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    Oscar weekend is finally upon us!

    The biggest story of the 2016 Academy Awards has been who was not nominated. For the second year in a row, all 20 acting nominees were white. “Oscars So White” led…

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    By Kaitlin Parker • Feb 26, 2016 • 3 min read

    The biggest story of the 2016 Academy Awards has been who was not nominated. For the second year in a row, all 20 acting nominees were white. “Oscars So White” led to backlash, boycotts, and ultimately changes in the structure of voting regulations of the Academy.

    It also has been a notable year for the lack of a frontrunner. In a rare split, the three main guilds – the Directors Guild, the Producers Guild and the Screen Actors Guild – all awarded their top prize to different films. The directors went with The Revenant, the producers voted for The Big Short and SAG opted for Spotlight. But come Sunday night, we’ll finally know which one (if any of those) gets the Best Picture Oscar.

    You can see the full list of nominees below and listen to interviews with many of the nominees who have stopped by KCRW this year. Happy listening, and see you on the red carpet!

    Best Picture

    • The Big Short

      The Big Short director

      Adam McKay on The Treatment

      Adam McKay on The Treatment

      The Big Short

      director Adam McKay on

      The Business

    • Bridge of Spies

    • Brooklyn

      Brooklyn

      Nick Hornby on

      The Business

    • Mad Max: Fury Road

      Mad Max Fury Road

      director George Miller on The Treatment

      director George Miller on The Treatment

      Mad Max: Fury Road

      director George Miller onPress Play

      director George Miller onPress Play

      Mad Max: Fury Road

      director George Miller on The Business

    • The Martian

    • The Revenant

      Kim Masters and Matt Belloni talk about the challenges of making

      The Revenant

    • Room

      Room

      writer Emma Donoghue & director Lenny Abrahamson on The Business

    • Spotlight

      Spotlight

      director Tom McCarthy on The Business

    Best Director

    • Adam McKay, The Big Short

      The TreatmentThe Big Short director Adam McKay on The Business

      The Business

    • George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

      Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller on The Treatment

      director George Miller on The TreatmentMad Max: Fury Road director George Miller onPress Play

      director George Miller onPress PlayMad Max: Fury Road director George Miller on The Business

    • Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant

    • Lenny Abrahamson, Room

    • Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

    Best Actor

    • Bryan Cranston, Trumbo

      Trumbo

      star Bryan Cranston on

      The Business

    • Matt Damon, The Martian

    • Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

    • Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

    • Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

    Best Actress

    • Cate Blanchett, Carol

      Caroldirector Todd Haynes and producer Christine Vachon on The Business

    • Brie Larson, Room

    • Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

    • Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years

      45 Years director Andrew Haigh on The Business

    • Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

    Best Supporting Actor

    • Christian Bale, The Big Short

    • Tom Hardy, The Revenant

    • Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight

    • Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

    • Sylvester Stallone, Creed

      Creed director Ryan Coogler on The Business

    Best Supporting Actress

    • Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight

    • Rooney Mara, Carol

    • Rachel McAdams, Spotlight

    • Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl

    • Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

    Best Original Screenplay

    • Bridge of Spies

    • Ex Machina

    • Inside Out

    • Spotlight

    • Straight Outta Compton

      producer Ice Cube on The Business

    Best Adapted Screenplay

    • The Big Short

    • Brooklyn

      Nick Hornby, who adapted the screenplay for Brooklyn, on The Business

    • Carol

    • The Martian

    • Room

    Best Animated Feature

    • Anomalisa

    • Boy and the World

    • Inside Out

    • Shaun the Sheep Movie

    • When Marnie Was There

    Best Foreign Language Film

    • Embrace of the Serpent

    • Mustang

      Mustang

      Director Deniz Ergüven on Press Play

    • Son of Saul

      Son of Saul

      Director Lásló Nemes on The Business

    • Theeb

    • A War

    KCRW’s First Take producerMatt Holzman talks to Madeleine Brand on Press Playabout the five foreign language films.

    Best Documentary Feature

    • Amy

      Amy

      director Asif Kapadia on Press Play

    • Cartel Land

    • The Look of Silence

      Discussion on Press Play

    • What Happened, Miss Simone?

      What Happened, Miss Simone?

      director Liz Garbus on The Business

    • Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

    Best Cinematography

    • Carol

    • The Hateful Eight

    • Mad Max: Fury Road

    • The Revenant

    • Sicario

    Best Film Editing

    • The Big Short

    • Mad Max: Fury Road

    • The Revenant

    • Spotlight

    • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Best Production Design

    • Bridge of Spies

    • The Danish Girl

      The Danish Girl

      director Tom Hooper on The Treatment

    • Mad Max: Fury Road

    • The Martian

    • The Revenant

    Best Costume Design

    • Carol

      Carol

      costume designer Sandy Powell on

      Design and Architecture

    • Cinderella

      Cinderella

      costume designer Sandy Powell onDesign and Architecture

    • The Danish Girl

    • Mad Max: Fury Road

    • The Revenant

    KCRW’s Design and Architecture talks to Kevin Jones of FIDM about all of this year’s costume contenders.

    Best Original Score

    • Bridge of Spies

    • Carol

    • The Hateful Eight

    • Sicario

    • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Best Original Song

    • “Earned It,” 50 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

    Best Visual Effects

    • Ex Machina

    • Mad Max: Fury Road

    • The Martian

    • The Revenant

    • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Best Makeup & Hairstyling

    • Mad Max

    • The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared

    • The Revenant

    Best Sound Mixing

    • Bridge of Spies

    • Mad Max: Fury Road

    • The Martian

    • The Revenant

    • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Best Sound Editing

    • Mad Max: Fury Road

    • The Martian

    • The Revenant

    • Sicario

    • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Best Documentary Short

    • Body Team 12

    • Chau Behind the Lines

    • Claude Lanzman

    • A Girl in the River

    • Last Day of Freedom

    Best Live Action Short Film

    • Ave Maria

    • Day One

    • Everything Will Be Okay

    • Shok

    • Stutterer

    Best Animated Short Film

    • Bear Story

    • Prologue

    • Sanjay’s Super Team

    • We Can’t Live Without Cosmos

    • World of Tomorrow

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      Kaitlin Parker

      Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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