2016 ceremony · films of 2015
The 88th Oscars
121 nominations in 24 categories.
Nominations and wins
The night's big films
3 of 12
6 of 10
0 of 7
2 of 6
1 of 6
0 of 6
Winners first
Every category
Best Picture
Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers- Doug Mitchell and George Miller, Producers
Best Director
Best Actor
- Leonardo DiCaprio · Hugh Glass
- Michael Fassbender · Steve Jobs
- Matt Damon · Mark Watney
- Bryan Cranston · Dalton Trumbo
Best Actress
- Brie Larson · Ma
- Charlotte Rampling · Kate Mercer
- Saoirse Ronan · Eilis
- Cate Blanchett · Carol Aird
- Jennifer Lawrence · Joy
Best Supporting Actor
- Mark Rylance · Rudolf Abel
- Sylvester Stallone · Rocky Balboa
- Mark Ruffalo · Mike Rezendes
- Christian Bale · Michael Burry
- Tom Hardy · John Fitzgerald
Best Supporting Actress
- Alicia Vikander · Gerda
- Rooney Mara · Therese Belivet
- Rachel McAdams · Sacha Pfeiffer
- Kate Winslet · Joanna Hoffman
- Jennifer Jason Leigh · Daisy Domergue
Best Original Screenplay
- Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
Written by Alex Garland
Screenplay by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; Original story by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen
Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
- Screenplay by Nick Hornby
- Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy
- Screenplay by Emma Donoghue
- Screenplay by Drew Goddard
Best International Feature
Announced as Foreign Language Film
Hungary
Denmark
Colombia
France
Jordan
Best Animated Feature
Best Documentary Feature
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
Announced as Production Design
- Production Design: Colin Gibson; Set Decoration: Lisa Thompson
Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Michael Standish- Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Celia Bobak
- Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Hamish Purdy
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Spectre · Writing's On The WallMusic and Lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith
Fifty Shades of Grey · Earned ItMusic and Lyric by The Weeknd, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Quenneville and Stephan Moccio- Racing Extinction · Manta Ray
- The Hunting Ground · Til It Happens To YouMusic and Lyric by Diane Warren and Lady Gaga
Youth · Simple Song #3Music and Lyric by David Lang
Best Sound
Best Sound Editing
Best Visual Effects
- Rich McBride, Matthew Shumway, Jason Smith and Cameron Waldbauer
Best Documentary Short
Best Animated Short
Best Live Action Short
Not competitive
Honorary and special awards
Honorary Award
- Gena Rowlands
To Gena Rowlands, who has illuminated the human experience through her brilliant, passionate and fearless performances.
- Spike Lee
To Spike Lee, filmmaker, educator, motivator, iconoclast, artist.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Debbie Reynolds