The Revenant walked out with 12 nominations, the highest total for a film this year. And Jesus Christ did they love this movie, nominating it in every conceivable category for which it was eligible, save Best Adapted Screenplay (I think unless you have a really quotable line or five, you'll miss out on a Screenplay nod -- what line do you remember besides "My boyyyyyyyyyy"?). I'm happy for The Revenant, though! If you recall, that was in my Top 15.
Oh my goodness! Ridley Scott, who many experts had pegged as the front-runner for Best Director, missed out on a nomination! His spot went to Lenny Abrahamson for Room, which I'm not mad about -- I wasn't crazy about the film, but I admired what he was trying to do; besides, an unexpected nomination is an exciting nomination! Hooray for surprises!
#OscarsSoWhite will trend once again, thanks to another all-white lineup in the acting categories. What are ya gonna do? For that matter, who would you have nominated? Sure, whoever voted for Stallone probably could have noticed the raw performance at the center of Creed (hey, Michael B. Jordan, you made my ballot!). And Will Smith's inclusion would have given credence to my Jane Fonda Rule. I think the only Actor of Color who even came close was Idris Elba, whose performance in Beasts of No Nation is among his worst, in this writer's opinion.
That criticism has even trickled down to Original Screenplay -- TMZ's headline reads: 'STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON' SHUT OUT OF OSCARS Except for 2 White People'. It's actually four white people -- the writers. But if I recall correctly, Dre and Cube had approval over that. Anyway, one of the Straight Outta Compton screenwriters is a woman, Andrea Berloff -- and she's one of four ladies up for a screenplay Oscar! Meg LeFauve also shares a nod with three men (one of them Filipino!) for Inside Out; and in Adapted Screenplay, Emma Donoghue and Phyllis Nagy are up for Room and Carol, respectively.
Is this one of the best Best Actress lineups ever? Blanchett, Rampling, and Ronan made my own ballot, five stars for all; Lawrence was this close to getting in, four and a half stars; Larson is somewhere between three and four stars for me, but I also adore her in general, so that's a win!
The nominees and earlier non-commentary, after the jump.
EARLIER:
No time for commentary. Barely time for typing. I'm at work, for Christ's sake! So here we go -- the nominees for the 88th Annual Academy Awards, in order of their announcement. I've bolded titles I correctly predicted.
ORIGINAL SONG
(2/5)
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
CINEMATOGRAPHY
(4/5)
Carol - Edward Lachman
The Hateful Eight - Robert Richardson
Mad Max: Fury Road - John Seale
The Revenant - Emmanuel Lubezki
Sicario - Roger Deakins
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
(didn't predict)
Amy
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
COSTUME DESIGN
(3/5)
Carol - Sandy Powell
Cinderella - Sandy Powell
The Danish Girl - Paco Delgado
Mad Max: Fury Road - Jenny Beavan
The Revenant - Jacqueline West
SOUND EDITING
(4/5)
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
SOUND MIXING
(4/5)
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
MAKEUP/HAIRSTYLING
(2/3)
Mad Max: Fury Road
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared
The Revenant
ANIMATED
(didn't predict)
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
SUPPORTING ACTOR
(4/5)
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
(4/5)
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
VFX
(3/5)
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
FILM EDITING
(3/5)
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/Mary Jo Markey
PRODUCTION DESIGN
(2/5)
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
(4/5)
The Big Short - Adam McKay/Charles Randolph
Brooklyn - Nick Hornby
Carol - Phyllis Nagy
The Martian - Drew Goddard
Room - Emma Donoghue
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
(3/5)
Bridge of Spies - Matt Charman/Ethan Coen/Joel Coen
Ex Machina - Alex Garland
Inside Out - Josh Cooley/Pete Docter/Meg LeFauve, story by Docter/Ronnie del Carmen
Spotlight - Tom McCarthy/Josh Singer
Straight Outta Compton - Andrea Berloff/Jonathan Herman, story by Berloff/S. Leigh Savidge/Alan Wenkus
ORIGINAL SCORE
(3/5)
Bridge of Spies - Thomas Newman
Carol - Carter Burwell
The Hateful Eight - Ennio Morricone
Sicario - Johann Johansson
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - John Williams
FOREIGN FILM
(didn't predict)
Embrace of the Serpent
Mustang
Son of Saul
Theeb
A War
DIRECTOR
(4/5)
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
ACTRESS
(4/5)
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
ACTOR
(3/5)
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
PICTURE
(predicted 10, 7/8)
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
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