“The Revenant” roared like a bear Thursday morning, topping all films with 12 nominations for the 88th Academy Awards.
The film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a vengeful frontiersman left for dead after a bear attack, earned nominations for best picture, best director (Alejandro González Iñárritu), best actor (DiCaprio) and — in a mild surprise — best supporting actor (Tom Hardy).
Hardy’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” also exercised some gasoline-fueled muscle. The postapocalyptic tale was second with 10 nominations, including picks for picture, director George Miller and editing.
“Spotlight,” which has dominated critics’ lists, received nominations for best picture, best director (Tom McCarthy), best supporting actor (Mark Ruffalo), best supporting actress (Rachel McAdams) and editing.
The Oscars may choose up to 10 films for best picture. This year, it went with eight: “The Revenant,” “Mad Max,” “Spotlight,” “The Martian,” “Brooklyn,” “Room,” “The Big Short” and “Bridge of Spies.”
Big day for Stallone
The nominations were full of surprises.
Sylvester Stallone, 39 years after his acting nomination for “Rocky,” was nominated again — for “Creed,” in which he plays the same character, Rocky Balboa. He’s now one of just a handful of performers who have been nominated twice for the same role, and the distance between his movies is far and away the longest. Paul Newman had the previous mark — 26 years — for being nominated for playing Fast Eddie Felson in 1960’s “The Hustler” and 1986’s “The Color of Money.”
Charlotte Rampling, who had never been nominated, earned her first nod for the film “45 Years.”
And Jennifer Lawrence, despite mixed reviews for her work in “Joy,” earned a nomination for best actress. It’s the third straight year she’s been nominated and fourth overall, making her the only person under 25 who’s ever been nominated four times.
On the other hand, though “The Martian” did well — earning nominations for best picture and best actor — Ridley Scott was left off the directors’ list. Scott, 78, has been nominated three times and never won.
Other notable names who missed out on nominations: screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, whose screenplay for “Steve Jobs” was overlooked; Quentin Tarantino, who received neither a directing nor a screenwriting nomination for “The Hateful Eight”; and Helen Mirren, who didn’t make the cut for best supporting actress.
“Carol,” the film about a lesbian relationship in 1950s New York, picked up acting nods for stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara but didn’t receive nominations for picture or directing.
The nominees for best director are Iñárritu (“The Revenant”), McCarthy (“Spotlight”), Miller (“Mad Max: Fury Road”), Adam McKay (“The Big Short”) and Lenny Abrahamson (“Room”).
Like last year, there was an absence of performers of color. All 20 of the acting nominees are white. Once again, #OscarsSoWhite was trending on social media.
The nominees for best actor are DiCaprio (“The Revenant”), Matt Damon (“The Martian”), Michael Fassbender (“Steve Jobs”), Bryan Cranston (“Trumbo”) and Eddie Redmayne (“The Danish Girl”).
The nominees for best actress are Blanchett (“Carol”), Brie Larson (“Room”), Saoirse Ronan (“Brooklyn”), Lawrence (“Joy”) and Rampling (“45 Years”).
The nominees for best supporting actor are Christian Bale (“The Big Short”), Mark Ruffalo (“Spotlight”), Mark Rylance (“Bridge of Spies”), Stallone (“Creed”) and Hardy (“The Revenant”).
The nominees for best supporting actress are Mara (“Carol”), Kate Winslet (“Steve Jobs”), Jennifer Jason Leigh (“The Hateful Eight”), Rachel McAdams (“Spotlight”) and Alicia Vikander (“The Danish Girl”).
Blockbusters, little films
The Oscars have also faced criticism in recent years for focusing on art-house content over blockbusters. This year may hear some of the same chatter, as the only best picture nominees among 2015’s top 20 hits were “Mad Max” and “The Martian.”
On the other hand, such crowd-pleasing performers as Damon, Stallone, DiCaprio and Lawrence got selected in the performing categories.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” didn’t get a nomination in a major category, but composer John Williams did for best score. It’s his 50th nomination, extending his record as the most-nominated person alive. Only Walt Disney received more nominations; the studio founder had 59.
“Inside Out” was nominated for both animated feature and original screenplay. For the latter, it will compete against “Spotlight,” “Ex Machina,” “Bridge of Spies” and “Straight Outta Compton.”
The other animated feature nominees are “Anomalisa,” “Boy and the World,” “Shaun the Sheep Movie” and “When Marnie Was There.”
The nominees for best adapted screenplay are “Carol,” “The Big Short,” “The Martian,” “Room” and “Brooklyn.”
The Oscars will be held February 28 at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. Chris Rock will host.
The nominations for the 88th Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning:
Performance by an actor in a leading role
• Bryan Cranston in “Trumbo”
• Matt Damon in “The Martian”
• Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Revenant”
• Michael Fassbender in “Steve Jobs”
• Eddie Redmayne in “The Danish Girl”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
• Christian Bale in “The Big Short”
• Tom Hardy in “The Revenant”
• Mark Ruffalo in “Spotlight”
• Mark Rylance in “Bridge of Spies”
• Sylvester Stallone in “Creed”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
• Cate Blanchett in “Carol”
• Brie Larson in “Room”
• Jennifer Lawrence in “Joy”
• Charlotte Rampling in “45 Years”
• Saoirse Ronan in “Brooklyn”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
• Jennifer Jason Leigh in “The Hateful Eight”
• Rooney Mara in “Carol”
• Rachel McAdams in “Spotlight”
• Alicia Vikander in “The Danish Girl”
• Kate Winslet in “Steve Jobs”
Best animated feature film of the year
• “Anomalisa,” Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson and Rosa Tran
• “Boy and the World,” Alê Abreu
• “Inside Out,” Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera
• “Shaun the Sheep Movie,” Mark Burton and Richard Starzak
• “When Marnie Was There,” Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura
Achievement in cinematography
• “Carol,” Ed Lachman
• “The Hateful Eight,” Robert Richardson
• “Mad Max: Fury Road,” John Seale
• “The Revenant,” Emmanuel Lubezki
• “Sicario,” Roger Deakins
Achievement in costume design
• “Carol,” Sandy Powell
• “Cinderella,” Sandy Powell
• “The Danish Girl,” Paco Delgado
• “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Jenny Beavan
• “The Revenant,” Jacqueline West
Achievement in directing
• “The Big Short,” Adam McKay
• “Mad Max: Fury Road,” George Miller
• “The Revenant,” Alejandro G. Iñárritu
• “Room,” Lenny Abrahamson
• “Spotlight,” Tom McCarthy
Best documentary feature
• “Amy,” Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees
• “Cartel Land,” Matthew Heineman and Tom Yellin
• “The Look of Silence,” Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge Sørensen
• “What Happened, Miss Simone?” Liz Garbus, Amy Hobby and Justin Wilkes
• “Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom,” Evgeny Afineevsky and Den Tolmor
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
Achievement in film editing
• “The Big Short,” Hank Corwin
• “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Margaret Sixel
• “The Revenant,” Stephen Mirrione
• “Spotlight,” Tom McArdle
• “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey
Best foreign-language film of the year
• “Embrace of the Serpent,” Colombia
• “Mustang,” France
• “Son of Saul,” Hungary
• “Theeb,” Jordan
• “A War,” Denmark
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
• “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin
• “The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared,” Love Larson and Eva von Bahr
• “The Revenant,” Siân Grigg, Duncan Jarman and Robert Pandini
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
• “Bridge of Spies,” Thomas Newman
• “Carol,” Carter Burwell
• “The Hateful Eight,” Ennio Morricone
• “Sicario,” Jóhann Jóhannsson
• “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” John Williams
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (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 motion picture of the year
• “The Big Short,” Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, producers
• “Bridge of Spies,” Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger, producers
• “Brooklyn,” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, producers
• “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Doug Mitchell and George Miller, producers
• “The Martian,” Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam, producers
• “The Revenant,” Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent and Keith Redmon, producers
• “Room,” Ed Guiney, producer
• “Spotlight,” Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, producers
Achievement in production design
• “Bridge of Spies,” production design: Adam Stockhausen; set decoration: Rena DeAngelo and Bernhard Henrich
• “The Danish Girl,” production design: Eve Stewart; set decoration: Michael Standish
• “Mad Max: Fury Road,” production design: Colin Gibson; set decoration: Lisa Thompson
• “The Martian,” production design: Arthur Max; set decoration: Celia Bobak
• “The Revenant,” production design: Jack Fisk; set decoration: Hamish Purdy
Best animated short film
• “Bear Story,” Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala
• “Prologue,” Richard Williams and Imogen Sutton
• “Sanjay’s Super Team,” Sanjay Patel and Nicole Grindle
• “We Can’t Live without Cosmos,” Konstantin Bronzit
• “World of Tomorrow,” Don Hertzfeldt
Best live-action short film
• “Ave Maria,” Basil Khalil and Eric Dupont
• “Day One,” Henry Hughes
• “Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut),” Patrick Vollrath
• “Shok,” Jamie Donoughue
• “Stutterer,” Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage
Achievement in sound editing
• “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Mark Mangini and David White
• “The Martian,” Oliver Tarney
• “The Revenant,” Martin Hernandez and Lon Bender
• “Sicario,” Alan Robert Murray
• “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” Matthew Wood and David Acord
Achievement in sound mixing
• “Bridge of Spies,” Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Drew Kunin
• “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo
• “The Martian,” Paul Massey, Mark Taylor and Mac Ruth
• “The Revenant,” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño, Randy Thom and Chris Duesterdiek
• “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson
Achievement in visual effects
• “Ex Machina,” Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett
• “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver and Andy Williams
• “The Martian,” Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Chris Lawrence and Steven Warner
• “The Revenant,” Rich McBride, Matthew Shumway, Jason Smith and Cameron Waldbauer
• “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould
Adapted screenplay
• “The Big Short,” screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
• “Brooklyn,” screenplay by Nick Hornby
• “Carol,” screenplay by Phyllis Nagy
• “The Martian,” screenplay by Drew Goddard
• “Room,” screenplay by Emma Donoghue
Original screenplay
• “Bridge of Spies,” written by Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
• “Ex Machina,” written by Alex Garland
• “Inside Out,” screenplay by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley; original story by Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen
• “Spotlight,” written by Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy
• “Straight Outta Compton,” screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff
