2016 Oscars — Best Picture

Spotlight won Best Picture at the 2016 Oscars. All 8 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, Room, The Big Short, The Martian and The Revenant. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 2015 and 2017 Best Picture races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Spotlight(2015)
Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers
Winner
Bridge of Spies(2015)
Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
Brooklyn(2015)
Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
Mad Max: Fury Road(2015)
Doug Mitchell and George Miller, Producers
Room(2015)
Ed Guiney, Producer
The Big Short(2015)
Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
The Martian(2015)
Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam, Producers
The Revenant(2015)
Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent and Keith Redmon, Producers