Oscar Nominations 2016 Reaction

Not too many surprises this year. I would say the 'snubs' and surprises are Abrahamson making it in at the expense of Ridley Scott in Directing; the lack of Tarantino and Sorkin in the screenplays; Tom Hardy showing up in Supporting Actor; Carol missing in Production Design, and the missing of "See You Again" from Furious 7. I did pretty well this year, even though I haven't been following the season as closely. I ended with an 81/101.

Best Picture
1. The Revenant
2. Spotlight
3. The Big Short
4. The Martian
5. Mad Max: Fury Road
6. Brooklyn
7. Bridge of Spies
12. Room

7/8


Best Director
1. Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
2. Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
4. George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
5. Adam McKay, The Big Short
*. Lenny Abrahamson, Room

4/5


Best Actress
1. Brie Larson, Room
2. Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
3. Cate Blanchett, Carol
5. Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
6. Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

4/5


Best Actor
1. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
2. Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
3. Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
4. Matt Damon, The Martian
5. Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

5/5


Best Supporting Actress
1. Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
3. Rooney Mara, Carol
4. Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
6. Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
7. Rachel McAdams, Spotlight

3/5


Best Supporting Actor
1. Sylvester Stallone, Creed
2. Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
3. Christian Bale, The Big Short
7. Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
*. Tom Hardy, The Revenant

3/5


Best Original Screenplay
1. Spotlight
2. Inside Out
4. Bridge of Spies
5. Ex Machina
7. Straight Outta Compton

4/5


Best Adapted Screenplay
1. The Big Short
3. The Martian
4. Carol
5. Room
6. Brooklyn

4/5


Best Film Editing
1. The Big Short
2. Mad Max: Fury Road
3. The Revenant
5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
8. Spotlight

4/5


Best Cinematography
1. The Revenant
2. Mad Max: Fury Road
3. Sicario
4. Carol
5. The Hateful Eight

5/5


Best Costume Design
1. Carol
2. Cinderella
4. Mad Max: Fury Road
5. The Danish Girl
9. The Revenant

4/5


Best Production Design
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
3. The Martian
4. Bridge of Spies
6. The Revenant
8. The Danish Girl

3/5


Best Makeup and Hairstyling
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. The Revenant
6. The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

2/3


Best Original Score
1. The Hateful Eight
2. Sicario
3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
4. Carol
6. Bridge of Spies

4/5


Best Original Song
1. "Til It Happens to You", The Hunting Grounds
3. "Writing's On the Wall", Spectre
4. "Simple Song #3", Youth
*. "Earned It", Fifty Shades of Grey
*. "Manta Ray", Racing Extinction

3/5

Best Sound Mixing
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
3. The Revenant
4. Bridge of Spies
5. The Martian

5/5


Best Sound Editing
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
3. The Revenant
4. The Martian
7. Sicario

4/5

Best Visual Effects
1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2. Mad Max: Fury Road
3. The Revenant
4. The Martian
7. Ex Machina

4/5


Best Foreign Language Film
1. Son of Saul
2. Mustang
5. Theeb
8. A War
9. Embrace of the Serpent

3/5


Best Animated Feature
1. Inside Out
2. Anomalisa
4. Shaun the Sheep Movie
8. Boy and the World
9. When Marnie Was There

3/5


Best Documentary Feature
1. Amy
2. The Look of Silence
*. Cartel Land
*. What Happened, Miss Simone?
*. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

3/5


81/101