Oscar Nominations Reaction

Mostly as expected this morning, with a few interesting switches here and there. Selma only received two nominations, better than Nightcrawler's one. The LEGO Movie was the only major snub here, in my evaluation, along with Life Itself -- something that Tapley and team called.

Best Picture
Interestingly, Foxcatcher misses here despite being nominated for Directing, Screenplay and two acting categories. Selma made it in after a hard campaign with lots of issues.
1. Boyhood
2. Birdman
3. The Imitation Game
4. The Grand Budapest Hotel
5. The Theory of Everything
6. American Sniper
8. Selma
9. Whiplash
7/8

Best Director
I love me my Bennett Miller, so I'm very happy to see him pop up here, and am also glad that Eastwood is out.
1. Richard Linklater, Boyhood
2. Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman
3. Mortem Tyldum, The Imitation Game
4. Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
10. Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
4/5

Best Actress
One of only three categories I correctly predicted all nominees.
1. Julianne Moore, Still Alice
2. Reese Witherspoon, Wild
3. Roasmund Pike, Gone Girl
4. Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
5. Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
5/5

Best Actor
1. Michael Keaton, Birdman
2. Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
3. Benedict Cumberpatch, The Imitation Game
6. Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
7. Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
3/5

Best Supporting Actress
So, Laura Dern made it after all!
1. Particia Arquette, Boyhood
2. Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
3. Emma Stone, Birdman
4. Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
8. Laura Dern, Wild
4/5

Best Supporting Actor
The easiest category to call turned up no surprises today.
1. J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
2. Edward Norton, Birdman
3. Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
4. Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
5. Robert Duvall, The Judge
5/5

Best Original Screenplay
Wow, this is Nightcrawler's only nomination!
1. Boyhood
2. Birdman
3. The Grand Budapest Hotel
4. Nightcrawler
6. Foxcatcher
4/5

Best Adapted Screenplay
1. The Imitation Game
3. The Theory of Everything
4. American Sniper
5. Whiplash
7. Inherent Vice
4/5

Best Cinematography
1. Birdman
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel
3. Mr. Turner
5. Unbroken
9. Ida
4/5

Best Film Editing
1. Boyhood
2. The Imitation Game
4. Whiplash
5. The Grand Budapest Hotel
8. American Sniper
4/5

Best Production Design
1. The Grand Budapest Hotel
2. Into the Woods
3. Interstellar
4. The Imitation Game
6. Mr. Turner
4/5

Best Costume Design
1. Into the Woods
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel
4. Mr. Turner
5. Maleficent
-. Inherent Vice
4/5

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
1. Guardians of the Galaxy
2. Foxcatcher
4. The Grand Budapest Hotel
2/3

Best Original Score
1. The Theory of Everything
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel
3. The Imitation Game
4. Interstellar
-. Mr. Turner

Best Original Song
1. "Glory", Selma
2. "Everything is Awesome", The LEGO Movie
3. "Lost Stars", Begin Again
8. "I'm Not Gonna Miss You", Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
-. "Grateful", Beyond the Lights
3/5

Best Sound Mixing
1. American Sniper
2. Birdman
4. Whiplash
6. Unbroken
7. Interstellar
3/5

Best Sound Editing
1. Interstellar
3. American Sniper
5. Unbroken
6. Birdman
7. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
3/5

Best Visual Effects
1. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2. Interstellar
3. Guardians of the Galaxy
5. X-Men: Days of Future Past
9. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
4/5

Best Animated Feature Film
The biggest surprise here is the lack of The LEGO Movie.
2. How to Train Your Dragon 2
3. The Boxtrolls
4. Big Hero 6
6. The Tale of Princess Kaguya
7. Song of the Sea
3/5

Best Documentary Feature
1. CITIZENFOUR
3. Last Days in Vietnam
4. Virunga
7. Finding Vivian Maier
8. The Salt of the Earth
3/5

Best Foreign Language Film
1. Leviathan (Russia)
2. Ida (Poland)
3. Timbuktu (Mauritania)
4. Wild Tales (Argentina)
5. Tangerines (Estonia)
5/5