87th Academy Awards Winners and Nominees – Complete List

Posted by · 2:59 pm · February 22nd, 2015

A complete list of all the winners and nominees for the 87th Academy Awards which were announced during the 2015 Oscars Telecast on Sunday, February 22 on ABC.

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Best Picture: 'Birdman' or 'Boyhood?' 'Boyhood' or 'Birdman?' Or…something else?

Posted by · 5:12 pm · February 19th, 2015

This year’s Best Picture Oscar race is truly a stunner, and the envelope hasn’t even been opened yet. Let’s review how we got to this place, shall we? And let’s do it in present tense, to really relive the magic.

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Best Actor: It's Michael Keaton, Eddie Redmayne or Bradley Cooper down to the wire

Posted by · 10:58 am · February 18th, 2015

Eddie Redmayne, Michael Keaton or Bradley Cooper could win the Best Actor Oscar, but is the race as close as it seems?

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Best Actress: It's finally time for Julianne Moore to walk that aisle

Posted by · 9:22 am · February 18th, 2015

HitFix takes a look at the Best Actress category, which might feature the biggest lock of Oscar night.

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Best Adapted Screenplay: Will 'Whiplash' upset the applecart?

Posted by · 9:42 am · February 16th, 2015

HitFix breaks down the Best Adapted Screenplay category with the 87th annual Oscars looming on the horizon.

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Contender Countdown: The tough Best Picture call between 'Boyhood' and 'Birdman'

Posted by · 11:30 pm · February 12th, 2015

Is it “Boyhood” or “Birdman” for Best Picture? Some thoughts in this week’s countdown on whether “analytics” really matter with Oscar’s biggest prize.

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Stop embarrassing yourselves by writing about the nonexistent 'Norbit' effect

Posted by · 10:55 am · February 6th, 2015

It’s that time of year again. Final ballots are on their way to Academy members and some nominees have misfires opening in the theaters. So lazy writers are trotting out the old “‘Norbit’ effect” nonsense.

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Eddie Redmayne is getting some friendly love as the Best Actor race continues

Posted by · 2:03 pm · February 2nd, 2015

“The Theory of Everything’s” Eddie Redmayne has gotten his share of love from his peers during this year’s awards season.

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'American Sniper,' 'Imitation Game' controversies top of mind in Santa Barbara

Posted by · 2:19 pm · January 31st, 2015

Controversy was at the forefront of discussion Saturday at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s annual Writers Panel featuring behind-the-keyboard talent involved with some of the year’s most celebrated films, all of them nominated for Academy Awards for their work.

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Contender Countdown: Will 'Boyhood's' Oscar destiny be cemented this weekend?

Posted by · 10:49 am · January 22nd, 2015

Will “Boyhood” seal its Oscar destiny this weekend? With the PGA and SAG honors on deck we take another look at the Best Picture race.

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'Grand Budapest' dominates BAFTA as 'Selma' snub raises Oscar red flags

Posted by · 12:43 am · January 9th, 2015

A look at some of the surprises from the 2015 BAFTA nominations that may provide us with some clues regarding the upcoming Oscar nominations announcement.

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'Gone Girl,' 'Inherent Vice' among USC Scripter Awards finalists

Posted by · 8:26 am · January 8th, 2015

The USC Scripter Awards have announced finalists for the 27th annual celebration of adapted screenplays and their source materials.

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'Theory of Everything' Exclusive: Eddie Redmayne and James Marsh breakdown a scene

Posted by · 5:19 pm · January 6th, 2015

James Marsh and Eddie Redmayne discuss an especially touching scene in best picture contender “The Theory of Everything.”

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'Mr. Turner' leads London Film Critics Circle nominations

Posted by · 4:00 am · December 16th, 2014

Chiming in from across the pond, the London Film Critics Circle has added its collective voice to the 2014 circuit with a list of nominations. It was “Mr. Turner” that led the way with seven total nominations.

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'Into the Woods' misses the cut as Academy narrows makeup and hairstyling race to 7

Posted by · 1:49 pm · December 15th, 2014

The big surprise omission from the Academy’s list of bake-off finalists in the makeup and hairstyling category was “Into the Woods,” but other strong contenders like “Foxcatcher” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” remain.

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