Oscar Nominations 2015

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Caroline McFarland, Writer / Pop Culture Editor

It’s that time of the year again. The Oscar Nominations have been announced, leaving us shocked by some and ecstatic by others.

“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” directed by Wes Anderson, scored a total of nine nominations. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Birdman” tied with nine nominations as well.

Of course, not a day after the nominees were announced, controversy emerged. For the first time since 1998, all of the contenders for lead and supporting actor and actress are white. As reported by The Washington Post, “The most obvious snub was ‘Selma,’ Ava DuVernay’s moving biopic about Martin Luther King Jr. Despite a nod for best picture and best original song (for Common and John Legend’s recent Golden Globe-winning “Glory”), the film’s director and actors were shut out in their respective categories. David Oyelowo missed out on a best actor nomination, but more surprisingly, (DuVernay) was not acknowledged in the best director category, a nomination that would have been the first for an African American woman.”

Just a few weeks ago, DuVernay became the first African American woman to be nominated for a best director Golden Globe. Despite the controversy already surrounding the Academy Award nominations, DuVernay tweeted on January 15, Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, “Happy Birthday, Dr. King. An Oscar gift for you. To SELMA cast + crew led by our miracle David Oyelowo! To Common + Legend! Kudos! March on!”

There is even more nomination bickering surrounding the fact that few women were nominated for the top technical and creative awards. Author Gillian Flynn, who adapted her novel “Gone Girl” for the screen, didn’t get a nomination.

Even though there is already a great deal of controversy surrounding the Academy Award nominations, let’s move on to the fun part. This is a list of the 2015 Oscar Nominations for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Director:

 

Best Picture

“The Grand Budapest Hotel”

“Selma”

“Whiplash”

“American Sniper”

“The Imitation Game”

“Boyhood”

“Birdman”

“The Theory of Everything”

 

Best Actress

Marion Cotillard, “Two Days, One Night”

Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”

Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”

Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”

Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”

 

Best Actor

Steve Carell, “Foxcatcher”

Michael Keaton, “Birdman”

Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything”

Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game”

Bradley Cooper, “American Sniper”

 

Best Supporting Actress

Meryl Streep, “Into the Woods”

Laura Dern, “Wild”

Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood”

Emma Stone, “Birdman”

Keira Knightley, “The Imitation Game”

 

Best Supporting Actor

Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher”

Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”

J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”

Robert Duvall, “The Judge”

Edward Norton, “Birdman”

 

Best Director

Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”

Alejandro González Iñárritu, “Birdman”

Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

Morten Tyldum, “The Imitation Game”

Bennett Miller, “Foxcatcher”

 

The Oscars will air on ABC, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. ET, with host Neil Patrick Harris.