2016 Oscar nominations announced: The Revenant leads with 12 noms

THE OSCAR nominations have been announced and George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road has led Australia to a record haul of nominees.

NOMINATIONS for the 88th Annual Academy Awards have been announced, with George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road leading Australia to a record haul of Oscar nominees.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences showered the great Australian filmmaker’s fourth instalment of the Mad Max franchise with 10 nominations.

Just Alejandro Inarritu and Leonardo DiCaprio’s collaboration, The Revenant, with 12, scored more nominations.

Adding to the Australian Oscar haul was Cate Blanchett, nominated for best actress for her romantic-drama Carol.

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The strong showing for The Revenant, including a best actor nod for DiCaprio himself, follows the film’s win at the 73rd Annual Golden Globes. It also sets up director Alejandro Inarritu for a possible back-to-back victory following his Best Picture win with Birdman last year.

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Ridley Scott’s sci-fi epic The Martian landed seven nominations, including Best Picture, but no Best Director nod for Scott.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Hateful Eight, Inside Out and Straight Outta Compton were also snubbed.

Sylvester Stallone proved to be this season’s comeback kid, earning a nod for bringing Rocky back to the big screen in Creed, which follows his big Golden Globes win.

Cate Blanchett in Carol.

Here’s the complete list of 2016 Oscar nominees:

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 Actress:

Brie Larson, Room

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years

Best Supporting Actress:

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

Rooney Mara, Carol

Rachel McAdams, Spotlight

Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

Matt Damon in The Martian.

Eddie Redmayne in 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 Director:

Adam McKay, The Big Short

George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant

Lenny Abrahamson, Room

Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

Best Animated Film:

Anomalisa

Boy and the World

Inside Out

Shaun the Sheep Movie

When Marnie Was There

Jennifer Lawrence in Joy.

Kate Winslet in Steve Jobs.

Best Documentary Feature:

Amy

Cartel Land

What Happened, Miss Simone?

The Look of Silence

Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

Best Sound Editing:

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Sicario

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Costume Design:

Carol

Cinderella

The Danish Girl

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

Best Sounds Mixing:

Bridge of Spies

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Original Song:

Earned It

Manta Ray

Simple Song No. 3

Till It Happens to You

Writing’s on the Wall

Jeremy Strong, Rafe Spall, Hamish Linklater, Steve Carell, Jeffry Griffin and Ryan Gosling The Big Short.

Chris Rock will host the show for the second time, following his first stint at the 77th Annual Academy Awards back in 2005.

The Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 28, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Originally published as 2016 Oscar nominations announced: The Revenant leads with 12 noms