Well, the Academy has finally spoken, and they have for the most part gone their own way, giving out a surprise nomination in just about every single category this year (more on that later, when I recount the snubs, which were many). Birdman and Grand Budapest tied with 9 nominations each, while The Imitation Game was right behind them with 8. Boyhood remains the frontrunner, earning six nominations, but in all the key categories it needed to hold that place in line. I'll just say for now that I can't believe the highest grossing film in this lineup is The Grand Budapest Hotel and that the Academy opted not to include a single major box office hit like Gone Girl or Interstellar (although that will change when American Sniper breaks through this weekend). They went for a mostly indie down the line, which makes it the lowest grossing Best Picture group since 2007.
BEST PICTURE
• American Sniper
• Birdman
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• Selma
• The Theory of Everything
• Whiplash
BEST DIRECTOR
• Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
• Alejandro Inarritu (Birdman)
• Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
• Bennett Miller (Foxcatcher)
• Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)
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 ACTOR
• Steve Carell (Foxcatcher)
• Bradley Cooper (American Sniper)
• Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game)
• Michael Keaton (Birdman)
• Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)
• Laura Dern (Wild)
• Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game)
• Emma Stone (Birdman)
• Meryl Streep (Into the Woods)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
• Robert Duvall (The Judge)
• Ethan Hawke (Boyhood)
• Edward Norton (Birdman)
• Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher)
• J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
• American Sniper
• The Imitation Game
• Inherent Vice
• The Theory of Everything
• Whiplash
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
• Birdman
• Boyhood
• Foxcatcher
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Nightcrawler
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
• Ida (Poland)
• Leviathan (Russia)
• Timbuktu (Mauritania)
• Tangerines (Georgia)
• Wild Tales (Argentina)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
• Citizenfour
• Virunga
• Last Days in Vietnam
• Finding Vivian Maier
• The Salt of the Earth
BEST ANIMATED FILM
• Big Hero 6
• The Boxtrolls
• How to Train Your Dragon 2
• Song of the Sea
• The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Interstellar
• The Imitation Game
• The Theory of Everything
• Mr. Turner
BEST EDITING
• Boyhood
• American Sniper
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• Whiplash
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
• "Lost Stars" (Begin Again)
• "Glory" (Selma)
• "Grateful" (Beyond the Lights)
• "Everything is Awesome" (The Lego Movie)
• "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" (Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• Mr. Turner
• Into the Woods
• Interstellar
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
• Mr. Turner
• Into the Woods
• Inherent Vice
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Maleficent
BEST SOUND MIXING
• Interstellar
• Unbroken
• Birdman
• American Sniper
• Whiplash
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
• Mr. Turner
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Ida
• Birdman
• Unbroken
BEST SOUND EDITING
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• American Sniper
• Birdman
• Unbroken
• Interstellar
BEST HAIRSTYLING & MAKEUP
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Foxcatcher
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Interstellar
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier
• X-Men: Days of Future Past
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
• Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
• Joanna
• Our Curse
• The Reaper
• White Earth
BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT
• Aya
• Boogaloo and Graham
• Butter Lamp
• Parveneh
• The Phone Call
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
• The Bigger Picture
• The Dam Keepr
• Feast
• Me and My Moulton
• A Single Life
