Oscar nominations!

[Bernadine]

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Jennifer Anniston was not nominated for Best Actress for Cake.

Unbroken was not nominated for Best Picture or Best Director (Angelina Jolie).

Any surprises?  I haven't seen any of the main movies!

[mmmomof2]

Amy Adams wasn't either

Into the Woods only had Meryl and costume/make-up

I'm not interested in Birdman. At all.

eta - why is sniper included here, but not the Golden Globes?

[toepick]

All I know is that I'm hoping all of its nominations will cause Whiplash to finally come to my city. It has never played here and I'm dying to see it.

[toepick]

I was most surprised that Amy Adams didn't get a nomination. She always does!

[toepick]

Also surprised that David Oyelowo wasn't nominated for Selma.

[kirby]

I haven't followed any oscar buzz this year, but I'm really suprised Jake Gyllenhal and Night Crawler didn't get nominated.

[lilafowler]

The Brangeloonies must have so many mixed emotions today.

[cbwm1]

Selma was robbed.

I'm glad it was nominated for best picture, but it deserves way more than that.

[nahoku]

I haven't seen any of the best picture nominees. The only film I've seen that got a major nomination is Gone Girl (Rosamund Pike).

Movies I'd really like to see before the awards: Wild, Birdman, Boyhood, Grand Budapest Hotel.

[toepick]

All 20 acting nominees are white. Of course.

[ErinExpat]

Jan 15, 2015 9:11:08 GMT -5 nahoku said:

I haven't seen any of the best picture nominees. The only film I've seen that got a major nomination is Gone Girl (Rosamund Pike).

Movies I'd really like to see before the awards: Wild, Birdman, Boyhood, Grand Budapest Hotel.

Definitely see The Grand Budapest Hotel. I haven't seen the others, mind you. Lol

[pagas]

I have only seen The Grand Budapest Hotel. I hope it wins it all!

[game blouses]

Loved Birdman and the fact that it got both writing and directing nods. I also loved Grand Budapest Hotel, but was disappointed that Nightcrawler wasn't nominated for Best Picture; it was a near-flawless movie, IMO.

We try to see all of the best pictures before the Oscars (ideally, before the nominations, but it's hard with a baby and a toddler) and we have five more to go. I have Boyhood on DVD and we're seeing Imitation Game this weekend, so that's good.

[adlove]

I'm pleasantly surprised to see Whiplash nominated for best picture. It was fantastic. I've also seen Grand Budapest Hotel, Boyhood and Foxcatcher and enjoyed them all. I'd love to see JK Simmons win the Oscar.

[nahoku]

LOL at the lady who mispronounced Dick Pope's last name and announced him as Dick Poop.

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I didn't like Birdman. It just seems like one of those industry movies that Hollywood fawns over. See Good Night and Good Luck and Hugo.

[game blouses]

Jan 15, 2015 11:55:02 GMT -5 @notquiteblushing said:

I didn't like Birdman. It just seems like one of those industry movies that Hollywood fawns over. See Good Night and Good Luck and Hugo.

DH and I came to an impasse on this one too. I loved the entire thing, but it was a little too obscure for him. I don't really see it as an industry film; it felt more like a foreign film set to jazz music to me.

[silva]

Yay for Benedict!!




I have a lot of movies to see. 

[Nicole]

i saw Selma last Friday. it was so incredibly moving. i absolutely loved it. i think i had the chills like 10 times throughout and real tears once. you must see.

[Booze Raccoon]

My friend who hates Jennifer Aniston changed her profile pic on Facebook to this:


 and I can't stop laughing.

[runforrest]

Jan 15, 2015 9:04:30 GMT -5 romymichele said:

Of course American Sniper would get way more nominations than Selma. Because 'Murica.

Has anyone seen American Sniper?  I have zero interest in seeing it, but I wonder if it is any good.  I really want to see Selma, The Theory of Everything, and The Imitation Game.

[lynn07]

Jan 15, 2015 12:17:28 GMT -5 runforrest said:

Jan 15, 2015 9:04:30 GMT -5 romymichele said:

Of course American Sniper would get way more nominations than Selma. Because 'Murica.

Has anyone seen American Sniper?  I have zero interest in seeing it, but I wonder if it is any good.  I really want to see Selma, The Theory of Everything, and The Imitation Game.

We saw it. It's not good. Not only did we walk away not caring for the main character at all, but I just felt ick about the whole thing. And there's a scene with a laughably fake baby that is ridiculous. I'm so disappointed that it was even nominated.

Selma was robbed, especially for director and best actor. It was an incredibly moving, and relevant movie.

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Rosamund Pike was brilliant in GG. I'm glad she was recognized.

[Nicole]

Jan 15, 2015 13:02:58 GMT -5 toledo said:

Also, how did The Lego Movie not get a nomination? Did anyone even SEE The Boxtrolls?

i saw boxtrolls and it sucked!  my kid was so afraid when the guys face blew up from eating cheese.

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Jan 15, 2015 13:02:58 GMT -5 toledo said:

Also, how did The Lego Movie not get a nomination? Did anyone even SEE The Boxtrolls?

The Boxtrolls is claymation, right? Where it takes them like 17 years to film one sequence. We saw it and I thought it was well done, but it's no Lego Movie. My kids did not want to watch it 400 times in one weekend.

Also The Book of Life was fantastic. No Oscar love

[Jalapeñomel]

I thought Boyhood was a snooze. It was a cool concept but not very interesting to watch.

[game blouses]

Jan 15, 2015 12:43:53 GMT -5 lynn07 said:

Jan 15, 2015 12:17:28 GMT -5 runforrest said:

Has anyone seen American Sniper? I have zero interest in seeing it, but I wonder if it is any good. I really want to see Selma, The Theory of Everything, and The Imitation Game.

We saw it. It's not good. Not only did we walk away not caring for the main character at all, but I just felt ick about the whole thing. And there's a scene with a laughably fake baby that is ridiculous. I'm so disappointed that it was even nominated.

Selma was robbed, especially for director and best actor. It was an incredibly moving, and relevant movie.

This is helpful to me. I've had no desire to see American Sniper, so I'm glad to hear I'm not missing anything.