mckay for "the big short." road" matthew dowd, alejandro gonzalez inarriutu for "the revenant," lenny abrahamson for "room" and tom mccarthy for "spotlight." >> for performance by an actress in a leading role, the nominees are cate blanchett in "carol." brie larson in "room." jennifer lawrence in "joy." charlotte rampling in "45 years." and saoirse ronan in "brooklyn." >> for performance by an actor in a leading role, the nominees are bryan cranston in "trumbo," matt damon in "the martian," leonardo dicaprio in "the revenant," michael fassbender in "steve jobs." and eddie redmayne in "the danish girl." announce the films selected as the best picture nominees, they are "the big short," brad pitt, dede gardner and jeremy kleiner, producers, "bridge of spies," steven spielberg, mark plat and kristie macosko krieger, producers, "brooklyn," finola dwyer and amanda posey, producers, "mad max: fury road," dove mitchell and george miller, producers. "the martian," simon kinberg, ridley scott, michael schaefer and mark huffam, producers, "the revenant," or nandz mill shonn, steve golin, alejandro inarrit