Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
2015 film yearAcademy Awards archive
The Big Short Oscar Nominations & Wins
The Big Short has 5 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 1 win.
Wins recorded in the archive
All 5 award records
Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|
| Film year2015 | Best Supporting Actor Credited nominee / recipientChristian Bale Michael Burry | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2015 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientAdam McKay | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2015 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientHank Corwin | Nomination recorded |
| Film year2015 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientBrad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categorySpotlight Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers |
| Film year2015 | Adapted Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientScreenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay | Win recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare The Big Short with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.
Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.
Best Supporting Actor 2015 film year · Ceremony 88
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Best Director 2015 film year · Ceremony 88
- The Big Short This filmNominee
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Film Editing 2015 film year · Ceremony 88
- The Big Short This filmNominee
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- Star Wars: The Force AwakensNomineeMaryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey
Best Picture 2015 film year · Ceremony 88
- The Big Short This filmNomineeBrad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
- Bridge of SpiesNomineeSteven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
- BrooklynNomineeFinola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
- Mad Max: Fury RoadNomineeDoug Mitchell and George Miller, Producers
- The MartianNomineeSimon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam, Producers
- The RevenantNomineeArnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent and Keith Redmon, Producers
- RoomNomineeEd Guiney, Producer
- Spotlight★ WinnerMichael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, Producers
Adapted Screenplay 2015 film year · Ceremony 88
- The Big Short This film★ WinnerScreenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
- BrooklynNomineeScreenplay by Nick Hornby
- CarolNomineeScreenplay by Phyllis Nagy
- The MartianNomineeScreenplay by Drew Goddard
- RoomNomineeScreenplay by Emma Donoghue
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