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Academy Awards 2016: Full winners list

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Brie Larson accepts the award for best actress in a leading role for Room at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Brie Larson accepts the award for best actress in a leading role for Room at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Leo took out best actor and Mad Max cleaned up, winning many of their nominations. Here are all the winners from the 88th Annual Academy Awards.

Best Picture

Winner: Spotlight

Tom McCarthy walks on stage to accept the award for best picture for Spotlight at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Tom McCarthy walks on stage to accept the award for best picture for Spotlight at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Nominees:
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room

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Best actor

Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Julianne Moore, right, congratulates Leonardo DiCaprio after presenting him with the award for best actor in a leading role for The Revenant at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Julianne Moore, right, congratulates Leonardo DiCaprio after presenting him with the award for best actor in a leading role for The Revenant at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Nominees:
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Best actress

Brie Larson, right, hugs Jacob Tremblay after she wins the award for best actress in a leading role for Room at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Brie Larson, right, hugs Jacob Tremblay after she wins the award for best actress in a leading role for Room at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Winner: Brie Larson, Room

Nominees:
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Best supporting actor

Winner: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

Mark Rylance accepts the award for best actor in a supporting role for Bridge of Spies at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Mark Rylance accepts the award for best actor in a supporting role for Bridge of Spies at the Oscars. Photo / AP


Nominees:
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone, Creed

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Best supporting actress

Winner: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

Alicia Vikander accepts the award for best actress in a supporting role for The Danish Girl at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Alicia Vikander accepts the award for best actress in a supporting role for The Danish Girl at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Nominees:
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

Best directing

Winner: The Revenant, Alejandro G Inarritu

Alejandro G. Inarritu accepts the award for best director for The Revenant at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Alejandro G. Inarritu accepts the award for best director for The Revenant at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Nominees:
The Big Short, Adam McKay
Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller
Room, Lenny Abrahamson
Spotlight, Tom McCarthy

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Foreign Language Film

Winner: Son of Saul

Laszlo Nemes, of Hungary, accepts the award for best foreign language film for Son of Saul at the Oscars. Photo / AP
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Nominees:
Embrace of the Serpent
Mustang
Theeb
A War

Adapted Screenplay

Winner: The Big Short

Adam McKay accepts the award for best adapted screenplay for The Big Short at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Adam McKay accepts the award for best adapted screenplay for The Big Short at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Nominees:
Brooklyn
Carol
The Martian
Room

Original Screenplay

Winner: Spotlight

Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer accept the award for best original screenplay for Spotlight at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer accept the award for best original screenplay for Spotlight at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Nominees:
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Straight Outta Compton

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Animated Feature Film

Winner: Inside Out

Jonas Rivera and Pete Docter accept the award for best animated feature film for Inside Out at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Jonas Rivera and Pete Docter accept the award for best animated feature film for Inside Out at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Nominees:
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Shaun the Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There

Production Design

Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road

Hugh Keays-Byrne as Immortan Joe, wearing a costume by Jenny Beavan, in a scene from, Mad Max:Fury Road.
Hugh Keays-Byrne as Immortan Joe, wearing a costume by Jenny Beavan, in a scene from, Mad Max:Fury Road.

Nominees:
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
The Martian
The Revenant

Cinematography

Winner: The Revenant

Emmanuel Lubezki accepts the award for best cinematography for The Revenant at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Emmanuel Lubezki accepts the award for best cinematography for The Revenant at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Nominees:
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
Sicario

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Sound Mixing

Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road

Tom Hardy in a scene from,Mad Max:Fury Road.
Tom Hardy in a scene from,Mad Max:Fury Road.

Nominees:
Bridge of Spies
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Sound Editing

Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road

Mark Mangini and David White accept the award for best sound editing for Mad Max: Fury Road at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Mark Mangini and David White accept the award for best sound editing for Mad Max: Fury Road at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Nominees:
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Original Score

Winner: The Hateful Eight

A scene from the movie The Hateful Eight.
A scene from the movie The Hateful Eight.

Nominees:
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Original Song

Winner: Writing's on the Wall from Spectre

Sam Smith performs Writings on the Wall that won for best original song from Spectre at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Sam Smith performs Writings on the Wall that won for best original song from Spectre at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Nominees:
Earned It from Fifty Shades of Grey
Manta Ray from Racing Extinction
Simple Song #3 from Youth
Til It Happens To You from The Hunting Ground

Costume Design

Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road

Jenny Beavan accepts the award for best costume design for Mad Max: Fury Road at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Jenny Beavan accepts the award for best costume design for Mad Max: Fury Road at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Nominees:
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
The Revenant

Documentary Feature

Winner: Amy

Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees accept the award for best documentary feature for Amy at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees accept the award for best documentary feature for Amy at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Nominees:
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

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Documentary - Short Film

Winner: A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy accepts the award for best documentary short for A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy accepts the award for best documentary short for A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Nominees:
Body Team 12
Chau, Beyond the Lines
Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah
Last Day of Freedom

Film Editing

Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road

Margaret Sixel accepts the award for best film editing for Mad Max: Fury Road at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Margaret Sixel accepts the award for best film editing for Mad Max: Fury Road at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Nominees:
The Big Short
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Makeup and Hairstyling

Winner: Mad Max: Fury Road

Elka Wardega, Lesley Vanderwalt, and Damian Martin accept the award for best makeup and hairstyling for Mad Max: Fury Road at the Oscars. Photo / AP
Elka Wardega, Lesley Vanderwalt, and Damian Martin accept the award for best makeup and hairstyling for Mad Max: Fury Road at the Oscars. Photo / AP

Nominees:
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared
The Revenant

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Animated Short Film

Winner: Bear Story

A scene from the movie, Bear Story.
A scene from the movie, Bear Story.

Nominees:
Prologue
Sanjay's Super Team
We Can't Live Without Cosmos
World of Tomorrow

Live Action Short Film

Winner: Stutterer

A scene from the movie Stutterer.
A scene from the movie Stutterer.

Nominees:
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)
Shok

Best visual effects

Winner: Ex Machina

A scene from the movie Ex Machina.
A scene from the movie Ex Machina.

Nominees:
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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