The 88th Academy Awards ceremony was held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. It was presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in 24 categories.
- Mad Max: Fury Road made a big win by bagging 6 awards.
- The Oscar ceremony was produced by David Hill and Reginald Hudlin and directed by Glenn Weiss.
- Show Host – Actor Chris Rock
Here is the list of Academy Awards Winners
| Category | Winner |
| Best Picture | Spotlight |
| Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio |
| Best Actress | Brie Larson |
| Best Direction | Alejandro G Inarritu for “The Revenant” |
| Best Original Song | “Writing’s on the Wall” from Spectrex |
| Best Original Score | Ennio Morricine for “The Hateful Eight” |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Son of Saul (Hungary) |
| Best Live Action Short Film | Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage for “Stutterer” |
| Best Documentary – Feature | Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees for “Amy” |
| Best Documentary – Short | Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy for “A Girl In the River: The Price of Forgiveness” |
| Best Supporting Actor | Mark Rylance |
| Best Animated Feature | Pete Doctor and Jonas Rivera for “Inside Out” |
| Best Animated Short | Gabriel Osorio Pato Escala for “Bear Story” |
| Best Visual Effects | Andrew Whiteburst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Ara Bennett for “Ex Machina” |
| Best Sound Mixing | Chris Jenkins, Greg Rudloff and Ben Osmo for “Mad Max: Fury Road” |
| Best Sound Editing | Mark Mangini and David White for “Mad Max: Fury Road” |
| Best Film Editing | Margaret Sixel for “Mad Max: Fury Road” |
| Best Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki for “The Revenant” |
| Makeup and Hairstyling | Lesley Vanderwalt, Elka Wardega and Damian Martin for “Mad Max: Fury Road” |
| Best Production Design | Colin Gibson and Lisa Thompson for “Mad Max: Fury Road” |
| Best Costume Design | Jenny Beavan for “Mad Max Fury Road” |
| Best Actress In A Supporting Role | Alicia Vikander |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | “The Big Short” for Charles Randolph and Adam McKay |
Key Highlight of Event:
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra presented the Oscar in the Best Film Editing category to “Mad Max: Fury Road” along with Hollywood star Liev Schreiber to Editor Margaret Sixel.
- She became the second Indian presenter at the foreign annual film ceremony after Persis Khambatta.
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