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'The Revenant' rules over Oscar nominations list
By
Sugandha RawalLos Angeles, Jan 14
Filmmaker Alejandro
Gonzalez Inarritu's semi-biographical western film “The Revenantâ€,
starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has bagged 12 nods at the upcoming 88th
Academy Awards. However, Indian films failed to make it to the list yet
again.
The nominees of this year's Oscars were announced here on
Thursday by Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, actor John Krasinski
and filmmakers Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee.
The team of “The
Revenantâ€, who now stand a chance to win in categories like Best Film
Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Costume Design
and Best Sound Mixing, might also walk away with top honours including
Best Picture and Best Director.
The film is followed by Tom Hardy
and Charlize Theron-starrer “Mad Max: Fury Roadâ€, which is nominated in
10 categories, and Matt Damon's “The Martianâ€, which received seven
nods.
Filmmaker George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road" -- the
fourth instalment in the popular “Mad Max†franchise -- is up for the
Oscars under the same ten categories as “The Revenant†except for the
Actor in a Leading Role and Actor in a Supporting Role.
Meanwhile,
“The Martianâ€, a sci-fi film directed by Ridley Scott, is nominated
under categories like Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role, Best
Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Visual Effects, Best
Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing.
Apart from these three
films, others contending for the Best Picture award are “Spotlightâ€,
“The Big Shortâ€, "Brooklyn", "Room" and “Bridge of Spies†-- a Steven
Spielberg and Reliance Entertainment Film production.
Actor Eddie
Redmayne, who won last year's Oscar for best actor for his role in “The
Theory of Everythingâ€, has yet again been nominated in the Actor in a
Leading Role category for playing a transgender in “The Danish Girlâ€. He
will be battling it out against DiCaprio (“The Revenantâ€), Matt Damon
(“The Martianâ€), Michael Fassbender (“Steve Jobsâ€) and Bryan Cranston
(“Trumboâ€).
Besides Inarritu and Miller, others competing for the
Best Director trophy include Tom McCarthy for “Spotlightâ€, Adam McKay
for “The Big Short†and Lenny Abrahamson for “Roomâ€.
Actresses
Brie Larson (“Roomâ€), Saoirse Ronan (“Brooklynâ€), Cate Blanchett
(“Carolâ€), Jennifer Lawrence (“Joyâ€) and Charlotte Rampling (“45 Yearsâ€)
will be vying for the golden statuette in the Actress in a Leading Role
category.
Sylvester Stallone (“Creedâ€), Mark Rylance (“Bridge of
Spiesâ€), Mark Ruffalo (“Spotlightâ€), Christian Bale (“The Big Shortâ€)
and Tom Hardy (“The Revenantâ€) will be vying for the Actor in a
Supporting Role trophy.
Actresses Rooney Mara (“Carolâ€), Jennifer
Jason Leigh (“The Hateful Eightâ€), Alicia Vikander (“The Danish Girlâ€),
Kate Winslet (“Steve Jobsâ€) and Rachel McAdams (“Spotlightâ€) will be
seen competing against each other for the Actress in a Supporting Role
award.
Although, Indian film “Court†couldn't make it to the Best
Foreign Language Film category, the movies which are contending in the
top five include “Son of Saulâ€, “Mustangâ€, “A Warâ€, “Embrace of the
Serpent†and “Theebâ€.
Other Indian regional films like "Jalam",
"RangiTaranga" and "Nachom-ia Kumpasar", which were vying for a spot in
the Best Original Song and the Best Original Score have also been ousted
from the Oscar race.
The films lost to “Earned it†(“Fifty
Shades of Greyâ€), “Manta ray†(“Racing Extinctionâ€), “Simple song 3â€
(“Youthâ€), “Til it happens to you†(“The Hunting Groundâ€) and “Writing’s
on the wall†(“Spectreâ€) in the Best Original Song category.
In
the race to win the Best Original Score, the nominees are “Bridge of
Spiesâ€, “Carolâ€, “The Hateful Eightâ€, “Sicario†and “Star Wars: The
Force Awakensâ€.
Apart from categories related to music and
acting, “Carol†has also been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay,
Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design.
British filmmaker of
Indian-origin Asif Kapadia's “Amy†has made it to the Best Documentary
Feature category in a race against “Cartel Landâ€, “The Look of Silenceâ€,
“What Happened, Miss Simone?†and “Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for
Freedomâ€.
Also, Indian-American Pixar artist and director Sanjay
Patel's animated short film "Sanjay's Super Team" managed to get
nominated in the Best Animated Short Film category, where it is up
against “Bear Storyâ€, “World of Tomorrowâ€, “Prologue†and “We Can’t Live
Without Cosmosâ€.
To be hosted by Chris Rock, the 88th Academy Awards will be held on February 28 at the Dolby Theatre here.
(Sugandha Rawal can be contacted at [email protected])