The 2016 Oscar Nominations Are In!

While shaking off the losses of both David Bowie and Alan Rickman, here are my favorite Oscar nomination categories announced this week.

Which one of the 2015 movies will win an Academy Award for Best Picture of the Year? Will it be...?

• The Big Short (5 nominations)
• Bridge of Spies (5 nominations)
• Brooklyn (3 nominations)
• Mad Max: Fury Road (10 nominations)
• The Martian (7 nominations)
• The Revenant (12 nominations)
• Room (4 nominations)
• Spotlight (6 nominations)

Best Director?

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

Best Actor?

• Trumbo (Bryan Cranston)
• The Martian (Matt Damon)
• The Revenant (Leonardo DiCaprio)
• Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender)
• The Danish Girl (Eddie Redmayne)

Best Actress?

• Carol (Cate Blanchett)
• Room (Brie Larson)
• Joy (Jennifer Lawrence)
• 45 Years (Charlotte Rampling)
• Brooklyn (Saoirse Ronan)

Best Supporting Actor?

• The Big Short (Christian Bale)
• The Revenant (Tom Hardy)
• Spotlight (Mark Ruffalo)
• Bridge of Spies (Mark Rylance)
• Creed (Sylvester Stallone)

Best Supporting Actress?

• The Hateful Eight (Jennifer Jason Leigh)
• Carol (Rooney Mara)
• Spotlight (Rachel McAdams)
• The Danish Girl (Alicia Vikander)
• Steve Jobs (Kate Winslet)

Best Original Screenplay?

• Bridge of Spies
• Ex Machina
• Inside Out
• Spotlight
• Straight Outta Compton

Best Adapted Screenplay?

• The Big Short
• Brooklyn
• Carol
• The Martian
• Room

Best Animated Feature?

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

Best Production Design?

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

Best Costume Design?

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

Best Cinematography?

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

Best Film Editing?

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

Best Makeup and Hairstyling?

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

Best Original Score?

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

Best Original Song?

• Fifty Shades of Grey ("Earned It")
• Racing Extinction ("Manta Ray")
• Youth ("Simple Song #3")
• The Hunting Ground ("Til It Happens to You")
• Spectre ("Writing's on the Wall")

Best Visual Effects?

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

Best Sound Mixing?

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

Best Sound Editing?

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

Tune in to find out during ABC's 88th Annual Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 28th. Hosted by Chris Rock!