Best Film:
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Boyhood
Gone Girl
Selma
Whiplash
Best Director:
Damien Chazelle (Whiplash)
Ava DuVernay (Selma)
David Fincher (Gone Girl)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
Best Actor:
Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game)
Oscar Isaac (A Most Violent Year)
Michael Keaton (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
David Oyelowo (Selma)
Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
Best Actress:
Scarlett Johansson (Under the Skin)
Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything)
Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
Reese Witherspoon (Wild)
Best Supporting Actor:
Ethan Hawke (Boyhood)
Edward Norton (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher)
Andy Serkis (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes)
J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)
Best Supporting Actress:
Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)
Jessica Chastain (A Most Violent Year)
Laura Dern (Wild)
Emma Stone (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Tilda Swinton (Snowpiercer)
Best Acting Ensemble:
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Selma
Best Youth Performance:
Ellar Coltrane (Boyhood)
Mackenzie Foy (Interstellar)
Jaeden Lieberher (St. Vincent)
Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Noah Wiseman (The Babadook)
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl)
Graham Moore (The Imitation Game)
Paul Thomas Anderson (Inherent Vice)
Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything)
Nick Hornby (Wild)
Best Original Screenplay:
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr., Armando Bo (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (The LEGO Movie)
Damien Chazelle (Whiplash)
Best Animated Feature:
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The LEGO Movie
Best Documentary:
Citizenfour
Jodorowsky’s Dune
Last Days in Vietnam
Life Itself
The Overnighters
Best Foreign Language Film:
Force Majeure
Ida
Mommy
Two Days, One Night
Wild Tales
Best Art Direction:
Production Designer: Kevin Thompson, Set Decorator: George DeTitta Jr., SDSA (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen, Set Decorator: Anna Pinnock (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Production Designer: Nathan Crowley, Set Decorator: Gary Fettis (Interstellar)
Production Designer: Dennis Gassner, Set Decorator: Anna Pinnock (Into the Woods)
Production Designer: Ondrej Nekvasil, Set Decorator: Beatrice Brentnerova (Snowpiercer)
Best Cinematography:
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Robert Yeoman, ASC (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Hoyte Van Hoytema, FSF, NSC (Interstellar)
Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC (Unbroken)
Daniel Landin, BSC (Under the Skin)
Best Editing:
Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione, ACE (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Sandra Adair, ACE (Boyhood)
Kirk Baxter, ACE (Gone Girl)
Lee Smith, ACE (Interstellar)
Tom Cross (Whiplash)
Best Original Score:
Antonio Sanchez (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance))
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (Gone Girl)
Hans Zimmer (Interstellar)
Jóhann Jóhannsson (The Theory of Everything)
Mica Levi (Under the Skin)
The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC:
Anita
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Kill the Messenger
Selma
X-Men: Days of Future Past
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No Princess Kaguya for Best Animated Feature. That makes me sad. 🙁
So it is.
Weird to give Into the Woods a Best Ensemble nomination but no acting nomination? Where’s Meryl? Oh, well it’ll fare well at the Golden Globes and SAG. I notice Foxcatcher is not getting huge nominations as many thought it would.
Wild Tales is amazing!
Really like the look of the Best Actor – let’s just stay with that, shall we?
No Cotillard? None of Desplat’s 4 (FOUR) scores were worth a nod?
Hurray for Serkis, though.
and Andy Serkis!!!!
YAY for Chazelle’s director nod, Wild Tales, Ethan Hawke, Tilda Swinton!
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This is an absolutely fantastic list of nominees. I suspect it will be the most satisfying one I read all season. Every category has at least one inclusion that makes me smile in recognition. Under The Skin for Score! Snowpiercer for Production Design! Yes!
I also think Oscar Isaac is a strong challenger for the #5 slot over Steve Carell. The other four seem pretty locked in.
This could very well be our Directors’ final five. Yes, I do think Damien Chazelle has a strong shot, as I think Whiplash will only grow in popularity as more people see it.
I find it interesting that Selma got into some major categories (picture, director, actor), but screenplay wasn’t one of them. Any comments from those who’ve seen it?
Great for Selma. A lot of them did not get a chance to see it so it must have left a lasting impression on the ones who did.
Interesting that with all the love that Whiplash is getting that nobody has found room to recognize its lead talent Miles Teller.
Second group to nominate Tilda and snub Meryl.
First Golden Satellites (I know, no one cares), now the DC critics. I bit more creditable association.
I read in a couple of websites, including HITFIX, that Meryl was Patricia Arquette’s only rival for the win.
I don’t really buy that the academy is going to give Meryl another Supporting Oscar. If they are going to give her a fourth one,
it will be as Leading.
YES for Under The Skin! YES for Snowpiercer! Academy voters, take notice.
Snowpiercer and The Grand Budapest Hotel are showing resilience with the critics’ groups. Reassuring to see them keep alive films released earlier in the year. Also very glad to see nominations here for Gone Girl and Selma, and I bet Sasha will be equally glad about that.
It’ll be interesting to see how Into the Woods fares as the season progresses and more people get chances to see it – it crops up here, but not in major categories. A little disappointed to note The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything ticking off their expected entries in those categories – do either of those films deserve Best Adapted Screenplay nominations?!
Hooray for Under the Skin!
Under The Skin!! *Praying* that some Academy Members see these critics noms and AT LEAST consider that genius film in all the tech, sound, music categories, as well as Best Actress, obviously.
Snowpiercer popping up again! I wonder if this is a sign of things to come, or just some one-offs.
I hope to see Gone Girl begin winning some Adapted awards – likely the only trophy it will walk away with Oscar night.
OT – but I just learned Luise Rainer is still alive? Wow!
another year and they are trying to push the andy serkis train. is it really going to happen this time because he was excellent both times, just saying. wont get my hopes up though. tilda on the other hand is steamrollin on that snowpiercer train..love it. lets keep it going please. didnt see under the skin but scarlet usually produces good work so its good to see her get some recognition.
Scarlett! Tilda!