By Mary Whitfill, editor-in-chief
Thursday morning saw Academy Award nominee announcements that shocked Hollywood and movie lovers alike. Critically acclaimed “Selma” pulled only two nominations, while “Grand Budapest Hotel,” which was released to mixed reviews, tied “Birdman” for the most nominations with 9.
Best Picture
“American Sniper”
“Birdman”
“Boyhood”
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
“The Imitation Game”
“Selma”
“The Theory of Everything”
“Whiplash”
Predicted Winner: “Boyhood”
Biggest Snub: “Foxcatcher”
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”
Predicted Winner: Bradley Cooper, “American Sniper”
Biggest Snub: David Oyelowo, “Selma”
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”
Predicted Winner: Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”
Biggest Snub: Jennifer Aniston, “Cake”
Actor in a Supporting Role
Robert Duvall, “The Judge”
Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”
Edward Norton, “Birdman”
Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher”
J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
Predicted Winner: Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”
Biggest Snub: Miyavi, “Unbroken”
Actress in a Supporting Role
Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
Laura Dern, “Wild”
Emma Stone, “Birdman”
Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game”
Meryl Streep, “Into the Woods”
Predicted Winner: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”
Biggest Snub: Jessica Chastain, “A Most Violent Year”
Directing
Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman”
Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Bennett Miller, “Foxcatcher”
Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Morten Tyldum, “The Imitation Game”
Predicted Winner: Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman”
Biggest Snub: Ava DuVernay, “Selma”
Animated Feature Film
“Big Hero 6”
“The Boxtrolls”
“How to Train Your Dragon 2”
“Song of the Sea”
“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya”
Predicted Winner: “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” or “Song of the Sea”
Biggest Snub: “The LEGO Movie”
Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki, “Birdman”
Robert D. Yeoman, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lynzewski, “Ida”
Dick Pope, “Mr. Turner”
Roger Deakins, “Unbroken”
Predicted Winner: Robert D. Yeoman, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Biggest Snub: Hoyte van Hoytema, “Interstellar”
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”
Predicted Winner: Milena Canonero, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Biggest Snub: “Selma”
Documentary Feature
“Citizenfour”
“Last Days in Vietnam”
“Virunga”
“The Salt of the Earth”
“Finding Vivian Maier”
Predicted Winner: “Virunga”
Biggest Snub: “Life Itself”
Documentary Short Subject
“Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1”
“Joanna”
“Our Curse”
“The Reaper”
“White Earth”
Predicted Winner: “Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1”
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”
Predicted Winner: Sandra Adair, “Boyhood”
Biggest Snub: Douglas Crise and Stephen Mirrione, “Birdman”
Foreign Language Film
“Ida”
“Leviathan”
“Tangerines”
“Wild Tales”
“Timbuktu”
Predicted Winner: “Ida”
Biggest Snub: “Force Majeure”
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”
Predicted Winner: Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard, “Foxcatcher”
Biggest Snub: Peter Swords King, Peter Swords King and J. Roy Helland “Into the Woods”
Music – Original Score
Alexandre Desplat, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Alexandre Desplat, “The Imitation Game”
Hans Zimmer, “Interstellar”
Gary Yershon, “Mr Turner”
Jóhann Jóhannsson, “The Theory of Everything”
Predicted Winner: Jóhann Jóhannsson, “The Theory of Everything”
Biggest Snub: Alexandre Desplat, “Unbroken”
Music – Original Song
“Everything Is Awesome” by Shawn Patterson, “The LEGO Movie”
“Glory” by Common and John Legend, “Selma”
“Grateful” by Diane Warren, “Beyond the Lights”
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond, “Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me”
“Lost Stars” by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois, “Begin Again”
Predicted Winner: “Glory” by Common and John Legend, “Selma”
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
Predicted Winner: “Mr. Turner,” Production design: Suzie Davies, Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts
Biggest Snub: “American Sniper,” Production Design: James J. Murakami and Charisse, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
Short Film – Animated
“The Bigger Picture,” Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
“The Dam Keeper,” Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
“Feast,” Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
“Me and My Moulton,” Torill Kove
“A Single Life,” Joris Oprins
Predicted Winner: “The Bigger Picture,” Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
Short Film – Live Action
“Aya,” Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
“Boogaloo and Graham,” Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
“Butter lamp,” Hu Wei and Julien Féret
“Parvaneh,” Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger
“The Phone Call,” Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
Predicted Winner: “The Phone Call,” Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
Sound Editing
“American Sniper,” Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
“Birdman,” Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
“Interstellar,” Richard King
“Unbroken,” Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro
Predicted Winner: “Birdman,” Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
Biggest WTF Moment: “Interstellar,” Richard King
Sound Mixing
“American Sniper,” John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
“Birdman,” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
“Interstellar,” Garry A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
“Unbroken,” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
”Whiplash,” Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
Predicted Winner: “American Sniper,” John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
Visual Effects
“Captain America: Winter Soldier,” Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
“Guardians of the Galaxy,” Stephanie Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
“Interstellar,” Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
“X-Men: Days of Future Past,” Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer
Predicted Winner: “Guardians of the Galaxy,” Stephanie Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
Biggest Snub: “Godzilla,” Peter Anderson
Writing – Adapted Screenplay
Jason Hall, “American Sniper”
Graham Moore, “The Imitation Game”
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Inherent Vice”
Anthony McCarten, “The Theory of Everything”
Damien Chazelle, “Whiplash”
Predicted Winner: Graham Moore, “The Imitation Game”
Biggest Snub: Gillian Flynn “Gone Girl”
Writing – Original Screenplay
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo, “Birdman”
Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, “Foxcatcher”
Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Dan Gilroy, “Nightcrawler”
Predicted Winner: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Biggest Snub: J.C. Chandor’s “A Most Violent Year”
The Academy Awards will take place Sunday, Feb. 22.
Photo courtesy Davidlohr Bueso, Creative Commons.
