Critics Choice

BEST PICTURE
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Sicario
Spotlight

BEST ACTOR
 
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Matt Damon – The Martian
Johnny Depp – Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl

BEST ACTRESS
 
Cate Blanchett – Carol
Brie Larson – Room
Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
 
Paul Dano – Love & Mercy
Tom Hardy – The Revenant
Mark Ruffalo – Spotlight
Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon – 99 Homes
Sylvester Stallone – Creed

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
 
Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara – Carol
Rachel McAdams – Spotlight
Helen Mirren – Trumbo
Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
 
Abraham Attah – Beasts of No Nation
RJ Cyler – Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Shameik Moore – Dope
Milo Parker – Mr. Holmes
Jacob Tremblay – Room

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
 
The Big Short
The Hateful Eight
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Trumbo

BEST DIRECTOR
 
Todd Haynes – Carol
Alejandro González Iñárritu – The Revenant
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott – The Martian
Steven Spielberg – Bridge of Spies

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
 
Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen – Bridge of Spies
Alex Garland – Ex Machina
Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley – Inside Out
Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy – Spotlight

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
 
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay – The Big Short
Nick Hornby – Brooklyn
Drew Goddard – The Martian
Emma Donoghue – Room
Aaron Sorkin – Steve Jobs

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
 
Carol – Ed Lachman
The Hateful Eight – Robert Richardson
Mad Max: Fury Road – John Seale
The Martian – Dariusz Wolski
The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki
Sicario – Roger Deakins

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
 
Bridge of Spies – Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo
Brooklyn – François Séguin, Jennifer Oman and Louise Tremblay
Carol – Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler
The Danish Girl – Eve Stewart, Michael Standish
Mad Max: Fury Road – Colin Gibson
The Martian – Arthur Max, Celia Bobak

BEST EDITING
 
The Big Short – Hank Corwin
Mad Max: Fury Road – Margaret Sixel
The Martian – Pietro Scalia
The Revenant – Stephen Mirrione
Spotlight – Tom McArdle

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
 
Brooklyn – Odile Dicks-Mireaux
Carol – Sandy Powell
Cinderella – Sandy Powell
The Danish Girl – Paco Delgado
Mad Max: Fury Road – Jenny Beavan

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
 
Black Mass
Carol
The Danish Girl
The Hateful Eight
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
 
Ex Machina
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
The Walk

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
 
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

BEST ACTION MOVIE
 
Furious 7
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Sicario

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
 
Daniel Craig – Spectre
Tom Cruise – Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Tom Hardy – Mad Max: Fury Road
Chris Pratt – Jurassic World
Paul Rudd – Ant-Man

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
 
Emily Blunt – Sicario
Rebecca Ferguson – Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Bryce Dallas Howard – Jurassic World
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road

BEST COMEDY
 
The Big Short
Inside Out
Joy
Sisters
Spy
Trainwreck

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
 
Christian Bale – The Big Short
Steve Carell – The Big Short
Robert De Niro – The Intern
Bill Hader – Trainwreck
Jason Statham – Spy

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
 
Tina Fey – Sisters
Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
Melissa McCarthy – Spy
Amy Schumer – Trainwreck
Lily Tomlin – Grandma

BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
 
Ex Machina
It Follows
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
 
The Assassin
Goodnight Mommy
Mustang
The Second Mother
Son of Saul

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
 
Amy
Cartel Land
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
He Named Me Malala
The Look of Silence
Where to Invade Next

BEST SONG
 
Fifty Shades of Grey – Love Me Like You Do
Furious 7 – See You Again
The Hunting Ground – Til It Happens To You
Love & Mercy – One Kind of Love
Spectre – Writing’s on the Wall
Youth – Simple Song #3

BEST SCORE
 
Carol – Carter Burwell
The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone
The Revenant – Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto
Sicario – Johann Johannsson
Spotlight – Howard Shore

And the Globes

Best Picture (Drama)

• Carol
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Revenant
• Room
• Spotlight

Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)

• The Big Short
• Joy
• The Martian
• Spy
• Trainwreck

Best Director – Motion Picture

• Todd Haynes – Carol
• Alejandro G. Inarritu – The Revenant
• George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
• Ridley Scott – The Martian
• Tom McCarthy – Spotlight

Best Actor (Drama)

• Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
• Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
• Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
• Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl
• Will Smith – Concussion

Best Actress (Drama)

• Cate Blanchett – Carol
• Brie Larson – Room
• Rooney Mara – Carol
• Saoirse Ronan – Brooklyn
• Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl

Best Actor (Musical or Comedy)

• Christian Bale – The Big Short
• Steve Carell – The Big Short
• Matt Damon – The Martian
• Al Pacino – Danny Collins
• Mark Ruffalo – Infinitely Polar Bear

Best Actress (Musical or Comedy)

• Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
• Amy Schumer – Trainwreck
• Melissa McCarthy – Spy
• Maggie Smith – The Lady in the Van
• Lily Tomlin – Grandma

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Paul Dano – Love & Mercy
• Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation
• Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
• Michael Shannon – 99 Homes
• Sylvester Stallone – Creed

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

• Jane Fonda – Youth
• Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
• Helen Mirren – Trumbo
• Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina
• Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs

Best Screenplay

• Room – Emma Donaghue
• Spotlight – Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
• The Big Short – Adam McKay
• Steve Jobs – Aaron Sorkin
• The Hateful Eight – Quentin Tarantino

Best Original Score

• The Revenant – Bryce Dessner, Carsten Nicolai, Ryuichi Sakamoto
• The Hateful Eight  – Ennio Morricone
• Steve Jobs – Daniel Pemberton
• Carol  – Carter Burwell
• The Danish Girl – Alexandre Desplat

Best Original Song

• Fifty Shades of Grey – “Love Me Like You Do”
• Love & Mercy – “One Kind of Love”
• Furious 7 – “See You Again”
• Youth – “Simple Song #3”
• Spectre – “Writings on the Wall”

Best Foreign Language Film

• The Brand New Testament (Belgium)
• The Club (Chile)
• The Fencer (Finland)
• Mustang (France)
• Son of Saul (Hungary)

Best Animated Feature

• Anomalisa
• The Good Dinosaur
• Inside Out
• The Peanuts Movie
• Shaun the Sheep

And here we go...

The 2015 SAG nominations are here:

Best Performance by a Cast Ensemble in a Motion Picture

• Beasts of No Nation
• The Big Short
• Spotlight
• Straight Outta Compton
• Trumbo

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

• Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
• Johnny Depp – Black Mass
• Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
• Michael Fassbender – Steve Jobs
• Eddie Redmayne – The Danish Girl

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

• Cate Blanchett – Carol
• Brie Larson – Room
• Helen Mirren – Woman in Gold
• Soairse Ronan – Brooklyn
• Sarah Silverman – I Smile Back

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

• Christian Bale – The Big Short
• Idris Elba – Beasts of No Nation
• Mark Rylance – Bridge of Spies
• Michael Shannon – 99 Homes
• Jacob Tremblay – Room

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

• Rooney Mara – Carol
• Rachel McAdams – Spotlight
• Helen Mirren – Trumbo
• Alicia Vikander – The Danish Girl
• Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs

And the scores...

Ok, here we are with the winners:


Best animated feature film of the year
* How To Train Your Dragon 2 * Big Hero Six

Performance by an actor in a leading role

* Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything *

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
* J. K. Simmons - Whiplash *

Performance by an actress in a leading role
* Julianne Moore - Still Alice *

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
* Patricia Arquette - Boyhood *

Achievement in cinematography
* Birdman *

Achievement in costume design
* The Grand Budapest Hotel *

Achievement in directing

* Alejandro G. Inarritu - Birdman *

Best documentary feature

* Citizen Four *

Achievement in film editing
* Boyhood * Whiplash

Best foreign language film of the year
* Poland *

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

* The Grand Budapest Hotel *


Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
* The Imitation Game * The Grand Budapest Hotel

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
* Selma - Glory *

Best motion picture of the year
* Birdman *

Achievement in production design
* The Grand Budapest Hotel *

Achievement in sound editing
* American Sniper *

Achievement in sound mixing

* American Sniper * Whiplash

Achievement in visual effects
* Dawn of the Planet of the Apes * Interstellar

Adapted screenplay
* The Imitation Game *

Original screenplay
* The Grand Budapest Hotel * Birdman

Live Action Short
* The Phone Call *

Animated Short

* Feast *

Documentary Short

* Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 *

18/24

The big six: all correct. The big eight: 8/9

Same time next year?

Final predictions.

My final predictions are here. This year has been hard to follow for me. I don't know why but there has been no spark. But of course I will make my predictions as usual.

I will go with the guilds as usual and the general consensus. I chose Birdman for best picture even though I feel Boyhood will win. In addition I think Michael Keaton could win but I cannot go agains Screen Actors guild. Julianne Moore, J.K. Simmons and Patricia Arquette should win as planned.

Best animated feature film of the year
* How To Train Your Dragon 2 *

Performance by an actor in a leading role

* Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything *

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
* J. K. Simmons - Whiplash *

Performance by an actress in a leading role
* Julianne Moore - Still Alice *

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
* Patricia Arquette - Boyhood *

Achievement in cinematography
* Birdman *

Achievement in costume design
* The Grand Budapest Hotel *

Achievement in directing

* Alejandro G. Inarritu - Birdman *

Best documentary feature

* Citizen Four *

Achievement in film editing
* Boyhood *

Best foreign language film of the year
* Poland *

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

* The Grand Budapest Hotel *


Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
* The Imitation Game *

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
* Selma - Glory *

Best motion picture of the year
* Birdman *

Achievement in production design
* The Grand Budapest Hotel *

Achievement in sound editing
* American Sniper *

Achievement in sound mixing

* American Sniper *

Achievement in visual effects
* Dawn of the Planet of the Apes *

Adapted screenplay
* The Imitation Game *

Original screenplay
* The Grand Budapest Hotel *

Live Action Short
* The Phone Call *

Animated Short

* Feast *

Documentary Short

* Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 *

How did I do with the predictions

Apparently I had enough The Imitation Game and a little too much Selma. I had a feeling about Foxcatcher that it would be a film the academy would like and I should have followed my instinct. I am surprised Amy Adams was not nominated but I knew Jennifer Aniston would not be. Best picture I got correct, original score and original screenplay and of course supporting actor (I guess everyone did).

Best animated feature film of the year

* How To Train Your Dragon 2
* The Book of Life Song of the Sea
* The Lego Movie The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
* Big Hero 6
* The Boxtrolls

Performance by an actor in a leading role

* Michael Keaton - Birdman
* Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
* Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
* Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler Steve Carell - Foxcatcher

* David Oyelowo - Selma  Bradley Cooper - American Sniper



Performance by an actor in a supporting role


* J. K. Simmons - Whiplash
* Edward Norton - Birdman
* Robert Duvall - The Judge
* Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
* Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher


Performance by an actress in a leading role

* Julianne Moore - Still Alice
* Reese Witherspoon - Wild
* Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
* Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
* Amy Adams - Big Eyes Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night



Performance by an actress in a supporting role

* Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
* Meryl Streep - Into the Woods
* Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
* Emma Stone - Birdman
* Jessica Chastain - A Most Violent Year Laura Dern - Wild

Achievement in cinematography


* Unbroken
* The Imitation Game Ida
* Birdman
* Mr Turner
* The Grand Budapest Hotel

Achievement in costume design

* The Grand Budapest Hotel
* Into the Woods
* Maleficient
* The Imitation Game Inherent Vice
* Selma Mr Turner

Achievement in directing

* Richard Linklater - Boyhood
* Alejandro G. Inarritu - Birdman
* Clint Eastwood - American Sniper Bennett Miller - Foxcatcher
* Ava DuVernay - Selma Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game
* Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel


Best documentary feature

* Life Itself Finding Vivian Maier
* Citizen Four
* Last Days in Vietnam
* Keep on Keepin On The Salt of the Earth
* Overnighters Virunga

Achievement in film editing

* Boyhood
* Gone Girl American Sniper
* The Imitation Game
* Birdman The Grand Budapest Hotel

* Whiplash

Best foreign language film of the year

* Argentina
* Estonia
* Mauritania
* Poland
* Sweden Russia


Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

* Guardians of the Galaxy
* The Grand Budapest Hotel
* The Theory of Everything Foxcatcher

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)


* The Grand Budapest Hotel
* Mr Turner
* The Imitation Game
* Interstellar
* The Theory of Everything

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

* Begin Again - Lost Stars
* I'll Be Me - Not Going to Miss You
* The Lego Movie - Everything is Awesome
* Noah - Mercy Is Beyond the Lights - Grateful
* Selma - Glory

Best motion picture of the year

* Boyhood
* The Imitation Game
* Birdman
* Selma
* The Theory of Everything
* Whiplash
* The Grand Budapest Hotel
* American Sniper
* (Nightcrawler)
* (Gone Girl)


Achievement in production design

* Birdman Mr Turner
* The Imitation Game
* The Grand Budapest Hotel
* Interstellar
* Into the Woods

Achievement in sound editing

* American Sniper
* Dawn of Apes Birdman
* The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
* Godzilla Interstellar
* Unbroken

Achievement in sound mixing

* Birdman
* American Sniper
* Interstellar
* Guardians of the Galaxy Whiplash
* Unbroken

Achievement in visual effects

* Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
* Godzilla Captain America
* Guardians of the Galaxy
* The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies X-men: Days of Future Past
* Interstellar

Adapted screenplay


* The Imitation Game
* Gone Girl American Sniper
* The Theory of Everything
* Whiplash
* Wild Inherent Vice

Original screenplay

* Birdman
* Boyhood
* The Grand Budapest Hotel
* Nightcrawler
* Foxcatcher

And how did I do. Surprisingly well. One of my best scores and better than last year.

79/106 (74,5 %) excluding the short films as always 

Oscar nominations

Nominations for the 87th Academy Awards

 

Best motion picture of the year

 

“American Sniper” Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan, Producers

“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole, Producers

“Boyhood” Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland, Producers

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson, Producers

“The Imitation Game” Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman, Producers

“Selma” Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers

“The Theory of Everything” Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten, Producers

“Whiplash” Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook and David Lancaster, Producers

 

Performance by an actor in a leading role

 

Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher”

Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper”

Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game”

Michael Keaton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”

Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything”

 

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

 

Robert Duvall in “The Judge”

Ethan Hawke in “Boyhood”

Edward Norton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”

Mark Ruffalo in “Foxcatcher”

J.K. Simmons in “Whiplash”

 

Performance by an actress in a leading role

 

Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night”

Felicity Jones in “The Theory of Everything”

Julianne Moore in “Still Alice”

Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl”

Reese Witherspoon in “Wild”

 

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

 

Patricia Arquette in “Boyhood”

Laura Dern in “Wild”

Keira Knightley in “The Imitation Game”

Emma Stone in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”

Meryl Streep in “Into the Woods”

 

Best animated feature film of the year

 

“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 the Princess Kaguya” Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura

 

Achievement in cinematography

 

“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Emmanuel Lubezki

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Robert Yeoman

“Ida” Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski

“Mr. Turner” Dick Pope

“Unbroken” Roger Deakins

 

Achievement in costume design

 

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Milena Canonero

“Inherent Vice” Mark Bridges

“Into the Woods” Colleen Atwood

“Maleficent” Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive

“Mr. Turner” Jacqueline Durran

 

Achievement in directing

 

“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Alejandro G. Iñárritu

“Boyhood” Richard Linklater

“Foxcatcher” Bennett Miller

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson

“The Imitation Game” Morten Tyldum

 

Best documentary feature

 

“CitizenFour” Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky

“Finding Vivian Maier” John Maloof and Charlie Siskel

“Last Days in Vietnam” Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester

“The Salt of the Earth” Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier

“Virunga” Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara

 

Best documentary short subject

 

“Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1” Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry

“Joanna” Aneta Kopacz

“Our Curse” Tomasz Sliwinski and Maciej Slesicki

“The Reaper (La Parka)” Gabriel Serra Arguello

“White Earth” J. Christian Jensen

 

Achievement in film editing

 

“American Sniper” Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach

“Boyhood” Sandra Adair

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Barney Pilling

“The Imitation Game” William Goldenberg

“Whiplash” Tom Cross

 

Best foreign language film of the year

 

“Ida” Poland

“Leviathan” Russia

“Tangerines” Estonia

“Timbuktu” Mauritania

“Wild Tales” Argentina

 

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

 

“Foxcatcher” Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier

“Guardians of the Galaxy” Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White

 

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

 

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Alexandre Desplat

“The Imitation Game” Alexandre Desplat

“Interstellar” Hans Zimmer

“Mr. Turner” Gary Yershon

“The Theory of Everything” Jóhann Jóhannsson

 

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

 

“Everything Is Awesome” from “The Lego Movie”

Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson

“Glory” from “Selma”

Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn

“Grateful” from “Beyond the Lights”

Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from “Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me”

Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond

“Lost Stars” from “Begin Again”

Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois

 

 

Achievement in 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

 

Best animated short film

 

“The Bigger Picture” Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees

“The Dam Keeper” Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi

“Feast” Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed

“Me and My Moulton” Torill Kove

“A Single Life” Joris Oprins

 

Best live action short film

 

“Aya” Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis

“Boogaloo and Graham” Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney

“Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak)” Hu Wei and Julien Féret

“Parvaneh” Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger

“The Phone Call” Mat Kirkby and James Lucas

 

Achievement in 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

 

Achievement in 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” Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten

“Unbroken” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee

“Whiplash” Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley

 

Achievement in visual effects

 

“Captain America: The 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” Stephane 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

 

Adapted screenplay

 

“American Sniper” Written by Jason Hall

“The Imitation Game” Written by Graham Moore

“Inherent Vice” Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson

“The Theory of Everything” Screenplay by Anthony McCarten

“Whiplash” Written by Damien Chazelle

 

Original screenplay

 

“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo

“Boyhood” Written by Richard Linklater

“Foxcatcher” Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness

“Nightcrawler” Written by Dan Gilroy

Predictions 2014

First of all, I haven't been following anything this year. At least not that much I used to. Therefore it has been hard to pick up my predictions but here they are.

I think I have too much Selma, The Imitation Game and The Grand Budapest Hotel. But I have no idea where take them away and what to choose instead.

This is my final list:

Best animated feature film of the year

* How To Train Your Dragon 2
* The Book of Life
* The Lego Movie
* Big Hero 6
* The Boxtrolls

Performance by an actor in a leading role

* Michael Keaton - Birdman
* Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
* Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
* Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
* David Oyelowo - Selma

I am not sure about David Oyelowo. The fifth could be Steve Carell or maybe even Ralph Fiennes. Or maybe Jake Gyllenhaal will be left out. 

Performance by an actor in a supporting role


* J. K. Simmons - Whiplash
* Edward Norton - Birdman
* Robert Duvall - The Judge
* Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
* Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher

They should all get nominated. 

Performance by an actress in a leading role

* Julianne Moore - Still Alice
* Reese Witherspoon - Wild
* Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
* Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
* Amy Adams - Big Eyes

My instinct tells me that Amy Adams will get in as always. Therefore Jennifer Aniston will not be nominated. 

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

* Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
* Meryl Streep - Into the Woods
* Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
* Emma Stone - Birdman
* Jessica Chastain - A Most Violent Year

I think they all will get nominated. 

Achievement in cinematography


* Unbroken
* The Imitation Game
* Birdman
* Mr Turner
* The Grand Budapest Hotel

Achievement in costume design

* The Grand Budapest Hotel
* Into the Woods
* Maleficient
* The Imitation Game
* Selma

Achievement in directing

* Richard Linklater - Boyhood
* Alejandro G. Inarritu - Birdman
* Clint Eastwood - American Sniper
* Ava DuVernay - Selma
* Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Yesterday's DGA made changes to my list. The Academy loves Clint and he will probable get nominated. I also think that they would like to nominate Ava DuVernay. 

Best documentary feature

* Life Itself
* Citizen Four
* Last Days in Vietnam
* Keep on Keepin On
* Overnighters

Achievement in film editing

* Boyhood
* Gone Girl
* The Imitation Game
* Birdman
* Whiplash

Best foreign language film of the year

* Argentina
* Estonia
* Mauritania
* Poland
* Sweden

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

* Guardians of the Galaxy
* The Grand Budapest Hotel
* The Theory of Everything

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)


* The Grand Budapest Hotel
* Mr Turner
* The Imitation Game
* Interstellar
* The Theory of Everything

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

* Begin Again - Lost Stars
* I'll Be Me - Not Going to Miss You
* The Lego Movie - Everything is Awesome
* Noah - Mercy Is
* Selma - Glory

Best motion picture of the year

* Boyhood
* The Imitation Game
* Birdman
* Selma
* The Theory of Everything
* Whiplash
* The Grand Budapest Hotel
* American Sniper
* (Nightcrawler)
* (Gone Girl)

I think that eight films will be nominated for best picture. If nine, Nightcrawler will be get in. If ten, Gone Girl will be number ten.

Achievement in production design

* Birdman
* The Imitation Game
* The Grand Budapest Hotel
* Interstellar
* Into the Woods

Achievement in sound editing

* American Sniper
* Dawn of Apes
* The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
* Godzilla
* Unbroken

Achievement in sound mixing

* Birdman
* American Sniper
* Interstellar
* Guardians of the Galaxy
* Unbroken

Achievement in visual effects

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

Adapted screenplay


* The Imitation Game
* Gone Girl
* The Theory of Everything
* Whiplash
* Wild

Original screenplay

* Birdman
* Boyhood
* The Grand Budapest Hotel
* Nightcrawler
* Foxcatcher

CAS noms

MOTION PICTURE – LIVE ACTION

American Sniper
Production Mixer — Walt Martin, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Gregg Rudloff
Re-recording Mixer — John Reitz
Scoring Mixer — Robert Fernandez
ADR Mixer — Thomas J. O’Connell
Foley Mixer — James Ashwell

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Production Mixer — Thomas Varga
Re-recording Mixer — Jon Taylor, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Frank A. Montaño
Scoring Mixer — Gustavo Borner
ADR Mixer — Jason Oliver
Foley Mixer – John Sanacore, CAS

Guardians of the Galaxy
Production Mixer — Simon Hayes, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Lora Hirschberg
Re-recording Mixer — Christopher Boyes
Scoring Mixer — Gustavo Borner
ADR Mixer — Doc Kane
Foley Mixer — Chris Manning

Interstellar
Production Mixer — Mark Weingarten, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Gary A. Rizzo, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Gregg Landaker
Scoring Mixer — Alan Meyerson, CAS
ADR Mixer — Thomas J. O’Connell
Foley Mixer — Mary Jo Lang, CAS

Unbroken
Production Mixer — David Lee
Re-recording Mixer — Jon Taylor, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Frank A. Montaño
Scoring Mixer — Jonathan Allen
ADR Mixer — Paul Drenning, CAS
Foley Mixer — John Guentner

MOTION PICTURE—ANIMATED

Big Hero 6
Original Dialogue Mixer — Gabriel Guy, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — David E. Fluhr, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Gabriel Guy, CAS
Scoring Mixer — Alan Meyerson, CAS
Foley Mixer — Mary Jo Lang, CAS

The Boxtrolls
Original Dialogue Mixer – Carlos Sotolongo
Re-recording Mixer — Tom Myers
Re-recording Mixer — Ren Klyce
Re-recording Mixer — Nathan Nance
Scoring Mixer — Nick Wollage
Foley Mixer — Mary Jo Lang, CAS

How to Train Your Dragon 2
Original Dialogue Mixer — Tighe Sheldon
Re-recording Mixer — Randy Thom, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Shawn Murphy
Re-recording Mixer — Brandon Proctor
Scoring Mixer — Shawn Murphy
Foley Mixer — Corey Tyler

The Lego Movie
Original Dialogue Mixer — Thomas J. O’Connell
Re-recording Mixer — Michael Semanick, CAS
Re-recording Mixer — Gregg Rudloff
Re-recording Mixer — Wayne Pashley
Scoring Mixer — Brad Haehnel
Foley Mixer — John Simpson

Penguins of Madagascar
Original Dialogue Mixer — Tighe Sheldon
Re-recording Mixer — Paul N.J. Ottosson, CAS
Scoring Mixer — Dennis Sands, CAS
Foley Mixer — Randy K. Singer, CAS

DGA noms

Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Clint Eastwood, American Sniper
Alejandro Inarritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

Globe winners

Golden Globe winners are:


MOTION PICTURE

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Boyhood

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Richard Linklater – Boyhood

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Julianne Moore – Still Alice

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Eddie Redmayne – Theory of Everyting

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
The Grand Budapest Hotel

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY/MUSICAL
Amy Adams – Big Eyes

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY/MUSICAL
Michael Keaton – Birdman

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
J.K Simmons – Whiplash

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
How To Train Your Dragon 2

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
Johann Johannsson – The Theory of Everything

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Glory” (Selma)

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo – Birdman

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Leviathan

ACE Eddie noms

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC):

• American Sniper Joel Cox, ACE & Gary Roach, ACE
• Boyhood Sandra Adair, ACE
• Gone Girl Kirk Baxter, ACE
• The Imitation Game William Goldenberg, ACE
• Nightcrawler John Gilroy, ACE
• Whiplash Tom Cross

BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (COMEDY OR MUSICAL):

• Birdman Douglas Crise & Stephen Mirrione, ACE
• Guardians of the Galaxy Fred Raskin, Hughes Winborne, ACE & Craig Wood, ACE
• Into the Woods Wyatt Smith
• Inherent Vice Leslie Jones, ACE
• Grand Budapest Hotel Barney Pilling

BEST EDITED ANIMATED FEATURE FILM:

• Big Hero 6
• Tim Mertens The Boxtrolls
• Edie Ichioka, ACE
• Lego Movie
• David Burrows & Chris McKay

BEST EDITED DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE):


• Citizenfour
• Mathilde Bonnefoy
• Finding Vivian Maier
  Aaron Wickenden
• Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
  Elisa Bonora



ADG noms

NOMINEES FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCTION DESIGN FOR A FEATURE FILM IN 2014:

Period Film

• INHERENT VICE  Production Designer: DAVID CRANK
• THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Production Designer: ADAM STOCKHAUSEN
• THE IMITATION GAME Production Designer: MARIA DJURKOVIC
• THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Production Designer: JOHN PAUL KELLY
• UNBROKEN Production Designer: JON HUTMAN

Fantasy Film

• CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER Production Designer: PETER WENHAM
• DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Production Designer: JAMES CHINLUND
• GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Production Designer: CHARLES WOOD
• INTERSTELLAR Production Designer: NATHAN CROWLEY
• INTO THE WOODS Production Designer: DENNIS GASSNER

Contemporary Film

• AMERICAN SNIPER Production Designers: JAMES J. MURAKAMI, CHARISSE CARDENAS
• BIRDMAN Production Designer: KEVIN THOMPSON
• FOXCATCHER Production Designer: JESS GONCHOR
• GONE GIRL Production Designer: DONALD GRAHAM BURT
• NIGHTCRAWLER Production Designer: KEVIN KAVANAUGH

PGA noms

American Sniper (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Producers: Bradley Cooper, p.g.a., Clint Eastwood, p.g.a., Andrew Lazar, p.g.a., Robert Lorenz, p.g.a., Peter Morgan, p.g.a.

Birdman (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Producers: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole

Boyhood (IFC Films)
Producers: Richard Linklater, p.g.a., Cathleen Sutherland, p.g.a.

Foxcatcher (Sony Pictures Classics)
Producers: Megan Ellison, p.g.a., Jon Kilik, p.g.a., Bennett Miller, p.g.a.

Gone Girl (20th Century Fox)
Producer: Ceán Chaffin, p.g.a.

The Grand Budapest Hotel (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Producers: Wes Anderson & Scott Rudin, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales

The Imitation Game (The Weinstein Company)
Producers: Nora Grossman, p.g.a., Ido Ostrowsky, p.g.a., Teddy Schwarzman, p.g.a.

Nightcrawler (Open Road Films)
Producers: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy

The Theory of Everything (Focus Features)
Producers: Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten

Whiplash (Sony Pictures Classics)
Producers: Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:

Big Hero 6 (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
Producer: Roy Conli, p.g.a.

The Book of Life (20th Century Fox)
Producers: Brad Booker, p.g.a., Guillermo del Toro, p.g.a.

The Boxtrolls (Focus Features)
Producers: David Bleiman Ichioka, p.g.a., Travis Knight, p.g.a.

How To Train Your Dragon 2 (20th Century Fox)
Producer: Bonnie Arnold, p.g.a.

The LEGO Movie (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Producer: Dan Lin

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:

The Green Prince (Music Box Films)
Producers: John Battsek, Simon Chinn, Nadav Schirman

Life Itself (Magnolia Pictures)
Producers: Garrett Basch, Steve James, Zak Piper

Merchants of Doubt (Sony Pictures Classics)
Producers: Robert Kenner, Melissa Robledo

Particle Fever (Abramorama/BOND 360)
Producers: David E. Kaplan, Mark A. Levinson, Andrea Miller, Carla Solomon

Virunga (Netflix)
Producers: Joanna Natasegara, Orlando von Einsiedel

ASC noms

• Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC for Unbroken
• Óscar Faura for The Imitation Game
• Emmanuel Lubezki ASC, AMC for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
• Dick Pope, BSC for Mr. Turner
• Robert D. Yeoman, ASC for The Grand Budapest Hotel

WGA noms

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• Boyhood, Written by Richard Linklater; IFC Films
• Foxcatcher, Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman; Sony Pictures Classics
• The Grand Budapest Hotel, Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness; Fox Searchlight
• Nightcrawler, Written by Dan Gilroy; Open Road Films
• Whiplash, Written by Damien Chazelle; Sony Pictures Classics

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• American Sniper, Written by Jason Hall; Based on the book by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice; Warner Bros.
• Gone Girl, Screenplay by Gillian Flynn; Based on her novel; 20th Century Fox
• Guardians of the Galaxy, Written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman; Based on the Marvel comic by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
• The Imitation Game, Written by Graham Moore; Based on the book Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges; The Weinstein Company
• Wild, Screenplay by Nick Hornby; Based on the book by Cheryl Strayed; Fox Searchlight

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

• Finding Vivian Maier, Written by John Maloof & Charlie Siskel; Sundance Selects
• The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, Written by Brian Knappenberger; FilmBuff
• Last Days in Vietnam, Written by Mark Bailey & Kevin McAlester; American Experience Films
• Red Army, Written by Gabe Polsky; Sony Pictures Classics

Costume Designers Guild noms

EXCELLENCE IN CONTEMPORARY FILM

• Birdman – Albert Wolsky
• Boyhood – Kari Perkins
• Gone Girl – Trish Summerville
• Interstellar – Mary Zophres
• Wild – Melissa Bruning

EXCELLENCE IN PERIOD FILM

• The Grand Budapest Hotel – Milena Canonero
• The Imitation Game – Sammy Sheldon Differ
• Inherent Vice – Mark Bridges
• Selma – Ruth E. Carter
• The Theory of Everything – Steven Noble

EXCELLENCE IN FANTASY FILM

• Guardians of the Galaxy – Alexandra Byrne
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Bob Buck, Lesley Burkes-Harding, Ann Maskrey
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 – Kurt and Bart
• Into the Woods – Colleen Atwood
• Maleficent – Anna B. Sheppard, Jane Clive

Makeup and hairstylists guild noms

FEATURE LENGTH MOTION PICTURE (FEATURE FILMS)

BEST CONTEMPORARY MAKE-UP

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Make-Up Artists: Allan Apone, Nicole Sortillon and Lisa Rocco (Petition)

Gone Girl
Make-Up Artists: Kate Biscoe and Gigi Williams

Guardians of the Galaxy
Make-Up Artist: Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou

Interstellar
Make-Up Artists: Luisa Abel and Jay Wejebe

Nightcrawler
Make-Up Artists: Donald Mowat and Malanie Romero


FEATURE LENGTH MOTION PICTURE (FEATURE FILMS)

BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER MAKE-UP

Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Make-Up Artists: Ve Neill, Nikoletta Skarlatos and Conor McCullagh (Petition)

Into the Woods
Make-Up Artist: Peter Swords King

The Grand Budapest Hotel
Make-Up Artists: Frances Hannon and Julie Dartnell

The Theory of Everything
Make-Up Artists: Jan Sewell and Lesley Smith

Unbroken
Make-Up Artists: Toni G. and Nik Dorning


FEATURE LENGTH MOTION PICTURE (FEATURE FILMS)

BEST SPECIAL MAKE-UP EFFECTS

Foxcatcher
Make-Up Artists: Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard

Guardians of the Galaxy
Make-Up Artist: David White

Into the Woods (Meryl Streep Witch Prosthetics)
Make-Up Artists: J. Roy Helland (Personal) and Matthew Smith (Prosthetics)

Maleficent
Make-Up Artists: Rick Baker, Toni G. and Arjen Tuiten (Petition)

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Make-Up Artist: Gino Acevedos

FEATURE LENGTH MOTION PICTURE (FEATURE FILMS)

BEST CONTEMPORARY HAIR STYLING

Birdman
Hair Stylists: Jerry Popolis and Kat Drazen

Guardians of the Galaxy
Hair Stylist: Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou

Interstellar
Hair Stylists: Patricia Dehaney and Jose L. Zamora

St. Vincent
Hair Stylist: Suzy Mazzarese-Allison

Winter’s Tale
Hair Stylists: Alan D’Angerio and Jasen Sica

FEATURE LENGTH MOTION PICTURE (FEATURE FILMS)

BEST PERIOD AND/OR CHARACTER HAIR STYLING

Get on Up
Hair Stylists: Carla Farmer and Shannon Bakeman

Into the Woods
Hair Stylists: Peter Swords King and J. Roy Helland

Selma
Hair Stylists: Melissa Forney and Pierce Austin

The Grand Budapest Hotel
Hair Stylists: Frances Hannon and Julie Dartnell

The Theory of Everything
Hair Stylists: Jan Sewell and Agnes Legere