2016 Academy Award Winners

"I'm here at the Academy Awards - otherwise known as the White People's Choice Awards.". Chris Rock was on fire tonight, and used his Oscar opening monologue as a vehicle to address the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. That's exactly what one would have expected and I absolutely loved it.

Jokes aside, Chris's message was clear, black actors must get the same opportunities as white actors, not just once. And this also applies to other minorities as well.

Back to the ceremony, Lady Gaga brought to the stage the abuse survivors, but The Weeknd was the best musical act and had the best original song in my opinion.

"Mad Max: Fury Road" got a love of love, and "The Revenant" almost left high and dry. But without further ado, let's see this years winners and losers.

Best Picture

The Big Short

Bridge of Spies

Brooklyn

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Room
Spotlight

I wanted "The Revenant" or "Mad Max: Fury Road" to win, but it was quite obvious "Spotlight" was going to win because it is the most important film of this year. I'm just glad "The Big Short" didn't win.

Best Actor

Bryan Cranston - Trumbo
Matt Damon - The Martian

Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant

Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl

Leo finally won the damn award, and used his speech to discuss climate change. But first of all he thanked Tom Hardy, how sweet is that? And his moment with Kate? Aww!

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett - Carol

Brie Larson - Room

Jennifer Lawrence - Joy

Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years

Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn

Brie won as expected and she gave a beautiful speech thanking film festivals for showing the film, and moviegoers for going to see the movie. 

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale - The Big Short

Tom Hardy - The Revenant

Mark Ruffalo - Spotlight

Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone - Creed

What a huge and beautiful surprise! Mark Rylance won over Stallone. I still can't believe it.

Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Jason Leigh - The Hateful Eight

Rooney Mara - Carol

Rachel McAdams - Spotlight

Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl

Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs

Damn! Wouldn't it be just perfect if both Leo and Kate won? Anyway, Alicia deserved it, even though she was not a supporting role. Smart move though, she would have never won over Brie.

Best Director

Adam McKay - The Big Short

George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road

Alejandro G. Iñárritu - The Revenant

Lenny Abrahamson - Room

Tom McCarthy - Spotlight

Two consecutive year, quite impressive.

Best Original Screenplay

Bridge of Spies

Ex Machina

Inside Out

Spotlight

Straight Outta Compton

Wow, this probably was the worst screenplay in the category. 

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Big Short

Brooklyn

Carol

The Martian

Room

And this was arguably the worst screenplay. 

Best Animated Feature

Anomalisa

Boy & the World

Inside Out

Shaun the Sheep Movie

When Marnie Was There

Best Animated Short

Beat Story

Prologue

Sanjay's Super Team

We Can't Live without Cosmos

World of Tomorrow

Best Foreign Language Picture

Embrace of the Serpent (Colombia)

Mustang (France)

Son of Saul (Hungary)

Theeb (Jordan)

A War (Denmark)

Best Documentary Feature

Amy

Cartel Land

The Look of Silence

What Happened, Miss Simone?

Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

Best Documentary Short Subject

Body Team 1

Chau, 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

Best Film Editing

The Big Short

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Visual Effects

Ex Machina

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Best Production Design

Bridge of Spies

The Danish Girl

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Martian

The Revenant

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Mad Max: 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 Original Score

Bridge of Spies

Carol

The Hateful Eight

Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

I'm so happy Ennio Morricone won. Time to show some national pride. 

Best Sound Mixing

Bridge of Spies

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 Cinematography

Carol

The Hateful Eight

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Revenant

Sicario

Best Original Song

Earned It (The Weeknd) - Fifty Shades of Grey

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

Special Mention: Charlize Theron