The nominees for the 88th annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, with The Revenant, The Big Short, Spotlight and Room placing for many of the top honours. The countdown is on to Sunday, February 28 when the winners will be announced. Here is the full list: Best Picture 1. The Big Short 2. Bridge of Spies 3. Brooklyn 4. Mad Max: Fury Road 5. The Martian 6. The Revenant 7. Room 8. Spotlight Directing 1. Adam McKay, The Big Short 2. George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road 3. Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant 4. Lenny Abrahamson, Room 5. Tom McCarthy, Spotlight Actress 1. Cate Blanchett, Carol 2. Brie Larson, Room 3. Jennifer Lawrence, Joy 4. Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years 5. Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn Actor 1. Bryan Cranston, Trumbo 2. Matt Damon, The Martian 3. Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant 4. Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs 5. Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl Supporting Actor 1. Christian Bale, The Big Short 2. Tom Hardy, The Revenant 3. Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight 4. Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies 5. Sylvester Stallone, Creed Supporting Actress 1. Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight 2. Rooney Mara, Carol 3. Rachel McAdams, Spotlight 4. Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl 5. Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs Foreign Language Film 1. Embrace of the Serpent (Colombia) 2. Mustang (France) 3. Son of Saul (Hungary) 4. Theeb (Jordan) 5. A War (Denmark) Animated Feature 1. Anomalisa 2. Boy and the World 3. Inside Out 4. Shaun the Sheep Movie 5. When Marnie Was There Film Editing 1. The Big Short 2. Mad Max: Fury Road 3. The Revenant 4. Spotlight 5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Production Design 1. Bridge of Spies 2. The Danish Girl 3. Mad Max: Fury Road 4. The Martian 5. The Revenant Adapted Screenplay 1. The Big Short 2. Brooklyn 3. Carol 4. The Martian 5. Room Original Screenplay 1. Bridge of Spies 2. Ex Machina 3. Inside Out 4. Spotlight 5. Straight Outta Compton Original Score 1. Bridge of Spies 2. Carol 3. The Hateful Eight 4. Sicario 5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Original Song 1. "Earned It," 50 Shades of Grey 2. "Manta Ray," Racing Extinction 3. "Simple Song #3," Youth 4. "Til It Happens to You," The Hunting Ground 5. Writing's On the Wall," Spectre Visual Effects 1. Ex Machina 2. Mad Max: Fury Road 3. The Martian 4. The Revenant 5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Cinematography 1. Carol 2. The Hateful Eight 3. Mad Max: Fury Road 4. The Revenant 5. Sicario Documentary Short Subject 1. "Body Team 12" 2. "Chau Behind the Lines" 3. "Claude Lanzmann" 4. "A Girl in the River" 5. "Last Day of Freedom" Documentary Feature 1. Amy 2. Cartel Land 3. The Look of Silence 4. What Happened, Miss Simone? 5. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom Costume Design 1. Carol 2. Cinderella 3. The Danish Girl 4. Mad Max: Fury Road 5. The Revenant Sound Editing 1. Mad Max: Fury Road 2. The Martian 3. The Revenant 4. Sicario 5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Sound Mixing 1. Bridge of Spies 2. Mad Max: Fury Road 3. The Martian 4. The Revenant 5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Makeup & Hairstyling 1. Mad Max: Fury Road 2. The 100-year-old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared 3. The Revenant Live Action Short Subject 1. "Ave Maria" 2. "Day One" 3. "Everything Will Be Okay" 4. "Shok" 5. "Stutter" Animated Short Film 1. Bear Story 2. Prologue 3. Sanjay's Super Team 4. We Can't Live Without Cosmos 5. World of Tomorrow Read more: Our red-carpet picks from the 2016 Golden Globes