BAFTA NOMS!

BEST FILM:

BIRDMAN

BOYHOOD

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

THE IMITATION GAME

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM:

'71

THE IMITATION GAME

PADDINGTON

PRIDE

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

UNDER THE SKIN

BEST DIRECTOR:

ALEJANDRO G. INARRITU - BIRDMAN

RICHARD LINKLATER - BOYHOOD

WES ANDERSON - THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

JAMES MARSH - THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

DAMIEN CHAZELLE - WHIPLASH

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

BIRDMAN

BOYHOOD

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

NIGHTCRAWLER

WHIPLASH

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

AMERICAN SNIPER

GONE GIRL

THE IMITATION GAME

PADDINGTON

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

BEST LEADING ACTOR:

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH - THE IMITATION GAME

RALPH FIENNES - THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

JAKE GYLLENHAAL - NIGHTCRAWLER

MICHAEL KEATON - BIRDMAN

EDDIE REDMAYNE - THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

BEST LEADING ACTRESS: 

AMY ADAMS - BIG EYES

FELICITY JONES - THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

JULIANNE MOORE - STILL ALICE

ROSAMUND PIKE - GONE GIRL

REESE WITHERSPOON - WILD

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

STEVE CARELL - FOXCATCHER

ETHAN HAWKE - BOYHOOD

EDWARD NORTON - BIRDMAN

MARK RUFFALO - FOXCATCHER

JK SIMMONS - WHIPLASH

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

PATRICIA ARQUETTE - BOYHOOD

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY - THE IMITATION GAME

RENE RUSSO - NIGHTCRAWLER

IMELDA STAUNTON - PRIDE

EMMA STONE - BIRDMAN

BEST EDITING:

BIRDMAN

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

THE IMITATION GAME

NIGHTCRAWLER

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

WHIPLASH

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:

BIG EYES

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

THE IMITATION GAME

INTERSTELLAR

MR. TURNER

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

THE IMITATION GAME

INTO THE WOODS

MR. TURNER

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC:

BIRDMAN

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

INTERSTELLAR

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

UNDER THE SKIN

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

BIRDMAN

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

IDA

INTERSTELLAR

MR. TURNER

BEST SOUND:

AMERICAN SNIPER

BIRDMAN

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

THE IMITATION GAME

WHIPLASH

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

THE HOBBIT: BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES

INTERSTELLAR

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP:

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

INTO THE WOODS

MR. TURNER

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

BEST ANIMATED FILM:

BIG HERO 6

THE BOXTROLLS

THE LEGO MOVIE

BEST DOCUMENTARY:

20 FEET FROM STARDOM

20,000 DAYS ON EARTH

CITIZENFOUR

FINDING VIVIAN MEIER

VIRUNGA

BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE:

IDA

LEVIATHAN

THE LUNCHBOX

TRASH

TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT

BRITISH ANIMATED SHORT:

THE BIGGER PICTURE

MONKEY LOVE EXPERIMENTS

MY DAD

BRITISH SHORT FILM:

BOOGALOO AND GRAHAM

EMOTIONAL FUSEBOX

THE KARMAN LINE

SLAP

THREE BROTHERS

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR, OR PRODUCER:

YANN DEMANGE & GREGORY BURKE - '71

PAUL KATIS & ANDREW DE LOTBINIERE - KAJAKI: THE TRUE STORY

HONG KHAOU - LILTING

ELAINE CONSTANTINE - THE NORTHERN SOUL

STEVEN BERESFORD & DAVID LIVINGSTONE - PRIDE

RISING STAR AWARD:

GUGU MBATHA-RAW

JACK O'CONNELL

MARGOT ROBBIE

MILES TELLER

SHAILENE WOODLEY

Woof, quite a few curveballs here. First and foremost, that Rising Star Award is ON POINT. The noms for that category were announced a few days ago, but that is a flawless lineup. I can see all 5 becoming big stars. As for the rest, I think the biggest is Amy Adams beating Marion Cotillard for that final actress slot, and Rene Russo nabbing that last supporting actress spot. (Imelda Staunton was always getting in here, me thinks.) Very happy for Pride getting some more love as it really is a terrific film, certainly better than most films in the Oscar conversation. Carell getting in supporting here is a surprise, if only that would happen at the Oscars. Best Actor is stacked as is, and Gyllenhaal is looking more and more likely to finally get that second Oscar nom. Who really would have thought back in March that Grand Budapest Hotel would be a top Oscar contender? It has an outside chance of leading the Oscar nominations. Despite my own feelings of the film, I hope it proves to Hollywood that you can release a film early in the year and have it make a splash during award season. Whiplash also did very well. 

As for snubs, Selma is really getting destroyed. I'm not sure what exactly is happening (screeners not being out in time? Paramount fucking things up?) but I still feel it's safe for a few Oscar noms. Maybe Paramount should have held it for summer? Mr. Turner was also snubbed, but the reception for it has been very muted. Timothy Spall seemed certain, though.

Oscar noms in less than a week!