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Oscars 2016: The Complete List of Winners
Posted February 29, 2016 12:58 AM by
Last night, the 88th Academy Awards were presented at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar for The Revenant, while Tom McCarthy's Spotlight won Oscar for Best Picture.
Mad Max was quite an achievement. Room is a perfect little film, Spotlight is a wonderful mix of all the elements and The Big Short is simply a must see. Great films.
Doing the happy dance for George Miller ('Fury Road') -- woo-hoo! 'The Revenant' was certainly deserving of its 'Best Cinematography' oscar, which so adeptly showcased the awe-inspiring Alberta Rockies of my backyard, and can't wait for the bd. Haven't seen 'The Danish Girl' yet, but have been continually impressed by Alicia Vikander (winner: Best Supporting Actress) ever since I saw her in 'A Royal Affair'.
I'm glad Star Wars got shut out...As Sentimental as it would have been to see Stallone win he really did not deserve it. Mark Rylance was better. Actually Idris Elba for "Beasts Of No Nation" should have won but he was shockingly not nominated. Very happy "Amy" won for Best Documentary.
They actually did find a way to make big winners out of 3 films (Mad Max with the most Oscars at 6, The Revenant with 3 major wins, and Spotlight with original screenplay and the biggest award of the night). That was actually a good way to honor a year that didn't have a clear standout that everyone could objectively agree was best.
Happy about all the Oscars for Mad Max...even though I knew it had no chance for winning Best Picture it would have been nice for George Miller to have won Best Director.
So happy that Star Wars and Stallone lost. Did anybody see Stallone checking his watch during the acceptance speech for Best Sound? I guess he is not a big Mad Max fan.
Alejandro G. Ińárritu won two years in a row?? And Emmanuel Lubezki won THREE YEARS in a row?? That's insane...but I think they both deserved it.
I'm pretty sure there will be more diversity in the nominations next year.
Absolute, hands down, worst Oscar telecast EVER! I've been watching the Oscars since 1973 (7 years old) Over the years it's gotten worse and worse...all of the classic Hollywood stars have died off. So has everything else that used to make it great...the campy musical numbers, the fun, the glamour! This year was the worst. YES...there was a point to be made...but that point was beaten to death. It was so horrible...and really tasteless jokes about lynching, raping and dead grandmothers hanging from trees (eliciting laughs) Yuck! The problem is not just with the Oscars (they are just the messenger) The real problem lies with Hollywood...they are simply not making as many movies with minorities because it's all about money...bottom line...Go after Hollywood and the studios...start there. You can't simply nominate blacks, gays, Chinese, Hispanic, etc etc etc...to fill a quota...that's ridiculous...What a joke. This is the last year for me...I love the movies...that is why I always tune in... (and cheers to Leo for finally winning) I don't tune in to get blasted for 3 and a half hours because I'm white, and ALL WHITE PEOPLE ARE BAD....Give me a break...what a bunch of bulls**t! Next year I will be boycotting the Oscars by simply NOT tuning in.
Chris Rock was horrible. The same joke over and over about diversity. I need the beating the dead horse emoji. F*** say something new and funny. Louis C K was the funniest. I hope one day he can host the Oscars.
I'd be more interested in the telecast if Louis CK was the host. I'd also be happy if they eliminated all the song performances. That would cut down on the already way too long runtime of a bloated awards show.
I'm actually surprised that Spotlight won Best Picture, but I'm glad it did because it was very well-directed and acted; it also gave much needed recognition to investigative journalism.
In terms of the telecast itself, it was much better than last year.
I thought it was the most entertaining show in years. Not once was I bored. Yes the "theme" of the night was a bit belabored but I thought it was mostly handled tastefully. I liked the "Thank You" scroll. It wasn't a HUGE change but several people had more to say this year than just thank you lists. Don't know why the two songs without "star" singers weren't performed. That was unfair. I'm glad Stallone lost and knew he would. He's a terrible actor in general and has made so many awful movies. With the truly great actors who never won in their lives, Stallone definitely does not deserve the title of Oscar-winner.
My two favorite films last year were Ex Machina and Steve Jobs... When the nominees were announced, I was surprised at the lack of momentum behind Steve Jobs. Great film!
I liked Spotlight so much I gave out a few tickets for free. Of course it's target wailed about how unfair putting out the truth was. They should be happy they did not go to jail like anybody else would of...
The overrated Martian and The Farce Awakens got what they deserved... nothing.
Congrats to Fifty Shades of Jerk sweeping awards elsewhere.
@filmczy: I totally agree that Spotlight already needs a better edition. The current one is lame. McCarthy & Singer audio commentary would be great as would a track with just the real journalists. So many other features based on the true story would be quite welcome.
I think we all got the message. Let's move on. Screenwriters need to write with diversity in mind as do Film Producers when selecting scripts to produce. Problem solved so long as the money grabbing accountants stop stifling original creative projects worthy to be filmed and invested in. The movie going audiences will benefit immensely, too. Much more streamlined presentation overall. The host had a difficult job. That said, the forced humor was embarrassingly unfunny at times. The true diversity was in the eventual Academy Award winners. Now let's see if mainstream Hollywood changes for the better. Television and the independent film industry already have.
The Academy needs to dump the Best Song award (that's what the Grammy's are for)...it's worthless and could easily knock 15 minutes off the long running time...
Wow, I haven't watched the Oscars in almost 15 years, but considering the amount of awards "Fury Road" won (a movie which I was unfortunate enough to see, and rate a 0.5 out of 5 stars), I guess it sure doesn't say a whole lot about the other films that were nominated and/or won...
Does anyone know if Spotlight will be getting another release with better cover art or a steelbook maybe? I really don't like the heads designs on blu-ray movies.
Rylance may be a tony winning, grand theater actor, but he has yet to distinguish himself in film. Perhaps the academy members saw him in a play or enjoyed him on TV in Wolf Hall, but Bridge of Spies? He's a plot point in that film, part of the machinery with a witty refrain of "would it help " from time to time. It's a very small part. Very. Great film, though. Stallone was robbed. It was enraging. He gave a very honest and emotionally true performance, hitting notes we haven't seen from him or the beloved character. It's a sympathy vote only on paper. He deserved it. The academy decided he wasn't respectable enough after years of action films and went the Masterpiece Theater route instead. Lame
Re: diversity. A major issue that is rarely discussed are the viewing tastes of Asians, especially the Chinese. Asians seem to gravitate towards Hollywood films with whites in the lead. Why that's the case is less important than the fact that a general pattern has been observed. Perhaps it might be worth investigating why the exceptions fare so well in those markets while others fail. In addition, films that are aimed at the African American market tend to not perform well outside of America. e.g Barbershop, Tyler Perry films etc.
As for films about diverse cultural issues, those don't sell a great number of tickets at the box office. Let's take Fruitvale Station as an example. It undeniably addresses an important issue confronting American society, and it received great critical notices, yet it only made 16 million dollars in the U.S and 1 million in other markets (i.e the rest of the world). Those kind of numbers do not get Hollywood's dick hard. This is why all the calls for making films about LGBT issues are ultimately not going to work. Gays are a tiny minority really, so they don't really have enough spending power for Hollywood to stand up and take notice.
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