The Oscars - What do you think of the nominations?

[Toby]

Hi guys,

As many of you may know, I'm a biiiiiiiig film fan, so the Oscars nomination short list is always an exciting time for me ;).

I thought I'd post the full list below and see what you all thought of them! Have you seen any of the movies & shorts? The Revenant is one of the best films I have ever seen. Below are some of the more recognisable nomination lists. What do you think?

Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge Of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

Best Animated Feature
Anomalisa
Boy & The World (O Menino E O Mundo)
Inside Out
Shaun The Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There

Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge Of Spies
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Tom Hardy, The Revenant

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

Best Director
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Lenny Abrahamson, Room

Best Adapted Screenplay
Emma Donoghue, Room
Drew Goddard, The Martian
Nick Hornby, Brooklyn
Adam McKay and Charles Randolph, The Big Short
Phyllis Nagy, Carol

Best Original Screenplay
Matt Charman, Joel & Ethan Coen (Bridge Of Spies)
Alex Garland (Ex Machina)
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley (Inside Out)
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (Spotlight)
Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff (Straight Outta Compton)

Best Cinematography
Ed Lachman, Carol
John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road
Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant
Roger Deakins, Sicario
Robert Richardson, The Hateful Eight

Best Costume Design
Sandy Powell, Carol
Sandy Powell, Cinderella
Paco Delgado, The Danish Girl
Jenny Beavan, Mad Max: Fury Road
Jacqueline West, The Revenant

Best Documentary
Amy
Cartel Land
The Look Of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter On Fire: Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom

Best Live-Action Short
Ave Maria
Day One
Shok
Stutterer
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)

Best Film Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Big Short
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Revenant

Best Original Score
Carter Burwell, Carol
Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Thomas Newman, Bridge Of Spies
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Sicario

Best Visual Effects
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Ex Machina

[Anonymous]

My 3 favourites :

Mad Max: Fury Road

Inside Out

Ex Machina

[Bambino]

Not a single black actor nominated in any of the major categories.

[jonsie]

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@Bambino wrote:

Not a single black actor nominated in any of the major categories.

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I find that totally unacceptable personally.

[Toby]

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@Bambino wrote:

Not a single black actor nominated in any of the major categories.

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Is there a specific actor omission that you think should have been included @Bambino?

[viridis]

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@Toby wrote:

Best Picture
The Revenant

Best Animated Feature
Inside Out

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Best Actress
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years

Best Supporting Actor
Mark Rylance, Bridge Of Spies

Best Supporting Actress
winslet

Best Director
The Revenant

Best Adapted Screenplay
Nick Hornby, Brooklyn

Best Original Screenplay
Matt Charman, Joel & Ethan Coen (Bridge Of Spies)

Best Cinematography
John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road/
Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant

Best Costume Design
Jacqueline West, The Revenant

Best Documentary
What Happened, Miss Simone?

Best Live-Action Short
Ave Maria

Best Film Editing
Spotlight

Best Original Score
John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Visual Effects
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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off to the bookies...

[Bambino]

@Toby in reply to your question. Will Smith in Concussion and Ice Cube in Straight Outta Compton come immediately to mind. Chris Rock is hosting the Oscars this year. I'm sure he'll have some choice words to say on the subject.

[Anonymous]

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@jonsie wrote:

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@Bambino wrote:

Not a single black actor nominated in any of the major categories.

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I find that totally unacceptable personally.

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What if there wasn't a single white actor nominated? would it still be a problem?

[jonsie]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@jonsie wrote:

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@Bambino wrote:

Not a single black actor nominated in any of the major categories.

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I find that totally unacceptable personally.

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What if there wasn't a single white actor nominated? would it still be a problem?

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yes

[viridis]

Personally, I'm amazed that best visual effects snubbed:
Ant man.
avengers
And jurassic world