The nominations for the 2015 Oscars have been announced, and there seems to have been a terrible mistake….
The Lego Movie has not been nominated for the Animated Feature Film category!! Sacrebleu!
This is a dark day indeed. Perhaps everything is not so awesome after all.
Here are a few of the nominees for the 2015 Academy Awards, with Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel leading the way:
Best Picture:
– American Sniper
– Birdman
– Boyhood
– The Grand Budapest Hotel
– The Imitation Game
– Selma
– The Theory of Everything
– Whiplash
Best Director:
– Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman
– Richard Linklater, Boyhood
– Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
– Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
– Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game
Best Animated Feature:
– Big Hero 6
– The Boxtrolls
– How to Train Your Dragon 2
– Song of the Sea
– The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Best Actor:
– Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
– Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
– Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
– Michael Keaton, Birdman
– 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
Click on the statuette below for the full list of nominees.
So what are you favourite films nominated and who do you feel deserves to walk away with the statuette? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
Flicks and Pieces 
The only one of the Best Picture nominees I’ve seen is The Imitation Game. I thought it was an excellent movie, and Benedict Cumberbatch gave a most Oscar-worthy performance. American Sniper opens here tomorrow, and I will definitely see that one in the next few days. I’d like to see Wild also. Saw Gone Girl…don’t think Rosamund Pike was good enough for Best Actress. That’s my two cents worth. 🙂
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The Imitation Game was very good, Cumberbatch is in with a real shot I’d say, though Michael Keaton was also incredible in Birdman (I think that has a good chance of picking up a few awards). I enjoyed Gone Girl (if enjoyed is the right word, maybe endured?), but Rosamund Pike has some stiff competition there. How exciting lol!
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How DARE they
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I know, what an outrage lol!
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We were devastated by Lego’s exclusion.
I’ve seen all the best pictures of course, and nearly everything that’s nominated, period. Lots of good stuff, some junk. I think American Sniper is junk. I think Selma was snubbed. It’s fabulous and deserved a lot more recognition.
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It’s a bit disappointing, I really really liked Lego Movie and thought it deserved a nomination. Not seen American Sniper yet, it opens tomorrow here I believe, and Selma isn’t out until February, which is rude lol. Would have liked to have seen Ralph Fiennes nominated, but I’m rooting for Birdman which was excellent all round!
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Loved it!
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Boo for lack of diversity in the noms this year! I’m rooting for Eddie Redmayne and Citizenfour (Best Documentary Feature). Unfortunately, I keep up with the Oscars less and less every year. It just doesn’t represent me as an audience member.
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There really is a lack of diversity this year which is a shame. Citizenfour looks great, it’s on my list to watch soon!
My vote is for Birdman, certainly for cinematography 🙂
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As it happens, I just got Super Angry UniKitty yesterday, very befitting this snub!
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Haha, amazing, I want one!
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