael Fassbender – STEVE JOBS
Eddie Redmayne – THE DANISH GIRL
ACTRESS:
Brie Larson – ROOM
Cate Blanchett – CAROL
Jennifer Lawrence – JOY
Saoirse Ronan – BROOKLYN
Charlotte Rampling – 45 YEARS
SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Christian Bale – THE BIG SHORT
Mark Rylance – BRIDGE OF SPIES
Tom Hardy – THE REVENANT
Mark Ruffalo – SPOTLIGHT
Sylvester Stallone – CREED
SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Jennifer Jason Leigh – THE HATEFUL EIGHT
Rooney Mara – CAROL
Rachel McAdams – SPOTLIGHT
Alicia Vikander – THE DANISH GIRL
Kate Winslet – STEVE JOBS
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Bridge of Spies – Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
EX MACHINA – Alex Garland
INSIDE OUT– Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, and Josh Cooley
SPOTLIGHT – Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON – Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
BROOKLYN – Nick Hornby
THE BIG SHORT – Charles Randolph, Adam McKay
CAROL – Phyllis Nagy
THE MARTIAN – Drew Goddard
ROOM – Emma Donoghue
ANIMATED FEATURE:
ANOMALISA
BOY & THE WORLD
INSIDE OUT
SHAUN THE SHEEP
WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT (Colombia)
MUSTANG (France)
SON OF SAUL (Hungary)
THEEB (Jordan)
A WAR (Denmark)
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
CAROL – Ed Lachman
THE HATEFUL EIGHT – Robert Richardson
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD – John Seale
THE REVENANT – Emmanuel Lubezki
SICARIO – Roger Deakins
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
AMY
CARTEL LAND
THE LOOK OF SILENCE
WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?
WINTER ON FIRE: UKRAINE’S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
DOCUMENTARY SHORT:
A GIRL IN THE RIVER: THE PRICE OF FORGIVENESS
BODY TEAM 12
CHAU, BEYOND THE LINES
CLAUDE LANZMANN: SPECTRES OF THE SHOAH
LAST DAY OF FREEDOM
ANIMATED SHORT:
BEAR STORY
PROLOGUE
SANJAY’S SUPER TEAM
WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT COSMOS
WORLD OF TOMORROW
LIVE-ACTION SHORT:
AVE MARIA
DAY ONE
SHOK
STUTTERER
EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY (ALLES WIRD GUT)
VISUAL EFFECTS:
EX MACHINA
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE MARTIAN
THE REVENANT
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
PRODUCTION DESIGN:
BRIDGE OF SPIES
THE DANISH GIRL
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE MARTIAN
THE REVENANT
COSTUME DESIGN:
CAROL
CINDERELLA
THE DANISH GIRL
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE REVENANT
MAKE-UP & HAIR:
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE 100-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED
THE REVENANT
FILM EDITING:
THE BIG SHORT
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE REVENANT
SPOTLIGHT
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
SOUND MIXING:
BRIDGE OF SPIES
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE MARTIAN
THE REVENANT
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
SOUND EDITING:
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
SICARIO
THE MARTIAN
THE REVENANT
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
ORIGINAL SCORE:
BRIDGE OF SPIES – Thomas Newman
CAROL – Carter Burwell
THE HATEFUL EIGHT – Ennio Morricone
SICARIO – Jóhann Jóhannsson
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – John Williams
ORIGINAL SONG:
“Earned It” from FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
“Manta Ray” from RACING EXTINCTION
“Til It Happens To You” from THE HUNTING GROUND
“Simple Song #3” from YOUTH
“Writing’s On The Wall” from SPECTRE
The 88th Annual Academy Awards will be held on February 28th, with Chris Rock serving as your host.
