Brie Larson
The talented star sees her first Oscar nod with a nomination for Best Actress in 2016 with her room in Room.
Alicia Vikander
2016 has been a big year for the Danish Girl actress who has received her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress alongside Eddie Redmayne.
Charlotte Rampling
The 45 Years star has been nominated for her first Oscar in 2016 for Best Actress.
Rachel McAdams
The popular actress sees her first Oscar nod in 2016 for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Spotlight.
Tom Hardy
The hunky actor received his first Oscar nomination in 2016 for his role alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant.
Sam Smith
The talented artist sees his first Oscar nod at the 2016 awards show for his song "Writings on the Wall" from Spectre.
Lady Gaga
Mother Monster is nominated at the Oscars for the first time for her song "Til It Happens to You" from The Haunting Ground.
Bryan Cranston
The Breaking Bad actor mostly worked in television before this year, and now he's been nominated for Best Actor in 2016—first Oscar nod for his role in Trumbo.
Mark Rylance
The actor is nominated for the first time at the 2016 Oscars for Best Supporting Actor with his role in Bridge of Spies.
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Following her role in Hateful Eight, the actress sees her first Oscar nod in 2016 for Best Supporting Actress.
J.K. Simmons
The actor's performance opposite Miles Teller in Whiplash caught everyone's attention as soon as it hit the big screen.
Patricia Arquette
The actress spent 12 years filming Richard Linklater's Boyhood.
Steve Carell
The actor's physical transformation in Foxcatcher didn't outshine his incredible acting in the dramatic role.
Benedict Cumberbatch
While this isn't the first time the hunky Brit has attended the Academy Awards, this marks his first nomination.
Rosamund Pike
The actress' performance as Amy Dunne was both chilling and captivating in Gone Girl.
Eddie Redmayne
The actor took on the daunting task of playing Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.
Felicity Jones
The British beauty stole the screen opposite her co-star, and fellow nominee, Redmayne.
Michael Keaton
After being out of the acting scene for a bit, Keaton's comeback is bigger than ever with a Golden Globe for the lead role in Birdman.
Emma Stone
The adorable actress' statement after learning that she was nominated for her Birdman performance was hysterical and included many f-bombs!