Earlier this morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the official nominees for the 2015 Oscars. Clint Eastwood’s ‘American Sniper’ appears on the list several times this morning, as does ‘Birdman,’ the ‘Imitation Game’ and ‘Selma’. Julianne Moore is a favorite to win for ‘Still Alice,’ as Michael Keaton and Steve Carell will take on Bradley Cooper and Benedict Cumberbatch in the Best Actor category. Robert Duvall’s role in ‘The Judge’ was a wonderful treat this year, but the nomination for an Oscar probably surprised a few people this morning.
‘The Lego Movie’ failed to receive a nomination for best Animated Film this year, the closest to a snub we could find on the list, but it did pick up a nomination for the song ‘Everything is Awesome’. You can checkout the official list of nominees below.
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
- Keira Knightley — The Imitation Game
- Emma Stone — Birdman
- Meryl Streep — Into the Woods
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
- Birdman — Emmanuel Lubezki
- The Grand Budapest Hotel — Robert Yeoman
- Ida — Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski
- Mr. Turner — Dick Pope
- Unbroken — Roger Deakins
Costume Design
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Inherent Vice
- Into the Woods
- Maleficent
- Mr. Turner
Directing
- Birdman — Alejandro G. Iñárritu
- Boyhood — Richard Linklater
- Foxcatcher — Bennett Miller
- The Grand Budapest Hotel — Wes Anderson
- The Imitation Game — Morten Tyldum
Documentary feature
- Citizenfour
- Finding Vivian Maier
- Last Days in Vietnam
- The Salt of the Earth
- Virunga
Documentary short subject
- Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
- Joanna
- Our Curse
- The Reaper (La Parka)
- White Earth
Film editing
- American Sniper
- Boyhood
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Imitation Game
- Whiplash
Foreign language film
- Ida — Poland
- Leviathan — Russia
- Tangerines — Estonia
- Timbuktu — Mauritania
- Wild Tales — Argentina
Makeup and hairstyle
- Foxcatcher
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Guardians of the Galaxy
Music original score
- The Grand Budapest Hotel — Alexandre Desplat
- The Imitation Game — Alexandre Desplat
- Interstellar — Hans Zimmer
- Mr. Turner — Gary Yershon
- The Theory of Everything — Jóhann Jóhannsson
Music original song
- “Everything is Awesome” — The Lego Movie
- “Glory” — Selma
- “Grateful” — Beyond the Lights
- “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” — Glen Campbell… I’ll Be Me
- “Lost Stars” — Begin Again
Production design
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Imitation Game
- Interstellar
- Into the Woods
- Mr. Turner
Short film animated
- The Bigger Picture
- The Dam Keeper
- Feast
- Me and My Moulton
- A Single Life
Short film live action
- Aya
- Boogaloo and Graham
- Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak)
- Parvaneh
- The Phone Call
Sound editing
- American Sniper
- Birdman
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- Interstellar
- Unbroken
Sound mixing
- American Sniper
- Birdman
- Interstellar
- Unbroken
- Whiplash
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
Writing adapted screenplay
- American Sniper — Jason Hall
- The Imitation Game — Graham Moore
- Inherent Vice — Paul Thomas Anderson
- The Theory of Everything — Anthony McCarten
- Whiplash — Damien Chazelle
Writing original screenplay
- Birdman — Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., and Armando Bo
- Boyhood — Richard Linklater
- Foxcatcher — E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
- The Grand Budapest Hotel — screenplay by Wes Anderson, story by Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness
- Nightcrawler — Dan Gilroy
