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2016 Oscars: SPOTLIGHT Wins Best Picture, Leonardo DiCaprio Wins Best Actor and Alejandro G. Inarritu Repeats
In an upset victory, newspaper drama Spotlight won best picture at the 88th Academy Awards over heavily favored survival epic The Revenant. The drama about the Boston Globe’s investigation into the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal also nabbed a statue for its screenplay, while Mad Max: Fury Road picked up a leading six Oscars exclusively in technical categories.
Though it missed out on best picture, The Revenant didn’t go home empty-handed, winning best director for Alejandro G. Iñárritu, best actor for star Leonardo DiCaprio and best cinematography.
A year after scoring a filmmaking Oscar for Birdman, Iñárritu became only the third person in history to win back-to-back Oscars, joining an exclusive group that also includes John Ford and Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
As expected, DiCaprio earned his first Oscar after five previous nominations for pushing himself to physical extremes as a hunter left for dead in the wilderness. Accepting his statue, DiCaprio, who is active in environmental causes, noted that the production had to leave Canada for Argentina in search of snow.
Brie Larson nabbed the best actress Oscar for her portrayal of an abducted woman in Room. Alicia Vikander, a Swedish actress, who had head-turning roles this year in the likes of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Ex Machina, scored a best supporting actress statue for her role in The Danish Girl.
Spotlight’s victory wasn’t the only unexpected twist at the Oscars. Mark Rylance scored a best supporting actor win for his portrayal of a Soviet agent in Bridge of Spies over heavily favored Creed star Sylvester Stallone. Best known as a theater actor, the Steven Spielberg drama marks Rylance’s highest-profile film to date. He will reteam with the director in next summer’s The B.F.G.
Mad Max: Fury Road dominated in the early awards, winning six statues for sound editing, sound mixing, film editing, costumes, makeup and hair, and production design.
After six prior nominations, Ennio Morricone, the man best known for providing the backdrop to classic spaghetti Westerns such as The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, earned his first competitive Oscar for The Hateful Eight. His victory brought the crowd at the Dolby to their feet.
The Revenant made history nabbing a third consecutive cinematography Oscar for Emmanuel Lubezki, whose swirling camera and lengthy tracking shots were previously honored with Birdman and Gravity.
‘Spotlight’ Wins Best Picture in Politically Charged Oscar Ceremony at the 88th Annual Academy Awards
In an upset victory, newspaper drama Spotlight won best picture at the 88th Academy Awards over heavily favored survival epic The Revenant. The drama about the Boston Globe’s investigation into the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal also nabbed a statue for its screenplay, while Mad Max: Fury Road picked up a leading six Oscars exclusively in technical categories.
Though it missed out on best picture, The Revenant didn’t go home empty-handed, winning best director for Alejandro G. Iñárritu, best actor for star Leonardo DiCaprio and best cinematography.
A year after scoring a filmmaking Oscar for Birdman, Iñárritu became only the third person in history to win back-to-back Oscars, joining an exclusive group that also includes John Ford and Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
As expected, DiCaprio earned his first Oscar after five previous nominations for pushing himself to physical extremes as a hunter left for dead in the wilderness. Accepting his statue, DiCaprio, who is active in environmental causes, noted that the production had to leave Canada for Argentina in search of snow.
Brie Larson nabbed the best actress Oscar for her portrayal of an abducted woman in Room. Alicia Vikander, a Swedish actress, who had head-turning roles this year in the likes of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Ex Machina, scored a best supporting actress statue for her role in The Danish Girl.
Spotlight’s victory wasn’t the only unexpected twist at the Oscars. Mark Rylance scored a best supporting actor win for his portrayal of a Soviet agent in Bridge of Spies over heavily favored Creed star Sylvester Stallone. Best known as a theater actor, the Steven Spielberg drama marks Rylance’s highest-profile film to date. He will reteam with the director in next summer’s The B.F.G.
Mad Max: Fury Road dominated in the early awards, winning six statues for sound editing, sound mixing, film editing, costumes, makeup and hair, and production design.
After six prior nominations, Ennio Morricone, the man best known for providing the backdrop to classic spaghetti Westerns such as The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, earned his first competitive Oscar for The Hateful Eight. His victory brought the crowd at the Dolby to their feet.
The Revenant made history nabbing a third consecutive cinematography Oscar for Emmanuel Lubezki, whose swirling camera and lengthy tracking shots were previously honored with Birdman and Gravity.
BEST PICTURE
Spotlight (Winner)
The Big Short
The Revenant
The Martian
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
Bridge of Spies
Room
BEST DIRECTOR
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant (Winner)
Adam McKay – The Big Short
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
George Miller — Mad Max: Fury Road
Lenny Abrahamson — Room
BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant (Winner)
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Matt Damon – The Martian
BEST ACTRESS
Brie Larson – Room (Winner)
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Jennifer Lawrence — Joy
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl (Winner)
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs
Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara – Carol
Rachel McAdams – Spotlight
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies (Winner)
Sylvester Stallone – Creed
Christian Bale – The Big Short
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
Tom Hardy — The Revenant
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Big Short – Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
Room — Emma Donaghue
Carol – Phyllis Nagy
The Martian – Drew Goddard
Brooklyn – Nick Hornby
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Spotlight – Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
Inside Out – Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg LeFavue
Straight Outta Compton — Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus
Ex Machina – Alex Garland
Bridge of Spies – Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki
Sicario – Roger Deakins
Carol – Edward Lachman
Mad Max: Fury Road – John Seale
The Hateful Eight – Robert Richardson
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams
Bridge of Spies – Thomas Newman
Carol – Carter Burwell
Sicario — Johann Johannsson
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ex Machina
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Martian
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
BEST FILM EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
The Big Short
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Revenant
The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mad Max: Fury Road
Bridge of Spies
The Martian
The Revenant
The Danish Girl
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Grey
“Manta Ray” from Racing Extinction
“Til It Happens to You” from The Hunting Ground
“Writing’s on the Wall” from Spectre
“Simple Song #3” from Youth
BEST SOUND EDITING
Sicario
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BEST SOUND MIXING
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Inside Out
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE
Mustang – France
Son of Saul – Hungary
Theeb – Jordan
A War — Denmark
Embrace of the Serpent — Colombia
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Amy
The Look of Silence
Cartel Land
What Happened Miss Simone?
Winter’s on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Last Day of Freedom
Body Team 12
Chau
BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Shok
Stutterer
BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Bear Story
Prologue
Sanjay’s Super Team
We Can’t Live Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow
*Winners in orange highlights
Spotlight (Winner)
The Big Short
The Revenant
The Martian
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
Bridge of Spies
Room
BEST DIRECTOR
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant (Winner)
Adam McKay – The Big Short
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
George Miller — Mad Max: Fury Road
Lenny Abrahamson — Room
BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant (Winner)
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Matt Damon – The Martian
BEST ACTRESS
Brie Larson – Room (Winner)
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Jennifer Lawrence — Joy
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl (Winner)
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs
Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara – Carol
Rachel McAdams – Spotlight
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies (Winner)
Sylvester Stallone – Creed
Christian Bale – The Big Short
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
Tom Hardy — The Revenant
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Big Short – Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
Room — Emma Donaghue
Carol – Phyllis Nagy
The Martian – Drew Goddard
Brooklyn – Nick Hornby
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Spotlight – Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
Inside Out – Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg LeFavue
Straight Outta Compton — Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus
Ex Machina – Alex Garland
Bridge of Spies – Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki
Sicario – Roger Deakins
Carol – Edward Lachman
Mad Max: Fury Road – John Seale
The Hateful Eight – Robert Richardson
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams
Bridge of Spies – Thomas Newman
Carol – Carter Burwell
Sicario — Johann Johannsson
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ex Machina
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Martian
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
BEST FILM EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
The Big Short
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Revenant
The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared
Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mad Max: Fury Road
Bridge of Spies
The Martian
The Revenant
The Danish Girl
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Grey
“Manta Ray” from Racing Extinction
“Til It Happens to You” from The Hunting Ground
“Writing’s on the Wall” from Spectre
“Simple Song #3” from Youth
BEST SOUND EDITING
Sicario
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BEST SOUND MIXING
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Inside Out
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE
Mustang – France
Son of Saul – Hungary
Theeb – Jordan
A War — Denmark
Embrace of the Serpent — Colombia
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Amy
The Look of Silence
Cartel Land
What Happened Miss Simone?
Winter’s on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Last Day of Freedom
Body Team 12
Chau
BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Shok
Stutterer
BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Bear Story
Prologue
Sanjay’s Super Team
We Can’t Live Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow
*Winners in orange highlights
‘Spotlight’ Wins Best Picture in Politically Charged Oscar Ceremony at the 88th Annual Academy Awards
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