Spotlight won the coveted Oscar for best picture when the 88th Academy Awards were handed out Sunday night in Hollywood, upsetting The Revenant and Mad Max: Fury Road, which entered the night with 12 and 10 nominations, respectively.
Mad Max: Fury Road just about swept the early categories, winning seven Oscars, but The Revenant also took two of the top awards. Alejandro González Iñárritu won the prize for best director, giving him his second consecutive Oscar, and Leonardo DiCaprio won the Oscar for best actor in a leading role, his first.
Brie Larson won her first Oscar, taking the award for best leading actress, for her role in Room. Best supporting actress went to Alicia Vikander for The Danish Girl, and best supporting actor was won by Mark Rylance for his role in Bridge of Spies.
Our Pop Culture Happy Hour team of Linda Holmes, Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson and Bob Mondello live-tweeted all the proceedings — from the red carpet to host Chris Rock's opening monologue, until the last winner was called.
Our crew tweeted using the hashtag #NPROscars and we also retweeted some of your contributions, as well. You can review right here on Twitter.
This year's event is not without some controversy. When the nominations were announced on Jan. 14, several media outlets reported a lack of diversity among the nominees. Some celebrities even called for viewers to boycott Sunday's airing of the Academy Awards, and the overall outrage over the exclusion of people of color got the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite trending on Twitter.
These reactions ultimately led the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to make modifications to its voting process and declare, "The Board's goal is to commit to doubling the number of women and diverse members of the Academy by 2020."
Host Chris Rock didn't shy away from commenting on the issue in his opening monologue. He joked that the Oscars are otherwise known as "The White People Choice Awards" and said that if hosts were nominated he won't have got the job, that it would have instead gone to Neil Patrick Harris.
In the list below, we've marked the winners in each category, in bold.
Categories
Picture
The Big ShortBridge of SpiesBrooklynMad Max: Fury RoadThe MartianThe RevenantRoomSpotlight
Actor in a Leading Role
Bryan Cranston, TrumboMatt Damon, The MartianLeonardo DiCaprio, The RevenantMichael Fassbender, Steve JobsEddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, CarolBrie Larson, RoomJennifer Lawrence, JoyCharlotte Rampling, 45 YearsSaoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Director
Adam McKay, The Big ShortGeorge Miller, Mad Max: Fury RoadAlejandro González Iñárritu, The RevenantLenny Abrahamson, RoomTom McCarthy, Spotlight
Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale, The Big ShortTom Hardy, The RevenantMark Ruffalo, SpotlightMark Rylance, Bridge of SpiesSylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful EightRooney Mara, CarolRachel McAdams, SpotlightAlicia Vikander, The Danish GirlKate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Animated Feature Film
AnomalisaBoy and the WorldInside OutShaun the Sheep MovieWhen Marnie Was There
Cinematography
CarolThe Hateful EightMad Max: Fury RoadThe RevenantSicario
Costume Design
CarolCinderellaThe Danish GirlMad Max: Fury RoadThe Revenant
Documentary (Feature)
AmyCartel LandThe Look of SilenceWhat Happened, Miss Simone?Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Documentary (Short Subject)
Body Team 12Chau, beyond the LinesClaude Lanzmann: Spectres of the ShoahA Girl in the River: The Price of ForgivenessLast Day of Freedom
Film Editing
The Big ShortMad Max: Fury RoadThe RevenantSpotlightStar Wars: The Force Awakens
Foreign Language Film
Embrace of the SerpentMustangSon of SaulTheebA War
Makeup and Hairstyling
Mad Max: Fury RoadThe 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed outthe Window and DisappearedThe Revenant
Original Score
Bridge of SpiesCarolThe Hateful EightSicarioStar Wars: The Force Awakens
Original Song
"Earned It," Fifty Shades of Grey"Manta Ray," Racing Extinction"Simple Song #3," Youth"Til It Happens To You," The Hunting Ground"Writing's On The Wall," Spectre
Production Design
Bridge of SpiesThe Danish GirlMad Max: Fury RoadThe MartianThe Revenant
Short Film (Animated)
Bear StoryPrologueSanjay's Super TeamWe Can't Live without CosmosWorld of Tomorrow
Short Film (Live-Action)
Ave MariaDay OneEverything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)ShokStutterer
Sound Editing
Mad Max: Fury RoadThe MartianThe RevenantSicarioStar Wars: The Force Awakens
Sound Mixing
Bridge of SpiesMad Max: Fury RoadThe MartianThe RevenantStar Wars: The Force Awakens
Visual Effects
Ex MachinaMad Max: Fury RoadThe MartianThe RevenantStar Wars: The Force Awakens
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
The Big ShortBrooklynCarolThe MartianRoom
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Bridge of SpiesEx MachinaInside OutSpotlightStraight Outta Compton
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