This morning, a committee of people (J.J. Abrams, Alfonso CuarĆ³n, Chris Pine, and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs) announced all the nominees for the 87th Academy Awards, which will be presented on Sunday, February 22 with Neil Patrick Harris as host.
While all of the nominated performances and films are outstanding, the debate over the true winner will rage right until the moment the Oscars are handed out (and likely after, too). Hereās the full list of nominees for each of the 2015 Academy Awards:
Best Picture
āAmerican Sniperā
āBirdmanā
āBoyhoodā
āThe Grand Budapest Hotelā
āThe Imitation Gameā
āSelmaā
āThe Theory of Everythingā
āWhiplashā
Best Actor
SteveĀ Carell,Ā āFoxcatcherā
Bradley Cooper, āAmerican Sniperā
BenedictĀ Cumberbatch, āThe Imitation Gameā
Michael Keaton, āBirdmanā
EddieĀ Redmayne, āThe Theory of Everythingā
Best Actress
MarionĀ Cotillard, āTwo Days, One Nightā
Felicity Jones, āThe Theory of Everythingā
Julianne Moore, āStill Aliceā
RosamundĀ Pike, āGone Girlā
Reese Witherspoon, āWildā
Best Director
Alejandro GonzalezĀ IƱƔrrituā, āBirdmanā
Richard Linklater, āBoyhoodā
Bennett Miller, āFoxcatcherā
Wes Anderson, āThe Grand Budapest Hotelā
MortenĀ Tyldum, āThe Imitation Gameā
Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, āThe Judgeā
EthanĀ Hawke, āBoyhoodā
Edward Norton, āBirdmanā
MarkĀ Ruffalo,Ā āFoxcatcherā
J.K. Simmons, āWhiplashā
Best Supporting Actress
PatriciaĀ Arquette, āBoyhoodā
LauraĀ Dern, āWildā
KeiraĀ Knightley, āThe Imitation Gameā
Emma Stone, āBirdmanā
MerylĀ Streep, āInto the Woodsā
Adapted Screenplay
Jason Hall, āAmerican Sniperā
Graham Moore, āThe Imitation Gameā
Paul Thomas Anderson, āInherent Viceā
AnthonyĀ McCarten, āThe Theory of Everythingā
DamienĀ Chazelle, āWhiplashā
Original Screenplay
Alejandro GonzalezĀ IƱƔrritu,Ā NicolĆ”sĀ Giacobone, AlexanderĀ Dinelaris,Ā Jr., and Armando Bo, āBirdmanā
RichardĀ Linklater, āBoyhoodā
E. Max Frye and DanĀ Futterman,Ā āFoxcatcherā
Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness, āThe Grand Budapestā
Dan Gilroy,Ā āNightcrawlerā
Animated Feature Film
āBig Hero 6ā
āThe Boxtrollsā
āHow to Train Your Dragon 2ā
āSong of the Seaā
āThe Tale of Princess Kaguyaā
Documentary Feature
āCitizenFourā
āFinding Vivian Maierā
āLast Days in Vietnamā
āThe Salt of the Earthā
āVirungaā
Documentary Short Subject
āCrisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1ā
āJoannaā
āOur Curseā
āThe Reaperā
āWhite Earthā
Film Editing
āAmerican Sniperā
āBoyhoodā
āThe Grand Budapest Hotelā
āThe Imitation Gameā
āWhiplashā
Original Song
The Lego Movie, āEverything Is Awesomeā
Selma, āGloryā
Beyond the Lights, āGratefulā
Glen Campbell...I'll Be Me, āI'm Not Gonna Miss Youā
Begin Again, āLost Starsā
Production Design
āThe Grand Budapest Hotelā
āThe Imitation Gameā
āInterstellarā
āInto the Woodsā
āMr. Turnerā
Animated Short Film
āThe Bigger Pictureā
āThe Dam Keeperā
āFeastā
āMe and My Moultonā
āA Single Lifeā
Live Action Short Film
āAyaā
āBoogaloo and Grahamā
āButter Lampā
āParvanehā
āThe Phone Callā
Sound Editing
āAmerican Sniperā
āBirdmanā
āThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armiesā
āInterstellarā
āUnbrokenā
Sound Mixing
āAmerican Sniperā
āBirdmanā
āInterstellarā
āUnbrokenā
āWhiplashā
Visual Effects
āCaptain America: The Winter Soldierā
āDawn of the Planet of the Apesā
āGuardians of the Galaxyā
āInterstellarā
āX-Men: Days of Future Pastā
Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki, āBirdmanā
Robert Yeoman, āThe Grand Budapest Hotelā
Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski, āIdaā
Dick Pope, āMr. Turnerā
Roger Deakins, āUnbrokenā
Costume Design
Milena Canonero, āThe Grand Budapest Hotelā
Mark Bridges, āInherent Viceā
Colleen Atwood, āInto the Woodsā
Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive, āMaleficentā
Jacqueline Durran, āMr. Turnerā
Foreign Language Film
āIdaā
āLeviathanā
āTangerinesā
āTimbuktuā
āWild Talesā
Makeup and Hairstyling
Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard, āFoxcatcherā
Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, āThe Grand Budapest Hotelā
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White, āGuardians of the Galaxyā
Original Score
Alexandre Desplat, āThe Grand Budapest Hotelā
Alexandre Desplat, āThe Imitation Gameā
Hans Zimmer, āInterstellarā
Gary Yershon, āMr. Turnerā
JĆ³hann JĆ³hannsson, āThe Theory of Everythingā
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