No nominations for Ridley Scott, no Best Pic or Best Director for “Carol” or “Straight Outta Compton” or “Danish Girl.” Nothing for Aaron Sorkin’s screenplay for “Steve Jobs.” Big shocks.
All 20 of the acting nominees are white. Knowing this was going to happen, wisely the Oscars chose Chris Rock to host the show. He’ll have something to say on the situation.
The many nominations for “Mad Max” show a shift in the Academy. As AFTRA members are merged into SAG, things are changing. The Academy is also getting younger, or at least the older people have a younger attitude.
I still think “Spotlight” is the Best Picture if they can mount a campaign against “The Revenant.” “Spotlight” is the Big Idea movie, with an important theme. That’s what a Best Picture should be.
Lady Gaga and Diane Warren were nominated for “Til It Happens to You” Best Song. It’s Warren’s EIGHTH nomination. They will win.
Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge Of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse 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
The Big Short
Mad Max
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Film Editing
Big Short
Mad Max
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Foreign Language Film
Embrace Of The Serpent
Mustang
Son Of Saul
A War
Original Score
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars
Production Design
Bridge Of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max
The Martian
The Revenant
Visual Effects
Ex Machina
Mad Max
The Revenant
Star Wars
The Martian
Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
Martian
Room
Original Screenplay
Bridge Of Spies
Alex Garland
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
Boy And The World
Inside Out
Shaun The Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
Cinematography
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Mad: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario
Costume Design
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Documentary Feature
Amy
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone
Ukraine
Documentary Short Subject
Body Team 12
A Girl In The River
Last Day Of Freedom
Makeup and Hairstyling
Mad Max
100 Year Old Man
The Revenant
Original Song
50 Shades Of Gray
Racing Extinction
Youth
The Hunting Ground
Spectre
Animated Short Film
World Of Tomorrow
Live Action Short Film
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be OK
Shock
Sutter
Sound Editing
Mad Max
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Sound Mixing
Bridge Of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Oscar nominations are coming in just as we’re learning of the death of Alan Rickman at age 69…a shock and tragedy…
