Best Picture
- The Big Short – Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner
- Bridge of Spies – Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger
- Brooklyn – Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey
- Mad Max: Fury Road – Doug Mitchell and George Miller
- The Martian – Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam
- The Revenant – Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Inarritu, Mary Parent and Keith Redmon
- Room – Ed Guiney
- Spotlight – Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, and Blye Pagon Faust
Best Director
- Adam McKay – The Big Short
- George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant
- Lenny Abrahamson – Room
- Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
Best Actor
- Bryan Cranston – Trumbo as Dalton Trumbo
- Matt Damon – The Martian as Mark Watney
- Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant as Hugh Glass
- Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs as Steve Jobs
- Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl as Lili Elbe / Einar Wegener
Best Actress
- Cate Blanchett – Carol as Carol Aird
- Brie Larson – Room as Joy "Ma" Newsome
- Jennifer Lawrence – Joy as Joy Mangano
- Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years as Kate Mercer
- Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn as Eilis Lacey
