'The Revenant' Dominates 2016 Oscar Nominations Stephanie Merry - The Washington Post
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"The Revenant" leads the 2016 Oscar nomination pack with 12 nods, but "Mad Max: Fury Road" could prove to be a dark horse, racking up 10 nominations. Here are this year's other notable Academy Award nominees. (Nicki DeMarco/The Washington Post)

Leonardo DiCaprio, Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Lawrence were among the nominees for the 88th Academy Awards, which were announced Thursday morning.

“The Revenant” topped all films with 12 nominations, including best picture, setting up best director nominee Alejandro Iñárritu for a potential repeat of last year’s “Birdman” success.

Best picture nominee “Mad Max: Fury Road” earned 10 nominations — including a nod for George Miller for best director — while “The Martian” raked in seven. “Spotlight,” “The Big Short,” “Room” and “Bridge of Spies” were also nominated in multiple categories.

In acting categories, many of the same stars who were honored during the Golden Globes on Sunday were nominated, including Brie Larson for “Room,” Matt Damon for “The Martian” and, of course, DiCaprio for “The Revenant.” There has been particular interest in that last potential nominee, given that DiCaprio has never won an Oscar and that movie was so grueling to shoot.

The Oscars ceremony will take place on Feb. 28 and will be broadcast live on ABC at 7 p.m. EST.

The Revenant | Explore the different levels of the beautifully poetic and epic story of one man’s journey of survival. Go behind the scenes of this triumphant American story. (20th Century Fox)

Nominations by Movie:
• “The Revenant” – 12
• “Mad Max: Fury Road” – 10
• “The Martian” – 7
• “Spotlight” – 6
• “Bridge of Spies” – 6
• “Carol” – 6
• “The Big Short” – 5
• “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” – 5

See the full list of nominations for the 87th Academy Awards at The Washington Post

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