Leonardo DiCaprio could be on course for Oscars success at last as he leads the way in the best actor category for the 88th Academy Awards....
Leonardo DiCaprio could be on course for Oscars success at last as he leads the way in the best actor category for the 88th Academy Awards.
The American star has been nominated for the accolade four times previously, but 2016 looks set to be his year with movie The Revenant following his Golden Globes win on Sunday (10Jan16). The triumph won't be an easy one though as he faces stiff competition from Eddie Redmayne for The Danish Girl, Michael Fassbender for Steve Jobs, Trumbo's Bryan Cranston and Matt Damon in The Martian.
The Revenant will also be battling it out for the best picture award, while Alejandro González Iñárritu is in the running for best director and supporting actor Tom Hardy has scooped a nod. It also received mentions in the cinematography, costume design, production design, make-up and hair styling, film editing, sound editing, sound mixing and visual effects categories.
The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, Room and Spotlight are the other best picture nominations.
Directors Adam McKay (The Big Short), George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road), Lenny Abrahamson (Room) and Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) are Iñárritu's competition for the prize.
The Golden Globes generally act as a precursor to the Academy Awards results, so hopes are high that best actress winner Brie Larson (Room) will scoop the golden statue at the 28th February (16) ceremony. She's up against Cate Blanchett for Carol, Brooklyn's Saoirse Ronan, Jennifer Lawrence for Joy and Charlotte Rumpling in 45 Years.
In a surprise move Carol co-lead Rooney Mara landed a supporting role nod, as opposed to lead actress. Rachel McAdams in Spotlight, Alicia Vikander in The Danish Girl, Kate Winslet for Steve Jobs and Jennifer Jason Leigh for The Hateful Eight make up the category.
The male equivalent is between Christian Bale for The Big Short, Tom Hardy in The Revenant, Mark Ruffalo for Spotlight, Mark Rylance for Bridge of Spies and Sylvester Stallone for Creed.
Mad Mad: Fury Road may have missed out at the Golden Globes, but the adventure sci-fi flick picked up a total of 10 nominations at the Oscars.
The first 11 categories were announced by celebrated directors Ang Lee and Guillermo del Toro. Actor John Krasinski and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs then read out the remaining 13 groups.
The 88th Academy Awards will be hosted by Chris Rock and take place at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre.
Full Oscars 2016 nominations:
Adam McKay - The Big Short
George Miller: Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro González Iñárritu - The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamson - Room
Tom McCarthy - Spotlight
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
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
Rachel McAdams - Spotlight
Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
Straight Outta Compton
Earned It - Fifty Shades of Grey
Manta Ray - Racing Extinction
Simple Song #3 - Youth
Til It Happens To You - The Hunting Ground
Writing's On The Wall - Spectre
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Make-up and Hair Styling
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed
Best Live Action Short
Everything will be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Best Animated Short Film
We Can't Leave Without Cosmo
Shaun The Sheen Movie
When Marnie was There
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Production Design
Best Foreign Language
Best Documentary Feature
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Best Documentary Short
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Chau, Beyond the Lines
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah