2015 Academy Award Nominations

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Agreed!!!

Carell was the worst of the three in my opinion, I think the fake nose really added most to his performance

Yeah, that's why Adrian Brody has been using a fake nose his entire career.

 

[DiFabio]

These are the noms that I think will win, or that I want to win.

Best Picture

“Boyhood”


Actor in a Leading Role

Michael Keaton, “Birdman"


Actress in a Leading Role


Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”

Actor in a Supporting Role


J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”

Actress in a Supporting Role

Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”


Directing

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, “Birdman”


Animated Feature Film

“Big Hero 6”


Cinematography

Emmanuel Lubezki, “Birdman”


Costume Design

Milena Canonero, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”


Documentary Feature

Didn't see these

Documentary Short Subject

Didn't see these

Film Editing


Sandra Adair, “Boyhood”


Foreign Language Film

Didn't see these

Makeup and Hairstyling

Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

Music – Original Score

Alexandre Desplat, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”


Music – Original Song

Didn't hear all these

Production Design

“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Production design: Adam Stockhausen, Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock


Short Film – Animated

Didn't see these

Writing – Adapted Screenplay


Paul Thomas Anderson, “Inherent Vice”

Writing – Original Screenplay


Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo, “Birdman"

Visual Effects


“Guardians of the Galaxy"

Sound Editing

Dunno about this one. I do know putting Interstellar with it's horrible sound mix is a joke.

Sound Mixing

Again, I don't know.

Short Film – Live Action

Didn't see.

 

[YankeesFanboy]

Pretty sure that's not the only time Lindsay's had to spit out...soda.

 

[ebor]

Best Picture

“American Sniper”
“Birdman”
“Boyhood”
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
“The Imitation Game”
“Selma”
“The Theory of Everything”
“Whiplash”

Actor in a Leading Role

Steve Carell, “Foxcatcher”
Bradley Cooper, “American Sniper”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game”
Michael Keaton, “Birdman”
Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything”

Actress in a Leading Role

Marion Cotillard, “Two Days One Night”
Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”
Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”
Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”
Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”

Actor in a Supporting Role

Robert Duvall, “The Judge”
Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”
Edward Norton, “Birdman”
Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher”
J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”

Actress in a Supporting Role

Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
Laura Dern, “Wild”
Emma Stone, “Birdman”
Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game”
Meryl Streep, “Into the Woods”

Directing

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, “Birdman”
Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Bennett Miller, “Foxcatcher”
Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Morten Tyldum, “The Imitation Game”

Animated Feature Film

“Big Hero 6”
“The Boxtrolls”
“How to Train Your Dragon 2”
“Song of the Sea”
“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya”

Cinematography

Emmanuel Lubezki, “Birdman”
Robert D. Yeoman, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lynzewski, “Ida”
**** Pope, “Mr. Turner”
Roger Deakins, “Unbroken”

Costume Design

Milena Canonero, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Mark Bridges, “Inherent Vice”
Colleen Atwood, “Into the Woods”
Anna B. Sheppard, “Maleficent”
Jacqueline Durran, “Mr. Turner”

Documentary Feature

“Citizenfour”
“Last Days in Vietnam”
“Virunga”
“The Salt of the Earth”
“Finding Vivian Maier”

Documentary Short Subject

“Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1”
“Joanna”
“Our Curse”
“The Reaper”
“White Earth”

Film Editing

Joel Cox and Gary Roach, “American Sniper”
Sandra Adair, “Boyhood”
Barney Pilling, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
William Goldenberg, “The Imitation Game”
Tom Cross, “Whiplash”

Foreign Language Film

“Ida”
“Leviathan”
“Tangerines”
“Wild Tales”
“Timbuktu”

Makeup and Hairstyling

Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard, “Foxcatcher”
Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White “Guardians of the Galaxy”

Music – Original Score

Alexandre Desplat, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Alexandre Desplat, “The Imitation Game”
Hans Zimmer, “Interstellar”
Gary Yershon, “Mr Turner”
Johann Johannsson, “The Theory of Everything”

Music – Original Song

“Everything Is Awesome” by Shawn Patterson, “The LEGO Movie”
“Glory” by Common and John Legend, “Selma”
“Grateful,” by Diana Warren, “Beyond the lights”
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You,” by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond, “Glenn Campbell: I’ll Be Me”
“Lost Stars” by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois, “Begin Again”

Production Design

“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Production design: Adam Stockhausen, Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“The Imitation Game,” Production design: Maria Djurkovic, Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald
“Interstellar,” Production design: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
“Into the Woods,” Production design: Dennis Gassner, Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
“Mr. Turner,” Production design: Suzie Davies, Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts

Short Film – Animated

“The Bigger Picture,” Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
“The Dam Keeper,” Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
“Feast,” Patrick Osbirne and Kristina Reed
“Me and My Moulton,” Torill Kove
“A Single Life,” Joris Oprins

Writing – Adapted Screenplay

Graham Moore, “The Imitation Game”
Damien Chazelle, “Whiplash”
Anthony McCarten, “The Theory of Everything”
Jason Hall, “American Sniper”
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Inherent Vice”

Writing – Original Screenplay

Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo, “Birdman”
Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Dan Gilroy, “Nightcrawler”
E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, “Foxcatcher”

Visual Effects

“Interstellar”
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
“Guardians of the Galaxy”
“Captain America: Winter Soldier”
“X-Men: Days of Future Past”

Sound Editing

“Interstellar”
“Unbroken”
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”
“American Sniper”
“Birdman”

Sound Mixing

Mark Weingarten, “Interstellar”
Thomas Curley, ”Whiplash”
“Unbroken”
“American Sniper”
“Birdman”

Short Film – Live Action

“Boogaloo and Graham”
“Aya”
“Butterlamp”
“Parvenah”
“The Phone Call”

I just bolded who I thought would win. A pool of one.

 

[Sidewinder]

I really didn't think Boyhood was that great a film. Certainly it was an achievement to film over the 12 years with the same actors, but the story was pretty average.

I've only seen 2 of the best picture nominees this time.

I really don't care for the Oscars anymore.

 

[marker2037]

Haven't seen Birdman yet but I plan to soon and regardless, I hop Keaton wins Best Actor.

Hans Zimmer should win best score for Interstellar. It was beyond intense.

Still need to see a lot of movies on this list.

Also, I'm pretty shocked Billy Boyd's song for The Hobbit wasn't nominated.

 

[The Ween]

Though I hope Michael Keaton wins just because I like him so much, I don't care at all about this year's Oscars. Won't be watching it.

 

[Morgul Matt]

Though I hope Michael Keaton wins just because I like him so much, I don't care at all about this year's Oscars. Won't be watching it.

Same here. I mean, as a Brit, I wish both fellow Brits Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne all the best & would be very happy for either of them if they win but I've been a big Michael Keaton fan for many years now & would love to see him win the big one.

 

[jnmx2000]

No film with any live-action scenes has ever been nominated for a Best Animated Oscar. That might have been what disqualified The Lego Movie.

You might actually be right. The Oscars have weird rules and that might have been the lego movies demise in the academy's eyes.

 

[CallMeTheDoctor]

Redmayne was insanely fantastic. Haven't seen Imitation Game, but I will be tomorrow. Damn, some good stuff. Grand Budapest should win everything. Best ****ing movie I saw last year.

 

[Khev]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NxSwskqwuY&feature=youtu.be

Interesting video suggesting that BOTFA's lack of a Best Visual Effects nomination was a true snub especially in light of the fact that the same company's less advanced technology actually DID get nominated for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. That Lake-town Smaug attack. Damn. Off the charts.

 

[DiFabio]

Planet of the Apes > BOTFA

 

[Xenoburger_]

Yeah...Dawn of the Apes' effects were far ahead of The Hobbit's. The apes looked real. Nothing in The Hobbit did. Not even Billy Connolly, a real person.

 

[Khev]

Planet of the Apes > BOTFA

I think it's clear that that's what drives the awards these days. "Oh I liked Planet of the Apes or wow Maleficent was surprisingly decent so I'll nominate the visuals of those movies instead of BOTFA" instead of compartmentalizing the category of each award and nominating them on their own merits.

 

[DiFabio]

The visual effects and world were better too I thought. Cesar, his family and the other apes were more real to me than anything in the Hobbit movies.

Atleast WETA is getting recognized.

 

[Khev]

The visual effects and world were better too I thought. Cesar, his family and the other apes.

Better than the Smaug attack?

At least WETA is getting recognized.

Agreed.

Saw Imitation Game last night. Heading out to catch Birdman within the hour. Looking forward to it.

 

[Morgul Matt]

I think it's clear that that's what drives the awards these days. "Oh I liked Planet of the Apes or wow Maleficent was surprisingly decent so I'll nominate the visuals of those movies instead of BOTFA" instead of compartmentalizing the category of each award and nominating them on their own merits.

I, honestly, don't think that the Academy Awards have ever done that, mate. If they did then, from what I've been hearing about it, Selma would never have been disgracefully snubbed by them, this year. Especially in the Best Actor & Best Director categories. It's even more pathetic when you consider that no black woman has ever been nominated in the director category & it would've been a first.

 

[quadcent]

there's no way American Sniper wins best picture, saw Birdman last night, way better picture from a film standpoint I think, and yes I think Night Crawler should be in there also.... That film just made me go WTF.....

 

[The Ween]

[/B]

I, honestly, don't think that the Academy Awards have ever done that, mate. If they did then, from what I've been hearing about it, Selma would never have been disgracefully snubbed by them, this year. Especially in the Best Actor & Best Director categories. It's even more pathetic when you consider that no black woman has ever been nominated in the director category & it would've been a first.

I know a lot of people who have seen Selma and didn't care a lot for it. And unless a black woman deserve it, then she shouldn't be nominated just because of her color or sex. People get snubbed every year and like I said before, the Oscars are just becoming another award show for Independent films. There are a ton of movies put out every year and only 5 get nominated and 1 wins. It's always going to be controversial.

 

[rushmore223]

Yeah...Dawn of the Apes' effects were far ahead of The Hobbit's. The apes looked real. Nothing in The Hobbit did. Not even Billy Connolly, a real person.

Not comparing the two, but I watched Dawn of the Planet of the Apes again a few nights ago, and while I still really enjoyed the film, I think the effects work is over-praised. When the apes are still, or just not moving around a lot, they look amazing, but when an action scene breaks out, all bets are off. A good example of this is right in the beginning of the film, when Ceaser and the others are tracking the herd,the CG is outstanding, but as soon as the chase begins everything looks extremely fake. The Apes, the Deer, the Bear, they all look like they are from a videogame. The rendering is way below the scene that followed, there is no sense of gravity and very little in the way of texture, it honestly looks quite messy compared to the way it looked only moments before. If you don't believe me, watch it again. Freeze it if you need to, but I dont think you will have to do that.