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After the Golden Globes started off this year’s awards season and set the stage for frontrunners in the awards race, it is now time for fans and the stars to look ahead to the Oscars. The 88th annual Academy Awards don’t happen until Feb. 28, 2016, but before we can find out the winners, we have to find out who is nominated for the prestigious honor. This morning, directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee announced the first batch of nominees, while Academy president Cheryl Boone and actor John Krasinski revealed nominees for the final categories. As has been announced, comedian and actor Chris Rock will have the honors of hosting the show for Hollywood’s biggest stars 10 years after he first hosted the event, and many are wondering if Stars Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens‘ box office success will translate into Oscar nominations and wins.
Without further ado check out this year’s nominees for the Oscars:
Best Motion 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 Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
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 Director
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
See the full list here.