2015 Oscar Predictions: Nominations Eve
I’m not going to say too much up front because this post should speak for itself. I’ll have more to say when we know something tomorrow. Some people are super down about awards this year, but I’m excited! Here goes nothing:
Best Picture
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Best Director
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Clint Eastwood, American Sniper
Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game
Best Actor
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Best Actress
Jennifer Aniston, Cake
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild
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
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
Best Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper
Gone Girl
The Imitation Game
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Best Original Screenplay
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler
Selma
Best Animated Feature
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The LEGO Movie
Song of the Sea
Best Documentary Feature
Citizenfour
Finding Vivan Maier
Life Itself
The Overnighters
Virunga
Best Foreign Language Film
Force Majeure
Ida
Leviathan
Tangerines
Timbuktu
Best Cinematography
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
Unbroken
Best Costume Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner
Best Film Editing
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Whiplash
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Theory of Everything
Best Original Score
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
The Theory of Everything
Best Original Song
Begin Again
Big Eyes
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
The LEGO Movie
Selma
Best Production Design
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Into the Woods
Mr. Turner
Best Sound Editing
American Sniper
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar
Unbroken
Best Sound Mixing
American Sniper
Birdman
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar
Best Visual Effects
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Total Nominations:
10: Birdman
9: The Grand Budapest Hotel
8: The Imitation Game
6: American Sniper, Boyhood, The Theory of Everything
5: Interstellar
4: Gone Girl, Guardians of the Galaxy, Whiplash
3: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Into the Woods, Mr. Turner, Selma
2: The LEGO Movie, Nightcrawler, Unbroken
1: Begin Again, Big Eyes, Big Hero 6, The Boxtrolls, Cake, Citizenfour, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Finding Vivian Maier, Force Majeure, Foxcatcher, How to Train Your Dragon 2, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, Ida, Inherent Vice, The Judge, Leviathan, Life Itself, Maleficent, A Most Violent Year, The Overnighers, Song of the Sea, Still Alice, Tangerines, Timbuktu, Virunga, Wild, X-Men: Days of Future Past
