Oscars 2015!

[Edward J Grug III]

Woooo!

Nominees:

Best Picture
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory Of Everything
Whiplash

Best Director
Alexandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

Best Actor
Steve Carell, 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 Cinematography
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr. Turner
Unbroken

Best Foreign Language Film
Ida
Leviathan
Tangerines
Timbuktu
Wild Tales

Best Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory Of Everything
Whiplash

Best Original Screenplay
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians Of The Galaxy

Best Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory Of Everything

Best Animated Feature
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Song Of The Sea
The Tale Of Princess Kaguya

Best Documentary—Short
"Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1"
"Joanna"
"Our Curse"
"The Reaper"
"White Earth"

Best Film Editing
American Sniper
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Whiplash

Best Production Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Into The Woods
Mr. Turner

Best Animated Short
"The Bigger Picture"
"The Dam Keeper"
"Feast"
"Me And My Moulton"
"A Single Life"

Best Live Action Short
"Aya"
"Boogaloo And Graham"
"Butter Lamp"
"Parvaneh"
"The Phone Call"

Best Sound Editing
American Sniper
Birdman
The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies
Interstellar
Unbroken

Best Sound Mixing
American Sniper
Birdman
Interstellar
Unbroken
Whiplash

Best Visual Effects
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
X-Men: Days Of Future Past

Best Documentary — Feature
Citizenfour
Finding Vivien Maier
Last Days Of Vietnam
The Salt Of The Earth
Virunga

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Laura Dern, Wild
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into The Woods

Best Costume Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into The Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner

Best Original Song
"Lost Stars," Begin Again
"Grateful," Beyond The Lights
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You," Glenn Campbell: I'll Be Me
"Everything Is Awesome, The Lego Movie
"Glory," Selma

[Edward J Grug III]

OK, I've got a list of 28 movies to watch in the next month! Eep! That used to be easier before the baby came along.

The only ones I've seen from the non-technical awards are Boyhood and Grand Budapest Hotel.

[ScottotD]

The best picture nominees look like a bunch of super depressing movies ...plus a Wes Anderson one, either way I'm not in a rush to see any of them

[Edward J Grug III]

The best picture nominees look like a bunch of super depressing movies ...plus a Wes Anderson one, either way I'm not in a rush to see any of them

Boyhood is the opposite of super depressing.

I haven't seen the others yet.

[ScottotD]

Does Boyhood have a plot?

[Edward J Grug III]

Does Boyhood have a plot?

... yessssss...

Look, it's loose, but I'd call it a plot.

The film is pretty incredible.

[ScottotD]

Agree 100% with James Gunn's comments on Lego Movie being snubbed for best movie and best animated

[Edward J Grug III]

Agree 100% with James Gunn's comments on Lego Movie being snubbed for best movie and best animated

Link? Or quote?

I'm glad that some of the smaller animated films that don't normally get a look-in did! But you already know how I feel about The Lego Movie ;P

[ScottotD]

1) The LEGO Movie was flat out snubbed. It was one of the best films of the year, not to mention one of the best animated films. It deserved to be nominated for Best Animated Film. Considering the average Academy voter is 63, perhaps the Tinkertoy Movie or the Erector Set Film would have fared better. Honestly, I don't think there can be any reason it wasn't nominated other than Academy members assumed it was a silly movie (like I did when I first heard of the movie, before seeing it) and didn't watch the screener.

[Edward J Grug III]

1) The LEGO Movie was flat out snubbed. It was one of the best films of the year, not to mention one of the best animated films. It deserved to be nominated for Best Animated Film. Considering the average Academy voter is 63, perhaps the Tinkertoy Movie or the Erector Set Film would have fared better. Honestly, I don't think there can be any reason it wasn't nominated other than Academy members assumed it was a silly movie (like I did when I first heard of the movie, before seeing it) and didn't watch the screener.

Some people are speculating it was because it is a brand movie, but I don't know how far you can go with that argument when you consistantly nominate Disney films

I love that there are three 'traditionally' animated films this year too.

I can't wait to see them all! It's a rare year where I haven't seen any of the animated nominees yet!

[Edward J Grug III]

@scharpling

The people complaining that THE LEGO MOVIE didn't get an nomination are the same people who complained that there was gonna be a Lego movie.

[ScottotD]

Not me! 

[Kete]

Out of all the Best Picture, Acting, and Screenplay movies, I've seen all but Still Alice, Inherent Vice, Mr Turner, and Two Days One Night.

I'd say, overall, a batch of really good movies. Didn't much care for American Sniper or Theory of Everything,  but enjoyed all the rest.

[Edward J Grug III]

Out of all the Best Picture, Acting, and Screenplay movies, I've seen all but Still Alice, Inherent Vice, Mr Turner, and Two Days One Night.

I'd say, overall, a batch of really good movies. Didn't much care for American Sniper or Theory of Everything,  but enjoyed all the rest.

Those are the two I predict I won't like too.

[ScottotD]