Leonardo DiCaprio talks The Revenant Oscar chances: ‘It’s beyond your control’

However, Indian films failed to make it to the list yet again.

After seemingly slipping in an unpredictable awards season, “Spotlight” showed particularly strength Thursday, landing six nominations including best director for McCarthy, best screenplay for McCarthy and Josh Singer and best supporting actor for Mark Ruffalo.

Inarritu, who won the best director Oscar previous year for “The Birdman”, said it meant a lot to be appreciated for the movie.

Hardy’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” also exercised some gasoline-fueled muscle.

“The Revenant” will compete with gritty action adventure “Mad Max: Fury Road” and space film “The Martian”.

For DiCaprio, who plays the lead role of Hugh Glass, a fur trapper, this is his fifth acting Oscar nomination, though he spends much of the film not talking at all.

Although he is up against some stiff competition from Bryan Cranston, Matt Damon, Michael Fassbender and Eddie Redmayne, fans and online polls suggest that this trophy might finally be his to keep.

For best actress, “Carol” star Cate Blanchett and “Room” star Brie Larson, who portrayed a kidnapped mother living in captivity with her son, are seen as the favorites in a category that also includes veteran British actress Charlotte Rampling (“45 Years”).

Pixar’s Inside Out is in the running for best animated feature film, with competitors including Charlie Kaufman’s Anomalisa and the Shaun the Sheep Movie, featuring the character first seen alongside Wallace and Gromit in Aardman’s A Close Shave.

“So to have something not only do as good as it’s been doing in the box office, but to get having this movie recognised by our peers, it does feel incredible because I’ve never been a part of a film this experimental”.

In the race to win the Best Original Score, the nominees are “Bridge of Spies”, “Carol”, “The Hateful Eight”, “Sicario” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”.

“When you look at what’s happening – its very troubling”.

Hardy is thrilled to be recognised for his own performance but says his nomination is down to the “team” behind the project, including director Alejandro G. Iñárritu.