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It’s difficult to even care much about this announcement when mourning the loss of a film icon, but alas, the 2016 Oscar nominations have been unveiled this morning. Ahead of a ceremony on February 28th, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Guillermo del Toro, John Krasinski, and Ang Lee were on hand to announce the 88th Oscars nominations.

Leading the pack is The Revenant, which picked up 12 nominations, while Mad Max: Fury Road was close behind with 10. The Martian had 7, while Carol, Bridge of Spies and Spotlight each picked up 6, but sadly, Todd Haynes‘ magnificent drama was left out of the Best Picture and Best Director race. See the full list below.

Best Picture

The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

Best Actor

Bryan CranstonTrumbo
Matt DamonThe Martian
Leonardo DiCaprioThe Revenant
Michael FassbenderSteve Jobs
Eddie RedmayneThe Danish Girl

Best Actress

Cate BlanchettCarol
Brie LarsonRoom
Jennifer Lawrence Joy
Charlotte Rampling45 Years
Saoirse Ronan Brooklyn

Best Directing

Adam McKayThe Big Short
George Miller Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro González IñárrituThe Revenant
Lenny AbrahamsonRoom
Tom McCarthySpotlight

Best Foreign Language Film

Embrace of the Serpent
Mustang
Son of Saul
Theeb
A War

Best Original Score

Bridge of SpiesThomas Newman
CarolCarter Burwell
The Hateful EightEnnio Morricone
Sicario Jóhann Jóhannsson
Star Wars: The Force Awakens John Williams

Best Original Screenplay

Bridge of SpiesMatt Charman, Ethan Coen, and Joel Coen
Ex Machina Alex Garland
Inside Out – Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley
SpotlightJosh Singer and Tom McCarthy
Straight Outta Compton – Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Big Short Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
BrooklynNick Hornby
CarolPhyllis Nagy
The Martian Drew Goddard
RoomEmma Donoghue

Best Production Design

Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

Best Visual Effects

Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Film Editing

The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Jason Leigh The Hateful Eight
Rooney MaraCarol
Rachel McAdamsSpotlight
Alicia VikanderThe Danish Girl
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs

Best Supporting Actor

Christian BaleThe Big Short
Tom HardyThe Revenant
Mark RuffaloSpotlight
Mark RylanceBridge of Spies
Sylvester StalloneCreed

Best Animated Feature

Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There

Best Animated Short

Bear Story
Prologue
Sanday’s Super Team
We Can’t Live without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow

Best Live-Action Short

Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Shok
Stutterer

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Mad Max: Fury Road
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant

Best Sound Mixing

Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Sound Editing

Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Costume Design

Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

Best Documentary Feature

Amy
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

Best Documentary Short Subject

Body Team 12
Chau, beyond the Lines
Claude Landzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Last Day of Freedom

Best Cinematography

Carol Ed Lachman
The Hateful Eight Robert Richardson
Mad Max: Fury RoadJohn Seale
The Revenant Emmanuel Lubezki
SicarioRoger Deakins

Best Original Song

Earned It – Fifty Shades of Grey
Manta Ray – Racing Extinction
Simple Song #3 – Youth
‘Til It Happens to You – The Hunting Ground
Writing’s on the Wall – Spectre

What do you think of the nominations?

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