2015 Oscar nominations announced January 16, 2015 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The nominations for the 87th Academy Awards were revealed on Thursday, Jan. 15, at 5:30 a.m., The Hollywood Reporter said. For the first time, the entire list of nominees was unveiled live in a two-part announcement at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Directors J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuaron announced the first group of nominees for the awards show's 24 categories, and then Into the Woods actor Chris Pine and Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs took the stage to announce the remaining nominees. Eight films were nominated for best picture. Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel topped the nomination with nine each while The Imitation Game followed with eight noms. Below is the list of nominees: Best Picture American Sniper - Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan Birdman - Alejandro G. Inarritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole Boyhood - Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson The Imitation Game - Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman Selma - Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner The Theory of Everything - Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten Whiplash - Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook and David Lancaster Achievement in directing Alejandro G. Inarritu – Birdman Bennett Miller – Foxcatcher Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game Richard Linklater – Boyhood Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel Performance by an actor in a leading role Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game Bradley Cooper - American Sniper Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything Michael Keaton – Birdman Steve Carell – Foxcatcher Performance by an actress in a leading role Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything Julianne Moore - Still Alice Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night Reese Witherspoon – Wild Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl Performance by an actor in a supporting role Edward Norton – Birdman Ethan Hawke – Boyhood J.K. Simmons - Whiplash Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher Robert Duvall - The Judge Performance by an actress in a supporting role Emma Stone – Birdman Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game Laura Dern – Wild Meryl Streep - Into the Woods Patricia Arquette - Boyhood Best foreign-language film Ida - Poland Leviathan - Russia Tangerines - Estonia Timbuktu - Mauritania Wild Tales - Argentina Best animated feature film Big Hero 6 - Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli The Boxtrolls - Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight How to Train Your Dragon 2 - Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold Song of the Sea - Tomm Moore and Paul Young The Tale of Princess Kaguya - Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
