Oscar nominations 2016: Complete list of nominees; ‘The Revenant’ leads with 12

[Omaha Steve]

Source: W Post

By Stephanie Merry

Leonardo DiCaprio, Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Lawrence were among the nominees for the 88th Academy Awards, which were announced Thursday morning.

“The Revenant” topped all films with 12 nominations, including best picture, setting up best director nominee Alejandro Iñárritu for a potential repeat of last year’s “Birdman” success.

Best picture nominee “Mad Max: Fury Road” earned 10 nominations — including a nod for George Miller for best director — while “The Martian” raked in seven. “Spotlight,” “The Big Short,” “Room” and “Bridge of Spies” were also nominated in multiple categories.

In acting categories, many of the same stars who were honored during the Golden Globes on Sunday were nominated, including Brie Larson for “Room,” Matt Damon for “The Martian” and, of course, DiCaprio for “The Revenant.” There has been particular interest in that last potential nominee, given that DiCaprio has never won an Oscar and that movie was so grueling to shoot.

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[JustABozoOnThisBus]

1. Revenant and MadMax are up for best picture?

It seems like a weak year.

Just one bozo's opinion, stated with no spoilers.

[AlbertCat]

2. Leonardo DiCaprio, Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Lawrence were among the nominees

I agree... a weak year.

as a person who has worked in the movies.... it's just the Academy.

[Initech]

3. Saw the Revenant over the weekend. Awesome movie.

Very tense but the payoff was great, and the opening battle was epic.

[byronius]

12. Work of art.

[FSogol]

4. Another year of mostly white nominees?

[OnlinePoker]

5. Mad Max? Seriously?

It was an okay action flick, but nothing special.

[Blue_Adept]

6. When you have nearly every critic of note marking it as the best action movie ever made?

I suspect it's a bit more than "an okay action flick"

There's a reason it has as many noms and critics nods as it does.

[OnlinePoker]

7. I was neither overwhelmed or underwhelmed.

I was just whelmed. It was nothing we haven't seen before.

[Bernin]

11. Exactly.

Another year of no new ideas.
Best films lately are from overseas.

Maybe showbiz nepotism is the problem?
Not in the showbiz so that's my worthless input.

[sweetloukillbot]

8. I actually think it was cheated a bit

Charlize Theron should've gotten a nod for best actress, and the guy who played Nux should have gotten a supporting actor nod.

[Initech]

15. I would have much preferred to see Straight Outta Compton get a nod.

Straight Outta Compton is easily the best bio picture I've seen in years. It's one of the few that really made you want more after it ends. The fact that it got snubbed is just a shame.

[TygrBright]

9. "Fury Road" Got an Oscar nomination?? SRSLY??!

We got it from Netflix, and the giggles started about two minutes in.

By the time the guy on the big-wheel-truck was barreling along shooting flames out of the pegbox of his electric guitar, we were hooting so loud I'm surprised the neighbors didn't call the cops.

We turned it off then, and watched a re-run of a Season One "Foyle's War" episode to cleanse the palate.

The only conclusion we could draw is that we have emphatically aged OUT of Hollywood's "prime" audience demographic.

amazedly,
Bright

[ciaobaby]

10. Predictable

It amazes me that people still watch this ego fest.
So very predictable, so vey boring, so very white.

[starroute]

16. I stopped watching when they cut out the ridiculous musical numbers

Call me crazy, but I like ridiculous musical numbers. A lot more than Hollywood stars engaging in pre-scripted banter or heartfelt but boring tributes to old fogeys.

[byronius]

13. I admit to being a little crazy about 'The Martian'.

Best movie I've seen this decade.

The Revenant was awesome, but it's still in theaters -- ??

[PoliticAverse]

14. Direct link to list...

http://oscar.go.com/nominees

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