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Friday 15 January 2016

Oscar Time:

‘Revenant’ leads with 12 nominations for Academy Awards:

JAKE COYLE films were nominated for Rock — who a year ago After seemingly slipping in his role as Rocky Balboa in
AP Film Writer best picture. The other five famously labeled Holly- an unpredictable awards “Creed,” looms large in the
The brutal 1820s frontier were: Tom McCarthy’s in- wood a “white industry” season, “Spotlight” re- supporting actor category.
revenge thriller “The Rev- vestigative journalistic pro- — to host this year’s Feb. bounded Thursday, land- His stiffest competition is
enant” landed a leading cedural “Spotlight,” Steven 28 ceremony. “I really was ing six nominations includ- seen as Mark Rylance, best
12 nominations for the 88th Spielberg’s Cold War thriller disappointed,” said Isaacs ing best director for Mc- known for his stage work,
annual Academy Awards, “Bridge of Spies,” Adam after nominations were an- Carthy, best screenplay for for “Bridge of Spies.” Also
while the acting categories McKay’s Michael Lewis ad- nounced. “What is impor- McCarthy and Josh Singer, nominated were Tom Har-
were again filled entirely by aptation “The Big Short,” tant is that this entire con- best supporting actress for dy (“The Revenant”) and
white performers a year af- the mother-son captive versation of diversity is here Rachel McAdams and best Christian Bale (“The Big
ter the Oscars came under drama “Room” and the and that we are talking supporting actor for Mark Short”).
withering criticism over its ‘50s Irish immigrant tale about it. And I think we will Ruffalo.
lack of diversity. “Brooklyn.” not just talk because peo- Sylvester Stallone, reprising Continued on Page 30
The strong showing Thurs- Left on the outside were ple will say, ‘Well don’t just

This photo provided by courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox shows, Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh
Glass, in a scene from the film, “The Revenant.” DiCaprio was nominated for an Oscar for best ac-
tor on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, for his role in the film. The 88th annual Academy Awards will take
place on Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

(Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox via AP)

day for “The Revenant,” Todd Haynes’ lesbian ro- talk. You gotta do.’ Talking
including a best actor nod mance “Carol” (which gets to the doing, and we
for Leonardo DiCaprio and fared better in acting nomi- are going to do.”
best supporting actor for nations for Cate Blanchett Alongside DiCaprio and
Tom Hardy, follows its win and Rooney Mara) and Damon, the best actor
at the Golden Globes. It the N.W.A biopic “Straight nominees are: Michael
sets up director Alejandro Outta Compton” (which Fassbender (“Steve Jobs”),
Inarritu for a possible back- still landed a nod for origi- Eddie Redmayne (“The
to-back win following his nal screenplay). Danish Girl”) and Bryan
sweep of best picture, di- The miss for “Carol” meant Cranston (“Trumbo”). Two
rector and screenplay for one usual Oscar heavy- big names were left out:
“Birdman” last year. weight — Harvey Weinstein Johnny Depp for “Black
“We gave it our all on this — won’t have a horse in Mass” and Will Smith for
film and this appreciation the best picture race for “Concussion.”
from the Academy means the first time since 2008. In a statement, DiCaprio,
a lot to me and my col- The acting nominees, who’s expected to land his
leagues who made it possi- which notably omitted Id- first Oscar in his fifth nomi-
ble,” said Inarritu in a state- ris Elba for “Beasts of No nation, called making “The
ment. “Champagne and Nation” and Benicio Del Revenant” ‘’one of the
mezcal will run tonight!” Toro for “Sicario” — both most rewarding and col-
George Miller’s post-apoc- of whom were predicted laborative experiences of
alyptic sequel “Mad Max: by many handicappers — my life.”
Fury Road” followed with 10 gave the Academy of Mo- The best actress field is led
nominations, including best tion Pictures Arts and Sci- by favorite Brie Larson for
picture and best director ences an awkward repeat “Room,” along with Jen-
for Miller. Ridley Scott’s sci-fi of the “OscarsSoWhite” nifer Lawrence (for “Joy,”
epic “The Martian” landed backlash that followed last making her, at 25, the
seven nominations, includ- year’s acting nominees. youngest four-time nomi-
ing best picture and best Academy president Cheryl nee), Cate Blanchett (her
actor for Matt Damon, but, Boone Isaacs has since re- seventh nod, for “Carol”),
surprisingly, no best director doubled efforts to diver- Saoirse Ronan (“Brooklyn”)
nod for Scott. sify the academy’s mem- and Charlotte Rampling
Eight out of a possible ten bership, and slated Chris (“45 Years”).