The Oscar leads aren't terribly surprising this year with the Revanant leading with a whopping 12 nominations and Mad Max close behind with 10, some films managed to make an impact where it counted while others seemed to be left behind entirely. Despite the power of The Martian, director Ridley Scott somehow was over looked for a nomination. Carol was met with early rave reviews and while both Kate Mara and Cate Blanchett received nominations for best supporting and best actress, Carol was left out of the running for picture of the year as well as a director nomination for Todd Haynes. The delightfully sweet Peanuts movie missed out on animated feature and both Aaron Sorkin (who took home an award this past Sunday at the Golden Globes for best screen play for Steve Jobs) as well as controversial Hateful Eight director Quentin Tarantino both are missing from the best screen play categories. Creed saw another nomination for Sylvester Stallone while snubbing actor Michael B. Jordan and director Ryan Coogler. At the end of the list of shockers is Academy bait Joy by David O' Russel. While the film was met with mixed reviews, it was surprising to see the third film by O' Russel and one of this years best actress nominees, Jennifer Lawrence, only receive 1 nomination. Some surprises were the nomination for the summers blockbuster hit, Straight out of Compton, Star Wars: The Force Awakens received six nominations but was also left out of the running for movie of the year, Ex Machina is also nominated for best original screen play and Eddie Redmayne see's another nomination for The Danish Girl. Take a look at the entire list here and get ready for the madness to happen when the Academy Awards air live on February 28th, 2016.
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