For the avid movie lovers out there, need I say it out loud? Probably not. But if I do, for the sake of those who may have missed it or were napping when it all went down, let me belt it out for you – Oscar season is here! Woo-hoo! Here’s the list of nominees in the four juiciest and most coveted categories:
Best Picture
American Sniper; Birdman; 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); 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)
Best Director
Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman); Richard Linklater (Boyhood); Bennett Miller (Foxcatcher); Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel); Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)
For a peek at the other categories and other nominees, check out the official Oscar site and be sure to look out for the announcement of winners (“…and the Oscar goes to…”) on Sunday 22 February 2015.
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