Best Motion Picture of the Year
The Big Short (Paramount Pictures) [Produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner.] - This is the sixth nomination and the third in this category for Brad Pitt, who won for
12 Years a Slave (2013). His other Best Picture nomination was for
Moneyball (2011). He received Acting nominations for his supporting role in
12 Monkeys (1995) and his leading roles in
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and
Moneyball. This is the fourth nomination for Dede Gardner, who won for
12 Years a Slave (2013). Her other Best Picture nominations were for
The Tree of Life (2011) and
Selma (2014). This is the third nomination for Jeremy Kleiner, who won for
12 Years a Slave (2013) and was nominated last year for
Selma.
Bridge of Spies (Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox) [Produced by Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger.] - This is the ninth nomination in this category for Steven Spielberg, who won the award in 1993 for
Schindler's List. His other Best Picture nominations were for
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982),
The Color Purple (1985),
Saving Private Ryan (1998),
Munich (2005),
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006),
War Horse (2011) and
Lincoln (2012). He has seven Directing nominations, for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977),
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981),
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial,
Schindler's List,
Saving Private Ryan,
Munich and
Lincoln. He won Oscars for
Schindler's List and
Saving Private Ryan. He also received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1986. This is the first nomination for both Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger.
Brooklyn (Fox Searchlight Pictures) [Produced by Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey.] - This is the second nomination for both Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey. They were nominated in this category for
An Education (2009).
