Screen Actors Guild Awards - 2016

Seriously - the nominations come fast and furious! The Academy's the only one that holds out longer.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
Beasts of No Nation
The Big Short
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Trumbo

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Bryan Cranston - Trumbo
Johnny Depp - Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Cate Blanchett - Carol
Brie Larson - Room
Helen Mirren - Woman in Gold
Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn
Sarah Silverman - I Smile Back

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Christian Bale - The Big Short
Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon - 99 Homes
Jacob Tremblay - Room

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Rooney Mara - Carol
Rachel McAdams - Spotlight
Helen Mirren - Trumbo
Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory
Key & Peele
Modern Family
Orange Is the New Black
Transparent
Veep

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Rami Malek - Mr Robot
Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
Kevin Spacey - House of Cards

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Claire Danes - Homeland
Viola Davis - How to Get Away With Murder
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey
Robin Wright - House of Cards

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Louis CK - Louie
William H. Macy - Shameless
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Uzo Aduba - Orange Is the New Black
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
Ellie Kemper - The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Idris Elba - Luther
Ben Kingsley - Tut
Ray Liotta - Texas Rising
Bill Murray - A Very Murray Christmas
Mark Rylance - Wolf Hall

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Nicole Kidman - Grace of Monaco
Queen Latifah - Bessie
Christina Ricci - The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
Susan Sarandon - The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Kristen Wiig - The Spoils Before Dying

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Everest
Furious 7
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
The Blacklist
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Marvel's Daredevil
The Walking Dead

Golden Globes Winners - 2016

I told you, it's awards season. Still trying to figure out any way I'll be able to watch the telecast, but this'll get updated either way!

BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Mad Max: Fury Road
Room
Spotlight
The Revenant
Carol

BEST MOTION PICTURE - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Joy
Spy
The Big Short
The Martian
Trainwreck

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn
Cate Blanchett - Carol
Rooney Mara - Carol
Brie Larson - Room
Alicia Vikander - The Danish Girl

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA
Will Smith - Concussion
Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne - The Danish Girl
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
Bryan Cranston - Trumbo

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Lily Tomlin - Grandma
Jennifer Lawrence - Joy
Melissa McCarthy - Spy
Maggie Smith - The Lady in the Van
Amy Schumer - Trainwreck

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Al Pacino - Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo - Infinitely Polar Bear
Christian Bale - The Big Short
Steve Carell - The Big Short
Matt Damon - The Martian

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Kate Winslet - Steve Jobs
Jennifer Jason Leigh - The Hateful Eight
Helen Mirren - Trumbo
Jane Fonda - Youth
Alicia Vikander - Ex Machina

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Michael Shannon - 99 Homes
Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance - Bridge of Spies
Sylvester Stallone - Creed
Paul Dano - Love & Mercy

BEST DIRECTOR -  MOTION PICTURE
Todd Haynes - Carol
George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road
Tom McCarthy - Spotlight
Ridley Scott - The Martian
Alejandro Inarritu - The Revenant

BEST SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer - Spotlight
Aaron Sorkin - Steve Jobs
Charles Randolph, Adam McKay - The Big Short
Quentin Tarantino - The Hateful Eight
Emma Donoghue - Room

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Anomalisa
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
The Good Dinosaur
The Peanuts Movie

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Mustang - France
Son of Saul - Hungary
The Brand New Testament - Belgium, France, Luxembourg
The Club - Chile
The Fencer - Finland, Germany, Estonia

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE - MOTION PICTURE
Carter Burwell - Carol
Daniel Pemberton - Steve Jobs
Alexandre Desplat - The Danish Girl
Ennio Morricone - The Hateful Eight
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto - The Revenant

BEST ORIGINAL SONG - MOTION PICTURE
"Love Me Like You Do" - 50 Shades of Grey
"See You Again" - Furious 7
"One Kind of Love" - Love & Mercy
"Writing's on the Wall" - Spectre
"Simple Song #3" - Youth

BEST TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Game of Thrones
Mr Robot
Narcos
Outlander
Empire

BEST TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Casual
Mozart In the Jungle
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Veep

BEST LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
American Horror Story: Hotel
Fargo
Flesh & Bone
Wolf Hall
American Crime

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Felicity Huffman - American Crime
Lady Gaga - American Horror Story: Hotel
Queen Latifah - Bessie
Kirsten Dunst - Fargo
Sarah Hay - Flesh & Bones

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Patrick Wilson - Fargo
Idris Elba - Luther
David Oyelowo - Nightingale
Oscar Isaac - Show Me a Hero
Mark Rylance - Wolf Hall

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Taraji Henson - Empire
Robin Wright - House of Cards
Viola Davis - How to Get Away with Murder
Caitriona Balfe - Outlander
Eva Green - Penny Dreadful

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - DRAMA
Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Rami Malek - Mr Robot
Wagner Moura - Narcos
Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Lily Tomlin - Grace and Frankie
Gina Rodriguez - Jane the Virgin
Jamie Lee Curtis - Scream Queens
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Rachel Bloom - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES - MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Patrick Stewart - Blunt Talk
Aziz Ansari - Master of None
Gael Garcia Bernal - Mozart in the Jungle
Rob Lowe - The Grinder
Jeffrey Tambor - Transparent

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MINISERIES, SERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Regina King - American Crime
Joanne Froggatt - Downton Abbey
Uzo Aduba - Orange Is the New Black
Maura Tierney - The Affair
Judith Light - Transparent

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ben Mendelsohn - Bloodline
Christian Slater - Mr Robot
Tobias Menzies - Outlander
Alan Cumming - The Good Wife
Damian Lewis - Wolf Hall 

CECIL B. DEMILLE AWARD
Denzel Washington 

Independent Spirit Awards - UPDATED: WINNERS - 2016

It's about that time - time for my rather dead blog to get active again! I seem to have an issue keeping it going unless it's awards season. At least I don't have angry readers clamoring for more - maybe next year I can try to get into a better pattern.

This is the first announcement for awards season! I've recently moved to Kitchener, so I'm going to have to figure out a way to watch my shows without cable. Meanwhile, Independent Spirit Awards nominations!

BEST FEATURE
Anomalisa
Beasts of No Nation
Carol
Spotlight
Tangerine

BEST FIRST FEATURE
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
James White
Manos Sucias
Mediterranea
Songs My Brothers Taught Me

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Jesse Andrews - Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Joseph Carpignano - Mediterranea
Emma Donoghue - Room
Marielle Heller - The Diary of a Teenage Girl
John Magary, Russell Harbaugh, Myna Joseph - The Mend

BEST DIRECTOR
Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson - Anomalisa
Cary Joji Fukunaga - Beasts of No Nation
Todd Haynes - Carol
David Robert Mitchell - It Follows
Tom McCarthy - Spotlight
Sean Baker - Tangerine

BEST SCREENPLAY
Charlie Kaufman - Anamalisa
Donald Margulies - The End of the Tour
Phyllis Nagy - Carol
Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer - Spotlight
S. Craig Zahler - Bone Tomahawk

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD (BEST FEATURE UNDER $500,000)
Advantageous
Christmas, Again
Heaven Knows What
Krisha
Out Of My Hand

BEST MALE LEAD
Christopher Abbott - James White
Abraham Attah - Beasts of No Nation
Ben Mendelsohn - Mississippi Grind
Jason Segel - The End of the Tour
Koudous Seihon - Mediterranea

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Cate Blanchett - Carol
Brie Larson - Room
Rooney Mara - Carol
Bel Powley - The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Kitana Kiki Rodriguez - Tangerine

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Kevin Corrigan - Results
Paul Dano - Love & Mercy
Idris Elba - Beasts of No Nation
Richard Jenkins - Bone Tomahawk
Michael Shannon - 99 Homes

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Robin Bartlett - H.
Marin Ireland - Glass Chin
Jennifer Jason Leigh - Anomalisa
Cynthia Nixon - James White
Mya Taylor - Tangerine

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cary Joji Fukunaga - Beasts of No Nation
Ed Lachman - Carol
Michael Gioulakis - It Follows
Reed Morano - Meadowland
Joshua James Richards - Songs My Brothers Taught Me

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Embrace of the Serpent (El Abrazo De La Serpiente)
Girlhood
Mustang
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
Son of Saul

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Best of Enemies
Heart of a Dog
The Look of Silence
Meru
The Russian Woodpecker
(T)ERROR

BEST EDITING
Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie - Heaven Knows What
Tom McArdle - Spotlight
Nathan Nugent - Room
Julio C. Perez IV - It Follows
Kristan Sprague - Manos Sucias

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD (BEST ENSEMBLE)
Spotlight

KIEHL'S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
Chloe Zhoa
Felix Thompson
Robert Machoian & Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck

PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
Darren Dean
Mel Eslyn
Rebecca Green & Laura D. Smith

TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
Alex Sichel & Elizabeth Giamatti
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Hemal Trivedi & Mohammed Ali Naqvi

I'm loving the relative unknowns in the leading role and big nominations. It's one of the reasons I adore the Independent Spirit Awards.

Also, It Follows is an excellent film. Really creepy, but really well put together, and not B class at all.

UPDATED: Still loving the fact that the big names aren't the only ones winning! (Better than the Oscars with the diversity for sure.) And Spotlight is winning big; I still haven't seen it (I'm always later with the awards films) but I've heard it certainly deserves it! Tonight will be an interesting race. I'll be live-tweeting on Twitter from an event  here in Kitchener!

Review: All the Light We Cannot See

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

**SOME SPOILERS**

Working at a bookstore, I have been hearing good things and bad things about this book. Either you love it, or you hate it. (Always seems to be the case with literature that wins high prizes!) In my case - I loved it. The extremely short chapters and switching perspectives seem to have thrown some people off, and they felt disconnected, but I love that technique, and it is also a perfect technique to employ when you're speaking about any of the wars. Life was disconnected, and this is a way to communicate that. Every time I read it, I knew I had to set aside at least an hour if more, as I could not put it down once I started. Admittedly, I am a little addicted to war literature, especially when dealing with the second world war. These human stories are fascinating and important to me. I also loved the complete opposites, between Marie-Laure (the occupied) and Werner (the occupier). Not all Germans were bad, which is often a feature of what I read, but this did it exceptionally well. Werner broke my heart and the ending broke my heart a little bit! I also loved the radio transmissions - it emphasized the danger of those times even more than descriptions of battles or the camps would have.

I also loved how we got to see the French people being occupied. Studying history and somewhat concentrating in this time period in my studies, I learned a lot about the French occupation and history, but it's not a well-known period. People always think of the Jewish people and the Germans. (They definitely should, of course - the Jewish history is fraught and this is no different.) But people forget that the French were heavily occupied, and it was terrifying. The French people had no control over their government's decisions to surrender, and they had to live. (Might be a reason why I also love INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS from Quentin Tarantino.) It was good to see this, and especially good to see this happening in a place other than Paris.

I really liked this and would definitely recommend it to anyone who has the slightest interest in World War II. It doesn't focus much at all on Hitler; it's more about the people's experience, and the young boys (the very young boys) who were shoved into his ranks, and the varying perspectives. A fascinating character for me is also the Sergeant Major von Rumpel; his treks were so interesting and his reaction to the environment as he sickened were as well.

Recommended, and I can certainly see where the Pulitzer came from.

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Review, I Guess: Cameron Crowe's ALOHA

(Let's just pretend I blog way more than I actually do; I always have ideas and then proceed to not write blog posts!)

Yesterday, I saw Cameron Crowe's new film, Aloha. Yes, the one getting a ton of flak, with the awful Rotten Tomatoes rating. Luckily, reviews aren't something I really pay attention to. (As I write a review...) It's more that I don't let them dictate what I actually get out and see. My friend and I are huge Cameron Crowe fans, and we knew we'd be continuing the tradition to see Aloha.

I'm not going to pretend the film didn't have issues. It had a lot of issues. Really, every film has issues, and Cameron Crowe's are no exception. (Except maybe Almost Famous. I just really love that one.) Overall, however, I enjoyed the film. But hey, I enjoyed Elizabethtown, so I bet my opinion will be ignored!

...But come on! Elizabethtown was intense, quirky dark comedy at its best. No, dear Orlando Bloom isn't the best actor, and neither is Kirsten Dunst, but they made it interesting! COME ON! No? Moving on.

Aloha features Bradley Cooper as ex-military (he's getting really good at that), now turned contractor Brian Gilcrest for eccentric billionaire Bill Murray. (His name's Carson Welch, but I had a tough time separating Bill Murray. But in a good way.) He heads back to Hawaii to work on...something (I kind of lost some of it) for Welch, something about a satellite (more about that later), and has to reconnect with everyone he knew on the base (and apparently left on bad terms). This includes an ex-girlfriend, Tracy, played by Rachel McAdams (a goddess), who's now married to a pilot, Woody (played by the incomparable John Krasinski.) He's also introduced to his watchdog, Allison Ng, played by Emma Stone. She's a 1/4 Hawaiian, and doesn't shut up about it; she's very intense, but has a really fun side that comes out slowly but surely. She's also a FIGHTER PILOT, which is really cool. Special mention for the actors playing Rachel McAdams' kids - especially Danielle Rose Russell, playing Grace. There's a part at the end where she sees Bradley Cooper, and they have a wordless exchange, and I cried. A lot. There are special, hilarious appearances by Danny McBride and Alec Baldwin.

Now, about that satellite. I'm going to be frank here - I had NO IDEA what was happening with that for the majority of the film. There's a part where Brian is looking at some sort of schematic Carson's people gave him, and I had literally no idea what I was looking at. The whole part about this felt really rushed and thrown in at the last moment, and there were a lot of parts that were squished together. The editing was very off for the first part of the film, and had a lot of quick cuts that maybe didn't need to be there. The satellite thing was also not ever really explained that well, and I'm of the firm belief that this whole subplot did not need to be there. Maybe I got distracted by something and that's why I didn't really get it, but I just felt like it didn't work, and that's been the overwhelming opinion.

The other thing that didn't come across in the greatest way was the whole portrayal of the Hawaiian attitude towards Americans. While I'm glad that in the film, it is communicated at all that this is a feeling in Hawaii, that they are "American by force" (as the king of Hawaii, played by Dennis Bump Kanahele, expresses through the shirt he wears in every scene in which he appears), I felt it wasn't communicated well. That's an entirely different film, and probably a documentary - though I believe there is already a documentary covering this. Again, it felt rushed and a lot of it was lost in the focus on the burgeoning intimacy between Gilcrest and Allison.

A lot of the reviews have focused on the severe lack of diversity in this film. I don't feel overly comfortable addressing this in a big way. It's definitely, definitely a problem; there were Hawaiians in the film, and I did feel that the entire piece tried very hard to communicate the feel of the nation through imagery and some mention of the issues that are present even now. (I had no idea that the people felt so infringed upon, and I regret that I had no idea.) I can see the research and work that was done, but to the general population (and watching people learn how to do the hula changed my perception of the dance completely), it doesn't look like it because all the main players of the film are white. It does take place on a military base, so perhaps that was the reasoning, but I'm not sure what the intention there was.

As for Emma Stone's character - yes, I can understand why people are angry. Her character was based on someone Crowe met, who is a redhead (and presumably has a skin tone close to Emma's, but maybe not, he just mentioned that she is a redhead) who is also 1/4 Hawaiian, but no one ever believes her because she doesn't look like it. (And that's probably the reason Allison Ng never stops talking about it, because she's trying to communicate how at home she is and how she's trying to be part of the nation.) However, because diversity is such an intense issue in Hollywood, there's no way to turn this around; I feel that people are probably viewing it as "white people complaining" and it won't ever be accepted. I still enjoyed the film, but I recognise the diversity issues.

Okay, now I want to talk about the good stuff! And there is a lot of good stuff. It's the stuff Crowe does best - relationships. (Also the shots of the island are stunning.)

I have never seen wordless exchanges done so well as they were in this film. Each one of them made me laugh and cry. This has a lot to do with the brilliance of the actors, but also a lot to do with Crowe just creating the moments. John Krasinski has very little in the way of spoken lines, but he is a commanding presence and he communicates everything he needs to with his eyes and body language. He has two wordless exchanges with Bradley Cooper's character, and both are so amazing. The first, you know EXACTLY what he's thinking, and your belief is just confirmed by Brian Gilcrest telling Tracy what he said without words. It's actually perfect. In the second moment, even though it's subtitled for comic relief, it will still make you tear up. (I flat out cried because Cameron Crowe movies usually ruin my emotions.) It was absolutely beautiful and so well done, by both Bradley Cooper and John Krasinski, and I believe they could only have pulled that performance off in a Crowe film.

There's another exchange, between Bradley Cooper and Danielle Rose Russell, that I'm actually tearing up thinking about right now. (And I might even buy the film in order to have it forever.) It's near the end, and Cooper is looking through a window at Russell, and this is where this young actress shows why Cameron Crowe knows when he's found amazing young actors and actresses. You can see every thought cross her face, and when she begins to cry, you begin to cry. It was absolutely incredible, and I was absolutely floored and thankful to be seeing it.

Special mention for Rachel McAdams, because this is one of her first films in a couple of years, and she's come back swinging. McAdams is one of my favourite actresses ever; she's just so real and she never feels forced. She almost becomes unlikable in this role, but she turns it around. The most important part is, she DEVELOPS and she feels. That's Crowe's work too, but it's also hers.

In the end, Aloha is a combination of hits and misses. The relationships are a hit; the subplot is a miss and unnecessary. There are countless amazing performances, and the inclusion of the Hawaiian people is important, although it isn't all it should have been. There's a huge diversity issue, both in this film and in the film industry at large, and we all have to work toward eradicating that issue.

The 87th Annual Academy Award - Nominees

It's here, it's here! One of the biggest nights in the award show season - and I'm still excited, despite one of the most severe instances of lack of diversity that I've seen since I started watching the show. HOWEVER, not having seen all the films in question, I can't put forward concrete opinions. All I can do is offer my opinion based on the trends I'm seeing from the other shows. I will be liveblogging, this post will be updated with winners!

The show airs February 22nd, 2015. (Tomorrow!) (Yes, I had to redo the blog post; the formatting got really weird and my other one also got buried.)

BEST PICTURE
American Sniper - Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper, Peter Morgan
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Alejandro G. Inarritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole
Boyhood - Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson
The Imitation Game - Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman
Selma - Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner
The Theory of Everything - Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten
Whiplash - Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper - American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon - Wild

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Robert Duvall - The Judge
Ethan Hawke - BoyhoodEdward Norton - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons - Whiplash

Another lock, but so deserved. I've loved this man's work for years, and it's so important he be recognised finally.

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Laura Dern - Wild
Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
Emma Stone - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Meryl Streep - Into the Woods

This was one of my locks - I KNEW it. But it is so deserved. AND THAT SPEECH! INCREDIBLE. Meryl Streep jumped out of her seat and I did too. Equality!

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Big Hero 6 - Don Hall, Chris Williams, Roy Conli
The Boxtrolls - Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable, Travis Knight
How to Train Your Dragon 2 - Dean DeBlois, Bonnie Arnold
Song of the Sea - Tomm Moore, Paul Young
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya - Isao Takahata, Yoshiaki Nishimura

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Emmanuel Lubezki
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Robert Yeoman
Ida - Lukasz Zal, Ryszard Lenczewski
Mr Turner - Dick Pope
Unbroken - Richard Deakins

I thought I saw this coming!

COSTUME DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Milena Canonero
Inherent Vice - Mark Bridges
Into the Woods - Colleen Atwood
Maleficent - Anna B. Sheppard
Mr Turner - Jacqueline Durran

I have to say this was a surprise! I always figure Colleen Atwood, but I also really adore Colleen Atwood. I also find it interesting that we have a token male in this category, rather than a token female. I love women, and they run the world, but more men should feel like they can get into costume design too. 

DIRECTING
Alejandro G. Inarritu - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Richard Linklater - Boyhood
Bennett Miller - Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
CitizenFour - Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy, Dirk Wilutzky
Finding Vivian Maier - John Maloof, Charlie Siskel
Last Days in Vietnam - Rory Kennedy, Keven McAlester
The Salt of the Earth - Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, David Rosier
Virunga - Orlando von Einsiedel, Joanna Natasegara

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 - Ellen Goosenberg Kent, Dana Perry
Joanna - Aneta Kopacz
Our Curse - Tomasz Sliwinski, Maciej Slesicki
The Reaper (La Parka) - Gabriel Serra Arguello
White Earth - J. Christian Jensen

FILM EDITING
American Sniper - Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach
Boyhood - Sandra Adair
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Barney Pilling
The Imitation Game - William Goldenberg
Whiplash - Tom Cross

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Ida (Poland) - Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski
Leviathan (Russia) - Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
Tangerines (Estonia) - Directed by Zaza Urushadze
Timbuktu (Mauritania) - Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
Wild Tales (Argentina) - Directed by Damian Szifron

MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Foxcatcher - Bill Corso, Dennis Liddiard
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Frances Hannon, Mark Coulier
Guardians of the Galaxy - Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou, David White

MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Alexandre Desplat
The Imitation Game - Alexandre Desplat
Interstellar - Hans Zimmer
Mr Turner - Gary Yershon
The Theory of Everything - Johann Johannsson

MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG
"Everything Is Awesome" from The LEGO Movie - Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson
"Glory" from Selma - Music and Lyric by John Stephens, 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, Julian Raymond
"Lost Stars" from Begin Again - Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander, Danielle Brisebois

PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)
The Imitation Game - Maria Djurkovic (Production Design); Tatiana Macdonald (Set Decoration)
Interstellar - Nathan Crowley (Production Design); Gary Fettis (Set Decoration)
Into the Woods - Dennis Gassner (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)
Mr Turner - Suzie Davies (Production Design); Charlotte Watts (Set Decoration)

I kind of called this. It was a very Wes Anderson, fantastical set, and was a beautiful design. Though I haven't seen the other ones, besides Into the Woods.

I've also started a hashtag - it's probably too long to catch on, but I like to add it to the lesser known, lesser recognised categories like this. #thesecategoriesmattertoo

SHORT FILM - ANIMATED
The Bigger Picture - Daisy Jacobs, Christopher Hees
The Dam Keeper - Robert Kondo, Dice Tsutsumi
Feast - Patrick Osborne, Kristina Reed
Me and My Moulton - Torill Kove
A Single Life - Joris Oprins

SHORT FILM - LIVE ACTION
Aya - Oded Binnun, Mihal Brezis
Boogaloo and Graham - Michael Lennox, Ronan Blaney
Butter Lamp (La Lampe au Beurre de Yak) - Hu Wei, Julien Feret
Parvaneh - Talkhon Hamzavi, Stefan Eichenberger
The Phone Call - Mat Kirkby, James Lucas

SOUND EDITING
American Sniper - Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Martin Hernandez, Aaron Glascock
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Brent Burge, Jason Canovas
Interstellar - Richard King
Unbroken - Becky Sullivan, Andrew DeCristofaro

SOUND MIXING
American Sniper - John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Walt Martin
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montano, Thomas Varga
Interstellar - Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker, Mark Weingarten
Unbroken - Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montano, David Lee
Whiplash - Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins, Thomas Curley

VISUAL EFFECTS
Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill, Dan Sudick
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Erik Winquist
Guardians of the Galaxy - Stephanie Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould
Interstellar - Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, Scott Fisher
X-Men: Days of Future Past - Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie, Cameron Waldbauer

WRITING - 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

Gotta say, wasn't expecting that one either!

WRITING - ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Written by Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., Armando Bo
Boyhood - Written by Richard Linklater
Foxcatcher - Written by E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
Nightcrawler - Written by Dan Gilroy

Well. I'm sad to see Gillian Flynn snubbed for Gone Girl, as well as David Fincher (though I seem to be somewhat alone in enjoying that film, from the amount of people I've talked to who HATED it). And apparently snubbing Ava DuVernay for Selma was a travesty, though I haven't yet had a chance to see Selma. And my timeline blew up when the nominations were announced with outrage over the lack of nominations for The LEGO Movie. 

In the end, the nominations were generally what I expected, and I have some awards I'm expecting. (Julianne Moore and J.K. Simmons, for instance.)

I'm mostly really excited to see what Neil Patrick Harris has up his sleeve. Apparently he's got the writers of Frozen writing one of his musical numbers! (Thank goodness for his musical numbers.) Tomorrow's the big night, and I'm still excited!

Review: Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships

Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships by Jana Duggar

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



Parts of this were difficult for me to read, as I don't share the beliefs that the Duggars espouse, especially the views on abortion and the like. HOWEVER, those are their personal beliefs, and many of the messages (veering away from pretty much the entire chapter on relationships with men) were interesting and important. I liked the stories, but there was a little too much in the way of Scripture references, and a little too much urging to accept Jesus. But for those who share these and similar beliefs, I think it might be a good read, and it's always interesting getting some information on such a famous family.



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The 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards - Updated Winners

I always manage to forget about the Critics' Choice Awards, but I noticed they were airing tonight, January 15, so I figured, let's jump on board! I think I'll watch them, so I may be liveblogging - keep an eye on this post for updated winners!

UPDATED WITH WINNERS

BEST PICTURE
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
Boyhood
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Nightcrawler
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Unbroken
Whiplash

BEST ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton - Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
David Oyelowo - Selma
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything

That's the second win for Michael Keaton tonight! I'm thinking an Oscar is likely. But Benedict and Eddie are still in the running, to me, especially considering the different voters that the Oscars have. This is going to be interesting.

BEST ACTRESS
Jennifer Aniston - Cake
Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon - Wild

Oh, Julianne's speech was beautiful - my favourite part was definitely when she thanked the other ladies nominated with her, and when she spoke about Alzheimer's. I think we've got a race between her and Felicity Jones, maybe? All these women are just so talented!

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 
Josh Brolin - Inherent Vice
Robert Duvall - The Judge
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
Edward Norton - Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons - Whiplash

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Jessica Chastain - A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
Emma Stone - Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
Meryl Streep - Into the Woods
Tilda Swinton - Snowpiercer

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Ellar Coltrane - Boyhood
Ansel Elgort - The Fault In Our Stars
Mackenzie Foy - Interstellar
Jaeden Lieberher - St Vincent
Quvenzhane Wallis - Annie
Noah Wiseman - The Babadook

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Into the Woods
Selma

BEST DIRECTOR
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava DuVernay - Selma
David Fincher - Gone Girl
Alejandro G. Inarritu - Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
Angelina Jolie - Unbroken
Richard Linklater - Boyhood

I called this about two seconds before it was announced. I think Richard Linklater's going to take home a ton of awards this season, as is Boyhood.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance - Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicholas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., Armando Bo
Boyhood - Richard Linklater
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson, Hugo Guinness 
Nightcrawler - Dan Gilroy
Whiplash - Damien Chazelle

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
The Imitation Game - Graham Moore
Inherent Vice - Paul Thomas Anderson
The Theory of Everything - Anthony McCarten
Unbroken - Joel & Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, William Nicholson
Wild - Nick Hornby

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance - Emmanuel Lubezki
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Robert Yeoman
Interstellar - Hoyte Van Hoytema
Mr Turner - Dick Pope
Unbroken - Roger Deakins

BEST ART DIRECTION
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance - Kevin Thompson (Production Designer); George DeTitta Jr. (Set Decorator)
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Adam Stockhausen (Production Designer); Anna Pinnock (Set Decorator)
Inherent Vice - David Crank (Production Designer); Amy Wells (Set Decorator)
Interstellar - Nathan Crowley (Production Designer); Gary Fettis (Set Decorator)
Into the Woods - Dennis Gassner (Production Designer); Anna Pinnock (Set Decorator)
Snowpiercer - Ondrej Nekvasil (Production Designer); Beatrice Brentnerova (Set Decorator)

BEST EDITING
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance - Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione
Boyhood - Sandra Adair
Gone Girl - Kirk Baxter
Interstellar - Lee Smith
Whiplash - Tom Cross

This was definitely one of the favourites; the film looks like it was filmed in one long, continuous take, which is an incredible feat of editing. I can't wait to see it for myself.

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Milena Canonero
Inherent Vice - Mark Bridges
Into the Woods - Colleen Atwood
Maleficent - Anna B. Sheppard
Mr Turner - Jacqueline Durran

I'm a little disappointed - I have a soft spot for Colleen Atwood, though. The costumes in Grand Budapest were pretty great, though.

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
Foxcatcher
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Into the Woods
Maleficent

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Edge of Tomorrow
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar 

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Lego Movie

I can't say I'm surprised - apparently, the Academy is the only one who missed the memo on this one. (I haven't seen it, but I'm basing it on what friends and people on Twitter have said, mostly.)


BEST ACTION MOVIE
American Sniper
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Edge of Tomorrow
Fury
Guardians of the Galaxy

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Bradley Cooper - American Sniper
Tom Cruise - Edge of Tomorrow
Chris Evans - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Brad Pitt - Fury
Chris Pratt - Guardians of the Galaxy

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Emily Blunt - Edge of Tomorrow
Scarlett Johansson - Lucy
Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Zoe Saldana - Guardians of the Galaxy
Shailene Woodley - Divergent

This was a pleasant surprise! I wouldn't have expected this. Also, John Krasinski popping out to give her a kiss was adorable! And THANK YOU to Ms Blunt for mentioning that she finally wasn't a damsel in distress in an action film - it doesn't happen enough, and I hope she starts a trend.


BEST COMEDY
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
The Grand Budapest Hotel
St Vincent
Top Five
22 Jump Street

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jon Favreau - Chef
Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Michael Keaton - Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
Bill Murray - St Vincent
Chris Rock - Top Five
Channing Tatum - 22 Jump Street

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Rose Byrne - Neighbors
Rosario Dawson - Top Five
Melissa McCarthy - St Vincent
Jenny Slate - Obvious Child
Kristen Wiig - The Skeleton Twins

I LITERALLY SQUEALED. I'm SO glad to see recognition for this film! Jenny Slate is hilariously amazing in Obvious Child, and has gotten absolutely no large scale recognition. The film is also so, so important, and such an excellent discussion and realistic portrayal of abortion. It's amazing.


BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
The Babadook
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Interstellar
Snowpiercer
Under the Skin

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Force Majeure
Ida
Leviathan
Two Days, One Night
Wild Tales

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
CitizenFour
Glen Campbell...I'll Be Me
Jodorowsky's Dune
Last Days in Vietnam
Life Itself
The Overnighters

BEST SONG
"Big Eyes" from Big Eyes
"Everything Is Awesome" from The Lego Movie
"Glory" from Selma
"Lost Stars" from Begin Again
"Yellow Flicker Beat" from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

BEST SCORE 
The Imitation Game - Alexandre Desplat
The Theory of Everything - Johann Johansson
Gone Girl - Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Birdman, or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance - Antonio Sanchez
Interstellar - Hans Zimmer

I really loved Gone Girl's score, so I'm a bit disappointed, but at least they were nominated. They haven't been up for any other awards. But maybe I just don't know anything about music! (Oh, well.)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER (MVP) - New Award 2015 
Jessica Chastain

MY QUEEN! I was very excited to hear this, and that SPEECH. Her speech, completely calling out the lack of diversity in Hollywood, was so important, and so eloquently said. What a woman.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Kevin Costner

LOUIS XIII GENIUS AWARD
Ron Howard 

BAFTA Nominations - 2015 - UPDATED WITH WINNERS

As always at this time of year - more nominations! Now for the BAFTAs - British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards! Again, if I actually get to watch these, I might liveblog, but I also might just update the post after the airing of the awards. (The show will air on February 8, 2015.)

FILM - ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Theory of Everything - Anthony McCarten
The Imitation Game - Graham Moore
American Sniper - Jason Hall
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
Paddington - Paul King

FILM - LEADING ACTOR
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Benedict Cumberbatch - The ImitationJake Gyllenhaal - NightcrawlerMichael Keaton - Birdman

FILM - ANIMATED FILM
The Boxtrolls - Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable
The Lego Movie - Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Big Hero 6 - Don Hall, Chris Williams

FILM - LEADING ACTRESS
Felicity Jones - The Theory of EverythingJulianne Moore - Still Alice
Reese Witherspoon - Wild
Amy Adams - Big Eyes
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl

FILM - BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
Monkey Love Experiments - Ainslie Henderson, Cam Fraser, Will Anderson
The Bigger Picture - Chris Hees, Daisy Jacobs, Jennifer Majka
My Dad - Marcus Armitage

FILM - MAKE-UP AND HAIR
Guardians of the Galaxy - Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou, David White
Into the Woods - Peter Swords King, J. Roy Helland
Mr Turner - Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Frances Hannon
The Theory of Everything - Jan Sewell

FILM - BRITISH SHORT FILM
The Kármán Line - Campbell Beaton, Dawn King, Tiernan Hanby, Oscar Sharp
Boogaloo and Graham - Brian J. Falconer, Michael Lennox, Ronan Blaney
Slap - Islay Bell-Webb, Michelangelo Fano, Nick Rowland
Emotional Fusebox - Michael Berliner, Rachel Tunnard
Three Brothers - Aleem Khan, Matthieu De Braconier, Stephanie Papelow


FILM - ORIGINAL MUSIC
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Alexandre Desplat
Interstellar - Hans Zimmer
Birdman - Antonio Sanchez
The Theory of Everything - Johann Johansson
Under the Skin - Mica Levi


FILM - CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Robert Yeoman
Ida - Lukasz Zal, Ryzsard Lenczewski
Interstellar - Hoyte Van Hoytema
Mr Turner - Dick Pope
Birdman - Emmanuel Lubezki


FILM - ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Birdman - Alejandro G. Inaritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, Armando Bo
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson
Boyhood - Richard Linklater
Whiplash - Damien Chazelle
Nightcrawler - Dan Gilroy


FILM - COSTUME DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Milena Canonero
The Imitation Game - Sammy Sheldon Differ
The Theory of Everything - Steven Noble
Mr Turner - Jacqueline Durran
Into the Woods - Colleen Atwood


FILM - OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
'71 - Yann Demange, Angus Lamont, Robin Gutch, Gregory Burke
The Theory of Everything - James Marsh, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten
Under the Skin - Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson, Nick Wechsler, Walter Campbell
Pride - Matthew Warchus, David Livingstone, Stephen Beresford
The Imitation Game - Morten Tyldum, Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman, Graham Moore
Paddington - Paul King, David Heyman


FILM - DIRECTOR
Alejandro G. Inarritu - BirdmanWes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
James Marsh - The Theory of Everything
Richard Linklater - Boyhood
Damien Chazelle - Whiplash

FILM - OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
Stephen Beresford, David Livingstone - Pride
Gregory Burke, Yann Demange - '71
Elaine Constantine - Northern Soul
Hong Khaou - Lilting
Paul Katis, Andrew De Lotbiniere - Kajaki: The True Story

FILM - DOCUMENTARY
20 Feet From Stardom - Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rodgers, Gil Friesen
20,000 Days on Earth - Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard
Finding Vivian Maier - John Maloof, Charlie Siskel
Virunga - Orlando Von Einsiedel, Joanna Natasegara
Citizenfour - Laura Poitras


FILM - PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock
The Imitation Game - Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana Macdonald
Mr Turner - Suzie Davies, Charlotte Watts
Interstellar - Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis
Big Eyes - Rick Heinrichs, Shane Vieau


FILM - EE RISING STAR
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Jack O'Connell
Shailene Woodley
Margot Robbie
Miles Teller


FILM - EDITING
Birdman - Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Barney Pilling
The Theory of Everything - Jinx Godfrey
The Imitation Game - William Goldenberg
Nightcrawler - John Gilroy
Whiplash - Tom Cross


FILM - SOUND
Birdman - Thomas Varga, Martin Hernandez, Aaron Glascock, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montano
American Sniper - Walt Martin, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
The Imitation Game - John Midgley, Lee Walpole, Stuart Hilliker, Martin Jensen
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wayne Lemmer, Christopher Scarabosio, Pawel Wdowczak
Whiplash - Thomas Curley, Ben Wilkins, Craig Mann


FILM - FILM
The Grand Budapest Hotel - Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson
The Theory of Everything - Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten
Birdman - Alejandro G. Inarritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole
The Imitation Game - Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman
Boyhood - Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland


FILM - SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White
Guardians of the Galaxy - Stephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould, Jonathan Fawkner, Nicolas Aithadi
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Erik Winquist, Daniel Barrett
X-Men: Days of Future Past - Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Tim Crosbie, Cameron Waldbauer
Interstellar - Paul Franklin, Scott Fisher, Andrew Lockley


FILM - FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Ida - Pawel Pawlikowski, Eric Abraham, Piotr Dzieciol, Ewa Puszczynska
The Lunchbox - Ritesh Batra, Arun Rangachari, Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga
Two Days, One Night - Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd
Leviathan - Andrey Zvyagintsev, Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov
Trash - Stephen Daldry, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Kris Thykier


FILM - SUPPORTING ACTOR
J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
Edward Norton - Birdman
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood

FILM - SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
Imelda Staunton - Pride
Emma Stone - Birdman
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Rene Russo - Nightcrawler

FILM - OUTSTANDING BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA IN 2015
BBC Films

Surprised to see David Fincher snubbed, but glad to see Rosamund Pike getting more recognition. This will be an interesting race, especially as it's one of the shows that airs closest to the Oscars.

UPDATE: Look at all the Boyhood wins! I loved that film, and sincerely wasn't expecting it to get that much recognition. Julianne Moore and J.K. Simmons are probably locks, as is Patricia Arquette, and Eddie Redmayne is definitely likely for the Oscar race. This is getting interesting!