Spotlight: Best Picture · Alejandro G. Iñárritu: directing
Oscars 2016: winning films and award nominations
Spotlight won Best Picture at the 2016 Oscars. The directing award went to Alejandro G. Iñárritu for The Revenant, while Brie Larson received leading actress recognition for Room. Leonardo DiCaprio won for The Revenant.
- 57Films
- 24Categories
- 121Nomination entries
- 16Winners
- February 28, 2016Ceremony date
Winning films and category recognition at Oscars 2016
Spotlight won Best Picture at the 2016 Oscars. Leonardo DiCaprio won for The Revenant, while Brie Larson received leading actress recognition for Room.
Nominated films and award entries at Oscars 2016
The Big Short and Bridge of Spies competed for Best Picture alongside Spotlight at the 2016 Oscars. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.
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Wins are included in nomination counts.
Explore Oscars 2016 nominations and winners by category
The Revenant received Cinematography recognition at the 2016 Oscars, while Mad Max: Fury Road won Costume Design. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.
Best Picture
8 nominations
Winner Spotlight Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Blye Pagon Faust - Bridge of Spies Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt, Kristie Macosko Krieger
- Brooklyn Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
- Mad Max: Fury Road Doug Mitchell, George Miller
- Room Ed Guiney
- The Big Short Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
- The Martian Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, Mark Huffam
- The Revenant Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent, Keith Redmon
Directing
5 nominations
Winner The Revenant Alejandro G. Iñárritu Actor in a Leading Role
5 nominations Winner The Revenant Leonardo DiCaprio Actress in a Leading Role
5 nominations
Winner Room Brie Larson Actor in a Supporting Role
5 nominations
Winner Bridge of Spies Mark Rylance Actress in a Supporting Role
5 nominations
Winner The Danish Girl Alicia Vikander Animated Feature Film
5 nominations
Winner Inside Out Pete Docter, Jonas Rivera Cinematography
5 nominations Winner The Revenant Emmanuel Lubezki Costume Design
5 nominations
Winner Mad Max: Fury Road Jenny Beavan Documentary (Feature)
5 nominations
Winner Amy Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees Documentary (Short Subject)
5 nominations
Winner A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Film Editing
5 nominations Winner Mad Max: Fury Road Margaret Sixel Foreign Language Film
5 nominations
Winner Son of Saul Hungary Makeup and Hairstyling
3 nominations Winner Mad Max: Fury Road Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega, Damian Martin Music (Original Score)
5 nominations
Winner The Hateful Eight Ennio Morricone Music (Original Song)
5 nominations
Winner Writing's On The Wall Spectre Jimmy Napes, Sam Smith Production Design
5 nominations Winner Mad Max: Fury Road Colin Gibson, Lisa Thompson Short Film (Animated)
5 nominations
Winner Bear Story Gabriel Osorio, Pato Escala Short Film (Live Action)
5 nominations
Winner Stutterer Benjamin Cleary, Serena Armitage Sound Mixing
5 nominations Winner Mad Max: Fury Road Chris Jenkins, Gregg Rudloff, Ben Osmo Visual Effects
5 nominations
Winner Ex Machina Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington, Sara Bennett - Mad Max: Fury Road Andrew Jackson, Tom Wood, Dan Oliver, Andy Williams
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan, Chris Corbould
- The Martian Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Chris Lawrence, Steven Warner
- The Revenant Rich McBride, Matthew Shumway, Jason Smith, Cameron Waldbauer
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
5 nominations
Winner The Big Short Charles Randolph, Adam McKay Writing (Original Screenplay)
5 nominations Winner Spotlight Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy Sound Editing
5 nominations Winner Mad Max: Fury Road Mark Mangini, David White About these results
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- Ceremony date
- February 28, 2016
- Last verified
- October 29, 2026
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Leonardo DiCaprio won for The Revenant, and Brie Larson for Room. Acting recognition at the 2016 Oscars sits alongside craft awards, including Cinematography for The Revenant. Follow the individual categories to distinguish nominated entries from confirmed wins.
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