Nominees for 88th Academy Awards announced

Oscars organisers on Thursday began announcing the names of the nominees for the 88th Academy Awards, which will be handed out next month.

The following are the nominees for the best supporting actor Oscar:

Christian Bale, “The Big Short”

Tom Hardy, “The Revenant”

Mark Ruffalo, “Spotlight”

Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies”

Sylvester Stallone, “Creed”

The following are the nominees for the best supporting actress Oscar:

Jennifer Jason Leigh, “The Hateful Eight”

Rooney Mara, “Carol”

Rachel McAdams, “Spotlight”

Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl”

Kate Winslet, “Steve Jobs”

The following are the nominees for the best director Oscar:

Adam McKay, “The Big Short”

George Miller, “Mad Max: Fury Road”

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, “The Revenant”

Lenny Abrahamson, “Room”

Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight”

The following are the nominees for the best foreign language film Oscar:

“Embrace of the Serpent” (Colombia)

“Mustang” (France)

“Son of Saul” (Hungary)

“Theeb” (Jordan)

“A War” (Denmark) 

The following are the nominees for the best actor Oscar:

Bryan Cranston, “Trumbo”

Matt Damon, “The Martian”

Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”

Michael Fassbender, “Steve Jobs”

Eddie Redmayne, “The Danish Girl”

The following are the nominees for the best actress Oscar, which will be handed out on February 28:

Cate Blanchett, “Carol”

Brie Larson, “Room”

Jennifer Lawrence, “Joy”

Charlotte Rampling, “45 Years”

Saoirse Ronan, “Brooklyn”

The following are the films nominated for the best picture Oscar:

“The Big Short”

“Bridge of Spies”

“Brooklyn”

“Mad Max: Fury Road”

“The Martian”

“The Revenant”

“Room”

“Spotlight”

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