Oscar season is my favorite of the year! I try to watch every single nominee. EVERY.
I will update this post with the films I’ve watched, recommendations, my personal favorite in each category and my prediction to win each category.
Linked – Click on the film. I wrote a few notes.
The big list of #OscarsNoms you should watch and the nominees you should skip! #Oscars #Oscars2015 Click To TweetNote: I recently started logging each movie I’ve watched. I saw some of the nominees before I began logging, hence no link.
Best Picture
- American Sniper
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Boyhood
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Imitation Game
- Selma
- The Theory of Everything
- Whiplash
Actor in a Leading Role
- Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
- Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
- Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
- Michael Keaton, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Actress in a Leading Role
- Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
- Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
- Julianne Moore, Still Alice
- Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
- Reese Witherspoon, Wild
Actor in a Supporting Role
- Robert Duvall, The Judge
- Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
- Edward Norton, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
- J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
- Laura Dern, Wild
- Emma Stone, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
- Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
Directing
- Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Richard Linklater, Boyhood
- Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
- Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game
Animated Feature Film
- Big Hero 6
- The Boxtrolls
- How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Song of the Sea
- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Cinematography
- Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Robert D. Yeoman, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lynzewski, Ida
- Dick Pope, Mr. Turner
- Roger Deakins, Unbroken
Costume Design
- Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Mark Bridges, Inherent Vice
- Colleen Atwood, Into the Woods
- Anna B. Sheppard, Maleficent
- Jacqueline Durran, Mr. Turner
Documentary Feature
- Citizenfour
- Last Days in Vietnam
- Virunga
- The Salt of the Earth
- Finding Vivian Maier
Documentary Short Subject
Foreign Language Film
- Ida
- Leviathan
- Tangerines
- Wild Tales
- Timbuktu
Makeup and Hairstyling
- Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard, Foxcatcher
- Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White, Guardians of the Galaxy
Music – Original Score
- Alexandre Desplat, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game
- Hans Zimmer, Interstellar
- Gary Yershon, Mr Turner
- Jóhann Jóhannsson, The Theory of Everything
Music – Original Song
- “Everything Is Awesome” by Shawn Patterson, The LEGO Movie
- “Glory” by Common and John Legend, Selma
- “Grateful” by Diane Warren, Beyond the Lights
- “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond, Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
- “Lost Stars” by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois, Begin Again
Production Design
- The Grand Budapest Hotel, Production design: Adam Stockhausen, Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
- The Imitation Game, Production design: Maria Djurkovic, Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald
- Interstellar, Production design: Nathan Crowley, Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
- Into the Woods, Production design: Dennis Gassner, Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
- Mr. Turner, Production design: Suzie Davies, Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts
Short Film – Animated
Short Film – Live Action
Sound Editing
- American Sniper, Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
- Interstellar, Richard King
- Unbroken, Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro
Sound Mixing
- American Sniper, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
- Interstellar, Garry A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
- Unbroken, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
- Whiplash, Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
Visual Effects
- Captain America: Winter Soldier, Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
- Guardians of the Galaxy, Stephanie Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
- Interstellar, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
- X-Men: Days of Future Past, Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer
Writing – Adapted Screenplay
- Jason Hall, American Sniper
- Graham Moore, The Imitation Game
- Paul Thomas Anderson, Inherent Vice
- Anthony McCarten, The Theory of Everything
- Damien Chazelle, Whiplash
Writing – Original Screenplay
- Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Richard Linklater, Boyhood
- E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, Foxcatcher
- Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler