The nominees for the 88th Annual Academy Awards have officially arrived, straight from the Academy’s break-of-dawn press conference in Los Angeles. The nominees were announced this morning by actor John Krasinski, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs and visionary filmmakers Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee. The show on Sunday, Feb. 28 will be hosted by comedian Chris Rock.
Some of the results were as expected—Leonaro DiCaprio will continue his quest for an Oscar, for example, as he represents Alejandro Iñárritu’s The Revenant. Also successful was George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road, which has been picking up far more nominations than any other “action film” in recent memory, providing hope to we genre fans—even a Best Picture nomination among its 10 in total.
As in previous years, there is sure to be controversy about the lack of racial diversity among the nominees—not a single non-white actor or actress was nominated in any of the four major acting categories, which might well revive some of the anti-Academy hashtags.
Without further ado, here are the nominees.
Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Matt Damon – The Martian
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Brie Larson – Room
Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Saorise Ronan – Brooklyn
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale – The Big Short
Tom Hardy – The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone – Creed
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara – Carol
Rachel McAdams – Spotlight
Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs
Directing
Alejandro Iñárritu – The Revenant
Adam McKay – The Big Short
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Lenny Abrahamson – Room
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
Film Editing
The Big Short
Spotlight
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Revenant
Original Score
Thomas Newman – Bridge of Spies
Carter Burwell – Carol
Ennio Morricone- The Hateful Eight
Jóhann Jóhannsson – Sicario
John Williams – Star Wars: The Force Awakens