The Big Short (Paramount Pictures) [Produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner.] - This is the sixth nomination and the third in this category for Brad Pitt, who won for 12 Years a Slave (2013). His other Best Picture nomination was for Moneyball (2011). He received Acting nominations for his supporting role in 12 Monkeys (1995) and his leading roles in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Moneyball. This is the fourth nomination for Dede Gardner, who won for 12 Years a Slave (2013). Her other Best Picture nominations were for The Tree of Life (2011) and Selma (2014). This is the third nomination for Jeremy Kleiner, who won for 12 Years a Slave (2013) and was nominated last year for Selma.
Bridge of Spies (Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox) [Produced by Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger.] - This is the ninth nomination in this category for Steven Spielberg, who won the award in 1993 for Schindler's List. His other Best Picture nominations were for E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), The Color Purple (1985), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Munich (2005), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), War Horse (2011) and Lincoln (2012). He has seven Directing nominations, for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, Munich and Lincoln. He won Oscars for Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. He also received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1986. This is the first nomination for both Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger.
Brooklyn (Fox Searchlight Pictures) [Produced by Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey.] - This is the second nomination for both Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey. They were nominated in this category for An Education (2009).
Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.) [Produced by Doug Mitchell and George Miller.] - This is the second nomination for Doug Mitchell. His previous Best Picture nomination was for Babe (1995). This is the second nomination in this category for George Miller. His previous Best Picture nomination was for Babe (1995). He won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film for Happy Feet (2006) and received Writing nominations for Lorenzo's Oil (1992) and Babe. He is also nominated in the Directing category this year.
The Martian (20th Century Fox) [Produced by Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam.] - This is the first nomination for Simon Kinberg, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam. This is the first nomination in this category for Ridley Scott. He was nominated in the Directing category for Thelma & Louise (1991), Gladiator (2000) and Black Hawk Down (2001).
The Revenant (20th Century Fox) [Produced by Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent and Keith Redmon.] - This is the second nomination for Arnon Milchan. His previous Best Picture nomination was for L.A. Confidential (1997). This is the third nomination for Steve Golin, who is also nominated this year for Spotlight. His previous Best Picture nomination was for Babel (2006). This is the third nomination in this category for Alejandro G. Iñárritu. He won for Best Picture, Directing and Writing last year for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). His other Best Picture nomination was for Babel (2006). He also received a Directing nomination for Babel and is nominated in the Directing category again this year. This is the first nomination for both Mary Parent and Keith Redmon.
Room (A24) [Produced by Ed Guiney.] - This is his first nomination.
Spotlight (Open Road Films) [Produced by Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust.] - This is the first nomination for Michael Sugar, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust. This is the third nomination for Steve Golin, who is also nominated this year for The Revenant. His previous Best Picture nomination was for Babel (2006).
Achievement in Directing
The Big Short - Adam McKay - This is his first nomination in this category. He is also nominated in the Adapted Screenplay category this year.
Mad Max: Fury Road - George Miller - This is his first nomination in this category. He received a Best Picture nomination for Babe (1995) and is nominated in that category again this year. He won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film for Happy Feet (2006) and received Writing nominations for Lorenzo's Oil (1992) and Babe.
The Revenant - Alejandro G. Iñárritu - This is his third nomination in this category. He won for Best Picture, Directing and Writing last year for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). His other Directing nomination was for Babel (2006), for which he also received a Best Picture nomination. He is also nominated in the Best Picture category this year.
Room - Lenny Abrahamson - This is his first nomination.
Spotlight - Tom McCarthy - This is his first nomination in this category. He was nominated for the original screenplay for Up (2009) and is also nominated for Original Screenplay this year.
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Bryan Cranston ("Dalton Trumbo" in Trumbo) - This is his first nomination.
Matt Damon ("Mark Watney" in The Martian) - This is his fourth nomination and the second in this category. He was nominated for his leading role in Good Will Hunting (1997) and for his supporting role in Invictus (2009). He won an Oscar for the original screenplay for Good Will Hunting.
Leonardo DiCaprio ("Hugh Glass" in The Revenant) - This is his sixth nomination and the fourth in this category. He was nominated for his leading roles in The Aviator (2004), Blood Diamond (2006) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), for which he also received a Best Picture nomination. He was nominated for his supporting role in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993).
Michael Fassbender ("Steve Jobs" in Steve Jobs) - This is his second nomination and the first in this category. He was nominated for his supporting role in 12 Years a Slave (2013).
Eddie Redmayne ("Lili" in The Danish Girl) - This is his second consecutive nomination in this category. He won last year for The Theory of Everything.
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale ("Michael Burry" in The Big Short) - This is his third nomination and the second in this category. He won an Oscar for his supporting role in The Fighter (2010) and was nominated for his leading role in American Hustle (2013).
Tom Hardy ("John Fitzgerald" in The Revenant) - This is his first nomination.
Mark Ruffalo ("Mike Rezendes" in Spotlight) - This is his third nomination in this category. His previous nominations were for The Kids Are All Right (2010) and Foxcatcher (2014).
Mark Rylance ("Rudolf Abel" in Bridge of Spies) - This is his first nomination.
Sylvester Stallone ("Rocky Balboa" in Creed) - This is his third nomination and the first in this category. He was nominated for his leading role in Rocky (1976), for which he also received a nomination for his original screenplay.
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett ("Carol Aird" in Carol) - This is her seventh nomination and the fourth in this category. She won Oscars for her supporting role in The Aviator (2004) and her leading role in Blue Jasmine (2013). Her other nominations were for her leading roles in Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and for her supporting roles in Notes on a Scandal (2006) and I'm Not There (2007).
Brie Larson ("Ma" in Room) - This is her first nomination.
Jennifer Lawrence ("Joy" in Joy) - This is her fourth nomination and the third in this category. She won an Oscar for her leading role in Silver Linings Playbook (2012). She was also nominated for her leading role in Winter's Bone (2010) and her supporting role in American Hustle (2013).
Charlotte Rampling ("Kate Mercer" in 45 Years) - This is her first nomination.
Saoirse Ronan ("Eilis" in Brooklyn) - This is her second nomination and the first in this category. Her previous nomination was for her supporting role in Atonement (2007).
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Jason Leigh ("Daisy Domergue" in The Hateful Eight) - This is her first nomination.
Rooney Mara ("Therese Belivet" in Carol) - This is her second nomination and the first in this category. Her previous nomination was for her leading role in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011).
Rachel McAdams ("Sacha Pfeiffer" in Spotlight) - This is her first nomination.
Alicia Vikander ("Gerda" in The Danish Girl) - This is her first nomination.
Kate Winslet ("Joanna Hoffman" in Steve Jobs) - This is her seventh nomination and the third in this category. She won an Oscar for her leading role in The Reader (2008). Her other nominations in the supporting category were for Sense and Sensibility (1995) and Iris (2001). She was nominated for her leading roles in Titanic (1997), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and Little Children (2006).
Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short - Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay (based on the book by Michael Lewis). - This is the first nomination for Charles Randolph. This is the first nomination in this category for Adam McKay. He is also nominated in the Directing category this year.
Brooklyn - Screenplay by Nick Hornby (based on the novel by Colm Tóibín). - This is his second nomination. He was nominated for the adapted screenplay for An Education (2009).
Carol - Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy (based on the novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith). - This is her first nomination.
The Martian - Screenplay by Drew Goddard (based on the novel by Andy Weir). - This is his first nomination.
Room - Screenplay by Emma Donoghue (based on her novel). - This is her first nomination.
Original Screenplay
Bridge of Spies - Written by Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen. - This is the first nomination for Matt Charman. This is the sixth nomination in this category for both Ethan Coen and Joel Coen. They received Best Picture, Directing and Adapted Screenplay nominations for True Grit (2010), and were nominated in the Best Picture and Original Screenplay categories for A Serious Man (2009). In 2007, they won Oscars in the Best Picture, Directing and Adapted Screenplay categories for No Country for Old Men. They previously won for writing Fargo (1996), and were also nominated for their screenplay for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). Joel Coen received a Directing nomination for Fargo, and Ethan Coen received a Best Picture nomination for that film. Ethan and Joel Coen have also been nominated for Film Editing under the pseudonym Roderick Jaynes, for Fargo and No Country for Old Men.
Ex Machina - Written by Alex Garland. - This is his first nomination.
Inside Out - Screenplay by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; Original story by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen - This is the seventh nomination for Pete Docter and the fourth in this category. He was nominated for Original Screenplay for Toy Story (1995), WALL-E (2008) and Up (2009). He is also nominated in the Animated Feature Film category this year. His previous nominations in that category were for Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Up, for which he won an Oscar in 2009. He was nominated in the Animated Short Film category for Mike's New Car (2002). This is the first nomination for Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley and Ronnie del Carmen.
Spotlight - Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy - This is the first nomination for Josh Singer. This is the second nomination in this category for Tom McCarthy. He was nominated for the original screenplay for Up (2009). He is also nominated in the Directing category this year.
Straight Outta Compton - Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff. - This is the first nomination for all four.
Best Foreign Language Film
Embrace of the Serpent (Colombia) [Directed by Ciro Guerra.] - This is the first nomination for Colombia.
Mustang (France) [Directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven.] - This is the 37th nomination for France. It has taken home nine Oscars for My Uncle (1958), Black Orpheus (1959), Sundays and Cybele (1962), A Man and a Woman (1966), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), Day for Night (1973), Madame Rosa (1977), Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978) and Indochine (1992). Additionally, France received three Special/Honorary Awards prior to the establishment of Foreign Language Film as a regular category in 1956: for Monsieur Vincent (1948), The Walls of Malapaga (1950) [shared with Italy] and Forbidden Games (1952). Other nominations were for Gervaise (1956), Gates of Paris (1957), La Vérité (1960), The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), Live for Life (1967), Stolen Kisses (1968), My Night at Maud's (1969), Hoa-Binh (1970), Lacombe, Lucien (1974), Cousin, Cousine (1976), A Simple Story (1979), The Last Metro (1980), Coup de Torchon ("Clean Slate") (1982), Entre Nous (1983), Three Men and a Cradle (1985), Betty Blue (1986), Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children) (1987), Camille Claudel (1989), Cyrano de Bergerac (1990), Ridicule (1996), East-West (1999), The Taste of Others (2000), Amélie (2001), The Chorus (Les Choristes) (2004), Joyeux Noël (2005), The Class (2008) and A Prophet (2009).
Son of Saul (Hungary) [Directed by László Nemes.] - This is the ninth nomination for Hungary. Previous nominations were for The Boys of Paul Street (1968), Cats' Play (1974), Hungarians (1978), Confidence (1980), Mephisto, which won the Oscar for 1981, Job's Revolt (1983), Colonel Redl (1985) and Hanussen (1988).
Theeb (Jordan) [Directed by Naji Abu Nowar.] - This is the first nomination for Jordan.
A War (Denmark) [Directed by Tobias Lindholm.] - This is the 11th nomination for Denmark. It won back-to-back Oscars for Babette's Feast (1987) and Pelle the Conqueror (1988), and won again for In a Better World (2010). Other nominations were for Qivitoq (1956), Paw (1959), Harry and the Butler (1961), Waltzing Regitze (1989), After the Wedding (2006), A Royal Affair (2012) and The Hunt (2013).
Best Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa (Paramount Pictures) - Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson and Rosa Tran - This is the fourth nomination and the first in this category for Charlie Kaufman. He won an Oscar for the original screenplay for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). He was also nominated for the original screenplay for Being John Malkovich (1999) and the adapted screenplay for Adaptation (2002). This is the first nomination for both Duke Johnson and Rosa Tran.
Boy and the World (GKIDS) - Alê Abreu - This is his first nomination.
Inside Out (Walt Disney) - Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera - This is the seventh nomination for Pete Docter and the second in this category. He won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film for Up (2009) and was nominated in the same category for Monsters, Inc. (2001). He received nominations in the Original Screenplay category for Toy Story (1995), WALL-E (2008) and Up, and is nominated in that category again this year. He was nominated in the Animated Short Film category for Mike's New Car (2002). This is the second nomination and the first in this category for Jonas Rivera. He received a Best Picture nomination for Up (2009).
Shaun the Sheep Movie (Lionsgate) - Mark Burton and Richard Starzak - This is the first nomination for both.
When Marnie Was There (GKIDS) - Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura - This is the first nomination for Hiromasa Yonebayashi. This is the second nomination for Yoshiaki Nishimura. He was nominated in this category last year for The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
SIDEBARS
In 2011, the balloting rules first allowed for the possibility of between five and ten nominees for Best Picture. For the first three years, there were nine nominees. For the past two years, there have been eight.
Steven Spielberg has set the record for the most Best Picture nominations for an individual producer with nine.
In the Acting categories, eight individuals are first-time nominees (Bryan Cranston, Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Brie Larson, Charlotte Rampling, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rachel McAdams and Alicia Vikander). Five of the nominees are previous Acting winners (Eddie Redmayne, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Winslet).
At age 25, Jennifer Lawrence is the youngest four-time Acting nominee.
Sylvester Stallone, who received his first Acting nomination in 1976 for Rocky, is the sixth person nominated for playing the same role in two different films. He follows Bing Crosby as Father O'Malley in Going My Way (1944) and The Bells of St. Mary's (1945); Paul Newman as Fast Eddie Felson in The Hustler (1961) and The Color of Money (1986); Peter O'Toole as Henry II in Becket (1964) and The Lion in Winter (1968); Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974); and Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth I in Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007). Of these, only Bing Crosby and Paul Newman won Oscars (in 1944 and 1986, respectively).
Roger Deakins has the most nominations for Cinematography of any living person with 13. Charles B. Lang, Jr. and Leon Shamroy share the all-time record with 18 nominations each.
Sandy Powell now has the most nominations for Costume Design of any living person with 12. The overall record in the category belongs to Edith Head with 35 nominations.
John Williams extends his record number of music scoring nominations with 45. His overall total of 50 nominations (including five for Original Song) increases his record for the most Academy Award nominations of any living person (the only person with more is Walt Disney at 59).
Thomas Newman's nomination for Original Score for Bridge of Spies is his 13th and brings the total for members of the Newman family (Alfred, Lionel, Emil, Thomas, David and Randy) to 89, more than any other family.
The Original Song nomination for "Manta Ray" from Racing Extinction is the fifth for a song from a documentary. Previous nominations were for "More" from Mondo Cane (1963); "I Need To Wake Up" from An Inconvenient Truth, which won an Oscar in 2006; "Before My Time" from Chasing Ice (2012), also written by this year's nominee J. Ralph; and "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from Glen Campbell…I'll Be Me (2014).
With his two nominations for Sound Mixing (for Bridge of Spies and Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Andy Nelson has tied Kevin O'Connell's record for the most individual nominations in the category with 20.
Inside Out is the ninth animated feature to receive a Writing nomination. To date, none has won. With his fourth Writing nomination this year, Pete Docter has tied Andrew Stanton for the most writing nominations for animated films.
Best Picture Release Dates:
Mad Max: Fury Road - May 14, 2015
The Martian - October 1, 2015
Bridge of Spies - October 15, 2015
Room - October 15, 2015
Brooklyn - November 4, 2015
Spotlight - November 5, 2015
The Big Short - December 10, 2015
The Revenant - December 25, 2015
NOMINATIONS BY PICTURE
(This list does not include Short Films or Documentary Short Subjects.)
Amy, an On the Corner Films Production (A24)
Documentary feature
Anomalisa, a Paramount Pictures Production (Paramount)
Best animated feature film
The Big Short, a Paramount Pictures Production (Paramount)
Christian Bale - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Directing
Film editing
Best picture
Adapted screenplay
Boy and the World, a Filme de Papel Production (GKIDS)
Best animated feature film
Bridge of Spies, a DreamWorks Pictures/Fox 2000 Pictures Production (Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox)
Mark Rylance - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Original score
Best picture
Production design
Sound mixing
Original screenplay
Brooklyn, a Wildgaze Films Production (Fox Searchlight)
Saoirse Ronan - Performance by an actress in a leading role
Best picture
Adapted screenplay
Carol, a Number 9 Films/Film4/Killer Films Production (The Weinstein Company)
Cate Blanchett - Performance by an actress in a leading role
Rooney Mara - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Cinematography
Costume design
Original score
Adapted screenplay
Cartel Land, an Our Time Projects/The Documentary Group Production (The Orchard)
Documentary feature
Cinderella, a Walt Disney Pictures Production (Walt Disney)
Costume design
Creed, a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and New Line Production (Warner Bros.)
Sylvester Stallone - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
The Danish Girl, a Working Title Films Production (Focus Features)
Eddie Redmayne - Performance by an actor in a leading role
Alicia Vikander - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Costume design
Production design
Embrace of the Serpent, a Ciudad Lunar Producciones Production (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Best foreign language film (Colombia)
Ex Machina, a DNA Films Production (A24)
Visual effects
Original screenplay
Fifty Shades of Grey, a Universal Pictures/Focus Features Production (Universal)
Original song - “Earned It”
45 Years, a The Bureau Production (Sundance Selects)
Charlotte Rampling - Performance by an actress in a leading role
The Hateful Eight, a Weinstein Company Production (The Weinstein Company)
Jennifer Jason Leigh - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Cinematography
Original score
The Hunting Ground, a Chain Camera Pictures Production (RADiUS)
Original song - “Til It Happens To You”
Inside Out, a Pixar Animation Studios Production (Walt Disney)
Best animated feature film
Original screenplay
Joy, a Fox 2000 Pictures Production (20th Century Fox)
Jennifer Lawrence - Performance by an actress in a leading role
The Look of Silence, a Final Cut for Real Production (Drafthouse Films/Participant Media)
Documentary feature
Mad Max: Fury Road, a Kennedy Miller Mitchell Production (Warner Bros.)
Cinematography
Costume design
Directing
Film editing
Makeup and hairstyling
Best picture
Production design
Sound editing
Sound mixing
Visual effects
The Martian, a 20th Century Fox Production (20th Century Fox)
Matt Damon - Performance by an actor in a leading role
Best picture
Production design
Sound editing
Sound mixing
Visual effects
Adapted screenplay
Mustang, a CG Cinema Production (Cohen Media Group)
Best foreign language film (France)
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared, a Nice FLX Pictures/Nice Drama/FLX Comedy/Buena Vista International (Sweden)/Embassy Films/FLX/Film i Väst/Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning/TV4 Sweden Production (Music Box Films)
Makeup and hairstyling
Racing Extinction, a Ripple Effect Production (Abramorama)
Original song - “Manta Ray”
The Revenant, a Regency Enterprises Production (20th Century Fox)
Leonardo DiCaprio - Performance by an actor in a leading role
Tom Hardy - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Cinematography
Costume design
Directing
Film editing
Makeup and hairstyling
Best picture
Production design
Sound editing
Sound mixing
Visual effects
Room, an Element Pictures Production (A24)
Brie Larson - Performance by an actress in a leading role
Directing
Best picture
Adapted screenplay
Shaun the Sheep Movie, an Aardman Production (Lionsgate)
Best animated feature film
Sicario, a Thunder Road Production (Lionsgate)
Cinematography
Original score
Sound editing
Son of Saul, a Laokoon Filmgroup Production (Sony Pictures Classics)
Best foreign language film (Hungary)
Spectre, an Eon Productions and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures
Production (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Original song - “Writing’s On The Wall”
Spotlight, an Anonymous Content/Participant Media/Rocklin/Faust/First Look Media Production (Open Road Films)
Mark Ruffalo - Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Rachel McAdams - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Directing
Film editing
Best picture
Original screenplay
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a Lucasfilm Production (Walt Disney)
Film editing
Original score
Sound editing
Sound mixing
Visual effects
Steve Jobs, a Legendary Pictures/Scott Rudin Productions/The Mark Gordon Company/Entertainment 360/Decibel Films/Cloud Eight Films Production (Universal)
Michael Fassbender - Performance by an actor in a leading role
Kate Winslet - Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Straight Outta Compton, a Legendary Pictures/CubeVision/Crucial Films/New Line
Cinema Production (Universal)
Original screenplay
Theeb, a Bayt Al Shawareb Production (Film Movement)
Best foreign language film (Jordan)
Trumbo, a ShivHans Pictures/Groundswell Production (Bleecker Street)
Bryan Cranston - Performance by an actor in a leading role
A War, a Nordisk Film Production (Magnolia Pictures)
Best foreign language film (Denmark)
What Happened, Miss Simone?, a RadicalMedia/Moxie Firecracker Production (Netflix)
Documentary feature
When Marnie Was There, a Studio Ghibli Production (GKIDS)
Best animated feature film
Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, a Pray for Ukraine Production (Netflix)
Documentary feature
Youth, an Indigo Films Production (Fox Searchlight)
Original song - “Simple Song #3”
FEATURE FILMS WITH TWO OR MORE NOMINATIONS
(This list does not include Short Films or Documentary Short Subjects.)
The Revenant 20th Century Fox – 12
Mad Max: Fury Road Warner Bros. – 10
The Martian 20th Century Fox 7
Bridge of Spies Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox – 6
Carol The Weinstein Company – 6
Spotlight Open Road Films – 6
The Big Short Paramount – 5
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Walt Disney – 5
The Danish Girl Focus Features – 4
Room A24 – 4
Brooklyn Fox Searchlight – 3
The Hateful Eight The Weinstein Company – 3
Sicario Lionsgate – 3
Ex Machina A24 – 2
Inside Out Walt Disney – 2
Steve Jobs Universal – 2
88th Oscars Information
Number of features eligible for Best Picture this year (88th Oscars, 2015) –– 307
Number of features eligible for Best Picture last year (87th Oscars, 2014) –– 320
Number of countries submitting foreign language films –– 80
Number of voting members –– 6,261 (as of 12/3/15)
Number of ushers / ticket takers inside the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® –– 60
Number of Red Carpet fan bleacher seats –– 745
Number of people who work in the Oscar® telecast production office –– Approx. 250
Number of production vehicles / trailers (including press and catering) –– Approx. 100
Number of crew members working during the telecast Approx. 270
Telecast rating and share for 87th Oscars Rating: 20.6 Share: 33
How many Americans watched the 87th Oscars? (estimate) –– Average U.S. audience: 37.3 million
Number of countries in which the 88th Oscar telecast will be seen –– More than 225
Estimated global viewership of 88th Oscars –– Several hundred million
Number of Oscar statuettes given out at the 87th Oscars –– 51
Number of competitive award categories for the 88th Oscars –– 24
Awards presented at the Governors Awards on November 14, 2015 –– Honorary Awards (Oscar statuettes) to Spike Lee and Gena Rowlands; Debbie Reynolds received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (Oscar statuette)
Oscars Press
Number of press organizations requesting credentials for 88th Oscars –– 787
Number of outlets issued credentials for the 87th Oscars –– 288
Total number press credentials issued for the 87th Oscars (including technical personnel) –– 1415
Number of still photographers on the red carpet for the 87th Academy Awards –– 63
Number of TV press for the 87th Oscars, including camera operators, audio technicians and other crew –– 1013
Number of print reporters on the red carpet for the 87th Oscars –– 36
The Oscar® Statuette
Total number of Oscar statuettes presented since the first Oscars –– 3,001 (includes the 3 Oscars® presented at the Governors Awards event on November 14, 2015)
Height of Oscar statuette –– 13½ inches
Diameter of Oscar statuette base –– 5¼ inches
Weight of Oscar statuette –– 8½ pounds
Design: A stylized figure of a knight holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes signifying the five original branches of the Academy (actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers). No model was used during the design process.
Oscar® Telecast
Best rating and share in the past 30 years –– Best rating: 34.9 in 1998 (share: 55)
Latest telecast date in the past 20 years –– March 29, 1999 (71st Academy Awards)
Earliest telecast date in the past 20 years –– February 22 (81st Oscars held in 2009 and
87th Oscars held in 2015)
Longest Oscar telecast –– 74th Oscars show, in 2002, with a running time of 4 hours, 23 minutes
Shortest Oscar telecast –– 31st Academy Awards show, in 1959, with a running time of 1 hour, 40 minutes
Date of first televised show –– March 19, 1953 (25th Academy Awards)
Date since which ABC has been the broadcaster of the Academy Awards (uninterrupted) –– March 29, 1976 (48th Academy Awards)
Total number of years that ABC has broadcast the Academy Awards (including this year) –– 51 (ABC was the broadcaster for a 10-year stint from the 33rd to 42nd Academy Awards, in addition to its current run)
Oscar Venues
Venue that has hosted the most Oscar presentations –– Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, with 25 Oscar shows
Number of Oscar shows hosted at the Dolby Theatre (formerly Kodak Theatre), including the 88th Academy Awards –– 15
Seating capacity of the Dolby Theatre on Oscar night –– 3,300
Length of the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre –– Approx. 500 feet
Width of the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre –– Approx. 33 feet
Miscellaneous Oscar® Trivia
Person who has hosted the most Oscar shows –– Bob Hope, with 19 host appearances
Oldest Oscars show poster in the collection of the Margaret Herrick Library –– 32nd Academy Awards show poster (show on April 4, 1960 honoring
films of 1959)
Size of most common set-dressing Oscar –– 34 in. diameter (base), 7½ feet tall, 65 pounds
Governors Ball
Date of the first Governors Ball –– March 26, 1958, following the 30th Academy Awards presentation. Held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in the Grand Ballroom
Number of Governors Balls, including the 88th Oscars –– 58
Since 1958, the number of times there has not been a Governors Ball –– 1 (40th Academy Awards) – cancelled after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Size of the The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center –– 25,090 square feet
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