I have seen all eight Best Picture nominees this year. Room just barely missed the cut, while Bridge of Spies wouldn’t have made it at all. Once again, I abstain from Animated Feature, Documentary Feature, Foreign Language Film and all shorts.
BEST PICTURE
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Phoenix
The Revenant
Spotlight
Steve Jobs
BEST DIRECTOR
Todd Haynes, Carol
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Christian Petzold, Phoenix
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
BEST ACTOR
Matt Damon, The Martian
Paul Dano, Love & Mercy
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Jacob Tremblay, Room
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Nina Hoss, Phoenix
Brie Larson, Room
Rooney Mara, Carol
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jeff Daniels, Steve Jobs
Benicio Del Toro, Sicario
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Sarah Paulson, Carol
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Julie Walters, Brooklyn
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Ex Machina
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Slow West
Spotlight
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Big Short
Carol
The Martian
Phoenix
Steve Jobs
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Jupiter Ascending
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Mad Max: Fury Road
Sicario
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Pray 4 My City” (Chi-Raq)
“Hey Baby Doll” (Danny Collins)
“It’s My Turn Now” (Dope)
“’Til it Happens to You” (The Hunting Ground)
“Simple Song #3” (Youth)
BEST SOUND MIXING
Love & Mercy
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BEST SOUND EDITING
Blackhat
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
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Steve Jobs
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Brooklyn
Carol
Crimson Peak
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST MAKE-UP & HAIRSTYLING
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Crimson Peak
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Slow West
Nominations count:
Beasts of No Nation (1)
The Big Short (3)
Blackhat (1)
Bridge of Spies (1)
Brooklyn (4)
Carol (10)
Chi-Raq (1)
Crimson Peak (2)
Danny Collins (1)
Dope (1)
Ex Machina (2)
The Hateful Eight (6)
The Hunting Ground (1)
Inside Out (2)
Jupiter Ascending (1)
Love & Mercy (2)
Mad Max: Fury Road (11)
The Martian (7)
Phoenix (4)
The Revenant (10)
Room (2)
Sicario (3)
Slow West (2)
Spotlight (2)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (4)
Steve Jobs (6)
Youth (1)