This is the day we’ve all been waiting for, the Oscar Nominations announcement for the 87th Academy Awards. The Red Carpet Report team were on-hand to capture the event, talk to Leonard Maltin about his thoughts and provide our own recap from Cathy Kelley, our host, after the announcement. We’ve also included the numbers – by film and studio below.
87th Oscars Nominations Recap by Cathy Kelley, Red Carpet Report Host
Joining Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs for the early morning telecast were Directors Alfonso Cuarón and J.J. Abrams and actor Chris Pine. They weren’t available for an interview after but we’re sure they were excited to see their colleagues get the nod by the Academy.
Red Carpet Report’s Cathy Kelley Talks to film critic Leonard Maltin at 87th Oscars Nominations Announcement
Voting
Now the fun starts, official screenings for all motion pictures with one or more nominations will start on Saturday, January 24, at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater and will be held at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood, in London, New York and the San Francisco Bay Area.
From there Academy members in each of the 17 branches will vote for the best in their respective categories, i.e. actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. For animated and foreign language film categories, nominees are picked by a vote from multi-branch screening committees.
Here are photos our team took during the nomination announcement this morning…
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We’ll just have to wait for the official ceremony on Oscar® Sunday, February 22, 2015 televised live on the ABC Television Network from the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center®…
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Videos from the Nominations Announcement – stay tuned we’re editing them now…
Below is the complete list of the 87th Oscars Nominations by category
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
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
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
Here are the nominations by Film and Studio
Nominations by Feature Film
- “American Sniper” – 6
“Boyhood” – 6
“Foxcatcher” – 5
“Interstellar” – 5
“The Theory of Everything” – 5
“Whiplash” – 5
“Mr. Turner” – 4
“Into the Woods” – 3
“Wild” – 3
“Unbroken” 3
“Ida” – 2
“Inherent Vice” – 2
“Guardians of the Galaxy” – 2
“Selma” – 2
“The Judge” – 1
“Two Days, One Night” – 1
“Still Alice” – 1
“Maleficent” – 1 Disney
“The Salt of the Earth” – 1
“The Lego Movie” – 1
“Beyond the Lights” – 1
“Glen Campbell – I’ll Be Me” – 1
“Begin Again” – 1
“Crisis Hotline” – 1
“Joanna” – 1
“Our Curse” – 1
“The Reaper” – 1
“White Earth” – 1
“Citizenfour” – 1
“Finding Vivian Maier” – 1
“Last Days in Vietnam” – 1
“The Hobbit – Battle of the Five Armies” – 1
“The Bigger Picture” – 1
“The Dam Keeper” – 1
“Feast” – 1
“Me and My Moulton” – 1
“A Single Life” – 1
“Big Hero 6″ – 1
“Gone Girl” – 1
“The Boxtrolls” – 1
“How to Train Your Dragon 2″ – 1
“The Song of the Sea” – 1
“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” – 1
“Nightcrawler” – 1
“Leviathan” – 1
“Wild Tales” – 1
“Timbuktu” – 1
“Tangerines” – 1
“Aya” – 1
“Boogaloo and Graham” – 1
“Butter Lamp” – 1
“Parvaneh” – 1
“The Phone Call” – 1
“Captain America – The Winter Soldier” – 1
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” – 1
“X-Men – Days of Future Past” – 1
Oscar Nominations by Studio
- Sony Pictures Classics – 18
Warner Bros – 11
The Weinstein Company – 9
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures – 8
Paramount – 7
IFC – 6
Focus Features – 6
Twentieth Century Fox – 3
Universal Pictures – 3
GKIDS – 2
Music Box – 2
Sundance Selects – 2
Relativity – 1
Open Road Films – 1
Dreamworks – 1
American Experience Films – 1
Allfilm – 1
Cohen Media Group – 1
Independent Productions – 1
Area 23a – 1
RADiUS-TWC – 1
Netflix – 1
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