The 2015 Oscar nominations were released on Thursday January 15th, and to no surprise, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (we’re still looking for the sciences here) selected a predictable, uncontroversial lot of films to represent the year in movies. Critical and public favorites like Birdman, Boyhood, and The Grand Budapest all garnered their fair share of nominations.

Shocking no one, the Academy took the bait of films like The Theory of Everything and The Imitation Game, which each earned ample recognition.

While Selma received a Best Picture nod, director Ava DuVernay was not recognized for her powerful work behind the camera. Another notable snub was Life Itself, the Steve James helmed documentary on the life and times of beloved film critic Roger Ebert.

It seems every year the Academy, made up of predominately white, older men, continues to fade deeper and deeper into irrelevancy. As Marlow Stern, a poignant editor at The Daily Beast noted, today’s nominations included no black actors/filmmakers and no female filmmakers nominated for directing or screenplay. The Oscars appear to be hopelessly mired in the past.

Anyway, for those curious, here’s a full list of what went down:

Best Picture

American Sniper

Birdman

Boyhood

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game

Selma

The Theory of Everything

Whiplash

Best Actor

Bradley Cooper (American Sniper)

Steve Carell (Foxcatcher)

Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game)

Michael Keaton (Birdman)

Eddie Redmayne (Theory of Everything)

Best Actress

Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night)

Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything)

Julianne Moore (Still Alice)

Roasumund Pike (Gone Girl)

Reese Witherspoon (Wild)

Best Supporting Actor

Robert Duvall (The Judge)

Ethan Hawke (Boyhood)

Edward Norton (Birdman)

Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher)

J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)

Best Supporting Actress

Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)

Laura Dern (Wild)

Kiera Knightley (The Imitation Game)

Emma Stone (Birdman)

Meryl Streep (Into the Woods)

Best Director

Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman)

Richard Linklater (Boyhood)

Bennett Miller (Foxtcatcher)

Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel)

Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)

Best Adapted Screenplay

American Sniper

The Imitation Game

Inherent Vice

Theory of Everything

Whiplash 

Best Original Screenplay

Birdman

Boyhood

Foxcatcher

The Grand Budapest

Nightcrawler

Best Foreign Language Film

Ida (Poland)

Leviathan (Russia)

Tangerines (Estonia)

Timbuktu (Mauritania)

Wild Tales (Argentina)

Best Cinematography

Birdman

The Grand Budapest

Ida

Mr. Turner

Unbroken

Best Documentary Feature

CITIZENFOUR

Finding Vivian Maier 

Last Days in Vietnam 

The Salt of the Earth

Virunga

Best Animated Feature

Big Hero 6

Boxtrolls

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Song of the Sea

The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Best Animated Short Film

The Bigger Picture

The Dam Keeper

Feast

Me and My Moulton

A Single Life

Best Live Action Short Film

Aya

Boogaloo and Graham

Butter Lamp

Parvaneh

The Phone Call

Best Animated Short Film

The Bigger Picture

The Dam Keeper

Feast

Me and My Moulton

A Single Life

Best Short Subject Documentary

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1

Joanna

Our Curse

The Reaper

White Earth

Film Editing

American Sniper

Boyhood

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game

Whiplash

Sound Editing

American Sniper

Birdman

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”

Interstellar

Unbroken

Best Sound Mixing

American Sniper

Birdman

Interstellar

Unbroken

Whiplash

Best Visual Effects

Captain America: Winter Soldier

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Guardians of the Galaxy

Interstellar

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Best Original Score

Alexandre Desplat, The Grand Budapest Hotel

Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game

Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything

Gary Yershon, Mr. Turner

Hans Zimmer, Interstellar

Production Design

The Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game

Interstellar

Into the Woods

Mr. Turner

Best Costume Design

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Inherent Vice

Into the Woods

Maleficent

Mr. Turner

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Foxcatcher

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Guardians of the Galaxy

Source: http://www.forbes.com/

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