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The Nominations for the 88th Academy Awards


Well, the nominations for the 88th Academy Awards are out and I only got one category of predictions right. (See My 2016 Oscar Nomination Predictions) However, I was more pleased than last year on the nominations but also a bit surprised by a few. My comments and reviews will be down below and also a You Tube Link will be displayed as I react to the nominations.

You Tube link: (Video coming soon.)

Here are the nominations.

BEST PICTURE:
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

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

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

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 FEATURE:
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out
Shaun The Sheep
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 DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
Amy
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario

BEST FILM EDITING:
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING:
Mad Max: Fury Road
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared
The Revenant

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Bridge of Spies - Thomas Newman
Carol - Carter Burwell
The Hateful Eight - Ennio Morricone
Sicario - Johan Johannson
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - John Williams

BEST 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

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

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Body Team 12
Chau Behind The Lines
Claude Lanzmann
A Girl in the River
Last Day of Freedom

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT SUBJECT
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay
Shok
Stutter

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Bear Story
Prologue
Sanjay's Super Team
We Can't Live Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow


Reactions:

The Revenant leads the way with 12 nominations, with Mad Max: Fury Road following with 10 nominations.

Someone is going to bring this up. "But, all 20 actors in the four acting categories are Caucasian." More on that later.

There are some competitive categories including Best Picture, which in my opinion, it comes down to The Big Short, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant and Spotlight. It's a 4-movie race.


SURPRISES & SNUBS:

In the Best Picture race, no Carol, Straight Outta Compton or Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
-If they wanted to diversify, they would have nominated Straight Outta Compton. I thought it would because in almost every awards circuit, it always sneaks in. And, with the latter, success is always a liability to boost up ratings.

Lenny Abrahamson for Best Director was a big surprise. I thought Ridley Scott would get a chance for Best Director for The Martian.

Jennifer Lawrence is nominated again even though I did not find her performance quite that great.

Tom Hardy is another big surprise for The Revenant, but a nomination was long overdue. I think the reason they did not nominate Idris Elba is because I don't think the Academy is ready to consider a movie or a performance coming out from a digital cable outlet like Netflix.

Finally, a few acting nods for Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams for Spotlight.

No Aaron Sorkin, Quentin Tarantino or Amy Schumer in either of the screenplay categories. For the latter, I guess they still don't appreciate comedy.

I am very pleased to see John Williams nominated again especially for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

I was delighted to see Amy in the best documentary feature nomination list.

Well, no Peanuts Movie in the animated category. :( Sorry, Snoopy.

Best Original Song was the weakest category in my mind. No song from Love and Mercy? No "I'll See You Again" from Furious 7? WHAT?!?!?




We'll find out how the awards season will play out on February 28th.


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