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, The Danish Girl
• Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

DIRECTING

• Adam McKay - The Big Short
• George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road
• Alejandro G. Iñárritu - The Revenant
• Lenny Abrahamson - Room
• Tom McCarthy - Spotlight

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

• Anomalisa
• Boy and the World
• Inside Out
• Shaun the Sheep Movie
• When Marnie Was There

COSTUME DESIGN

• Carol
• Cinderella
• The Danish Girl
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Revenant

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• Amy
• Cartel Land
• The Look of Silence
• What Happened, Miss Simone?
• Winter on Fire

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

• Body Team
• Chau, Beyond the Lines
• Claude Lanzmann
• A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
• Last Day of Freedom

MAKEUP AND HAIR STYLING

• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
• The Revenant

ORIGINAL SONG

• "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

ANIMATED SHORT

• Bear Story
• Prologue
• Sanjay's Super Team
• We Can't Live Without Cosmos
• World of Tomorrow

SOUND EDITING

• Mad Max: Fury Road
• Sicario
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• The Martian
• The Revenant

FILM EDITING

• The Big Short
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Revenant
• Spotlight
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• Embrace of the Serpent
• Mustang
• Son of Saul
• Theeb
• A War

ORIGINAL SCORE

• Bridge of Spies
• Carol
• The Hateful Eight
• Sicario
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Bridge of Spies
• The Danish Girl
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant

VISUAL EFFECTS

• Ex Machina
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• The Big Short
• Brooklyn
• Carol
• The Martian
• Room

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Bridge of Spies
• Ex Machina
• Inside Out
• Spotlight
• Straight Outta Compton

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Carol
• The Hateful Eight
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Revenant
• Sicario

I stand by Room being the best movie of the year, but The Revenant, Mad Max and Hateful Eight are strong contenders.

I also loved non-Oscar fodder like Creed and Star Wars.

The Big Short left me cold and while I enjoyed The Martian, I don't think it's Oscar-worthy.

Surprisingly, no LGBT or "Ain't Hollywood Great" movies were nominated for best picture -- they're usually shoo-ins for that category and I thought Trumbo and Carol might sneak in because of that.

I thought they nominated 10 movies for best picture now.  Are they saying only 8 movies were deserving or did they lower the limit?

Surprisingly, no LGBT or "Ain't Hollywood Great" movies were nominated for best picture -- they're usually shoo-ins for that category and I thought Trumbo and Carol might sneak in because of that.

I thought they nominated 10 movies for best picture now.  Are they saying only 8 movies were deserving or did they lower the limit?

They changed it to nominating the number of films they thought deserved to be nominated.

I thought they nominated 10 movies for best picture now.  Are they saying only 8 movies were deserving or did they lower the limit?

I think now they can choose between five and ten each year for the official nominations. That way they can recognize more or fewer films each year depending on what they feel is worthy.

Thats the first thing I noticed. Probably means Eddie Redmayne wins best actor by a land slide.

No I think this is Leo's year. He deserves it.

Also, no black nominees for the second year in a row.

They changed it to nominating the number of films they thought deserved to be nominated.

I am guessing like HOF votes you have to get a certain percentage to get a nomination.

They changed it to nominating the number of films they thought deserved to be nominated.

I am guessing like HOF votes you have to get a certain percentage to get a nomination.

I heard that film of his is insane.  

Fury Road for everything.  Ride unto glory in Valhalla, shiny and chrome!

I heard that film of his is insane.  

Well, that was uncomfortable.

Well, that was uncomfortable.

I haven't watched any but you know Chris is going to bbq then tonight.