Best Picture
Actor — in a Leading Role
- Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
- Matt Damon, The Martian
- Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
- Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
- Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Actress — in a Leading Role
- Cate Blanchett, Carol
- Brie Larson, Room
- Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
- Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
- Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Actor — in a Supporting Role
- Christian Bale, The Big Short
- Tom Hardy, The Revenant
- Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
- Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
- Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Actress — in a Supporting Role
- Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
- Rooney Mara, Carol
- Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
- Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
- Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Directing
- Adam McKay, The Big Short
- George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
- Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
- Lenny Abrahamson, Room
- Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Film Editing
- Hank Corwin, The Big Short
- George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
- Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
- Lenny Abrahamson, Room
- Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Foreign Language Film
- Embrace of the Serpent (Colombia)
- Mustang (France)
- Son of Saul (Hungary)
- Theeb (Jordan)
- A War (Denmark)
Music — Original Score
- Thomas Newman, Bridge of Spies
- Carter Burwell, Carol
- Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
- Jóhann Jóhannsson, Sicario
- John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Production Design
- Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Rena DeAngelo and Bernhard Henrich (Set Decoration), Bridge of Spies
- Eve Stewart (Production Design); Michael Standish (Set Decoration), The Danish Girl
- Colin Gibson (Production Design); Lisa Thompson (Set Decoration), Mad Max: Fury Road
- Arthur Max (Production Design); Celia Bobak (Set Decoration), The Martian
- Jack Fisk (Production Design); Hamish Purdy (Set Decoration), The Revenant
Visual Effects
- Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett, Ex Machina
- Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver and Andy Williams, Mad Max: Fury Road
- Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Chris Lawrence and Steven Warner, The Martian
- Rich McBride, Matthew Shumway, Jason Smith and Cameron Waldbauer, The Revenant
- Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Writing — Adapted Screenplay
- Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short
- Nick Hornby, Brooklyn
- Phyllis Nagy, Carol
- Drew Goddard, The Martian
- Emma Donoghue, Room
Writing — Original Screenplay
- Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, Bridge of Spies
- Alex Garland, Ex Machina
- Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; Original story by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen, Inside Out
- Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
- Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff, Straight Outta Compton
Animated Feature Film
Cinematography
- Ed Lachman, Carol
- Robert Richardson, The Hateful Eight
- John Seale, Mad Max: Fury Road
- Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant
- Roger Deakins, Sicario
Costume Design
- Sandy Powell, Carol
- Sandy Powell, Cinderella
- Paco Delgado, The Danish Girl
- Jenny Beavan, Mad Max: Fury Road
- Jacqueline West, The Revenant
Documentary Feature
- Amy
- Cartel Land
- The Look of Silence
- What Happened, Miss Simone?
- Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom
Documentary Short Subject
- Body Team 12
- Chau, Bbeyond the Lines
- Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
- A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
- Last Day of Freedom
Makeup and Hairstyling
- Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin, Mad Max: Fury Road
- Love Larson and Eva von Bahr, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared
- Siân Grigg, Duncan Jarman and Robert Pandini, The Revenant
Music — Original Song
- “Earned It” — Fifty Shades of Grey
- “Manta Ray” — Racing Extinction
- “Simple Song #3” — Youth
- “Til It Happens To You” — The Hunting Ground
- "Writing’s On The Wall” — Spectre
Animated Short Film
- Bear Story
- Prologue
- Sanjay’s Super Team
- We Can’t Live without Cosmos
- World of Tomorrow
Live Action Short Film
- Ave Maria
- Day One
- Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
- Shok
- Stutterer
Sound Editing
- Mark Mangini and David White, Mad Max: Fury Road
- Oliver Tarney, The Martian
- Martin Hernandez and Lon Bender, The Revenant
- Alan Robert Murray, Sicario
- Matthew Wood and David Acord, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Sound Mixing
- Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Drew Kunin, Bridge of Spies
- Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo, Mad Max: Fury Road
- Paul Massey, Mark Taylor and Mac Ruth, The Martian
- Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño, Randy Thom and Chris Duesterdiek, The Revenant
- Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio and Stuart Wilson, Star Wars: The Force Awakens