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"The Revenant", "Mad Max: Fury Road" & "The Martian" top nomination list

The Revenant led the nominations with a total of 12, followed by Mad Max: Fury Road with 10, andThe Martian with seven.

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The nominees for the 88th Academy Award have been announced. The nominations announcement took place at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California on Thursday, January 14, 2016.

"The Revenant" led the nominations with a total of 12, followed by "Mad Max: Fury Road" with 10, and"The Martian" with seven.

Actor John Krasinski, Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs, and filmmakers Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee announced the nominees in all 24 categories.

The Academy Awards will be hosted by Chris Rock and will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, February 28.

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Check out the full list of nominees below:Best PictureThe Big ShortBridge of SpiesBrooklynMad Max: Fury RoadThe MartianThe RevenantRoomSpotlight

Performance by an actor in a leading roleBryan Cranston, TrumboMatt Damon, The MartianLeonardo DiCaprio, The RevenantMichael Fassbender, Steve JobsEddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Performance by an actress in a leading roleCate Blanchett, CarolBrie Larson, RoomJennifer Lawrence, JoyCharlotte Rampling, 45 YearsSaoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Best directorAdam McKay, The Big ShortGeorge Miller, Mad MaxAlejandro Inarritu, The RevenantLenny Abrahamson, RoomTom McCarthy, Spotlight

Performance by an actor in a supporting roleChristian Bale, The Big ShortTom Hardy, The RevenantMark Ruffalo, SpotlightMark Rylance, The Bridge of SpiesSylvester Stallone, Creed

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Performance by an actress in a supporting roleJennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful EightRooney Mara, CarolRachel McAdams, SpotlightAlicia Vikander, The Danish GirlKate Winslet, Steve Jobs

Best documentary featureAmy, Asif Kapadia and James Gay-ReesCartel Land, Matthew Heineman and Tom YellinThe Look of Silence, Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge SørensenWhat Happened, Miss Simone?, Liz Garbus, Amy Hobby and Justin WilkesWinter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, Evgeny Afineevsky and Den TolmorBest documentary short subjectBody Team 12, David Darg and Bryn MooserChau, Beyond the Lines, Courtney Marsh and Jerry FranckClaude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah, Adam BenzineA Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, Sharmeen Obaid-ChinoyLast Day of Freedom, Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi TalismanAchievement in film editingThe Big Short, Hank CorwinMad Max: Fury Road, Margaret SixelThe Revenant, Stephen MirrioneSpotlight, Tom McArdleStar Wars: The Force Awakens, Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo MarkeyBest foreign-language filmEmbrace of the Serpent, ColombiaMustang, FranceSon of Saul, HungaryTheeb, JordanA War, DenmarkAchievement in makeup and hairstyling“Mad Max: Fury Road” Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin“The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared” Love Larson and Eva von Bahr“The Revenant” Siân Grigg, Duncan Jarman and Robert PandiniAchievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)“Bridge of Spies” Thomas Newman“Carol” Carter Burwell“The Hateful Eight” Ennio Morricone“Sicario” Jóhann Jóhannsson“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” John WilliamsAchievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)“Earned It” from “Fifty Shades of Grey”Music and Lyric by Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Daheala Quenneville and Stephan Moccio“Manta Ray” from “Racing Extinction”Music by J. Ralph and Lyric by Antony Hegarty“Simple Song #3” from “Youth”Music and Lyric by David Lang“Til It Happens To You” from “The Hunting Ground”Music and Lyric by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga“Writing’s On The Wall” from “Spectre”Music and Lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam SmithBest motion picture of the year“The Big Short” Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers“Bridge of Spies” Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers“Brooklyn” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers“Mad Max: Fury Road” Doug Mitchell and George Miller, Producers“The Martian” Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam, Producers“The Revenant” Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent and Keith Redmon, Producers“Room” Ed Guiney, Producer“Spotlight” Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, ProducersAchievement in production design“Bridge of Spies” Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Rena DeAngelo and Bernhard Henrich“The Danish Girl” Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Michael Standish“Mad Max: Fury Road” Production Design: Colin Gibson; Set Decoration: Lisa Thompson“The Martian” Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Celia Bobak“The Revenant” Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Hamish PurdyBest animated short film“Bear Story” Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala“Prologue” Richard Williams and Imogen Sutton“Sanjay’s Super Team” Sanjay Patel and Nicole Grindle“We Can’t Live without Cosmos” Konstantin Bronzit“World of Tomorrow” Don HertzfeldtBest live action short film“Ave Maria” Basil Khalil and Eric Dupont“Day One” Henry Hughes“Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)” Patrick Vollrath“Shok” Jamie Donoughue“Stutterer” Benjamin Cleary and Serena ArmitageAchievement in sound editing“Mad Max: Fury Road” Mark Mangini and David White“The Martian” Oliver Tarney“The Revenant” Martin Hernandez and Lon Bender“Sicario” Alan Robert Murray“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Matthew Wood and David AcordAchievement in sound mixing“Bridge of Spies” Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Drew Kunin“Mad Max: Fury Road” Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo“The Martian” Paul Massey, Mark Taylor and Mac Ruth“The Revenant” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño, Randy Thom and Chris Duesterdiek“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart WilsonAchievement in visual effects“Ex Machina” Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett“Mad Max: Fury Road” Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver and Andy Williams“The Martian” Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Chris Lawrence and Steven Warner“The Revenant” Rich McBride, Matthew Shumway, Jason Smith and Cameron Waldbauer“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Chris CorbouldAdapted screenplay“The Big Short” Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay“Brooklyn” Screenplay by Nick Hornby“Carol” Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy“The Martian” Screenplay by Drew Goddard“Room” Screenplay by Emma DonoghueOriginal screenplay“Bridge of Spies” Written by Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen“Ex Machina” Written by Alex Garland“Inside Out” Screenplay by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; Original story by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen“Spotlight” Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy“Straight Outta Compton” Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff

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