All The Oscars Nominees You Need To Know

The 88th Academy Awards take place tonight in Los Angeles.

It's been quite a year for film with many exceptional movies being released. This year's Best Picture category is one of the toughest to call in many years. Many are saying that this year could finally be the year where Leonardo DiCaprio wins his first Oscar. Ireland is well represented at this year's awards with Room being nominated for Best Picture, Best Producer, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Michael Fassbender is also nominated for Best Actor for his role as Steve Jobs in Steve Jobs. Saoirse Ronan is also in contention to win Best Actress for her role in Brooklyn.

Here are the nominees: 

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 Director

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

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 Picture

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

Best Animated Feature Film

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

Best Original Score

• Thomas Newman, "Bridge of Spies"
• Carter Burwell, "Carol"
• Ennio Morricone, "The Hateful Eight"
• Jóhann Jóhannsson, "Sicario" 
• John Williams, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"

Best Original Song

• "Earned It" from 50 Shades of Grey - music and lyric by Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Daheala Quenneville and Stephan Moccio 
• "Manta Ray" from Racing Extinction - music by J. Ralph; lyric by Antony Hegarty
• "Simple Song #3" from Youth - music and lyric by David Lang 
• "Til It Happens To You" from The Hunting Ground - music and lyric by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga
• "Writing's On The Wall" from Spectre - music and lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith 

Best Cinematography

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

Best Documentary Feature

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

Best Documentary Short

• 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

Best Visual Effects

• Ex Machina
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Martian
• The Revenant
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Costume Design

• Carol
• Cinderella
• The Danish Girl
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Revenant