‘Spotlight’ Has the Final Word, Wins ‘Best Picture’ at Oscar 2016

Some expected, some unexpected wins at the 88th Academy Awards. Spotlight, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brie Larson won big!

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The Best of the Oscars 2016

Best Picture: Spotlight
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant
Best Directing: Alejandro G. Inarritu for The Reverant
Best Actress: Brie Larson for Room
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki for The Revenant
Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance for The Bridge of Spies
Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander for The Danish Girl
Best Original Screenplay: Spotlight

Best Picture: Spotlight

Morgan Freeman gave away the Oscar to Spotlight for winning the Best Picture title. What a moment for journalists around the world. 

Leonardo DiCaprio Finally Wins it! Best Actor for The Revenant

Let’s not take our planet for granted. I certainly don’t take this night for granted.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Actor

Best Actress: Brie Larson for Room

Best Directing: Alejandro G. Inarritu for The Reverant

Best Original Song: Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith Win Their First Oscar for Writing’s On The Wall

I dedicate this award to the LGBT community. I stand here today as a proud gay man and I hope we can stand as equals one day. 
Sam Smith

Best Original Score: Ennio Morricone for The Hateful Eight

Lady Gaga sings a heartfelt number about physical abuse and rape, as a way to send out the message that the victim should rid himself/herself of the shame.

Lady Gaga sings the story of victims of rape and physical abuse with her emotional ballad Till It Happens To You (Photo: Twitter/@TheAcademy)
Till it happens to you, you won’t know how I feel. 

Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul

Best Live Action Short Film: Stutterer

Stutterer is a film about a lonely typographer with a cruel speech impediment but an eloquent inner voice, who must face his greatest fear. The film has been directed by Benjamin Cleary.

Did you miss Chris Rock’s epic racist jokes? Here they are once again. Don’t miss Whoopi Goldberg’s performance with the ‘mop’ :P

Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger might have been arch rivals all their lives, but Arnie tweeted a sweet message for the Creed star, who lost to Mark Rylance in the Best Supporting Actor category at the Oscars this year.

Sly just remember, no matter what they say, to me you are the best. You were the winner. I’m proud of you. 
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Actor

Asif Kapadia’s Amy Wins the Oscar for ‘Best Documentary Feature’

Pakistan Wins Big at the Oscars With A Girl In The River Winning the Oscar for ‘Best Documentary Short’

Best Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance for The Bridge of Spies

This is Mark Rylance’s first Oscar nomination and win.

When will we get to the BIG question? Will it Be Leo, Eddie or Matt for ‘Best Actor’ this year?

Leonardo DiCaprio
Matt Damon
Eddie Redmayne

The Weeknd’s Oscar performance had great theatrics.

Best Animated Feature Film: Inside Out

Best Animated Short Film: Bear Story

While we wait for the BIG ones to be announced, here’s a throwback red carpet moment from film critic and author Anupama Chopra.

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Best Visual Effects: Ex Machina

Best Sound Mixing- Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max Fury Road is on a roll! This is the 6th win for the George Miller film.

Best Sound Editing- Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Film Editing- Margaret Sixel for Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Cinematographer: Emmanuel Lubezki for The Revenant

Emmanuel Lubezki shot The Revenant using only natural light. What a winner this one is!

Best Costume, Production Design, Makeup & Hairstyling: Mad Max Fury Road

Kate Blanchett gives away the Oscar for ‘Best Costume’ to Jenny Beaven for Mad Max: Fury Road. Watch the trailer to jog your memory and you’ll know why.

Mad Max: Fury Road also won the Oscars for ‘Best Production’ and ‘Best Makeup and Hairstyling’. Hmm, a bit of a bummer that The Revenant didn’t win any of these.

Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander for The Danish Girl

Alicia’s first ever nomination wins her the Oscar for ‘Best Actress in a Supporting Role’ for The Danish Girl. Much deserved we think!

Sam Smith sings Writing’s On The Wall from Spectre...and sings like a dream he does.

Best Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short

Best Original Screenplay: Spotlight

Chris Rock is on stage and Oscars 2016 is off to a grand start. He’s already cracking ‘black’ jokes. This guy has a tough job, he’s got to make it a fun night and still address the #OscarsSoWhite issue.

Chris Rock talks about #OscarSoWhite (Photo: Twitter/@people)

Our big red carpet favourite is Charlize Theron. How gorgeous does she look in that sizzling red dress! Her film Mad Max Fury Road is nominated for ‘Best Picture’ at the Oscars 2016. By the way, one of the big reasons why she makes it to Oscar night every year are the yummy hamburgers in the green room!

Charlize Theron sizzles in red on the Oscar red carpet (Photo: Twitter/@LilianaHdez_)

Did you know that Whoopi Goldberg had a tattoo?! Wow! That’s a mean one too!

Whoopi Goldberg on the Oscar red carpet (Photo: Twitter/@VH1)

Leonardo DiCaprio is on the red carpet folks! He’s brought his mum along for moral support. Doesn’t he look like a dream posing here with Kate Winslet! His intense performance in The Revenant is being touted as the big winner this year.

While you wait for the main action to begin, here’s a full list of nominations. You’ve still got some time to pick your favourite, the one you’ll be rooting for.

88th Academy Award Nominees: Full List, Front Runners & Favourites

Matt Damon has a hunch that he’s going to win tonight, purely because he has an invitation from Jimmy Kimmel, to be on his ‘Oscar’ show later. Nominated for ‘Best Actor’ for The Martian, Damon looks suave as usual on the red carpet.

Lady Gaga is a vision in white and guess who she’s rooting for- Leo! They had a ‘viral’ moment at the Golden Globes, we wonder what tonight will bring.

Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney kiss on the Oscar red carpet (Photo: Twitter/@Excelsior)

While we wait for Hollywood to walk the red carpet, here’s how much Bollywood is shining tonight, thanks to Priyanka Chopra! The diamonds, the white dress by ZUHAIR MURAD, the Rolls-Royce, PeeCee, we love everything about you tonight!

Watch Priyanka talk about how she prepped up for the big night.

Hollywood is trickling in on the red carpet now. ‘Best Actor’ nominee Eddie Redmayne arrives on the red carpet with his better half. While last year he walked the red carpet straight after his honeymoon, this year, the couple has a baby on the way. Oscar night seems to be lucky for him in more ways than one! This guy is Leonardo DiCaprio’s strongest competition tonight.

‘Best Actress’ nominee Brie Larson looks ravishing in blue. She’s flown in for the big night from Vietnam and feels a bit numb from excitement and 15 hours of jet lag. But man, does she look jet lag look good!

Sofia Vergara looks stunning, even as she packs in a few nervous bites.

Chris Rock, the main host of Oscar night, has a secret message just for you-

If you can’t make it to the Dolby Theatre in LA, stay with The Quint’s live blog for Hollywood’s greatest celebrity packed spectacle, the 88th Academy Awards, right here. Check out that aerial view of the grand red carpet though. This will be epic, can you feel it already?

Priyanka Chopra is on her way to the Oscar red carpet, looking absolutely ravishing. Diamonds indeed are a girl’s best friend!

Sylvester Stallone looks dapper with his wife Jennifer, as they leave their residence with their fingers crossed.

Look who else is excited and en route- little Jacob Tremblay from Oscar nominee film Room.

While you have your fingers crossed, check out The Quint’s Oscar predictions here-

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Published: 29 Feb 2016,05:30 AM IST

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