Best Picture
- American Sniper
- Boyhood
- Birdman
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Imitation Game
- The Theory of Everything
- Selma
- Whiplash
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Academy Awards 2015: Reaction & Surprises
Best Makeup & Hair-styling
The Grand Budapest Hotel started racking up the wins early on with their shoo-in win for Best Costume Design and a more surprising win for Best Makeup and Hair-styling. The transformations in Budapest, were fine, sure, but it doesn’t quite live up to the other nominees in my opinion. Guardians of the Galaxy should have taken this one by a light year for the intricate makeup work.
2015 Academy Award Predictions — All Categories
The 2015 Academy Award ceremony will take place on Sunday, Feb. 22. Here is my breakdown of all 24 categories.
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2015 Academy Award Predictions — Best Original Screenplay
The Nominees:
- Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Glacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo — Birdman
- Richard Linklater — Boyhood
- E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman — Foxcatcher
- Wes Anderson — The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Dan Gilroy — Nightcrawler
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2015 Academy Award Predictions — Best Director
The Nominees:
- Richard Linklater — Boyhood
- Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu — Birdman
- Bennett Miller — Foxcatcher
- Wes Anderson — The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Morten Tyldum — The Imitation Game
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2015 Academy Award Predictions — Best Film Editing
The Nominees:
- American Sniper — Joel Cox, Gary Roach
- Boyhood — Sandra Adair
- The Grand Budapest Hotel — Barney Philling
- The Imitation Game — William Goldenberg
- Whiplash — Tom Cross
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2015 Academy Award Predictions — Supporting Actress
Note: I have covered the four acting categories in depth here.
The Nominees:
- Patricia Arquette — Boyhood
- Laura Dern — Wild
- Keira Knightley — The Imitation Game
- Emma Stone — Birdman
- Meryl Streep — Into the Woods
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2015 Academy Award Predictions — Supporting Actor
Note: I have covered all four acting categories in depth here.
The Nominees:
- Robert Duvall — The Judge
- Ethan Hawke — Boyhood
- Edward Norton — Birdman
- Mark Ruffalo — Foxcatcher
- J.K. Simmons — Whiplash
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2015 Academy Award Predictions — Best Picture
Note: I have covered this category in depth, discussing each of the eight nominees individually, here.
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Breaking Down the 2015 Academy Award Best Picture Nominees
The Best Picture Nominees:
- American Sniper
- Birdman
- Boyhood
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Imitation Game
- Selma
- The Theory of Everything
- Whiplash
I have watched all eight of the movies listed above. Now, I will attempt to go through them one-by-one and give a brief explanation of my personal opinion of each movie, as well as evaluate their chances of winning on the big night. Continue reading Breaking Down the 2015 Academy Award Best Picture Nominees
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