WHAT'S TRENDING - February 29th 2016

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Leonardo DiCaprio finally won the Best Actor category for his role in The Revenant after being nominated six times throughout his career so far
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Mad Max: Fury Road was the big winner at the 88th Academy Awards last night, where the film took home six awards–including those for Production Design, Video Editing and Costume Design.

Meanwhile, journalism drama Spotlight was recognized as the Best Picture. The night also saw Room star Brie Larson win Best Actress. And Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes took home the award for Best Song for their Spectre contribution “Writing’s on the Wall.”

The world was excited to see Oscars host Chris Rock make some #OscarsSoWhite jokes after all the controversy surrounding the lack of racial diversity at the Academy Awards. Well, Will Smith’s and wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who openly boycotted the awards because of that, were the targets of one of Rock’s jokes. He says, “Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna’s panties. I wasn’t invited”

“Is Hollywood racist?” he asked. “You’re damn right Hollywood’s racist.” Rock goes on to explain that the industry was not “burning cross racist … it’s a different type of racist”.

Rock finished with: “We want opportunity – give black actors the same opportunities as white actors. That’s it. Leo gets a great part every year. What about Jamie Foxx?”

Lady Gaga was not only nominated for her first Oscar, for her original song, “Til It Happens to You” from the documentary The Hunting Ground, but she also performed at last nights awards show. Introduced by Vice President Joe Biden, who spoke about the White House’s “It’s On Us” campaign, addressing sexual assault, which is what her song focuses on, she delivered an epic performance. While on stage, there was a group of sexual-assault survivors joining Gaga, which led to a standing ovation (and tears) from audience members. Earlier this week, Gaga  openly voiced her support for Kesha.
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Check out who were the big winners from Hollywood’s biggest night, the 2016 Oscars!

***WINNERS ARE IN BOLD***

Best Picture
“The Big Short”
“Bridge of Spies”
“Brooklyn”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Room”
“Spotlight” – WINNER 

Best Director

Adam McKay, “The Big Short”
George Miller, “Mad Max: Fury Road”
Alejandro González Iñárritu, “The Revenant” – WINNER 
Lenny Abrahamson, “Room”
Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight”

Best Actor

Bryan Cranston, “Trumbo”
Matt Damon, “The Martian”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant” – WINNER  (FIINALLY!!!!) –
Michael Fassbender, “Steve Jobs”
Eddie Redmayne, “The Danish Girl”

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, “Carol”
Brie Larson, “Room” – WINNER 
Jennifer Lawrence, “Joy”
Charlotte Rampling, “45 Years”
Saoirse Ronan, “Brooklyn”

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale, “The Big Short”
Tom Hardy, “The Revenant”
Mark Ruffalo, “Spotlight”
Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies” -WINNER
Sylvester Stallone, “Creed”

Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Jason Leigh, “The Hateful Eight”
Rooney Mara, “Carol”
Rachel McAdams, “Spotlight”
Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl” -WINNER
Kate Winslet, “Steve Jobs”

Best Original Screenplay
“Bridge of Spies”
“Ex Machina”
“Inside Out”
“Spotlight” – WINNER
“Straight Outta Compton”

Best Adapted Screenplay
“The Big Short” – WINNER 
“Brooklyn”
“Carol”
“The Martian”
“Room”

Best Foreign Film
“Embrace of the Serpent”
“Mustang”
“Son of Saul” – WINNER
“Theeb”
“A War”

Best Documentary Feature
“Amy” – WINNER 
“Cartel Land”
“The Look of Silence”
“What Happened, Miss Simone?”
“Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom”

Best Animated Feature
“Anomalisa”
“Boy and the World”
“Inside Out” – WINNER 
“Shaun the Sheep Movie”
“When Marnie Was There”

Best Film Editing
“The Big Short”
“Mad Max: Fury Road” – WINNER
“The Revenant”
“Spotlight”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

Best Song
“Fifty Shades of Grey”
“Racing Extinction”
“Spectre” – WINNER 
“The Hunting Ground”
“Youth”

Best Original Score
“Bridge of Spies”
“Carol”
“The Hateful Eight” – WINNER 
“Sicario”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

Best Digital Effects

“Ex Machina” – WINNER 
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

Best Cinematography
“Carol”
“The Hateful Eight”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Revenant” – WINNER 
“Sicario”

Best Costume Design
“Carol”
“Cinderella”
“The Danish Girl”
“Mad Max: Fury Road” – WINNER 
“The Revenant”

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

“Mad Max: Fury Road” – WINNER 
“The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared”
“The Revenant”

Best Production Design
“Bridge of Spies”
“The Danish Girl”
“Mad Max: Fury Road” – WINNER 
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”

Best Sound Editing
“Mad Max: Fury Road” – WINNER 
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Sicario”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

Best Sound Mixing
“Bridge of Spies”
“Mad Max: Fury Road” – WINNER 
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

Best Short Film, Live Action
“Ave Maria”
“Day One”
“Everything Will Be Okay”
“Shok”
“Stutterer” – WINNER 

Best Short Film, Animated
“Bear Story” – WINNER 
“Prologue”
“Sanjay’s Super Team”
“We Can’t Live Without Cosmos”
“World of Tomorrow”

Best Documentary Short Subject
“Body Team 12?
“Chau, Beyond the Lines”
“Claude Lanzmann”
“A Girl in the River” – WINNER 
“Last Day of Freedom”