Six Film4 titles score a record 15 Oscar® nominations

14 January 2016

Nominations include Best Picture and Best Director for Lenny Abrahamson's Room.

Carol, Ex_Machina, 45 Years, Amy and Youth also amongst nominees

Six titles from Channel 4’s feature film division, Film4 received a record 15 Oscar® nominations for the 88th annual awards ceremony, which will air live on February 28, 2016.

“We are deeply grateful that the Academy and its members have embraced our films CAROL, ROOM, EX-MACHINA, 45 YEARS, YOUTH and AMY and recognized the extraordinary talent and creativity in bringing them to audiences far and wide.  15 nominations across the films is an amazing validation of our belief in the potential of these bold, inspirational stories we championed at Film4.  It’s enormously rewarding to see everyone’s hard work and creativity illuminated by an Oscar nomination and I am delighted to see so many of our friends and partners honoured today.  Congratulations to you all – it’s very well deserved,” said David Kosse, Director of Film4.

Amongst the films backed by Film4, Todd Haynes’ CAROL received 6 nominations including Best Actress for Cate Blanchett, Best Supporting Actress for Rooney Mara, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Lenny Abrahamson’s ROOM received 4 nominations including Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Actress for Brie Larson and Best Adapted Screenplay for Emma Donoghue.

Alex Garland’s EX MACHINA received 2 nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Achievement in Visual Effects.

AMY was nominated for Best Documentary Feature and Charlotte Rampling was nominated for Best Actress for her role in 45 YEARS. Paolo Sorrentino’s YOUTH received a nomination for Best Original Song.

Film4-backed films Oscar® nominations in full:

CAROL

Actress in a Leading Role: Cate Blanchett
Actress in a Supporting Role: Rooney Mara
Adapted Screenplay: Phyllis Nagy
Achievement in Cinematography: Ed Lachman

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original score): Carter Burwell

Achievement in Costume Design: Sandy Powell

ROOM

Best Motion Picture of the Year: Ed Guiney

Achievement in Directing: Lenny Abrahamson

Actress in a Leading Role: Brie Larson
Adapted Screenplay: Emma Donoghue

EX MACHINA

Original Screenplay: Alex Garland

Achievement in Visual Effects: Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett

 

45 YEARS:

Actress in a Leading Role: Charlotte Rampling

 

YOUTH

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original song): Simple Song # 3, music and lyrics by David Lang

 

AMY

Best Documentary Feature: Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees

ABOUT FILM4:

Film4 is Channel 4 Television’s feature film division. Film4 develops and co-finances films and is known for working with the most distinctive and innovative talent in the UK, whether new or established.  

Film4 has developed and co-financed many of the most successful UK films of recent years, Academy Award-winners such as Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, Martin McDonagh’s In Bruges and Phyllida Lloyd’s The Iron Lady in addition to critically-acclaimed award-winners such as Mike Leigh’s Mr. Turner, Chris Morris’ Four Lions, Shane Meadows’ This is England, Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers, Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin and David Mackenzie’s Starred Up.

Film4’s recent releases include; Lenny Abrahamson’s Room, Todd Haynes’ Carol, Sarah Gavron’s Suffragette, Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth, Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Lobster, Asif Kapadia’s box office record breaking documentary Amy, Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years, Alex Garland’s Ex Machina.

Forthcoming releases include; Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth, Susanna White’s Our Kind of Traitor, Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise and Free Fire, Ang Lee’s Billy Lynn’s Long Half Time Walk, Benedict Andrews’ Una and Andrea Arnold’s American Honey.

For further information visit www.film4.com/productions