The 2016 Oscars are in the books and there were more surprises than usual! There was a period whereMad Max: Fury Roadappeared to have immense momentum. We kept hearingJunkie XL’s score greeting technical winners to receive their golden statues, one after another after another—until it had six Oscars. Then the evening—which lasted more than 3 and a half hours (five if you include the red carpet coverage)—seemed to switch toThe Revenant, as the 19th century survival film picked up three awards. Still, it wasTom McCarthy’s spotlight on the power of investigative journalism,Spotlight, that won Best Picture.
At two total Academy Awards,Spotlightis the lowest total-haul Best Picture winner since 1952’sThe Greatest Show on Earth(which also won 2). But the film, which chronicles the work of five hard-willedBoston Globereporters who broke a massive sexual abuse coverup within the Catholic Church that sparked worldwide outrage, fit in with a theme of the night: that highly funded corporations and individuals need to be held more accountable. FromSpotlight’s win, toAdam McKay’s screenplay win for his polemic expose of what caused the economic collapse of 2008,The Big Short, toLeonardo DiCaprio’s Best Actor acceptance speech declaration that “climate change is real” and needs to be paid attention to, and their own President of the Academy’s plea to the industry to create more films that better reflect modern America (in response to the second year of #OscarsSoWhite controversy), it’s obvious that Hollywood wanted to send a message that they can do better. And also that we all can do better.
There were numerous other instances of such a creed throughout the night (however, no Sylvester Stallone career victory forCreed), but Adam Chitwood will get more into the big analysis of the awards tomorrow. Right now, we know you just want to get to the winners. All told,Mad Max: Fury Roadwon the most Oscars at 6,Alejandro G.Iñárrituwon back-to-back Best Director Oscars with his win forThe Revenant (following last year’s win forBirdman),DiCaprio won his first Oscar, and so did legendary composerEnnio Morricone, who likely becamethe oldest Oscar-winner ever, at the age of 87. The full list of winners from the 88th Academy Awards continues below. And come back to Collider tomorrow, for more analysis.
BEST PICTURE
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Spotlight—WINNER
BEST DIRECTOR
Adam McKay –The Big Short
George Miller –Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro G. Iñárritu –The Revenant— WINNER
Lenny Abrahamson –Room
Tom McCarthy –Spotlight
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett –Carol
Brie Larson –Room— WINNER
Jennifer Lawrence –Joy
Charlotte Rampling –45 Years
Saoirse Ronan –Brooklyn
BEST ACTOR
Bryan Cranston –Trumbo
Matt Damon –The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio –The Revenant— WINNER
Michael Fassbender –Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne –The Danish Girl
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jennifer Jason Leigh –The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara –Carol
Rachel McAdams –Spotlight
Alicia Vikander –The Danish Girl —WINNER
Kate Winslet –Steve Jobs
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale –The Big Short
Tom Hardy –The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo –Spotlight
Mark Rylance –Bridge of Spies— WINNER
Sylvester Stallone –Creed
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight— WINNER
Straight Outta Compton
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Big Short— WINNER
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Boy & the World
Inside Out —WINNER
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Embrace of the Serpent– Colombia
Mustang– France
Son of Saul– Hungary — WINNER
Theeb– Jordan
A War– Denmark
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Amy— WINNER
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Hateful Eight— WINNER
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Earned It” fromFifty Shades of Grey
“Manta Ray” fromRacing Extinction
“Simple Song #3” fromYouth
“Til It Happens to You” fromThe Hunting Ground
“Writing’s on the Wall” fromSpectre— WINNER
BEST SOUND EDITING
Mad Max: Fury Road— WINNER
BEST SOUND MIXING
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road —WINNER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Hateful Eight
The Revenant— WINNER
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Cinderella
BEST FILM EDITING
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Ex Machina —WINNER
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Bear Story —WINNER
Sanjay’s Super Team
We Can’t Live Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM
Everything Will Be Okay
Stutterer— WINNER
BEST DOCUMENTARY - SHORT SUBJECT
Body Team 12
Chau, Beyond the Lines
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness — WINNER
Last Day of Freedom
