Let the orgy of campaigning and back-slapping begin.
This morning the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 2016 Academy Awards.
Among the expected nominees are Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Brie Larson, Saoirse Ronan, and Sylvester Stallone.
Surprises include Lenny Abrahamon’s nomination as Best Director for Room (it is also up for Best Picture, and my old college pal Emma Donoghue is nominated for adapting her best-selling novel).
Tom Hardy is up for Best Supporting Actor for The Revenant. Ridley Scott was snubbed even though his film The Martian secured several nominations, including Best Picture
BEST ACTOR
Bryan Cranston
Trumbo
Matt Damon
The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio
The Revenant
Michael Fassbender
Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne
The Danish Girl
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tom Hardy
The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo
Spotlight
Mark Rylance
Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone
Creed
Christian Bale
The Big Short
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett
Carol
Brie Larson
Room
Jennifer Lawrence
Joy
Charlotte Rampling
45 Years
Saoirse Ronan
Brooklyn
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 PICTURE
The Big Short
Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
Bridge of Spies
Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
Brooklyn
Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
Mad Max: Fury Road
Doug Mitchell and George Miller, Producers
The Martian
Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam, Producers
The Revenant
Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent and Keith Redmon, Producers
Room
Ed Guiney, Producer
Spotlight
Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers
BEST DIRECTOR
The Big Short
Adam McKay
Mad Max: Fury Road
George Miller
The Revenant
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Room
Lenny Abrahamson
Spotlight
Tom McCarthy
The full list of nominees is here.
The whiny list of snubs is here.
The Fluff Is Raging 
Thanks for the roundup, Niall. Do you reckon it will go with the Globes, or do you have your own predictions?
Cheers, Pete.
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DiCaprio for sure. As for everything else, I have no idea just yet – mind you, I have yet to see several of the films
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Very happy to see that Tom Hardy got a nom for The Revenant. Well deserved! 😀
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I was glad to see Fury Road pick up a good few nods.
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Witness!
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