The Password is Swordfish

Wasn’t this morning’s announcement of the 2015 Academy Award nominations exciting? The best part about the proceedings? Every single deserving nominee was given their due recognition! How terrific is that? We all *knew* that Essie Davis would be nominated for The Babadook, Gugu Mbatha-Raw would be nominated for Beyond the Lights, and Ava DuVernay would pick up a Best Director nomination for Selma… but even when we know it’s going to happen, it’s still intensely gratifying to see justice served and to see the Academy make their choices with the deep wisdom and sophisticated taste that we’ve come to expect from them year in and year out.

Without further ado… here is the complete list of this year’s Oscar Nominees:

BEST PICTURE:

• The Babadook
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Inherent Vice
• Nightcrawler
• Selma
• Under the Skin

BEST DIRECTOR:

• Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Ava DuVernay, Selma
• Jonathan Glazer, Under the Skin
• Jennifer Kent, The Babadook
• Richard Linklater, Boyhood

BEST ACTOR:

• Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
• Tom Hardy, Locke
• David Oyelowo, Selma
• Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice

BEST ACTRESS:

• Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
• Essie Davis, The Babadook
• Scarlett Johansson, Under the Skin
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Beyond the Lights
• Tessa Thompson, Dear White People

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

• Josh Brolin, Inherent Vice
• John Goodman, The Gambler
• Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
• Toby Kebbell, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• JK Simmons, Whiplash

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

• Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
• Jillian Bell, 22 Jump Street
• Emily Blunt, Edge of Tomorrow
• Minnie Driver, Beyond the Lights
• Katherine Waterston, Inherent Vice

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

• The Double
• Edge of Tomorrow
• Inherent Vice
• The Trip to Italy
• Whiplash

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Lego Movie
• Nightcrawler
• Selma

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:

• The Boxtrolls
• How to Train Your Dragon 2
• The Lego Movie

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Homesman
• Inherent Vice
• Mr. Turner
• Selma

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

• The Boxtrolls
• Get On Up
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Inherent Vice
• Mr. Turner

BEST EDITING:

• The Babadook
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Inherent Vice
• Whiplash

BEST MAKEUP/HAIR:

• Beyond the Lights
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:

• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Inherent Vice
• John Wick
• Snowpiercer

BEST SCORE:

• Godzilla
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Homesman
• Nightcrawler
• Under the Skin

BEST SONG:

• “A Step You Can’t Take Back,” Begin Again
• “Everything is Awesome,” The Lego Movie
• “I’ll Get You What You Want,” Muppets Most Wanted
• “Like a Fool,” Begin Again
• “Something So Right,” Muppets Most Wanted

BEST SOUND EDITING:

• The Babadook
• Edge of Tomorrow
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Lucy
• Whiplash

BEST SOUND MIXING:

• The Babadook
• Edge of Tomorrow
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Lucy
• Whiplash

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Godzilla
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• Interstellar

Congratulations to everybody! Truly these are the best results imaginable!

~ by russellhainline on January 15, 2015.

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Tags: Academy Award, Academy Award nominations, Academy Awards, Boyhood, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Inherent Vice, Nightcrawler, nominations, Oscar, Oscar buzz, Oscar nominations, OscarNoms, Oscars, Selma, The Babadook, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Under the Skin