OSCARS 2016: The Full List Of Winners
We watched The Oscars so you didn’t have to. Here’s a Summary of who took home the precious golden gongs this year.
Mad Max: Fury Road deserves a special mention as the largely Australian crew picked up a number of technical awards. Despite the Aussie domination, George Miller and Cate Blanchett were overlooked in their respective categories.
The Winners:
Film Editing
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Margaret Sixel
Sound Mixing
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff and Ben Osmo
Sound Editing
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Mark Mangini and David White
Production Design
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Colin Gibson (Production Design); Lisa Thompson (Set Decoration)
Makeup and Hair Styling
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Spotlight
Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
The Big Short
Written by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
Visual Effects
EX MACHINA
Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett
Short Film (Live Action)
STUTTERER
Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage
Short Film (Animated)
BEAR STORY
Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala
Music (Original Score)
“WRITING’S ON THE WALL” FROM SPECTRE
Music and Lyric by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith
Foreign Language Film Nominee
SON OF SAUL
Hungary; Directed by László Nemes
Documentary (Short Subject)
A GIRL IN THE RIVER: THE PRICE OF FORGIVENESS
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Documentary Feature
AMY
Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees
The Documentary team behind Amy won an Academy award previously for their documentary Senna about race car driver Ayrton Senna. Both Senna and Amy utilise stock media footage and home video recordings with no formal commentary or voiceover. The effect in both cases is a chilling and intimate portrait of a celebrity dogged by personal demons. Amy was one of my favourite films of the year and I’m glad to see it take home a well deserved oscar.
Directing
The Revenant
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
When asked about the harsh filming conditions Alejandro stated “If we ended up in green screen with coffee and everybody having a good time, everybody will be happy, but most likely the film would be a piece of shit.” Well, maybe. The fact that Alejandro convinced a bunch of people to come on board for such an unforgiving project and the very fact that most of the still seem to be talking to him is probably worth an oscar in itself. DiCaprio, who I’m sure will have nothing but praise for the film now that he has his shiny gold statue, recalled that the actors often little to no sense of what was trying to be achieved on set. The
They rehearsed all day and shot for very brief periods of time when the light was right in the evening.
Costume Design
Mad Max: Fury Road
Jenny Beavan
Cinematography
The Revenant
Emmanuel Lubezki
Second win in a row for Emmanuel who picked up the award last year for Bird Man. Both films utilise long takes and have an extremely distinctive visual style.
Animated Feature Film
Inside Out (Dreamworks)
I cried.
Actress in a Supporting Role
Alicia Vikander
The Danish Girl
Alicia Vikander has risen through the ranks extremely quickly. She was captivating in Ex Machina last year as a mysterious cyborg, Ava. On the surface of it, Eddie Redmayne had the more awardable role so it speaks volumes that Vikander’s is the performance everyone is talking about.
Actor in a Supporting Role
Mark Rylance
Bridge of Spies
Mark Rylance has been called the greatest English theatre actor of his generation however he rarely appears in film, preferring to stick to the stage.
His performance in Bridge of Spies is compelling to watch. His pacing is slow and he has such patience with the dialogue that from time to time you almost feel compelled to ask him to hurry up. But these traits work, especially when paired with Tom Hanks as the efficient, straight talking American Lawyer. The scenes that they are in together are particularly enjoyable to watch. Hopefully Spielberg can coax him back to cinema soon.
Actress in a Leading Role
Brie Larson
Room
I was very happy to see Brie Larson taking home the Best Actress Oscar. She is one of the many award recipients who, being a relative unknown before staring in Room, will benefit hugely from the accolade. The film is largely a two hander between Brie Larson and her son played by Jacob Tremblay, who is also obscenely good. However, Larson carries the emotional weight of the film with an honest stoicism that looks deceptively natural. She is one of those people that effortlessly commands attention on screen.
Actor in a Leading Role
Leonardo “It’s About Time” DiCaprio
The Revenant
So, he got it. We can all move on with our lives. DiCaprio was tipped as a shoe-in for the Best Actor Award months ago and the punters were right. It turns out all you have to do for an Oscar is spend a year in the freezing cold wilderness of Canada and Argentina. Sign me up.
Best Picture
Spotlight
Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers
Proof that when push comes to shove a quality script and compelling story trump all else in Hollywood. There were prettier looking films, no doubt. Spotlight was almost televisual in its presentation, the lighting was stark and the sets bland. In fact, visually, the film has no distinct style at all. This was, as many have argued, a deliberate choice on the part of the filmmakers to allow the plot to dominate the audiences attention. A bold decision that has undoubtedly paid off.