Roll on 28 February! The Oscar nominations list was revealed today. Saoirse Ronan has been nominated for Best Actress for her role in 'Brooklyn', which was also nominated for Best Picture! Dublin born Director Lenny Abrahamson has been nominated for Best Director for the film 'Room'. That too has been nominated in the Best Picture Category! 'Room' has also been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, the book was written by Dublin woman Emma Donoghue.
Kerry man Michael Fassbender is nominated for Best Actor for his role in Steve Jobs! See the full list of nominations below!
The bookies are placing Leo Di Caprio as the firm favourite to win Best Actor, with 1/8 odds! Currently Saoirse Ronan is second favourite to land Best Actress, behind the favourite Brie Larson. No matter what happens, the Irish will surely paint L.A green on the night!
Best picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
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
Tom Hardy - The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo - Spotlight
Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone - Creed
Best supporting actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh - The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara - Carol
Rachel McAdams - Spotlight
Alicia Vikander - Ex Machina
Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs
Best director
Lenny Abrahamson - Room
Alejandro G Inarritu - The Revenant
Tom McCarthy - Spotlight
Adam McKay - The Big Short
George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road
Best adapted screenplay
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room
Best original screenplay
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Best animated film
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
Best foreign language film
Embrace of the Serpent - Colombia
Mustang - France
Son of Saul - Hungary
Theeb - Jordan
A War - Denmark
Best animated short
Bear Story
Prologue
Sanjay's Super Team
We Can't Live without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow
Best cinematography
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario
Best costume design
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Best documentary feature
Amy
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Best documentary short
Body Team 12
Chau, Beyond the Lines
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Last Day of Freedom
Best editing
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best live action short
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Shok
Stutterer
Best make-up and hair
Mad Max: Fury Road
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant
Best original score
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best original song
Earned It, The Weeknd - Fifty Shades of Grey
Manta Ray, J Ralph & Antony - Racing Extinction
Simple Song #3, Sumi Jo - Youth
Til It Happens To You, Lady Gaga - The Hunting Ground
Writing's On the Wall, Sam Smith - Spectre
Best production design
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Best sound editing
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best sound mixing
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best visual effects
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
