Oscar Nominations 2015

It's that time of the year again! After another wonderful film season, the nominees of the best films in America will announce their winners in the live telecast NEXT WEEK!

I really thought that Into the Woods would have been nominated for Best Picture (considering that and Jersey Boys were the most recent movie musicals to be made, one of them could have taken the spot). After having a few weeks to think about it, I stand by what I said about the film. It was well done. HOWEVER: If they took the time to really develop the second half instead of shove it into the last 30 minutes, it would have been nominated and might have won! (though it was nominated for 3 Academy Awards)

Nevertheless, here are some of the awards and their nominees I am the most excited for (if that didn't make sense, I apologize) (for the entire list, visit: http://oscar.go.com/nominees)

BEST PICTURE:
Birdman, Selma, Boyhood, The Theory of Everything, The Imitation Game, American Sniper, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Whiplash

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Steve Carell (Foxcatcher), Eddie Redmanye (The Theory of Everything), Bradley Cooper (American Sniper), Michael Keaton (Birdman), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Meryl Streep (for Into the Woods), Patricia Arquette (Boyhood), Emma Stone (Birdman), Laura Dern (Wild), Kiera Knightly (The Imitation Game)

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Into the Woods, Maleficent, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Inherent Vice, Mr. Turner

MAKEUP AND HAIR STYLING
Guardians of the Galaxy, Foxcatcher, The Grand Budapest Hotel

PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, Interstellar, Into the Woods

VISUAL EFFECTS
Captain America: The Winter Solider, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Ment: Days of Future Past, Interstellar

ANIMATED FILM
Big Hero 6, The Boxtrolls, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Song of the Sea, The Tale of Princess Kaygua

Which nominee do you hope will win the Oscar?
-Nathan Clift, 17
Trumbull High School
President of the Youth Board