88th Oscar Nominations Announced

The Revenant landed a dozen noms, including Best Picture.

As always, there were snubs (Carol in Best Picture and Best Director) and surprises (Tom Hardy for The Revenant and Lenny Abrahamson for Room) this morning, but there were also a few triumphs. Mad Max: Fury Road received 10 nominations, which is actually more than something as big as Avatar received, and little films like Brooklyn and Room made the Best Picture lineup. The Revenant leads with 12 nominations, but Spotlight did better than many expected, scoring 6 mentions. Check out the list below, and see how I did on my predictions.

BEST PICTURE:

The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

How I did: 7/8; Missed Room (alt)

BEST DIRECTOR:

Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Thomas McCarthy, Spotlight
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

How I did: 2/5; Missed Abrahamson, McKay and Miller (alt)

BEST ACTOR:

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

How I did: 5/5

BEST ACTRESS:

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

How I did: 4/5; Missed Rampling (alt)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant

Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone, Creed

How I did: 4/5; Missed Hardy

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Rooney Mara, Carol

Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

How I did: 4/5; Missed Vikander (wrong film)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian

Room

How I did: 4/5; Missed The Martian (alt)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out

Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton

How I did: 4/5; Missed Straight Outta Compton

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:

Bridge of Spies

The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

How I did: 3/5; Missed The Danish Girl (alt) and The Revenant

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Carol
The Hateful Eight

Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

Sicario

How I did: 5/5

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

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

How I did: 4/5; Missed The Revenant

BEST FILM EDITING:

The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

How I did: 3/5; Missed Spotlight and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (alt)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:

Bridge of Spies

Carol
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

How I did: 4/5; Missed Carol (alt)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:

"Earned It" from Fifty Shades of Grey
"Manta Ray" from Racing Extinction
"Simple Song #3" from Youth
"Till It Happens to You" from The Hunting Ground
"Writing's on the Wall" from Spectre

How I did: 3/5; Missed "Earned It" and "Manta Ray"

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:

Mad Max: Fury Road

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant

How I did: 2/3: Missed The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

BEST SOUND MIXING:

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

How I did: 5/5

BEST SOUND EDITING:

Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

How I did: 4/5; Missed Sicario (alt)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian
The Revenant

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

How I did: 3/5; Missed Ex Machina and The Revenant (alt)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:

Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out

Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There

How I did: 3/5; Missed Boy and the World and When Marnie Was There

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM:

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

How I did: 3/5; Missed What Happened, Miss Simone? and Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (alt)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:

Embrace of the Serpent (Colombia)
Mustang (France)
Son of Saul (Hungary)
Theeb (Jordan)
A War (Denmark)

How I did: 2/5; Missed Embrace of the Serpent, Theeb, and A War

How I did overall: 78/106, or 74%