Lady Gaga Taylor Kinney Oscars 88th Academy Awards Red Carpet

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The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, and produced by David Hill and Reginald Hudlin and directed by Glenn Weiss. Actor Chris Rock hosted the show for the second time, having previously hosted the 77th ceremony held in 2005. In related events, the Academy held its 7th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 14, 2015. On February 13, 2016, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by hosts Olivia Munn and Jason Segel. Mad Max: Fury Road won six awards, the most for the evening, and The Revenant won three out of 12 total nominations. Other winners include Spotlight, which won two, including Best Picture, and A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, Amy, Bear Story, The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, The Danish Girl, Ex Machina, The Hateful Eight, Inside Out, Room, Son of Saul, Spectre, and Stutterer each won one. With Nielsen reporting a 23.4 rating and a 36% share in 56 top U.S. cities, the ceremony was the lowest-rated Academy Awards in eight years. The nominees for the 88th Academy Awards were announced on January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PST (13:30 UTC), at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, by directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs, and actor John Krasinski. The Revenant received the most nominations with twelve total, with Mad Max: Fury Road coming in second with ten. For the second consecutive year, a film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu received the most nominations. Composer Anohni became the second transgender person to be nominated for an Oscar. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 28, 2016. With two Oscars, Spotlight was the first film since The Greatest Show on Earth in 1952 to win Best Picture with only one other award. Alejandro G. Iñárritu became the only Mexican and third director to win a consecutive Oscar for Best Directing after John Ford in 1940–1941 and Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1949–1950, respectively. At the age of 87, Ennio Morricone became the oldest winner in Oscar history for a competitive award. Having previously won for Gravity and Birdman, Emmanuel Lubezki became the first person to win three consecutive Best Cinematography awards. Bear Story became the first ever Chilean film to win an Oscar. Best Picture Spotlight – Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, and Blye Pagon Faustdouble-dagger The Big Short – Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner Bridge of Spies – Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt, and Kristie Macosko Krieger Brooklyn – Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey Mad Max: Fury Road – Doug Mitchell and George Miller The Martian – Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, and Mark Huffam The Revenant – Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent, and Keith Redmon Room – Ed Guiney Best Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenantdouble-dagger Adam McKay – The Big Short George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road Lenny Abrahamson – Room Tom McCarthy – Spotlight Best Actor Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant as Hugh Glassdouble-dagger Bryan Cranston – Trumbo as Dalton Trumbo Matt Damon – The Martian as Mark Watney Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs as Steve Jobs Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl as Lili Elbe Best Actress Brie Larson – Room as Joy "Ma" Newsomedouble-dagger Cate Blanchett – Carol as Carol Aird Jennifer Lawrence – Joy as Joy Mangano Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years as Kate Mercer Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn as Eilis Lacey Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies as Rudolf Abeldouble-dagger Christian Bale – The Big Short as Michael Burry Tom Hardy – The Revenant as John Fitzgerald Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight as Michael Rezendes Sylvester Stallone – Creed as Rocky Balboa Best Supporting Actress Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl as Gerda Wegenerdouble-dagger Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight as Daisy Domergue Rooney Mara – Carol as Therese Belivet Rachel McAdams – Spotlight as Sacha Pfeiffer Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs as Joanna Hoffman Best Original Screenplay Spotlight – Tom McCarthy and Josh Singerdouble-dagger Bridge of Spies – Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, and Joel Coen Ex Machina – Alex Garland Inside Out – Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, and Ronnie del Carmen Straight Outta Compton – Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge, and Alan Wenkus