Berikut adalah daftar 24 kategori dan film yang akan berlomba meraih Piala Oscar, dikutip dari laman resmi penghargaan tersebut.
Film Terbaik
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Aktor Terbaik
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Aktris Terbaik
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Aktor Pemeran Pembantu Terbaik
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Aktris Pemeran Pembantu Terbaik
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Sutradara Terbaik
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Film Adaptasi Terbaik
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room
Film Original Terbaik
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Film Animasi Terbaik
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
Sinematografi Terbaik
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario
Film Dokumenter Terbaik
Amy
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Film Pendek Dokumenter Terbaik
Body Team 12
Chau, Beyond the Lines
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness
Last Day of Freedom
Penyuntingan Film Terbaik
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Film Asing Terbaik
Embrace of the Serpent
Mustang
Son of Saul
Theeb
A War
Tata Rias dan Rambut Terbaik
Mad Max: Fury Road
The 100-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared
The Revenant
Musik Film Terbaik
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Lagu Film Terbaik
"Earned It"
"Manta Ray"
"Simple Song No. 3"
"Till It Happens to You"
"Writing's on the Wall"
Desain Produksi Terbaik
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Desain Kostum Terbaik
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Film Laga Pendek Terbaik
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Shok
Stutterer
Film Animasi Pendek Terbaik
Bear Story
Prologue
Sanjay's Super Team
Were Can't Live Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow
Efek Visual Terbaik
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Penyuntingan Suara Terbaik
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Tata Suara Terbaik
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Penerjemah: Natisha Andarningtyas