Oscar
88th Academy Awards

Oscars 2016

February 28, 2016  ·  Dolby Theatre, Hollywood  ·  Host: Chris Rock
6
The Revenant wins
3rd
consecutive Lubezki cinematography win
Leonardo DiCaprio finally won after six prior nominations and years of memes #OscarsSoWhite led several stars to boycott • Mad Max: Fury Road won 6 technical awards
Best Picture & Directing
Best Picture
Winner
Spotlight
Tom McCarthy, dir. — Open Road Films
The Big ShortIMDb
Bridge of SpiesIMDb
BrooklynIMDb
Mad Max: Fury RoadIMDb
The MartianIMDb
The RevenantIMDb
RoomIMDb
Best Director
Winner
Alejandro González Iñárritu
The Revenant — second consecutive win
Adam McKay— The Big Short
George Miller— Mad Max: Fury Road
Tom McCarthy— Spotlight
Lenny Abrahamson— Room
Acting
Best Actor
Winner
Leonardo DiCaprio
The Revenant — his first Oscar after five nominations spanning 22 years
Bryan Cranston— Trumbo
Matt Damon— The Martian
Michael Fassbender— Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne— The Danish Girl
Best Actress
Winner
Brie Larson
Room — as Joy “Ma” Newsome
Cate Blanchett— Carol
Jennifer Lawrence— Joy
Charlotte Rampling— 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan— Brooklyn
Best Supporting Actor
Winner
Mark Rylance
Bridge of Spies — as Rudolf Abel
Christian Bale— The Big Short
Tom Hardy— The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo— Spotlight
Sylvester Stallone— Creed
Best Supporting Actress
Winner
Alicia Vikander
The Danish Girl — as Gerda Wegener
Jennifer Jason Leigh— The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara— Carol
Rachel McAdams— Spotlight
Kate Winslet— Steve Jobs
Writing
Best Original Screenplay
Winner
Spotlight
Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner
The Big Short
Charles Randolph & Adam McKay
Technical Awards
Best Animated Feature
Winner
Inside Out
Pete Docter — Pixar
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner
Son of Saul
Hungary — László Nemes, dir.
Best Original Score
Winner
The Hateful Eight
Ennio Morricone — his first competitive Oscar
Best Original Song
Winner
“Writing’s on the Wall”
Sam Smith & Jimmy Napes — Spectre
Best Cinematography
Winner
The Revenant
Emmanuel Lubezki — unprecedented third consecutive Oscar
Best Film Editing
Winner
Mad Max: Fury Road
Margaret Sixel (6 wins total for the film)
Best Visual Effects
Winner
Ex Machina
Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington, Sara Bennett