It's been a while but I'm back just in time for Oscar season! So, the nominees have been announced and it's all about the countdown to the ceremony on Sunday February 22nd. There have been a few surprises, like Jake Gyllenhall's missing from the nominations for his totally engrossing and terrifying performance in Nightcrawler. I am really happy to see Rosamund Pike's performance didn't go unnoticed in Gone Girl, though, she is mesmerizing and truly deserves the nod. Now it's all been announced, here at Silver-Celluloid we thought you might like to see a full review of each film that has been nominated. Over the next few weeks we are going to do just that. Anyway, enough of this, I'll just go and dust off my dress for my Oscar night party while you guys take a look at the nominees for this year's big categories.
Richard Linklater - Boyhood
Bennett Miller - Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game
Best Picture
American Sniper
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller
This powerful, biographical war drama, based on the book by Chris Kyle, is the eleventh Oscar nomination for Clint Eastwood.
Birdman
Directed by: Alejandro G. Inarritu
Starring: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Stone
A black comedy about a washed-up actor, Riggan Thomson, who is famous for playing an iconic superhero. Thomson is trying to make his comeback by getting his own dramatic production on Broadway.
A black comedy about a washed-up actor, Riggan Thomson, who is famous for playing an iconic superhero. Thomson is trying to make his comeback by getting his own dramatic production on Broadway.
Boyhood
Directed by: Richard Linklater and Catherine Sutherland
Starring: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke
Drama depicting life through the eyes of a young boy for twelve years. This is Richard Linklater's fifth nomination.
Drama depicting life through the eyes of a young boy for twelve years. This is Richard Linklater's fifth nomination.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Adrien Brody
The owner of the Alpine Hotel recounts his younger days as a lobby boy at the Grand Budapest Hotel. This film will stand as Wes Anderson's sixth Academy nomination.
The owner of the Alpine Hotel recounts his younger days as a lobby boy at the Grand Budapest Hotel. This film will stand as Wes Anderson's sixth Academy nomination.
The Imitation Game
Directed by: Morton Tyldum
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley
Tense drama about the life of Alan Turing, the leader of the Bletchley Park decoders who worked to crack the enigma machine during World War II.
Tense drama about the life of Alan Turing, the leader of the Bletchley Park decoders who worked to crack the enigma machine during World War II.
Selma
Directed by: Ava DuVernay
Starring: David, Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Roth
The events surrounding the 1965 freedom marches and the life of Dr Martin Luther King Jr are explored in this weighty drama.
The events surrounding the 1965 freedom marches and the life of Dr Martin Luther King Jr are explored in this weighty drama.
The Theory of Everything
Directed by: James March
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones
A biopic of Dr Stephen Hawking which looks at his personal life. A bitter-sweet drama of relationships under the pressures of life, love and disability.
A biopic of Dr Stephen Hawking which looks at his personal life. A bitter-sweet drama of relationships under the pressures of life, love and disability.
Whiplash
Directed by: Damien Chazelle
Starring: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons
A young drummer lands a spot in a prestigious music conservatory where he meets a formidable teacher. They develop an unusual and dangerous relationship.
A young drummer lands a spot in a prestigious music conservatory where he meets a formidable teacher. They develop an unusual and dangerous relationship.
Actress in a Leading Role
Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night
French born Cotillard already has a statuette from her win for Actress in a Leading Role. In 2007, her portrayal of Edith Piaf, in the movie La Vie en Rose, gained her the gong. For this nomination Cotillard plays a factory worker who has one weekend to convince her fellow workers to give up their bonus so that she can keep her job.
Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything
This is Jones' first nomination in which she plays Jane Hawking, the wife of the eminent physicist Dr Stephen Hawking.
Moore's fifth nomination, she portrays Alice Howland, a university professor who learns that she is suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl
Pike plays the fascinating Amy Dunne, a woman whose disappearance casts suspicions on her husband. This is the first nomination for Pike and is well-deserved.
Reese Witherspoon – Wild
A previous winner for her 2005 role as June Carter in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, Witherspoon enjoys her second nomination for her portrayal of a woman named Cheryl who decides to trek a thousand miles in order to recover from a tragic event.
Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper – American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton – Birdman
He makes us proud to be British! Redmayne is enchanting and moving in his portrayal of Dr Stephen Hawking in the biopic of the world famous Physicist.
And the rest
Directing
Alejandro G. Inarritu - BirdmanRichard Linklater - Boyhood
Bennett Miller - Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game
Actress in a Supporting Role
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
Laura Dern – Wild
Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game
Emma Stone – Birdman
Meryl Streep – Into the Woods
Actor in a Supporting Role
Robert Duvall – The Judge
Ethan Hawke – Boyhood
Edward Norton – Birdman
Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons – Whiplash
Animated Feature Film
Big Hero Six
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Song of the Sea
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
So there they are, the biggies, although there are loads of other nominees to see as well, for all that amazing behind the scenes stuff that most people ignore (yes, I know, including me today!) If you want a run down of the full list then head off to the official Oscars website for loads of information on the nominees. What do you think? Is it a good list or has anything been forgotten? I personally think that it is a very white, very male list of nominations this year, and as always, where is the comedy?! Please let us know what you think in the comment section below and join the debate. See you in a few days for our first review of the Oscar nomination countdown, Gone Girl. We hope you will join us.
So there they are, the biggies, although there are loads of other nominees to see as well, for all that amazing behind the scenes stuff that most people ignore (yes, I know, including me today!) If you want a run down of the full list then head off to the official Oscars website for loads of information on the nominees. What do you think? Is it a good list or has anything been forgotten? I personally think that it is a very white, very male list of nominations this year, and as always, where is the comedy?! Please let us know what you think in the comment section below and join the debate. See you in a few days for our first review of the Oscar nomination countdown, Gone Girl. We hope you will join us.
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