2015 Oscar Nominations Snub Basically Everybody Who Isn't a White Dude
LatestWith Thursday morning brought the Oscar nominations, and though it’s gotten huge praise, Selma received few nominations, and Ava DuVernay did not become the first black woman to be nominated for best director.
The Grand Budapest Hotel (which came out way back in March) and Birdman, on the other hand, each tied for the most nominations, at nine. In the Best Actress category, Amy Adams, who just won a Golden Globe for Big Eyes, was not nominated, nor was Jennifer Aniston for Cake. Instead, Marion Cotillard was nominated for Two Days, One Night and Julianne Moore got a nod for Still Alice.
Female-led movies fared poorly: Gone Girl and Wild got few nominations (though Rosamund Pike, Laura Dern and Reese Witherspoon were all nominated for their roles in said films). American Sniper, starring Bradley Cooper, came out of the woodwork, grabbing seven nominations, including Bradley Cooper for Best Actor.
The full list of nominees follows:
Best Song
“Everything is Awesome,” The Lego Movie
“Glory,” Selma
“Grateful,: Beyond the Lights
“I’m Not Going to Miss You,” Glenn Campbell…I’m Not Gonna Be Me
“Lost Stars,” Begin Again
Best Documentary Short
Crisis Hotline
Joanna
Our Curse
The Reaper
White Earth
Best Documentary Feature
CitizenFour
Finding Vivian Maier
The Last Days in Vietnam
The Salt of the Earth
Virunga
Achievement in Film Editing
American Sniper
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Whiplash
Achievement in Sound Editing
American Sniper
Birdman
The Hobbit
Interstellar
Unbroken
Achievement in Sound Mixing
American Sniper
Birdman
Interstellar
Whiplash
Achievement in Production Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Into the Woods
Mr. Turner
Best Live Action Short
Aya
Boogaloo and Graham
Butter Lamp
Parvaneh
The Phone Call
Short Film Animated
The Bigger Picture
The Dam Keeper
Feast
Me and My Moulton
A Single Life
Best Animated Feature
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Song of the Sea
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
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
Makeup and Hairstyling
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
Costume Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner
Cinematography
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr. Turner
Unbroken
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 Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory of Everything
Best Foreign Language Film
Ida
Leviathan
Tangerines
Timbuktu
Wild Tales
Best Director
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman
Richard Linkalter, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
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 Picture
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
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