2015 Oscar Nominations: The Complete List

This morning brought the 2015 Oscar nominations announced by directors Alfonso CuarÃ³n (Gravity) and J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens), actor Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs.

At first glance, the first things I notice are no nominations for Selma in Director or Actor and no The Lego Movie in Best Animated Feature. Jennifer Aniston (Cake) missed out on a nomination as Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night) took that fifth and final slot as the most likely replacement.

Continuing on the actress front, or Supporting Actress in this case, Rene Russo (Nightcrawler) did not land a nomination as many thought she might and no, it wasn’t Jessica Chastain (A Most Violent Year) as many others thought it may be. It was Laura Dern (Wild) taking that final slot and a bit of a wasted nomination if you ask me.

In the Best Actor category it was Bradley Cooper (American Sniper) getting in there for a nomination as that film surged at the end of the year and, once again, Nightcrawler missed out as many had Jake Gyllenhaal getting the nomination, but it was Steve Carell (Foxcatcher) sliding in for that last spot.

I also have to admit to being a little surprised the Roger Ebert documentary Life Itself didn’t receive a nomination, even though I actually agree it wasn’t necessarily a stellar doc.

It was also interesting to see Gone Girl not get a Best Picture nomination as the category only sports eight nominees this year as opposed to nine, which has been the case the last few years. In fact, even more interesting is Foxcatcher getting a Best Director nomination, but no Best Picture nom.

Nomination Count

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – 9 nominations
The Grand Budapest Hotel – 9 nominations
The Imitation Game – 8 nominations
American Sniper – 6 nominations
Boyhood – 6 nominations
Foxcatcher – 5 nominations
Interstellar – 5 nominations
The Theory of Everything – 5 nominations
Whiplash – 5 nominations
Mr. Turner – 4 nominations
Into the Woods – 3 nominations
Unbroken – 3 nominations
Guardians of the Galaxy – 2 nominations
Ida – 2 nominations
Inherent Vice – 2 nominations
Selma – 2 nominations
Wild – 2 nominations

The 87th Annual Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 22 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, CA.

Best Picture

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

Best Director

Alejandro GonzÃ¡lez IÃ±Ã¡rritu (Birdman)
Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)
Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Bennett Miller (Foxcatcher)

Best Actor

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

Best Actress

Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night)
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)
Laura Dern (Wild)
Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game)
Emma Stone (Birdman)
Meryl Streep (Into the Woods)

Adapted Screenplay

Jason Dean Hall (American Sniper)
Graham Moore (The Imitation Game)
Paul Thomas Anderson (Inherent Vice)
Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything)
Damien Chazelle (Whiplash)

Original Screenplay

Alejandro GonzÃ¡lez IÃ±Ã¡rritu, NicolÃ¡s Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo (Birdman)
Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman (Foxcatcher)
Wes Anderson, Hugo Guinness (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler)