Mad Max Fury Road - Sandstorm Scene
Sandstrom Battle Scene from Mad Max: Fury Road
Awards season roller coaster that has continued from the year before.
Events
The "Oscars So White" phase has taken a turn for the worst this year as Chris Rock has come to host the Oscars for the second time in history. It has even caused some of the blacks in the film industry including Will Smith and his wife Jada to boycott the event by refusing to go. At the ceremony, there were many surprises including supporting actor, where Mark Rylance KO'd Sylvester Stallone and visual effects, in which Ex Machina won over blockbuster Star wars: The Force Awakens. Mad Max: Fury Road had done Australia proud, by breaking the record for most wins by an Australian film. As for Best Picture, Spotlight became the first film since 1952's The Greatest Show On Earth to win no more than 2 trophies. Debbie Reynolds received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award while 2 honorary Oscars have been given out: one to Spike Lee for being a champion of independent film and an inspiration to young filmmakers and one to Gena Rowlands for being an original talent whose devotion to her craft has earned her worldwide recognition as an independent film icon.
Winners
Inside Out won Best Animated Feature
Bear Story won Best Animated Short
Amy won Best Documentary Feature
A Girl In The River: The Price Of Forgiveness won Best Documentary Short
Hungary won Best Foreign Language Film for their entry Son Of Saul
Stutterer won Best Live Action Short
Ex Machina won Best Visual Effects
Spectre won Best Original Song (Writing's On The Wall)
The Hateful Eight won Best Original Score
The Big Short won Best Adapted Screenplay
The Danish Girl won Best Supporting Actress
Bridge Of Spies won Best Supporting Actor
Room won Best Actress
The Revenant won 3 Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Cinematography
Mad Max: Fury Road won 6 Academy Awards for Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup, and Best Film Editing
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Spotlight won 2 Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay