The nominees for the 87th Academy Awards were announced in Hollywood this morning, with Chris Pine, J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuaron joining Academy President Cheryl Boone-Isaacs at the podium.
Of course, there were plenty of surprises and snubs, as there are every year. Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper had a surprisingly strong showing, with six nominations. However, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel scored the most nominations with nine. Alejandro G. Inarritu’s Birdman earned eight nominations, while Richard Linklater’s Boyhood had six - but six very important nominations.
Also, only eight films were nominated for Best Picture. It's the first time since the Academy switched to 5-10 nominees in the category that less than nine were nominated.
The Oscars are on Feb. 22, live on ABC. Neil Patrick Harris is hosting.
Animated Feature Film
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Song of the Sea
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Documentary Feature
CitizenFour
Finding Vivian
The Salt of the Earth
Last Days in Vietnam
Virunga
Documentary Short Subject
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Joanna
Our Cure
The Reaper
White Earth
Film Editing
American Sniper
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Whiplash
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
Animated Short Film
The Bigger Picture
The Dam Keeper
Feast
Me And My Moulton
A Single Life
Live Action Short Film
Aya
Boogaloo And Graham
Butter Lamp
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
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
Cinematography
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr. Turner
Unbroken
Costume Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner
Directing
Alejandro G. Inarritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game
Foreign Language Film
Ida
Leviathan
Tangerines
Timbuktu
Wild Tales
Makeup and Hairstyling
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory of Everything
Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Original Screenplay
Bordman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler
Best Picture
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
image of Michael Keaton courtesy of Peter West/ACE/INFphoto.com
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