PubTalkForum's Academy Awards Nomination List

[Matteo]

After some positive feedback in this thread, I've decided to go on with PubTalkForum's own version of the Academy Awards. This means we choose our own winners from the Academy's recently announced nomination list which I will now post below. Some important notes first:

• You have up until February 18 to submit your votes to me via. PM.
• You have a little over two weeks to catch up on some of these films - of course, you're not expected to see them all, but if you can view more than a handful, that would be nice.
• A few users have already submitted their lists - this is fine, but don't feel rushed to send them in straight away. Take your time, there's no rush.
• Even if you haven't seen too many films from the list below, please participate - the more comprehensive the output, the better.








Best Picture

Whiplash
American Sniper
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Boyhood



Best Actor

Michael Keaton in Birdman
Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything
Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game
Bradley Cooper in American Sniper
Steve Carell in Foxcatcher



Best Actress

Felicity Jones in The Theory of Everything
Marion Cotillard in Two Days, One Night
Reese Witherspoon in Wild
Julianne Moore in Still Alice
Rosamund Pike in Gone Girl



Best Director

Morten Tyldum for The Imitation Game
Bennett Miller for Foxcatcher
Alejandro González Iñárritu for Birdman
Richard Linklater for Boyhood
Wes Anderson for The Grand Budapest Hotel



Best Supporting Actor

Mark Ruffalo in Foxcatcher
Edward Norton in Birdman
J.K. Simmons in Whiplash
Robert Duvall in The Judge
Ethan Hawke in Boyhood



Best Supporting Actress

Emma Stone in Birdman
Patricia Arquette in Boyhood
Meryl Streep in Into the Woods
Laura Dern in Wild
Keira Knightley in The Imitation Game



Best Screenplay (original or adapted)

Foxcatcher - Dan Futterman, E. Max Frye
Birdman - Alejandro González Iñárritu, Armando Bo, Nicolás Giacobone
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson, Hugo Guinness
Nightcrawler - Dan Gilroy
Boyhood - Richard Linklater
Whiplash - Damien Chazelle
American Sniper - Jason Hall
The Imitation Game - Graham Moore
The Theory of Everything - Anthony McCarten
Inherent Vice - Paul Thomas Anderson



Best Animated Feature Film

The Tale of Princess Kaguya
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Boxtrolls
Big Hero 6
Song of the Sea



Best Cinematography

Ryszard Lenczewski for Ida
Dick Pope for Mr. Turner
Robert Yeoman for The Grand Budapest Hotel
Lukasz Zal for Ida
Emmanuel Lubezki for Birdman
Roger Deakins for Unbroken



Best Film Editing

Tom Cross for Whiplash
William Goldenberg for The Imitation Game
Gary D. Roach for American Sniper
Sandra Adair for Boyhood
Barney Pilling for The Grand Budapest Hotel





These are the categories I have chosen (i.e., the main ones). Simply C&P this list and highlight your selected winners by February 18. Our winners will be announced either a day before or after the official Academy Awards ceremony. Afterwards, we'll do a comparison between our winners and their winners and see the differences. Also, I know this board has a few talented GFX people, so if anyone is willing to create a small banner titled "PubTalkForum's Academy Awards" (or something along those lines) by February 18, that would, indeed, be very nice too.

If you have any questions or feedback or would like any changes made, feel free to ask in this thread or via. PM. Best of luck with your selections and let PTF's Academy Awards begin!

[Everlong]

So far I've only seen three of the Best Picture nominees. I'd like to see at least two more before making my vote, but man, out of the three I've seen it's definitely a tough choice so far.

[Everlong]

Just a reminder to people to get these submissions in. I'm going to be sending mine in tomorrow!

@Matteo

[Matteo]

Thank you, @Everlong.

Since only a few posters have submitted their lists in, I'll give everyone one more week to catch up on any viewings and finalise their nominations. I'll announce the winners at the end of the month and then compare it with the actual winners of the Academy Awards ceremony that will take place on the 22nd of February.