Sam Smith and Lady Gaga among 2016 Oscar nominees

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have today announced their nominations for the 88th Academy Awards.

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Presenting the nominees of the first category of Best Song was Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee alongside Guillermo Del Toro, who revealed crooner Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes have been nominated for ‘Writing’s On The Wall’, which headlined the latest James Bond instalment Spectre.

Despite taking out a Golden Globe last weekend for the song, Smith faces some stiff competition if he wants to bring home another accolade.

For her rendition of ‘Til it Happens to You’ from The Hunting Ground, Lady Gaga has been nominated in the same category, alongside David Lang’s ‘Simple Song #3’ from the film Youth, ‘Manta Ray’ from the documentary Racing Extinction, and ‘Earned It’ from Fifty Shades Of Grey.

For his portrayal of transgender artist Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl during 1920s Copenhagen, Eddie Redmayne has been nominated for Best Actor.

If he beats fellow contenders Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant), Byran Cranston (Trumbo), Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs) and Matt Damon (The Martian), Redmayne will collect his second Best Actor Oscar, following his 2015 win for portraying Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.

Hosted by Chris Rock, the Academy Awards will be broadcast across the globe on February 28 live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Read the full list of nominees below:

Best actor in a supporting role
Christian Bale (The Big Short)
Tom Hardy (The Revenant)
Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight)
Mark Rylance (Bridge Of Spies)
Sylvester Stallone (Creed)

Best actress in a supporting role
Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight)
Rooney Mara (Carol)
Rachel McAdams (Spotlight)
Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina)
Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs)

Best actor in a leading role
Bryan Cranston (Trumbo)
Matt Damon (The Martian)
Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant)
Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl)

Best actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchett (Carol)
Brie Larson (Room)
Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)
Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn)
Jennifer Lawrence (Joy)

Best picture
The Big Short
Bridge Of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight

Best director
Adam McKay (The Big Short)
George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road)
Alejandro G Inarritu (The Revenant)
Tom McCarthy (Spotlight)
Lenny Abrahamson (Room)

Best original score
Bridge Of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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 animated feature
Anomalisa
Boy And The World
Inside Out
Shaun The Sheep Movie
When Marnie Was There

Best documentary feature
Amy
Cartel Land
The Look Of Silence
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Winter On Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom

Best Original Song
’Earned It’ – 50 Shades of Grey
‘Til It Happens To You’ – The Hunting Ground
‘Writings On the Wall’ – Spectre
‘Manta Ray’ – Racing Extinction
‘Simple Song #3’ – Youth

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