Entertainment Desk :The 88th Annual Academy Awards is being held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The stars descended in their best fineries to be part of the prestigious event that sees one of the biggest names from the world celluloid coming together to celebrate cinema and its various aspects.Leonardo DiCaprio bagged his first Academy Award for his performance in The Revenant. It was indeed a moment worth cherishing for fans of the Hollywood superstar, who has been unlucky on a number of occasions to have missed winning the coveted trophy. It was an evening worth remembering – winners gave inspiring acceptance speeches; awe-inspiring performances.Best Picture – Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust for Spotlight Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprioBest Actress – Brie Larson Best Direction – Alejandro G Inarritu for The RevenantBest Original Song – Writing’s on the Wall from Spectre for Jimmy Napes and Sam SmithBest Original Score – Ennio Morricine for The Hateful EightBest Foreign Language Film – Son of Saul (Hungary)Best Live Action Short Film – Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage for StuttererDocumentary Feature – Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees for AmyBest Documentary Short – Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy for A Girl In the River: The Price of ForgivenessBest Supporting Actor – Mark Rylance Best Animated Feature – Pete Doctor and Jonas Rivera for Inside OutBest Animated Short – Gabriel Osorio Pato Escala for Bear StoryBest Visual Effects – Andrew Whiteburst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and ara Bennett for Ex MachinaBest Sound Mixing – Chris Jenkins, Greg Rudloff and Ben Osmo for Mad Max: Fury RoadBest Sound Editing -Mark Mangini and David White for Mad Max: Fury RoadBest Film Editing – Margaret Sixel for Mad Max: Fury RoadBest Cinematography -Emmanuel Lubezki for The RevenantMakeup and Hairstyling – Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin for Mad Max: Fury RoadBest Production Design – Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson for Mad Max: Fury RoadBest Costume Design – Jenny Beavan for Mad Max Fury RoadBest Actress In A Supporting Role – Alicia VikanderBest Adapted Screenplay – The Big Short for Charles Randolph and Adam McKay.
