Oscar Nominations 2016

And the nominees are:

This past year saw its fair share of amazing films made, from some of the big blockbuster hits of all time to smaller indie projects. The Oscars race is a difficult thing as accolades do not singularly determine a film's worth, and many great films have gone, and will go, unrecognized. All of the films in the Best Picture category deserve their spot there, and yet there are many more films that could easily have been one of the eight nominees.

Leading the nominations is The Revenant with 12 nominations followed by Mad Max:Fury Road which received ten nominations.

See a full list of nominees here.

BEST DIRECTOR

Adam McKay, The Big Short

George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

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

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Cate Blanchett, Carol

Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Slyvester Stallone, Creed

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

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

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

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


Watch the Oscar race conclude on Sunday, February 28 live on ABC.

SAG Awards 2016 Nominations

The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG-AFTRA will be held and simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 8 p.m. EST at the Shrine Auditorium.  Nominations were announced by Anna Faris and Anthony Mackie this morning.  

House of Cards and Trumbo  scored the most nominations with three each, including series ensemble and cast performance respectively.  

And the nominees are:

FILM

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bryan Cranston - Trumbo
Johnny Depp - Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett - Carol
Brie Larson - Room
Helen Mirren - Woman in Gold
Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn
Sarah Silverman - I Smile Back

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale - The Big Short
Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon - 99 Homes
Jacob Tremblay - Room

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Rooney Mara - Carol
Rachel McAdams - Spotlight
Helen Mirren - Trumbo
Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Beasts of No Nation
The Big Short
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton 
Trumbo

TELEVISION 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Idris Elba - Luther

Ben Kingley - Tut

Ray Liotta - Texas Rising

Billy Murray - A Very Murray Christmas 

Mark Rylance - Wolf Hall

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Nicole Kidman - Grace of Monaco

Queen Latifah - Bessie Smith

Christina Ricci - The Lizzie Borden Chronicles

Susan Sarandon - The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

Kristen Wiig - The Spoils Before Dying

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones

Jon Hamm - Mad Men

Rami Malek - Mr.Robot

Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul

Kevin Spacey - House of Cards

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series  

Claire Danes - Homeland

Viola Davis - How to Get Away With Murder

Julianna Marguiles - The Good Wife

Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey

Robin Wright - House of Cards

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

Ty Burrell - Modern Family

Louis C.K. - Louis

William H. Macy - Shameless

Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory

Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

Uzo Aduba - Orange is the New Black

Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie

Ellie Kemper - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Julia Louis-Dreyfus- Veep

Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Downton Abbey

Game of Thrones

Homeland

House of Cards

Mad Men

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (6 nominees)

The Big Bang Theory

Key & Peele

Modern Family

Orange is the New Black

Transparent

Veep

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Screen Actors Guild 52nd Annual Life Achievement Award

Carol Burnett

Don't forget to tune in to the SAG Awards live on Saturday, January 30, 2016 on TBS or TNT.