The film won many critical and guild awards , and received ten Academy Award nominations , including Best Picture and Best Director , the second most-nominated film of the 88th Academy Awards after '' The Revenant '' , also starring Hardy . It is the first film of the '' Mad Max '' franchise to receive Academy Award recognition , and one of the few sequels to be nominated for Best Picture . The film won six Academy Awards for Best Film Editing , Best Production Design , Best Costume Design , Best Makeup and Hairstyling , Best Sound Mixing , and Best Sound Editing , surpassing all other films at the awards ceremony , and broke the record for the most wins for an Australian film , previously held by '' The Piano '' ( 1993 ) , which won three Oscars
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
Mad Max: Fury Road