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[00:00.28]The survival epic "The Revenant" and the science fiction tale "The Martian"
[00:06.00]are among the top nominees for Academy Awards this year.
[00:11.04]The Oscar nominations were announced early Thursday in Beverly Hills, California.
[00:17.00]"The Revenant" and "The Martian" are among the eight nominated for best motion picture.
[00:24.04]The others include "Mad Max: Fury Road,"
[00:27.76]the latest in the Australian series of post-apocalyptic drama,
[00:32.48]and "Bridge of Spies," based on a true story of spying during the Cold War.
[00:39.56]Leonardo DiCaprio, star of "The Revenant,"  and "The Martian" lead Matt Damon
[00:46.12]will compete for the best actor Oscar.
[00:49.96]The two also face Bryan Cranston
[00:52.92]in his portrayal of the Hollywood writer and title character of "Trumbo."
[00:58.96]The Academy also honored Eddie Redmayne with a best actor nomination.
[01:03.92]He plays a transgender person in "The Danish Girl."
[01:08.07]Actor Michael Fassbender is also up for the award
[01:12.68]for playing the Apple company founder Steve Jobs
[01:16.28]in the movie of the same name.
[01:18.44]Best actress nominees include Cate Blanchett for "Carol,"
[01:23.36]a story of a romance between two women,
[01:26.64]and Jennifer Lawrence for "Joy."
[01:29.92]Lawrence plays the real inventor and successful businesswoman Joy Mangano.
[01:36.80]Actor Brie Larson is also nominated for her role
[01:40.96]as a mother held captive with her child for years in the film "Room."
[01:46.88]Oscar nominees for supporting performances
[01:50.76]include Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams for "Spotlight."
[01:55.56]The film is based on the true story of the journalists
[01:59.56]who uncovered the child sex crimes in the Catholic Church.
[02:04.20]Rooney Mara was nominated for "Carol,"
[02:07.28]Tom Hardy for "The Revenant," and Christian Bale is up for his part in "The Big Short."
[02:14.00]Sylvester Stallone is also nominated for "Creed"
[02:18.52]in which he returns as the boxer, now trainer, character Rocky Balboa.
[02:24.44]Nominees for best director include George Miller for "Mad Max: Fury Road,"
[02:30.96]Alejandro Inarritu for "The Revenant," and Tom McCarthy for "Spotlight."
[02:36.60]As always, there were snubs.
[02:39.60]Ridley Scott did not make the list of best directors,
[02:43.40]although his film "The Martian" was honored with several nominations.
[02:48.68]Michael Keaton failed was not nominated for his supporting role in "Spotlight."
[02:53.72]And Johnny Depp's starring role
[02:56.60]as the true-life gangster Whitey Bulger in "Black Mass"
[03:00.96]was not recommended for an award.
[03:03.96]African-Americans were once again notably missing.
[03:08.16]Among the surprising omissions was director
[03:11.36]F. Gary Gray for the hip hop story "Straight Outta Compton."
[03:16.72]This year's foreign language nominees include the Arabic-language "Theeb" from Jordan.
[03:24.08]It is about a Bedouin boy who travels with a British officer
[03:28.40]through the Arabian desert during World War I.
[03:32.80]Hungarian entry "Son of Saul" is a Holocaust drama. "
[03:37.76]Embrace of the Serpent," from Colombia, is about an Amazon healer.
[03:44.04]Denmark is represented with "A War," which tells of Danish soldiers in Afghanistan.
[03:51.92]The final nominee, "Mustang," is a French film set in Turkey.
[03:56.80]It tells the story of five orphaned sisters.
[04:01.32]The Oscars are considered the top award in the American movie industry.
[04:07.52]The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
[04:11.08]will present the awards in a televised ceremony
[04:14.92]February 28 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
[04:19.88]I'm Jim Tedder.