Here's a brief low-down of who and what was nominated, for the awards you've actually heard of, for this year's Oscars. With the added bonus of me stating my personal favourites of the season and those who I think are favourites to win! (You heard it here first, folks).
Visual Effects: Guardians Of The Galaxy
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Interstellar
X-Men: Days Of Future Past
Who I think will win: Interstellar
Who I want to win: Guardians Of The Galaxy
Best Animated Feature Film: Big Hero 6
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Song Of The Sea
The Boxtrolls
The Tale Of Princess Kaguya
Who I think will win: How To Train Your Dragon 2
Who I want to win: How To Train Your Dragon 2
Original Screenplay: Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
Nightcrawler
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Who I think will win: Birdman
Who I want to win: Nightcrawler
Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette- Boyhood
Laura Dern - Wild
Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
Emma Stone - Birdman
Meryl Streep - Into The Woods
Who I think will win: Patricia Arquette
Who I want to win: Meryl Streep
Supporting Actor: Robert Duvall - The Judge
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
Edward Norton - Birdman
J.K Simmons - Whiplash
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
Who I think will win: J.K Simmons
Who I want to win: J.K Simmons
Best Director: Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Bennett Miller - Foxcatcher
Richard Linklater - Boyhood
Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game
Alejandro Inarritu - Birdman
Who I think will win: Richard Linklater
Who I want to win: Morten Tyldum
Best Actress: Marion Cotilliard - Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones - The Theory Of Everything
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon - Wild
Who I think will win: Julianne Moore
Who I want to win: Rosamund Pike
Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory Of Everything
Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
Michael Keaton - Birdman
Bradley Cooper - American Sniper
Who I think will win: Eddie Redmayne
Who I want to win: Eddie Redmayne
Best Picture: Whiplash
The Imitation Game
American Sniper
Boyhood
Birdman
Selma
The Theory Of Everything
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Who I think will win: Boyhood/Whiplash
Who I want to win: Whiplash
I do think Whiplash is a genuine dark horse for the Best Picture category... But Boyhood has to be the clear favourite. Also look out for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in the visual effects camp. Aside from that it's hard to argue with the rest of these selections.
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