Oscars winners list 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio and Alejandro González Iñárritu triumph

Oscar awards — An Oscar statue stands on the red carpet at the entrance to the Dolby Theatre Reuters

The 88th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood were among the most hotly discussed in recent history.

Argument surrounded the decision not to nominate any black actors and the host Chris Rock had some cutting things to say in his eagerly awaited monologue, opening with the line: "There weren't black nominees in the '60s – why didn't we protest then? Because we had more important things to protest about."

The Revenant led the shortlist with 12 nominations and it was for his role in that film that netted Leonardo DiCaprio his first Oscar,

Brie Larson was named best actress Oscar for Room and Spotlight took home the best picture Oscar. Mad Max: Fury Road picked up the most awards of the night, with six accolades.

Mark Rylance won the best supporting actor Oscar, with fellow Briton Sam Smith winning best original song.

Academy Awards 2016 winner's list

Best picture

The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight WINNER

Best actor

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant WINNER
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room WINNER
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Best Supporting Actor

Christian Bale, The Big Short
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies WINNER
Sylvester Stallone, Creed

Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl WINNER
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs

Best Directing

Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant WINNER
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Big Short, Charles Randolph and Adam McKay WINNER
Brooklyn, Nick Hornby
Carol, Phyllis Nagy
The Martian, Drew Goddard
Room, Emma Donoghue

Best Original Screenplay

Bridge of Spies, Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
Ex Machina, Alex Garland
Inside Out, Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; Original story by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen
Spotlight, Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy WINNER
Straight Outta Compton, Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; Story by S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff