The Oscars 2016 takes place on Sunday and Hollywood's biggest night of the year will feature a host of stars under the spotlight as millions tune in around the globe. The 88th Academy Awards takes place from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, with the Red Carpet event starting from 7 p.m. ET, and the main ceremony having a scheduled start time of 8.30 p.m. ET. The awards show can be watched on TV on the ABC network or online through live stream via the link below.
There are a number of strong films competing for the Best Picture Oscar this year with eight movies receiving the nomination. Spotlight is one movie that critics have praised and touted as a possible winner of this year's top award. Featuring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, and Liev Schreiber, Spotlight follows the story of how The Boston Globe uncovered the child sex abuse scandal in Boston region by multiple Catholic priests.
Leonardo DiCaprio's The Revenant is also up for the award. The story is based upon true events and has been widely praised by critics. Tom Hank's Bridge of Spies, and Matt Damon's The Martian will also be competing though, as well as The Big Short, Room, Max Max Fury Road, and Brooklyn, which stars Saoirse Ronan as a young woman forced to leave her homeland of 1950s rural Ireland to New York. The movie is definitely an outsider for the Best Picture award, but has already won the Outstanding British Film award at the BAFTAs recently, and has been given strong reviews from critics.
DiCaprio is favorite to win the Oscar for Actor in a Leading Role, although Bryan Cranston (Trumbo), Matt Damon (The Martian), as well as Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl) have also been nominated and will be hoping to pull out a surprise.
Cate Blanchett is one of the favorites to win Best Actress in a Leading Role for her amazing performance in Carol, although Saoirse Ronan and Jennifer Lawrence have also been nominated and could upset the odds.
For the Best Director Oscar, Adam McKay (The Big Short), George Miller (Mad Max), Alejandro G. Inarritu (The Revenant), Lenny Abrahamson (Room), and Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) have all received nominations.
As well as the main nominees, there are of course a host of other stars who are not up for awards who will be attending the Oscars this year. Some of those also scheduled to be in attendance are Priyanka Chopra, Henry Cavill, Common, Daisy Ridley, Chris Evans, Kerry Washington, Pharrell Williams.
The Oscars 2016 Red Carpet event has a scheduled start time of 7 p.m. ET, with the main ceremony having a start time of 8.30 p.m. ET. The awards can be watched on TV on the ABC network, or online through ABC live stream by clicking here. The Red Carpet event can also be watched by clicking here.
A list of the nominees can be found below:
Best Picture
"The Big Short"
"Bridge of Spies"
"Brooklyn"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Room"
"Spotlight"
Best Director
Adam McKay, "The Big Short"
George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant"
Lenny Abrahamson, "Room"
Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight"
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"
Matt Damon, "The Martian"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"
Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"
Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, "Carol"
Brie Larson, "Room"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy"
Charlotte Rampling, "45 Years"
Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn"
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, "The Big Short"
Tom Hardy, "The Revenant"
Mark Ruffalo, "Spotlight"
Mark Rylance, "Bridge of Spies"
Sylvester Stallone, "Creed"
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 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 Foreign Film
"Embrace of the Serpent"
"Mustang"
"Son of Saul"
"Theeb"
"A War"
Best Documentary Feature
"Amy"
"Cartel Land"
"The Look of Silence"
"What Happened, Miss Simone?"
"Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom"
Best Animated Feature
"Anomalisa"
"Boy and the World"
"Inside Out"
"Shaun the Sheep Movie"
"When Marnie Was There"
Best Film Editing
"The Big Short"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Revenant"
"Spotlight"
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Best Song
"Fifty Shades of Grey"
"Racing Extinction"
"Spectre"
"The Hunting Ground"
"Youth"
Best Original Score
"Bridge of Spies"
"Carol"
"The Hateful Eight"
"Sicario"
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Best Digital Effects
"Ex Machina"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Best Cinematography
"Carol"
"The Hateful Eight"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Revenant"
"Sicario"
Best Costume Design
"Carol"
"Cinderella"
"The Danish Girl"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Revenant"
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared"
"The Revenant"
Best Production Design
"Bridge of Spies"
"The Danish Girl"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
Best Sound Editing
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Sicario"
"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 Short Film, Live Action
"Ave Maria"
"Day One"
"Everything Will Be Okay"
"Shok"
"Stutterer"
Best Short Film, Animated
"Bear Story"
"Prologue"
"Sanjay's Super Team"
"We Can't Live Without Cosmos"
"World of Tomorrow"
Best Documentary Short Subject
"Body Team 12"
"Chau, Beyond the Lines"
"Claude Lanzmann"
"A Girl in the River"
"Last Day of Freedom"
