The Oscars 2016 nominations announced: see who's up for an award
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The nominations for the 2016's Academy Awards are here.
John Krasinski and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs took to the stage in Los Angeles today to announce who is in the running for Hollywood's most coveted accolade.
In the best actress category, Cate Blanchett is up for a gong for her role in Carol, alongside Jennifer Lawrence for uplifting drama Joy, Brie Larson in Room, Saoirse Ronan for Brooklyn and Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years.
Over in the best supporting actress category, Kate Winslet secured a nod for her performance in the biopic Steve Jobs.
Other big contenders for this year include The Revenant starring Leonardo DiCaprio, The Danish Girl starring Eddie Redmayne, financial crisis drama The Big Short and Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies.
There were no real surprises but Fifty Shades of Grey did bag a place in the nominations hall of fame, for best original song - Earned It performed by The Weeknd.
The 88th Oscars awards ceremony takes place on 28 February and will be hosted by Chris Rock.
Come see nominations from all the major categories:
Best Picture
The Big Short
The Revenant
Spotlight
The Martian
Mad Max: Fury Road
Carol
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Straight Outta Compton
Room
Best actress
Brie Larson, Room
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Best actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Best actress in a supporting role
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Rooney Mara, Carol
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Helen Mirren, Trumbo
Best actor in a supporting role
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Mark Ruffalo, 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 original screenplay
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, Spotlight
Matt Charman, Joel Coen, and Ethan Coen, Bridge of Spies
Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge, and Alan Wenkus, Straight Outta Compton
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, and Josh Cooley, Inside Out
Alex Garland, Ex Machina
Best adapted screenplay
__Drew Goddard, The Martian
Nick Hornby, Brooklyn
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph, The Big Short
Phyllis Nagy, Carol
Emma Donahue, Room
Best original song
“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