Oscar Winners : 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 complete list of 2016 Oscar Winners are here!
- Oscar for Best Picture : Spotlight
- Oscar for Best Director : Alejandro González Iñárritu — The Revenant
- Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role : Leonardo DiCaprio — The Revenant
- Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role : Brie Larsen — Room
- Oscar for Best Supporting Actor : Mark Rylance — Bridge of Spies
- Oscar for Best Supporting Actress : Alicia Vikander — The Danish Girl
- Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film : Inside Out
- Oscar for Best Cinematography : The Revenant — Emmanuel Lubezki
- Oscar for Best Film Editing : Mad Max : Fury Road — Margaret Sixel
- Oscar for Best Documentary (Feature) : Amy
- Oscar for Best Documentary (Short Subject) : A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
- Oscar for Best Original Screenplay : Spotlight — Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy
- Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay : The Big Short — Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
- Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film : Son of Saul (Hungary)
- Oscar for Best Original Score : The Hateful Eight — Ennio Morricone
- Oscar for Best Original Song : “Writing’s On The Wall” — Spectre — Sam Smith
- Oscar for Best Production Design : Mad Max: Fury Road — Colin Gibson, Lisa Thompson
- Oscar for Best Short Film (Animated) : Bear Story
- Oscar for Best Short Film (Live-Action) : Stutterer
- Oscar for Best Sound Editing : Mad Max: Fury Road — Mark Mangini and David White
- Oscar for Best Sound Mixing : Mad Max: Fury Road — Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo
- Oscar for Best Visual Effects : Ex Machina — Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett
- Oscar for Best Costume Design : Mad Max: Fury Road — Jenny Beavan)
- Oscar for Best Makeup and Hairstyling : Mad Max: Fury Road — Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin
The complete list of 2016 Oscar Winners
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