Mark NaglazasThe West Australian It was a sensational morning for Australia at this year’s Oscar nominations announcement, with Mad Max: Fury Road getting the nod in ten categories,

including best director for George Miller, and Cate Blanchett in the running for a second best actress award for Carol. 2016 Academy Awards - list of nominees: Trailers, reviewsSurprises and

snubs in the Oscar nods Miller’s magisterial post-apocalyptic thriller is the second most nominated film behind The Revenant, which leads the way with 12, and both will battle it out for

best picture honours against The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, The Martian, Spotlight and Room. Cate Blanchett’s seventh Oscar nomination for her beautifully measured performance in

69-year-old Charlotte Rampling, who earned her first Oscar nomination after a remarkable 50-year career for her delicate performance in the fine marital drama 45. Blanchett’s Carol co-star

Rooney Mara will also have a fight on her hands in the supporting actress category against Golden Globe winner Kate Winslet and the red-hot Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl). As predicted

The Revenant’s Leonardo DiCaprio is nominated for best actor for his physically demanding performance as a 19th century trapper who’s mauled by a bear and left for dead by his colleagues.

DiCaprio will win his first Oscar, leaving fellow nominees Bryan Cranston (Trumbo), Matt Damon (The Martian), Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs) and Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl) to practice

their congratulatory claps and smiles. And sentimental favourite Sylvester Stallone has a lock on the best supporting actor category for his moving performance in the hit Rocky sequel

Creed. Star Wars: The Force Awakens missed out on a best picture nomination but is well represented in the technical categories with five nominations. There are snubs in every category, as

there is every year, but the biggest must be Carol, which has had critics gushing since its Cannes unveiling and was expected to be this year’s best picture frontrunner. It received six

nominations but, incredibly, missed out on best picture and best director. Meanwhile, Brooklyn earned a best picture nomination with only two other nods, best actress for Saoirse Ronan and

best adapted screenplay. Let the arguments begin. The 88th Academy Awards are on February 28. THE FULL LIST 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 G. 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 Animated Feature Anomalisa Boy and the World Inside Out Shaun the Sheep Movie When Marnie Was There Best Foreign Language 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 Cinematography Carol The Hateful Eight

Mad Max: Fury Road The Revenant Sicario Best Film Editing The Big Short Mad Max: Fury Road The Revenant Spotlight Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best Production Design Bridge of Spies The

Danish Girl Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Best Costume Design Carol Cinderella The Danish Girl Mad Max: Fury Road The Revenant Best Original Score Bridge of Spies Carol The

Hateful Eight Sicario Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best Original Song Earned It, 50 Shades Of Grey Manta Ray, Racing Extinction Simple Song #3, Youth Til It Happens to You, The Hunting

Ground Writing’s On The Wall, Spectre Best Visual Effects Ex Machina Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best Makeup & Hairstyling Mad Max: Fury Road

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared The Revenant Best Sound Mixing Bridge of Spies Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best

Sound Editing Mad Max: Fury Road The Martian The Revenant Sicario Star Wars: The Force Awakens Best Documentary Short Body Team 12 Chau, Beyond the Lines Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of Shoah A

Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness Last Day of Freedom Best Live Action Short Film Ave Maria Day One Everything Will Be Okay Shok Stutterer Best Animated Short Film Bear Story

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