The 2016 Oscar Nominees are Revealed!

The 2016 Oscar nominations were held live this morning, with everyone either streaming or scrolling down the Academy's Twitter to see who received a nod!

A first set of nominees were announced by directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee, while the remaining categories were announced by Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs and actor John Krasinski.

This year's Oscars will be hosted by Chris Rock, and held on February 28 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood at 7 p.m EST/4 p.m. PST. Check out the nominees for the major categories below!

Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett
Brie Larson
Jennifer Lawrence
Charlotte Rampling
Saoirse Ronan

Best Actor
Bryan Cranston
Matt Damon
Leonardo DiCaprio
Michael Fassbender
Eddie Redmayne

Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Rooney Mara
Rachel McAdams
Alicia Vikander
Kate Winslet

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale
Tom Hardy
Mark Ruffalo
Mark Rylance
Sylvester Stallone

Best Director
Adam McKay (The Big Short)
George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Alejandro G Iñárrita (The Revenant)
Lenny Abrahamson (Room)
Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)

Best Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room

Best Original Screenplay
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton

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

Best Documentary Feature
Amy
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

Best Foreign Language Film
Embrace of the Serpent (Columbia)
Mustang (France)
Son of Saul (Hungary)
Theeb (Jordan)
A War (Denmark)

Best Original Score
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Original Song
"Earned It"-The Weeknd (Fifty Shades of Gray)
"Manta Ray"- J. Ralph & Antony (Racing Extinction)
"Simple Song #3"- Sumi Jo (Youth)
"Til It Happens To You"- Lady Gaga (The Hunting Ground)
"Writing's On The Wall"- Sam Smith (Spectre)

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 Makeup and Hairstyling
Max Mad: Fury Road
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant

Best Costume Design
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

Best Animated Short
Bear Story
Prologue
Sanjay's Super Team
We Can't Live Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow

Best Visual Effects
Ex Machina
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 Sound Mixing
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Documentary Short
Body Team 12
Chan, beyond the Lines
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Last Day of Freedom

Best Live Action Short
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Shok
Stutterer

Did your favorite actor or movie snag a nomination? Give us your take on the nominations in the comments below! 

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