The Oscars, also known as the Academy Awards, is one of the most important events in the film fraternity. We at Geekfence, bring you the roundup of the Academy Awards 2016 so you can show off your knowledge in your clique. In short, Mad Max: Fury Road wiped the stage by winning many awards for which it was nominated!
However, the happiest part of the Oscars 2016 is Leonardo DiCaprio winning the Best Actor Oscar for his role in the Revenant. The very fact that he hadn’t been a winner for so long, in spite of being a great actor was a subject of ridicule on the Internet. But he has literally broken the internet with his win. 2016 is off to a great start for the actor and we at Geekfence, couldn’t be happier for him!
Without further ado, here is the list of all the winners!
Best Picture
Nominees
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Spotlight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
… and the Oscar goes to: Spotlight
About Spotlight
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Best Actor
Nominees
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
… and the Oscar goes to: Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant
About The Revenant
A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.
Best Actress
Nominees
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Brie Larson, Room
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
… and the Oscar goes to: Brie Larson for Room
About Room
After five-year-old Jack and his mother escape from the enclosed surroundings that Jack has known his entire life, the boy makes a thrilling discovery.
Best Director
Nominees
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro G Inarritu, The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
… and the Oscar goes to: Alejandro G Inarritu, The Revenant
Best Supporting Actor
Nominees
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
… and the Oscar goes to: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
About Bridge of Spies
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
Best supporting Actress
Nominees
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
… and the Oscar goes to: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
About the Danish Girl
A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
Best Animated Feature Film
Nominees
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
… and the Oscar goes to: Inside Out
About Inside Out
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness – conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZLOYXKmIkw
Best Foreign Language Film
Nominees
Embrace of the Serpent
Mustang
Theeb
A War
Son of Saul
… and the Oscar goes to: Son of Saul
About Son of Saul
In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival upon trying to salvage from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son.
Best Original Screenplay
Nominees
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
… and the Oscar goes to: Spotlight
Best Cinematography
Nominees
Carol
The Revenant
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
Sicario
… and the Oscar goes to: The Revenant
Best Documentary Feature
Nominees
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
Amy
… and the Oscar goes to: Amy
About Amy:
The story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring unseen archival footage and unheard tracks.
Best Original Score
Nominees
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Hateful Eight
… and the Oscar goes to: The Hateful Eight
About The Hateful Eight
In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.
Best Original Song
Nominees
Earned It from Fifty Shades of Grey
Manta Ray from Racing Extinction
Writing’s on the Wall from Spectre
Simple Song #3 from Youth
Till It Happens To You from The Hunting Ground
… and the Oscar goes to: Writing’s on the Wall from Spectre
About Spectre:
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
Best Visual Effects
Nominees
Mad Max: Fury Road
Ex Machina
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
… and the Oscar goes to: Ex Machina
About Ex Machina:
A young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breath-taking humanoid A.I.
Best Production Design
Nominees
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Danish Girl
The Martian
The Revenant
… and the Oscar goes to: Mad Max: Fury Road
About Mad Max: Fury Road
A woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in post-apocalyptic Australia in search for her home-land with the help of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper, and a drifter named Max.
Best Sound Mixing
Nominees
Bridge of Spies
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Mad Max: Fury Road
… and the Oscar goes to: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Sound Editing
Nominees
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
… and the Oscar goes to: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Costume Design
Nominees
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
The Revenant
… and the Oscar goes to: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Film Editing
Nominees
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
… and the Oscar goes to: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Nominees
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant
Mad Max: Fury Road
… and the Oscar goes to: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Live Action Short Film
Nominees
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Shok
Stutterer
… and the Oscar goes to: Stutterer
About Stutterer:
A lonely typographer with a cruel speech impediment but an eloquent inner voice must face his greatest fear.
Best Documentary-Short Film
Nominees
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Body Team 12
Chau, Beyond the Lines
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
Last Day of Freedom
… and the Oscar goes to: A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
About A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
More than a 1000 women are killed in the name of ‘honor’ in Pakistan every year. A Girl in the River: The price of forgiveness follows the story of a rare survivor who falls in love and lives to tell the tale.
Best Animated Short Film
Nominees
Prologue
Sanjay’s Super Team
We Can’t Live Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow
Bear Story
… and the Oscar goes to: Bear Story
About Bear Story:
An old, lonesome bear tells the story of his life through a mechanical diorama.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVNnmXla3TE
There you have it. The complete list of Oscar winners and the trailers that will pique your interest and encourage you to go watch them. Tell us, which is your favourite? Do you think the awards got it right this time?
*Trailers Courtesy: YouTube, Movie Synopsis Courtesy: IMDB, Other Courtesy: 9GAG (Gif Image) and The Independent UK (Featured Image)
