The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs put out a statement Sunday night acknowledging the lack of diversity in the nominations for the 88th Academy Awards Thursday morning.
“I’d like to acknowledge the wonderful work of this year’s nominees. While we celebrate their extraordinary achievements, I am both heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion. This is a difficult but important conversation, and it’s time for big changes. The Academy is taking dramatic steps to alter the makeup of our membership. In the coming days and weeks we will conduct a review of our membership recruitment in order to bring about much-needed diversity in our 2016 class and beyond,” said Isaacs.
Academy membership is limited to film artists working in the production of theatrically released motion pictures. The Academy has 17 branches, for the crafts ranging from Actors to Writers, and two categories, Members-at-Large, and Associates to accommodate individuals who work in motion picture production but do not fit into one of the branches.
“As many of you know, we have implemented changes to diversify our membership in the last four years. But the change is not coming as fast as we would like. We need to do more, and better and more quickly,” said Isaacs.
“This isn’t unprecedented for the Academy. In the ‘60s and ‘70s it was about recruiting younger members to stay vital and relevant. In 2016, the mandate is inclusion in all of its facets: gender, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation. We recognize the very real concerns of our community, and I so appreciate all of you who have reached out to me in our effort to move forward together,” said Isaacs.
The 88th Academy Awards will be held February 28 live from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, hosted by Chris Rock.
Here is the list of all Oscar nominations.
Best Picture
Big Short
Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
Bridge of Spies
Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
Brooklyn
Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
Mad Max: Fury Road
Doug Mitchell and George Miller, Producers
The Martian
Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam, Producers
The Revenant
Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent and Keith Redmon, Producers
Room
Ed Guiney, Producer
Spotlight
Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Micheal Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
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
Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Directing
The Big Short
Mad Max
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Film Editing
Big Short
Mad Max
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Foreign Language Film
Embrace Of The Serpent
Mustang
Son Of Saul
A War
Original Score
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars
Production Design
Bridge Of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max
The Martian
The Revenant
Visual Effects
Ex Machina
Mad Max
The Revenant
Star Wars
The Martian
Adapted Screenplay
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
Martian
Room
Original Screenplay
Bridge Of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
Boy And The World
Inside Out
Shaun The Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There
Cinematography
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario
Costume Design
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Documentary Feature
Amy
Cartel Land
The Look of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone
Ukraine
Documentary Short Subject
Body Team 12
A Girl In The River
Last Day Of Freedom
Makeup and Hairstyling
Mad Max: Fury Road
100 Year Old Man
The Revenant
Original Song
50 Shades Of Gray
Racing Extinction
Youth
The Hunting Ground
Spectre
Animated Short Film
World Of Tomorrow
Live Action Short Film
Ave Maria
Day One
Everything Will Be OK
Shock
Sutter
Sound Editing
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Sound Mixing
Bridge Of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
