By Christopher Prince
The nominations for the 87th Academy Awards have been released. Naturally there are a few shock upsets. Most notable was the Oscar’s snubbing of Selma in both the Leading Actor and Director categories. Whilst Jennifer Aniston lost out on a Best Actress nod for her self funded title, Cake. Look at our edited list below and see who we think should clear up on the big night.
Best Picture
American Sniper
Birman Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Who will win? Boyhood
Who should win? The Theory of Everything
Best Actor
Steve Carell (Foxcatcher)
Bradley Cooper (American Sniper)
Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game)
Michael Keaton (Birdman)
Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
Who will win? Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
Who should win? Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
Best Actress
Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night)
Felicity Jones (The Theory Of Everything)
Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
Reese Witherspoon (Wild)
Who will win? Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
Who should win? Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall (The Judge)
Ethan Hawke (Boyhood)
Edward Norton (Birdman)
Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher)
JK Simmons (Whiplash)
Who will win? Edward Norton (Birdman)
Who should win? Ethan Hawke (Boyhood)
Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)
Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game)
Emma Stone (Birdman)
Meryl Streep (Into The Woods)
Laura Dern (Wild)
Who will win? Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)
Who should win? Laura Dern (Wild)
Animated Feature Film
Big Hero 6
The Box Trolls
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Song of the Sea
The Tale Of Princess Kaguya
Who will win? How To Train Your Dragon 2
Who should win? Big Hero 6
Emmanuel Lubezki (Birdman)
Dick Pope (Mr Turner)
Robert D Yeoman (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Ryszard Lenczewski and Łukasz Żal (Ida)
Roger Deakins (Unbroken)
Who will win? Robert D Yeoman (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Who should win? Robert D Yeoman (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Milena Canonero (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Mark Bridges (Inherent Vice)
Colleen Atwood (Into The Woods)
Anna B. Sheppard (Maleficent)
Jacqueline Durran (Mr Turner)
Who will win? Milena Canonero (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Who should win? Colleen Atwood (Into The Woods)
Directing
Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Birdman)
Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
Bennett Miller (Foxcatcher)
Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)
Who will win? Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
Who should win? Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy
Who will win? The Grand Budapest Hotel
Who should win? The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Interstellar
Mr Turner
The Theory of Everything
The Imitation Game
Who will win? Interstellar
Who should win? The Imitation Game
Original Screenplay
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, Armando Bo (Birdman)
Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
Foxcatcher (E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman and Bennett Miller Screenplay)
Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler)
Who will win? Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
Who should win? Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler)
Jason Hall (American Sniper)
Graham Moore (The Imitation Game)
Anthony McCarten (The Theory Of Everything)
Paul Thomas Anderson (Inherent Vice)
Damien Chazelle (Whiplash)
Who will win? Graham Moor (The Imitation Game)
Who should win? Damien Chzelle (Whiplash)
Visual Effects
Captain America
The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
X-Men: DOFP
Who will win? Interstellar
Who should win? Interstellar
Everything is Awesome (The Lego Movie)
Glory (Selma)
Grateful (Beyond the Lights)
I'm not Gonna Miss You (Glenn Campbell: I’ll Be Me)
Lost Stars (Begin Again)
Who will win? Glory (Selma)
Who should win? Everything is Awesome (The Lego Movie)
