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Shutout! Star Wars: The Force Awakens was nominated for five Academy Awards on Sunday night, and didn’t win a single one. Mad Max: Fury Road took three of the five, and Hateful Eight and Ex Machina took the other two. The list of awards and nominees are below, with the winner listed in bold:
FILM EDITING
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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
VISUAL EFFECTS
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Turns out Mad Max: Fury Road was the big winner of the night, with six awards, and The Revenant in second place with three. On the bright side, we got appearances from Daisy Ridley, Benicio del Toro, Andy Serkis, C-3PO, R2-D2, and BB-8. What did YOU think of the Star Wars elements of the show? And do you think The Force Awakens was robbed in any or all of the categories for which it was nominated? Share your thoughts in the comments!
Trivia Time!
Test your knowledge of the Star Wars universe!Yesterday’s answer: Simon Pegg
Today’s question: John Williams has received the 2nd most Oscar nominations in history, with 50. Who’s #1, at 59 nominations? (And yes, this is a Star-Wars-related answer.)