Best Make-up & Hairstyling
| MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING | Erik Anderson | Evan Kost | Nicole Latayan | James Narvey | Adam Norbury | Jason Osiason | Chris Pepper | Long Pham | Kenneth Polischuk | Jacqui Sutherland | TOTAL POINTS | RANK |
| Mad Max: Fury Road | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 1 |
| The Revenant | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 2 |
| The 100-Year-Old Man Who | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 3 |
| Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared |
Best Original Score
| ORIGINAL SCORE | Erik Anderson | Evan Kost | Nicole Latayan | James Narvey | Adam Norbury | Jason Osiason | Chris Pepper | Long Pham | Kenneth Polischuk | Jacqui Sutherland | TOTAL POINTS | RANK |
| The Hateful Eight | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 2 |
| Carol | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 3 |
| Bridge of Spies | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4 |
| Sicario | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 |
Best Original Song
| ORIGINAL SONG | Erik Anderson | Evan Kost | Nicole Latayan | James Narvey | Adam Norbury | Jason Osiason | Chris Pepper | Long Pham | Kenneth Polischuk | Jacqui Sutherland | TOTAL POINTS | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Til It Happens to You,” The Hunting Ground | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 1 |
| “Writing’s on the Wall,” Spectre | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 2 |
| “Earned It,” Fifty Shades Of Grey | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 3 |
| “Simple Song #3,” Youth | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 4 |
| “Manta Ray,” Racing Extinction | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
Best Sound Editing
| SOUND EDITING | Erik Anderson | Evan Kost | Nicole Latayan | James Narvey | Adam Norbury | Jason Osiason | Chris Pepper | Long Pham | Kenneth Polischuk | Jacqui Sutherland | TOTAL POINTS | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Max: Fury Road | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 1 |
| The Revenant | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 3 |
| The Martian | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 4 |
| Sicario | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
Best Sound Mixing
| SOUND MIXING | Erik Anderson | Evan Kost | Nicole Latayan | James Narvey | Adam Norbury | Jason Osiason | Chris Pepper | Long Pham | Kenneth Polischuk | Jacqui Sutherland | TOTAL POINTS | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Revenant | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| Mad Max: Fury Road | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 2 |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 3 |
| The Martian | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 4 |
| Bridge of Spies | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
Best Visual Effects
| VISUAL EFFECTS | Erik Anderson | Evan Kost | Nicole Latayan | James Narvey | Adam Norbury | Jason Osiason | Chris Pepper | Long Pham | Kenneth Polischuk | Jacqui Sutherland | TOTAL POINTS | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Max: Fury Road | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 2 |
| The Revenant | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 3 |
| The Martian | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 4 |
| Ex Machina | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
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