By — Corinne Segal Corinne Segal Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/mad-max-the-revenant-oscar-nominations Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ ‘The Revenant’ sweep Oscar nominations Arts Jan 14, 2016 9:42 AM EDT In an announcement that surprised and delighted fans this morning, “Mad Max: Fury Road,” which follows the road warrior Max as he battles for survival in a dystopian wasteland, received 10 Oscar nominations. Critics had wondered if the film, the fourth in the Mad Max franchise, would receive recognition at the Oscars, even as it earned millions at the box office and garnered positive reviews. The film still remained a “dark horse in the Oscar race,” as John Boone at ET Online called it. As recently as this morning, Vulture’s editors wondered if “the explosive Mad Max caught the Academy’s attention.” The only film that received more nominations was “The Revenant,” Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film that follows a frontiersman as he is mauled by a bear, with 12 nominations, including Leonardo DiCaprio’s fourth Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Those nominations came after last week’s Golden Globes ceremony, which “The Revenant” led with three wins. Both films received a nod in the Best Picture category, where they are up against six others: “The Big Short,” “Bridge of Spies,” “Brooklyn,” “The Martian,” “Room” and “Spotlight.” Missing from the Best Picture pack is “Carol,” which won no Golden Globes last week after leading the nominations with five. The film’s co-stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, who play two women who fall in love in New York in the 1950s, were nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Also nominated for Best Actress was Charlotte Rampling for “45 Years,” the film’s only nomination. Joining Rampling and Blanchett in the Best Actress category are Brie Larson for “Room,” a performance that won her a Golden Globe last weekend, Jennifer Lawrence for “Joy” and Saorsie Ronan for “Brooklyn.” DiCaprio faces four other contenders for Best Actor: Bryan Cranston for “Trumbo,” Michael Fassbender for “Steve Jobs,” Eddie Redmayne for “The Danish Girl” and Matt Damon for “The Martian.” “Spotlight,” which chronicles the story of the Boston Globe’s investigation into the Catholic Church’s cover-up of sex abuse by priests, received nods to ensemble members Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams in the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories. This marks the second year of an all-white field for the acting nominations. READ NEXT: #OscarsSoWhite, the sequel “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which has grossed more than $1 billion, received four nominations in the design categories: Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects. Composer John Williams also received a nomination for the film’s score. ABC will broadcast the ceremony, hosted by Chris Rock, on Sunday, Feb. 28. Read 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 Director Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant Tom McCarthy, Spotlight Adam McKay, The Big Short George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road Lenny Abrahamson, Room Best Actor Bryan Cranston, Trumbo Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl Matt Damon, The Martian 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 Rylance, Bridge of Spies Sylvester Stallone, Creed Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight Best Supporting Actress Rooney Mara, Carol Rachel McAdams, Spotlight Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight Best Adapted Screenplay Drew Goddard, The Martian Nick Hornby, Brooklyn Adam McKay and Charles Randolph, The Big Short Phyllis Nagy, Carol Emma Donoghue, Room Best Original Screenplay Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, Spotlight Matt Charman, Joel & Ethan Coen, Bridge of Spies Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, Ronnie del Carmin Inside Out Alex Garland, Ex Machina Andrea Berloff, Jonathan Herman, S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus, Andrea Berloff, Straight Outta Compton Best Foreign Language Film Son of Saul (Hungary) Mustang (France) A War (Denmark) Embrace the Serpent (Colombia) Theeb (Jordan) Best Documentary Feature Amy Cartel Land The Look of Silence What Happened, Miss Simone? Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom Best Animated Feature Inside Out Anomalisa Shaun of the Sheep When Marnie Was There Boy and the World Best Film Editing Hank Corwin, The Big Short Jason Ballantine and Margaret Sixel, Mad Max: Fury Road Stephen Mirrione, The Revenant Tom McArdle, Spotlight Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey, Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best Original Song “Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Grey Music and Lyric by Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Daheala Quenneville and Stephan Moccio “Manta Ray” from Racing Extinction Music by J. Ralph and Lyric by Antony Hegarty “Simple Song #3” from Youth Music and Lyric by David Lang “Til It Happens To You” from The Hunting Ground Music and Lyric by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga “Writing’s On The Wall” from Spectre Music and Lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith Best Original Score The Hateful Eight Carol Sicario Star Wars: The Force Awakens Bridge of Spies Best Cinematography Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant Edward Lachman, Carol Robert Richardson, The Hateful Eight Roger Deakins, Sicario John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road Best Costume Design Sandy Powell, Carol Sandy Powell, Cinderella Paco Delgado, The Danish Girl Jenny Beavan, Mad Max: Fury Road Jacqueline West, The Revenant Best Makeup and Hairstyling Mad Max: Fury Road The Revenant The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared Best Production Design Bridge of Spies The Danish Girl Mad Max: Fury Road Best Sound Editing Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Sicario Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best Sound Mixing Benjamin A. Burtt, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom, Star Wars: The Force Awakens Ben Osmo, Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, Mad Max: Fury Road Mac Ruth, Paul Massey, Mark Taylor, The Martian Chris Duesterdiek, Frank A. Montaño, Jon Taylor, Randy Thom, The Revenant Drew Kunin, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom, Bridge of Spies Best Visual Effects Ex Machina Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best Short Film, Live Action Basil Khalil and Eric Dupont, Ave Maria (Incognito Films) Henry Hughes, Day One (American Film Institute) Jamie Donoughue, Shok (Eagle Eye Films) Benjamin Cleary, Stutterer (Bare Golly Films) Everything Will Be Okay Best Short Film, Animated Bear Story Prologue Sanjay’s Super Team We Can’t Live Without Cosmos World of Tomorrow Tomorrow Best Documentary, Short Subject Body Team 12, David Darg and Bryn Mooser Chau, beyond the Lines, Courtney Marsh and Jerry Franck Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah, Adam Benzine A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Last Day of Freedom, Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman By — Corinne Segal Corinne Segal Corinne is the Senior Multimedia Web Editor for NewsHour Weekend. She serves on the advisory board for VIDA: Women in Literary Arts. @cesegal
In an announcement that surprised and delighted fans this morning, “Mad Max: Fury Road,” which follows the road warrior Max as he battles for survival in a dystopian wasteland, received 10 Oscar nominations. Critics had wondered if the film, the fourth in the Mad Max franchise, would receive recognition at the Oscars, even as it earned millions at the box office and garnered positive reviews. The film still remained a “dark horse in the Oscar race,” as John Boone at ET Online called it. As recently as this morning, Vulture’s editors wondered if “the explosive Mad Max caught the Academy’s attention.” The only film that received more nominations was “The Revenant,” Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film that follows a frontiersman as he is mauled by a bear, with 12 nominations, including Leonardo DiCaprio’s fourth Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Those nominations came after last week’s Golden Globes ceremony, which “The Revenant” led with three wins. Both films received a nod in the Best Picture category, where they are up against six others: “The Big Short,” “Bridge of Spies,” “Brooklyn,” “The Martian,” “Room” and “Spotlight.” Missing from the Best Picture pack is “Carol,” which won no Golden Globes last week after leading the nominations with five. The film’s co-stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, who play two women who fall in love in New York in the 1950s, were nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Also nominated for Best Actress was Charlotte Rampling for “45 Years,” the film’s only nomination. Joining Rampling and Blanchett in the Best Actress category are Brie Larson for “Room,” a performance that won her a Golden Globe last weekend, Jennifer Lawrence for “Joy” and Saorsie Ronan for “Brooklyn.” DiCaprio faces four other contenders for Best Actor: Bryan Cranston for “Trumbo,” Michael Fassbender for “Steve Jobs,” Eddie Redmayne for “The Danish Girl” and Matt Damon for “The Martian.” “Spotlight,” which chronicles the story of the Boston Globe’s investigation into the Catholic Church’s cover-up of sex abuse by priests, received nods to ensemble members Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams in the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories. This marks the second year of an all-white field for the acting nominations. READ NEXT: #OscarsSoWhite, the sequel “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which has grossed more than $1 billion, received four nominations in the design categories: Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects. Composer John Williams also received a nomination for the film’s score. ABC will broadcast the ceremony, hosted by Chris Rock, on Sunday, Feb. 28. Read 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 Director Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant Tom McCarthy, Spotlight Adam McKay, The Big Short George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road Lenny Abrahamson, Room Best Actor Bryan Cranston, Trumbo Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl Matt Damon, The Martian 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 Rylance, Bridge of Spies Sylvester Stallone, Creed Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight Best Supporting Actress Rooney Mara, Carol Rachel McAdams, Spotlight Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight Best Adapted Screenplay Drew Goddard, The Martian Nick Hornby, Brooklyn Adam McKay and Charles Randolph, The Big Short Phyllis Nagy, Carol Emma Donoghue, Room Best Original Screenplay Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, Spotlight Matt Charman, Joel & Ethan Coen, Bridge of Spies Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, Ronnie del Carmin Inside Out Alex Garland, Ex Machina Andrea Berloff, Jonathan Herman, S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus, Andrea Berloff, Straight Outta Compton Best Foreign Language Film Son of Saul (Hungary) Mustang (France) A War (Denmark) Embrace the Serpent (Colombia) Theeb (Jordan) Best Documentary Feature Amy Cartel Land The Look of Silence What Happened, Miss Simone? Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom Best Animated Feature Inside Out Anomalisa Shaun of the Sheep When Marnie Was There Boy and the World Best Film Editing Hank Corwin, The Big Short Jason Ballantine and Margaret Sixel, Mad Max: Fury Road Stephen Mirrione, The Revenant Tom McArdle, Spotlight Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey, Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best Original Song “Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Grey Music and Lyric by Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Daheala Quenneville and Stephan Moccio “Manta Ray” from Racing Extinction Music by J. Ralph and Lyric by Antony Hegarty “Simple Song #3” from Youth Music and Lyric by David Lang “Til It Happens To You” from The Hunting Ground Music and Lyric by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga “Writing’s On The Wall” from Spectre Music and Lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith Best Original Score The Hateful Eight Carol Sicario Star Wars: The Force Awakens Bridge of Spies Best Cinematography Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant Edward Lachman, Carol Robert Richardson, The Hateful Eight Roger Deakins, Sicario John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road Best Costume Design Sandy Powell, Carol Sandy Powell, Cinderella Paco Delgado, The Danish Girl Jenny Beavan, Mad Max: Fury Road Jacqueline West, The Revenant Best Makeup and Hairstyling Mad Max: Fury Road The Revenant The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared Best Production Design Bridge of Spies The Danish Girl Mad Max: Fury Road Best Sound Editing Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Sicario Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best Sound Mixing Benjamin A. Burtt, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom, Star Wars: The Force Awakens Ben Osmo, Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, Mad Max: Fury Road Mac Ruth, Paul Massey, Mark Taylor, The Martian Chris Duesterdiek, Frank A. Montaño, Jon Taylor, Randy Thom, The Revenant Drew Kunin, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom, Bridge of Spies Best Visual Effects Ex Machina Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best Short Film, Live Action Basil Khalil and Eric Dupont, Ave Maria (Incognito Films) Henry Hughes, Day One (American Film Institute) Jamie Donoughue, Shok (Eagle Eye Films) Benjamin Cleary, Stutterer (Bare Golly Films) Everything Will Be Okay Best Short Film, Animated Bear Story Prologue Sanjay’s Super Team We Can’t Live Without Cosmos World of Tomorrow Tomorrow Best Documentary, Short Subject Body Team 12, David Darg and Bryn Mooser Chau, beyond the Lines, Courtney Marsh and Jerry Franck Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah, Adam Benzine A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Last Day of Freedom, Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman