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The 87th Academy Awards will be on Sunday, Feb. 22nd which is also my 33 birthday. Although the Lego Movie was snubbed they are nominated for best song, for “Everything is Awesome.” Below are my picks. What are yours?BEST Film
“American Sniper” | Review
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” | Review
“Boyhood” | Review
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” | Review
“The Imitation Game” | Review
“Selma” | Review
“The Theory of Everything” | Review
“Whiplash” | ReviewNICK’S PICKS: Birdman
LEAD ACTOR
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”
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NICK’S PICK: Michael Keaton
LEAD ACTRESS
Marion Cotillard, “Two Days, One Night”
Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”
Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”
Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”
Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”
NICK’S PICK: Rosamund Pike
Director
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Bennett Miller, “Foxcatcher”
Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Morten Tyldum, “The Imitation Game”
Supporting actress
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”
NICK’S PICK: Emma Stone
Supporting actor
Robert Duvall, “The Judge“
Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”
Edward Norton, “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher”
J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
NICK’S PICK: Hands down, J.K. Simmons
Animated feature film
“Big Hero 6” | Review
“The Boxtrolls” | Review
“How To Train Your Dragon 2” | Review
“Song of the Sea” | Review
“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” | Review
NICK’S PICK: “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya”
Foreign language film
“Ida” (Poland)
“Leviathan” (Russia)
“Tangerines” (Estonia)
“Timbuktu” (Mauritania)
“Wild Tales” (Argentina)
NICK’S PICK: “Timbuktu”
Adapted screenplay
Jason Hall, “American Sniper”
Graham Moore, “The Imitation Game”
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Inherent Vice”
Anthony McCarten, “The Theory of Everything”
Damien Chazelle, “Whiplash”
NICK’S PICK: “Whiplash”
Original screenplay
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr. and Armando Bo, “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, “Foxcatcher”
Wes Anderson (screenplay), Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness (story), “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Dan Gilroy, “Nightcrawler”
NICK’S PICK: Birdman