Oscar 2015 Nominee Refresh

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The 87th Academy Awards will be happening tomorrow evening.  I already have my predictions ready, which I’ll post tomorrow morning.  In the meantime, I thought that I would once again link to all my reviews of the nominated films.  This year I managed to see most of the films in the major categories, with me only missing a couple.  I hope you enjoy this refresh of the nominated films. Best Picture Nominees

• American Sniper
• Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• Selma
• The Theory of Everything
• Whiplash

Other Nominees in Major Categories

• Foxcatcher (Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director)
• Gone Girl (Best Actress)
• Inherent Vice (Best Adapted Screenplay)
• Into the Woods (Best Supporting Actress)
• Nightcrawler (Best Original Screenplay)
• Still Alice (Best Actress)
• Wild (Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress)

Animated Feature Film Nominees

• Big Hero 6
• The Boxtrolls
• How to Train Your Dragon 2
• The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (review at Toronto Film Scene)

Documentary Nominees

• Citizenfour
• Finding Vivian Maier (review on Letterboxd)
• Last Days in Vietnam

Foreign Language Film Nominees

• Leviathan

I also saw the Live Action and Animated short film nominees,  but I never got around to writing about them. Stay tuned for my predictions tomorrow.

Sean Patrick Kelly

Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.