Academy Award Nominations 2015

The obvious snub in this list is of course the movie Joy not being nominated for best picture. This is a big mistake along with not nominating Concussion or Will Smith for best actor. I also thought that 10 pictures were normally nominated each year. If that were the case then Concussion and Joy would be nominated. Also, why is Mad Max nominated?  This nomination makes no sense when you consider the omissions Concussion and Joy.

Best Picture

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

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett - Carol
Brie Larson - Room
Jennifer Lawrence - Joy
Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years
Saorise Ronan - Brooklyn

Best Actor

Bryan Cranston - Trumbo
Matt Damon - The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl

Directing

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

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 Supporting Actor

Christian Bale - The Big Short
Tom Hardy - The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo - Spotlight
Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone - Creed

Animated Feature Film

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

Original Screenplay

Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton

Cinematography

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

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

Foreign Language Film

Embrace of the Serpent - Colombia
Mustang - France
Son of Saul - Hungary
Theeh - Jordan
A War - Denmark

Documentary Feature

Amy Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom