The harrowing survival epic "The Revenant" leads the Oscar race with 12 nominations, including best picture.
The acclaimed film also scored nods for star Leonardo DiCaprio, director Alejandro González Iñárritu and supporting actor Tom Hardy.
The high-octane action thriller "Mad Max: Fury Road" followed with 10 nominations, including best picture.
"The Martian," Ridley Scott's sci-fi adventure with Matt Damon, racked up seven nominations, including best picture. The film's director, Ridley Scott, was not nominated.
The best picture category also includes the financial-meltdown saga "The Big Short," the touching period piece "Brooklyn," the wrenching character study "Room," the Cold War-era drama "Bridge of Spies" and the journalism docu-drama "Spotlight."
The acting categories were, for the second year in a row, populated entirely by white performers.
Here are the full list of nominees:
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett
Brie Larson
Jennifer Lawrence
Charlotte Rampling
Saoirse Ronan
Best Actor
Brian Cranston
Matt Damon
Leonardo DiCaprio
Michael Fassbender
Eddie Redmayne
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Rooney Mara
Rachel McAdams
Alicia Vikander
Kate Winslet
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale
Tom Hardy
Mark Ruffalo
Mark Rylance
Sylvester Stallone
Best Picture
"Big Short"
"Bridge of Spies"
"Brooklyn"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Room"
"Spotlight"
Best Directing
"The Big Short"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Revenant"
"Room"
"Spotlight"
Best Original Screenplay
"Bridge of Spies"
"Ex Machina"
"Inside Out"
"Spotlight"
"Straight Outta Compton"
Best Adapted Screenplay
"The Big Short"
"Brooklyn"
"Carol"
"The Martian"
"Room"
Best Foreign Film
"Embrace the Serpent" (Colombia)
"Mustang" (France)
"Son of Saul" (Hungary)
"Theeb" (Jordan)
"A War" (Denmark)
Best Animated Feature
"Anomalisa"
"Boy and the World""Inside Out"
"Shaun and the Sheep Movie"
"When Marnie Was There"
Best Visual Effects
"Ex Machina"
"Mad Max"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Best Score
"Bridge of Spies"
"Carol"
"The Hateful Eight"
"Sicario"
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Best Song
"Earned It" ("Fifty Shades of Grey")
"Manta Ray" ("Racing Extinction")
"Simple Song #3" ("Youth")
"Til It Happens to You" ("The Hunting Ground")
"Writing's on the wall" ("Spectre")
Best Cinematography
"Carol"
"The Hateful Eight"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"Sicario"
"The Revenant"
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The 100-Year Old Man"
"The Revenant"
Best Production Design
"Bridge of Spies"
"The Danish Girl"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
The Revenant"
Best Film Editing
"The Big Short"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Revenant"
"Spotlight"
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Best Sound Editing
"Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Sicario"
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Best Sound Mixing
"Bridge of Spies"
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
"The Martian"
"The Revenant"
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Chris Rock will host the 88th annual Academy Awards on Feb. 28.