THE REVENANT below-the-line gang reacts to multiple Academy Award Nominations!

The spellbinding excellence of THE REVENANT goes beyond the performances of Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy, each of whom picked up an Oscar nomination; Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. It goes beyond the magic of Best Director Nominee Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (his third nomination with one win for “Birdman”), and even beyond the unparalleled beauty captured by Emmanuel “Chivo”Lubezki who picked up his eighth Academy Award Nomination this morning for Best Achievement in Cinematography. Already a two time Oscar winner for his work with Alfonso Cuaron for “Gravity” and again last year for his still talked about illusory lensing on the Inarritu-directed “Birdman”, could 2016 bring Chivo another golden statuette? But THE REVENANT is only as strong as the artisans beneath its wings; artisans whose work The Academy acknowledged this morning with Oscar nominations.

On learning of her nomination for Best Achievement in Costume Design, her third, Jacqueline West had this to say:

I was so honored to be a part of The Revenant. It was a thrill to work with Alejandro and to reunite with Jack (Fisk) and Chivo (Lubezki). A special congratulations to Leo and Tom. And what an exceptional group of fellow nominees! I am truly grateful to the Academy for this nomination.

Jacqueline West, Best Achievement in Costume Design

Sound and sound mix and design is a critical element to the dialogue-light THE REVENANT and the work of sound mixers Randy Thom and Chris Duesterdiek received a nomination reflecting that.

On learning of the nomination, eight time nominee and two time Oscar winner Randy Thom had this to say:

Alejandro Inarritu is a director with a storytelling ear just as subtle and powerful as his storytelling eye. We were honored to accompany him on The Revenant’s journey in sound.

Randy Thom, Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

First time Oscar nominee Chris Duesterdiek spoke about the team, noting:

It’s an honor to be nominated. THE REVENANT is a once in a lifetime film that you only dream about being part of. Alejandro’s vision and passion inspired us all on this incredible journey in film making; Frank Montano and Jon Taylor, Best Achievement in Sound Mixing (nominated last year for “Birdman”). It is truly an honor to be nominated for our contribution. On location we really had to reinvent the wheel as to how we were going to get our equipment there and capture what was needed as well as record a catalogue of nature sounds from the environment. A big heartfelt thanks to the army of post sound people involved, Randy, Frank, Jon, Lon and the whole team. A big thanks to my team Charlie O’Shea and Candice Todesco as well.

Chris Duesterdiek, Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

And where would THE REVENANT be without its VFX team? Certainly a bear might be missing or not as seamlessly integrated into the visuals. Picking up a nomination for Best Achievement in Visual Effects, Rich McBride had this to say:

The entire REVENANT VFX team is excited and honored to be included. We are so proud of our contribution to this movie and could not be happier that all of our hard work and artists are getting the recognition they deserve.

Rich McBride, Best Achievement in Visual Effects

In addition to these artisans, and Tom Hardy and Leo DiCaprio picking up acting nominations, Inarritu nominated for Best Direction and Lubezki for Best Achievement in Cinematography, joining THE REVENANT nominees are editor Stephen Mirrione, sound editors Lon Bender and Martin Hernandez, and production designer Jack Fisk.