2016 Oscar nominations: Full list of 88th Academy Awards nominees

The nominees for the 88th Annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Oscar nominee announcers included actor John Krasinski, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, and filmmakers Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee.

The Revenant received the most nominations, with 12; it’s nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Best Supporting Actor (Tom Hardy). Mad Max: Fury Road also pulled in many nominations with 10, including Best Picture and Best Direction.

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Some surprises include Jennifer Lawrence’s nomination for Joy — in a packed category it was a strange choice — and Best Original Screenplay nomination for Straight Outta Compton, which was announced to a low cheer in the theatre.

Here is the complete list of Oscar nominees:

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

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

0:21 Damon, DiCaprio among heavyweights nominated for Best Actor

WATCH ABOVE: Best Actor battle features major Hollywood heavyweights

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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

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Directing
Adam Mckay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro Inarritu, The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

Film Editing
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Foreign Language Film
Embrace of the Serpent
Mustang
Son of Saul
Theeb
A War

Original Score
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Production Design
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

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

Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room

Original Screenplay
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton

Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marley Was There

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

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Costume Design
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

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

Documentary Short Subject
Body Team 12
Chau Beyond the Lines
Claude Lanzmann
A Girl in the River
Last Day of Freedom

Makeup and Hairstyling
Mad Max: Fury Road
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant

Original Song
Earned It, Fifty Shades of Grey
Til It Happens To You, The Hunting Ground
Writings On The Wall, Spectre
Manta Ray, Racing Extinction
Simple Song 3, Youth

Animated Short Film
Bear Story
Prologue
Sanjay’s Superteam
We Can’t Live Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow

Live Action Short Film
Ava Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay
Shok
Stutterer

Sound Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Sound Mixing
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The 88th Annual Academy Awards will be broadcast live on Feb. 28, 2016 starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

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