Oscar Nominations 2016

February 23, 2016

Awards season is drawing to a close which means that we have one more big night left of glitz, glam, and statuettes – and it’s the biggest one of them all!

The Academy Awards – otherwise known as the Oscars – are undeniably the biggest awards night in Hollywood and takes place this Sunday, 28 February.

The Oscars is the big daddy so to speak, and with year’s nominations it is safe to say that it is going to be a very tough race.

Below is a list of some of the most notable nominations for this year’s Academy Awards:

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

Micheal Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Brie Larson, Room

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years

Sioarse Ronan, Brooklyn

Directing

The Big Short

Mad Max

The Revenant

Room

Spotlight

Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Rooney Mara, Carol

Rachel McAdams, Spotlight

Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Kate Winslett, Steve Jobs

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale, The Big Short

Tom Hardy, The Revenant

Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight

Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

Sylvester Stallone, Creed