Award season is officially underway, and the 2016 Oscar nominations we've been waiting for have finally arrived! The nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards were announced this morning during a special two-part news conference, and it looks like this may be the year Leonardo DiCaprio finally takes home an Oscar as his latest film, "The Revenant," leads the way with 12 nominations. DiCaprio has been nominated six times in the past, but has never won.
Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, directors Guillermo Del Toro and Ang Lee, and actor John Krasinski took turns revealing the actors, animators, cinematographers, costume designers, directors, documentarians, makeup artists, musicians, producers, production designers, screenwriters, sound editors, sound mixers and visual effects editors being honored in the 24 categories for the year's top films.
As expected, "The Big Short," "Bridge of Spies," "Mad Max: Fury Road," "The Martian," "Spotlight," "Steve Jobs," "The Hateful Eight" and "Room" are all also nominated for several major awards.
Chris Rock, who helmed the awards ceremony back in 2005, will be hosting the show once again when the Oscars are handed out Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Dolby Theater at Hollywood & Highland Center. The presentation will air live on ABC at 7 p.m. ET. See the full list of nominees below!
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"
Best Director
Adam McKay, "The Big Short"
George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant"
Lenny Abrahamson, "Room"
Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight"
Best Adapted Screenplay
"The Big Short"
"Brooklyn"
"Carol"
"The Martian"
"Room"
Best Original Screenplay
"Bridge of Spies"
"Ex Machina"
"Inside Out"
"Spotlight"
"Straight Outta Compton"
Best Animated Feature Film
"Anomalisa"
"Boy and the World"
"Inside Out"
"Shaun the Sheep Movie"
"When Marnie Was There"
Best Cinematography
"Carol"
"The Hateful Eight"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Revenant"
"Sicario"
Best Documentary Feature
"Amy"
"Cartel Land"
"The Look of Silence"
"What Happened, Miss Simone?"
"Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom"
Best Documentary Short Subject
"Body Team 12"
"Chau, Beyond the Lines"
"Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah"
"A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness"
"Last Day of Freedom"
Best Film Editing
"The Big Short"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Revenant"
"Spotlight"
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Best Foreign Language Film
"Embrace of the Serpent"
"Mustang"
"Son of Saul"
"Theeb"
"A War"
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The 100-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared"
"The Revenant"
Best Original Score
"Bridge of Spies"
"Carol"
"The Hateful Eight"
"Sicario"
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Best Original Song
"Earned It," "50 Shades of Gray"
"Manta Ray," "Racing Extinction"
"Simple Song #3," "Youth"
"Til It Happens To You," "The Hunting Ground"
"Writing's on the Wall," "Spectre"
Best Production Design
"Bridge of Spies"
"The Danish Girl"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
Best Costume Design
"Carol"
"Cinderella"
"The Danish Girl"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Revenant"
Best Live Action Short Film
"Ave Maria"
"Day One"
"Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)"
"Shok"
"Stutterer"
Best Animated Short Film
"Bear Story"
"Prologue"
"Sanjay's Super Team"
"Were Can't Live Without Cosmos"
"World of Tomorrow"
Best Visual Effects
"Ex Machina"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Best Sound Editing
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Sicario"
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Best Sounds Mixing
"Bridge of Spies"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
