Earlier this afternoon, the Oscars 2015 nominations were announced. With a few Golden Globes upsets earlier this week, we were all a tad curious to see who made the cut.
There were many delights for Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel gaining nine nominations each, it will no doubt be a good day for them on February 22.
It wasn’t all delight, however, as one would have expected. Selma has been majorly let down this year with the Academy nominating the film for a mere two awards. Let’s just say people on Twitter weren’t well-pleased.
Some other surprises were Jennifer Aniston’s snub for her role in Cake along with Foxcatcher losing out on a nomination for Best Picture.
There were some not-so-surprising results, with Meryl Streep nominated for Into the Woods, as always and the generally expected nominees for the main categories.
However, there were some delights for our very own community; The Imitation Game received eight nominations in total for telling the story of mathematical genius, Nazi code-slayer and gay martyr Alan Turing.
Neil Patrick Harris will host the Oscars 2015 on February 22.
Best Picture
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Best Actor
Steve Carrell – Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper – American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton – Birdman
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything
Best Actress
Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore – Still Alice
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon – Wild
Best Director
Alejandro González Iñárritu – Birdman
Richard Linklater – Boyhood
Bennett Miller – Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum – The Imitation Game
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game
Emma Stone – Birdman
Meryl Streep – Into The Woods
Laura Dern – Wild
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Robert Duvall – The Judge
Ethan Hawke – Boyhood
Edward Norton – Birdman
Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher
JK Simmons – Whiplash
Best Documentary
CitizenFour
Finding Vivian Maier
Last Days in Vietnam
Salt of the Earth
Virunga
Original Screenplay
Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo – Birdman
Richard Linklater – Boyhood
Dan Gilroy – Nightcrawler
Dan Futterman and E Max Frye – Foxcatcher
Best Adapted Screenplay
Graham Moore – The Imitation Game
Anthony McCarten – The Theory of Everything
Damien Chazelle – Whiplash
Jason Hall – American Sniper
Paul Thomas Anderson – Inherent Vice
Best Foreign Language Film
Wild Tales
Timbuktu
Ida
Leviathan
Tangerines Madanriinid
Best Animated feature
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Golden Globe winner)
Song Of The Sea
Talen of the Princess Haguya
Best Original Song
Everything is Awesome – Lego movie
Glory – Selma
Grateful – Beyond the Lights
Lost Stars – I’ll be May
Best Original Score
Johann Johannsson – The Theory of Everything
Alexandre Desplat – The Imitation Game
Alexandre Desplait – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Hans Zimmer – Interstellar
Gary Yershon – Mr Turner
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