2016 Oscar nominations in pictures

Epic frontier sagaThe Revenant, blistering thrill rideMad Max: Fury Road, outer space taleThe Martianand captivity dramaRoomare among the top nominees for the Oscars announced Thursday inBeverly Hills, Calif.

Here's a look at movies leading the pack of Oscar nominations.

The Revenant

The frontier saga The Revenant, partially filmed in B.C. and Alberta,leads the 2016 Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio.

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road received 10 nominations, including best picture, best director for George Miller and best cinematography.

The Martian

RidleyScott's sci-fi epic The Martian landed 10nominations, including best picture and best actor for Matt Damon.

Room

Canadian-Irish co-productionRoom, picked up four Oscar nominations, including best picture, best actress for Brie Larsenand best adapted screenplay from the bestselling novel by Emma Donoghue.

The Big Short

The Big Short received five nominations, including best motion picture andbest actor for Christian Bale.

Bridge of Spies

Bridge of Spies received six nominations, including best picture and best original screenplay.

Spotlight

Spotlight received six nominations, including best picture, best actor for MarkRuffalo,best actress for RachelMcAdamsand best director for Tom McCarthy.

Carol

The British-American romantic filmCarol received six nominations, including a best actress nod for Cate Blanchett.

Brooklyn

The Canada/United Kingdom/Ireland co-production Brooklyn picked up thee nominations, including for best picture, best actress for Saoirse Ronan and for Nick Hornby's screenplay (adapted from the novel by Colm Toibin).

The88thAcademy AwardsairFeb. 28 on ABC and will be hosted byChris Rock.