# 2014-2015 Awards Season **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 28, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802 "2014-11-28T03:03:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802/21 "2014-12-10T14:50:55Z")
Screen Actors Guild awards! Very intriguing, you go Jennifer Aniston! Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role STEVE CARELL / John du Pont – “FOXCATCHER” (Sony Pictures Classics) BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH / Alan Turing – “THE IMITATION GAME” (The Weinstein Company) JAKE GYLLENHAAL / Louis Bloom – “NIGHTCRAWLER” (Open Road Films) MICHAEL KEATON / Riggan – “BIRDMAN” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) EDDIE REDMAYNE / Stephen Hawking – “THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING” (Focus Features) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role JENNIFER ANISTON / Claire Bennett – “CAKE” (Cinelou Films) FELICITY JONES / Jane Hawking – “THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING” (Focus Features) JULIANNE MOORE / Alice Howland-Jones – “STILL ALICE” (Sony Pictures Classics) ROSAMUND PIKE / Amy Dunne – “GONE GIRL” (20th Century Fox) REESE WITHERSPOON / Cheryl Strayed – “WILD” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role ROBERT DUVALL / Joseph Palmer – “THE JUDGE” (Warner Bros. Pictures) ETHAN HAWKE / Mason, Sr. – “BOYHOOD” (IFC Films) EDWARD NORTON / Mike – “BIRDMAN” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) MARK RUFFALO / Dave Schultz – “FOXCATCHER” (Sony Pictures Classics) J.K. SIMMONS / Fletcher – “WHIPLASH” (Sony Pictures Classics) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role PATRICIA ARQUETTE / Olivia – “BOYHOOD” (IFC Films) KEIRA KNIGHTLEY / Joan Clarke – “THE IMITATION GAME” (The Weinstein Company) EMMA STONE / Sam – “BIRDMAN” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) MERYL STREEP / The Witch – “INTO THE WOODS” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) NAOMI WATTS / Daka – “ST. VINCENT” (The Weinstein Company) Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture BIRDMAN (Fox Searchlight Pictures) BOYHOOD (IFC Films) THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (Fox Searchlight Pictures) THE IMITATION GAME (The Weinstein Company) THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (Focus Features) ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802/22 "2014-12-10T16:58:03Z")
I’m looking forward to Cake. Good for Jake too! I hope it gets more people to see Nightcrawler. It deserves way more attention than it’s received. And good for Naomi too. She was both hilarious and vulnerable as the pregnant, Russian “Lady of the night” (a, uh, lady who works at night). Thank you for posting these. The Golden Globe nominations are tomorrow. I’ll be at work so I hope you’ll be able to post those (the movie nominations) too. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802/23 "2014-12-10T18:08:09Z")
Two of the three oldest critics groups are NY and LA so have the longest track record for precursors (along with the National Society of Film Critics); NBR, as has been mentioned above, aren’t critics, but predate them all. NY has always had a fondness for Mike Leigh, so while Spall’s win is a follow-up on Cannes, the competition still is very stiff. Of the last 25 years, only 3 NY Best Actor winners didn’t go on to a nomination, but one was David Thewlis for Leigh’s **Naked**. And while **Turner** may play very well with the craft/technical categories (Leigh’s only Oscar-winning film is his wonderful period film **Topsy-Turvy** ), it remains to be seen if it carries enough weight with so many high-profile contenders. NBR’s track record for Lead Actor is almost as strong (21 of the last 25 went on to Oscar nods) but Oscar Isaac, while terrific, is extremely understated, and don’t forget that the last Chandor lead (Redford in **All Is Lost** ) had some early awards buzz and prizes but didn’t translate to a nomination–again, because of a very dense field. Tom Hardy’s win from LA is fantastic and well-deserved, but it suffers from the same danger that Redford did–it’s a one-man show in an enclosed environment from a film that got very little box office attention. LA’s track record is also very strong (22 of the last 25) but not all three of them can get in, with Keaton, Redmayne, and Cumberbatch all being seen as almost certainties (with Oyelowo and Carrell breathing down their necks) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802/24 "2014-12-10T18:17:33Z")
And now with the SAGs, add Gyllenhaal to the breathing-down-the-neck list. And none of the 3 major winners I mentioned earned a SAG nod (though Keaton, an NBR co-winner, did) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802/25 "2014-12-10T18:28:58Z")
NBR Best Actress winner Moore is the obvious front-runner. NY winner Cotillard (who’s collecting plenty of smaller group awards) was also a Cannes winner, but if her film doesn’t get embraced, there’s nothing anyone can do about it, and a Dardennes brothers film is a definite acquired taste by Hollywood standards. LA winner Arquette is, IMHO, just as arguable a lead as a supporting player, but her campaign isn’t dumb and will keep her in the latter group. It appears that Supporting Actor is between Simmons (NY, LA) and Norton (NBR), and while both of their films are likely Best Picture contenders as well, I’d say neither has as much of a chance at winning as **Boyhood** , so Hawke definitely needs to be considered a potential dark horse spoiler, especially since he’d have more career Oscar nominations than the other two combined. Supporting Actress appears truly up in the air. Chastain (NBR) is in a film too new to get much SAG traction but her one-two with **Violent/Interstellar** puts her on everyone’s radar. Arquette (NY) is a nomination lock and Kulesza (LA) won’t be a contender at all (only one supporting nomination, male or female, in Oscar’s history from a foreign-language film). This leaves the field wide open for heavy campaigning, as Watts’s SAG nod demonstrates (thank you Uncle Harvey!) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802/26 "2014-12-11T02:36:56Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > (thank you Uncle Harvey!) That dude is a badass awards season ninja. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802/27 "2014-12-11T06:14:22Z")
Good posts MovieMogul! I always enjoy reading your take. Here are some of the full lists. In spoilers again, just to avoid long lists, not because there’s anything spoilery going on. **Los Angeles Film Critics** WINNERS (I guess they don’t announce nominations? Or did I miss it?) Picture: Boyhood Actor: Tom Hardy, Locke Actress: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood Supporting Actress: Agata Kuleszka, Ida Supporting Actor: JK Simmons, Whiplash Director: Richard Linklater, Boyhood Foreign Film: Ida Screenplay: The Grand Budapest Hotel Documentary: Citizenfour Cinematography: Birdman Animated: The Tale of Princess Kaguya Score: Under the Skin, Inherent Vice (TIE) Production Design: The Grand Budapest Hotel Editing: Boyhood I’m most thrilled about Tom Hardy and Under the Skin’s score here. How weird but interesting that they put Patricia Arquette in Lead. **New York Film Critics Online** WINNERS (ditto) (these are different from the NY Film Critics Winners Maserschmidt posted earlier) [spoiler]Best Picture – Boyhood Best Director – Richard Linklater, Boyhood Best Actress – Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night Best Actor – Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything Best Supporting Actress – Patricia Arquette, Boyhood Best Supporting Actor – J.K. Simmons, Whiplash Best Screenplay – Birdman Best Ensemble – Birdman Best Documentary – Life Itself Best Foreign Film – Two Days, One Nights Best Animated Feature – The LEGO Movie Best Cinematography – Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman Best Use of Music = Get on Up Best Debut Director winner – Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler Breakthrough Performance – Jack O’Connell, Unbroken **New York Film Critics Online Top 10** Birdman Boyhood Guardians of the Galaxy Imitation Game Most Violent Year Mr. Turner Selma Theory of Everything Under the Skin Whiplash [/spoiler]It’s always pleasant to see odd choices pop up. Good for them for including Guardians of the Galaxy just because it’s a FUN pick. And of course, I’m melty whenever I see Under the Skin mentioned anywhere during awards season. I don’t like not seeing nominations though, if they exist. Very often nominations are the most interesting part of the process. Like THESE folks… **Phoenix Film Critics** Nominations [spoiler] **BEST PICTURE/ TOP TEN FILMS OF 2014** A Most Violent Year Birdman Boyhood Gone Girl The Grand Budapest Hotel Guardians of the Galaxy The Imitation Game The Lego Movie The Theory of Everything Whiplash **BEST DIRECTOR** Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel Damien Chazelle, Whiplash David Fincher, Gone Girl Alejandro G. Inarritu, Birdman Richard Linklater, Boyhood **BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE** Bradley Cooper, American Sniper Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game Brendon Gleeson, Calvary Tommy Lee Jones, The Homesman Michael Keaton, Birdman Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything **BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE** Amy Adams, Big Eyes Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl Hilary Swank, The Homesman Reese Witherspoon, Wild **BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE** Ethan Hawke, Boyhood Logan Lerman, Fury Edward Norton, Birdman Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher J. K. Simmons, Whiplash **BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE** Patricia Arquette, Boyhood Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year Carrie Coon, Gone Girl Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game Emma Stone, Birdman **BEST ENSMEBLE ACTING** Birdman The Grand Budapest Hotel Guardians of the Galaxy Into the Woods **BEST SCREENPLY WRITTEN DIRECTLY FOR THE SCREEN** A Most Violent Year Birdman Boyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel Whiplash **BEST SCREENPLY ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM** American Sniper Gone Girl The Imitation Game The Theory of Everything Wild **BEST LIVE ACTION FAMILY FILM** Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Guardians of the Galaxy Into the Woods Maleficent Muppets Most Wanted **BEST ANIMATED FILM** Big Hero 6 The Boxtrolls The Lego Movie How to Train Your Dragon 2 **OVERLOOKED FILM OF THE YEAR** Calvary Edge of the Tomorrow Obvious Child The Skeleton Twins Snowpiercer **BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM** Force Majeure IDA Mood Indigo The Raid 2 **BEST DOCUMENTARY** Citizen Four Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me Jodorowsky’s Dune Life Itself Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon **BEST ORIGINAL SONG** Everything is Awesome, The Lego Movie Immortals, Big Hero 6 Lost Stars, Begin Again Miracles, Unbroken **BEST ORIGINAL SCORE** Birdman Gone Girl The Imitation Game Interstellar The Theory of Everything **BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY** A Most Violent Year Birdman Interstellar Into the Woods The Theory of Everything Unbroken **BEST FILM EDITING** Birdman Boyhood Gone Girl Interstellar Into the Woods **BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN** The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game Interstellar Snowpiercer **BEST COSTUME DESIGN** The Grand Budapest Hotel Inherent Vice Into the Woods Maleficent The Theory of Everything **BEST VISUAL EFFECTS** Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Edge of Tomorrow Guardians of the Galaxy The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Interstellar **BEST STUNTS** Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Edge of Tomorrow John Wick Need for Speed The Raid 2 **BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE ON CAMERA** Ellar Coltrane, Boyhood Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl Jenny Slate, Obvious Child **BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE BEHIND THE CAMERA** Damien Chazelle, Whiplash Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler Gillian Robespierre, Obvious Child Jon Stewart, Rosewater **BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH – MALE** Ellar Coltrane, Boyhood Daniel Huttlestone, Into the Woods Jaeden Lieberber, St. Vincent Ed Oxenbould, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Tony Revolori, The Grand Budapest Hotel **BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUTH – FEMALE** Lilla Crawford, Into the Woods Mackenzie Foy, Interstellar Sterling Jerins, And So It Goes [/spoiler]I like these guys! If Boyhood had won and they only announced Winners we never would have known that Guardians of the Galaxy was even in their mix. And Brendan Gleeson! MOOD INDIGO!! Thank you for remembering that one Phoenix! I’m happy to say that I saw all of their Overlooked Films and all are fine choices for that category. Rosewater at least gets a mention. **Online Film Critics** Nominations [spoiler] **Best Picture** Boyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel Ida The Lego Movie Mommy Nightcrawler Selma Two Days, One Night Whiplash Under the Skin **Best Animated Feature** Big Hero 6 The Boxtrolls How to Train Your Dragon 2 The Lego Movie The Tale of the Princess Kaguya **Best Film Not in the English Language** Ida The Missing Picture Mommy The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Two Days, One Night **Best Documentary** Citizenfour Life Itself The Missing Picture National Gallery The Overnighters **Best Director** Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne – Two Days, One Night Ava DuVernay – Selma Jonathan Glazer – Under the Skin Richard Linklater – Boyhood **Best Actor** Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel Brendan Gleeson – Calvary Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler Michael Keaton – Birdman Timothy Spall – Mr. Turner **Best Actress** Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night Essie Davis – The Babadook Anne Dorval – Mommy Julianne Moore – Still Alice Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl **Best Supporting Actor** Josh Brolin – Inherent Vice Ethan Hawke – Boyhood Edward Norton – Birdman Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher J.K. Simmons – Whiplash **Best Supporting Actress** Patricia Arquette – Boyhood Jessica Chastain – A Most Violent Year Suzanne Clément – Mommy Agata Kulesza – Ida Tilda Swinton – Snowpiercer **Best Original Screenplay** Boyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel Selma Two Days, One Night Whiplash **Best Adapted Screenplay** Gone Girl Inherent Vice Snowpiercer Under the Skin We Are the Best! **Best Editing** Birdman Boyhood Gone Girl The Grand Budapest Hotel Whiplash **Best Cinematography** Birdman The Grand Budapest Hotel Ida Mr. Turner Under the Skin **Best Non-U.S. Release (non-competitive category)** ’71 10,000 km Entre Nós Han Gong-ju Hard to Be a God The Look of Silence The Salt of the Earth What We Do in the Shadows Timbuktu The Tribe[/spoiler]Under the Skin for Picture, Director, Screenplay and Cinematography, very cool. Brendan Gleeson again. More We Are The Best! A decent amount of Grand Budapest and Nightcrawler love. I’m happy. **British Independent Film Awards** WINNERS (Nominations are linked in the 2nd post) BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM – Pride BEST ACTRESS – Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Belle BEST ACTOR – Brendan Gleeson – Calvary BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION – The Goob BEST DIRECTOR – Yann Demange – ’71 BEST INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM – Boyhood BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Andrew Scott – Pride BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Imelda Staunton – Pride BEST SCREENPLAY – Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan – Frank BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT – Robbie Ryan – Cinematography – Catch Me Daddy MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER – Sameena Jabeen Ahmed – Catch Me Daddy BEST BRITISH SHORT – The Karman Line THE RAINDANCE AWARD – Luna BEST DOCUMENTARY – Next Goal Wins SPECIAL JURY PRIZE – John Boorman VARIETY AWARD – Benedict Cumberbatch THE DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD [BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR] – Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard – 20,000 Days on EarthI’m so happy for Pride! It’s a wonderful film. Yay Brendan! Gugu gets love, yes! I haven’t seen most of the others yet. Here are the **American Film Institute** Films of the Year AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR “American Sniper” “Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” “Boyhood” “Foxcatcher” “The Imitation Game” “Interstellar” “Into the Woods” “Nightcrawler” “Selma” “Unbroken” “Whiplash” Good to see Nightcrawler there. ---
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And the Golden Globes nominations are in! Fewer surprises here…maybe the Helen Mirren shout-out, since 100 Foot Journey hasn’t figured into much discussion. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA BOYHOOD FOXCATCHER THE IMITATION GAME SELMA THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA JENNIFER ANISTON - CAKE FELICITY JONES - THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING JULIANNE MOORE - STILL ALICE ROSAMUND PIKE - GONE GIRL REESE WITHERSPOON - WILD BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA STEVE CARELL - FOXCATCHER BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH - THE IMITATION GAME JAKE GYLLENHAAL - NIGHTCRAWLER DAVID OYELOWO - SELMA EDDIE REDMAYNE - THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL BIRDMAN THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL INTO THE WOODS PRIDE ST. VINCENT BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL AMY ADAMS - BIG EYES EMILY BLUNT - INTO THE WOODS HELEN MIRREN - THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY JULIANNE MOORE - MAPS TO THE STARS QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS - ANNIE BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL RALPH FIENNES THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL MICHAEL KEATON BIRDMAN BILL MURRAY ST. VINCENT JOAQUIN PHOENIX INHERENT VICE CHRISTOPH WALTZ BIG EYES BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM BIG HERO 6 THE BOOK OF LIFE THE BOXTROLLS HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 THE LEGO MOVIE BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM FORCE MAJEURE TURIST (SWEDEN) GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE (ISRAEL) AMSALEM GETT IDA (POLAND/DENMARK) LEVIATHAN (RUSSIA) TANGERINES MANDARIINID (ESTONIA) BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE PATRICIA ARQUETTE BOYHOOD JESSICA CHASTAIN A MOST VIOLENT YEAR KEIRA KNIGHTLEY THE IMITATION GAME EMMA STONE BIRDMAN MERYL STREEP INTO THE WOODS BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE ROBERT DUVALL THE JUDGE ETHAN HAWKE BOYHOOD EDWARD NORTON BIRDMAN MARK RUFFALO FOXCATCHER J.K. SIMMONS WHIPLASH BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE WES ANDERSON THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL AVA DUVERNAY SELMA DAVID FINCHER GONE GIRL ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU BIRDMAN RICHARD LINKLATER BOYHOOD BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE WES ANDERSON THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL GILLIAN FLYNN GONE GIRL ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU BIRDMAN RICHARD LINKLATER BOYHOOD GRAHAM MOORE THE IMITATION GAME BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE ALEXANDRE DESPLAT THE IMITATION GAME JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING TRENT REZNOR, GONE GIRL ANTONIO SANCHEZ BIRDMAN HANS ZIMMER INTERSTELLAR BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE “BIG EYES” — BIG EYES “GLORY” — SELMA “MERCY IS” — NOAH “OPPORTUNITY” — ANNIE “YELLOW FLICKER BEAT” — THE HUNGER GAMES ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802/29 "2014-12-11T18:31:54Z")
Jake! Pride! Yay! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802/30 "2014-12-12T17:41:16Z")
Why is Unbroken being generally overlooked? Is Jolie liked by Hollywood? Why was Ruffalo singled out for Foxcatcher? (and why did Carrell have to wear the funny nose. don’t get that decision at all). And I’ve heard that Jennifer Lawrence’s work in the Hunger Games movies is admired; is it ignored at awards time because it is a genre film? Just wondering. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802/31 "2014-12-12T18:54:53Z")
My understanding is that most people (critics or industry) have not seen **Unbroken** , which has diminished its campaign heft so far. The same was true, until recently, of _A Most Violent Year_ and _Selma_, though the NBR and GG have (respectively) put them back into contention. Oyelowo (who actually appears in both) especially needed the GG to let him stay in the race. Most interesting development with the Globes is that despite having 10 Picture nominees to choose from, one Director nominee didn’t have a film in the race: Fincher for **Gone Girl**. This film really threatens to be a dark horse, and while _Argo_ reminded us that you don’t need a Director nod to win Picture, it certainly does help. So even though there will be around 9 Oscar nominees for Picture, the real contenders will almost certainly be ones with a Director nod, too. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802/32 "2014-12-12T22:49:15Z")
> [@well\_he\_s\_back](#): > > Why is Unbroken being generally overlooked? Is Jolie liked by Hollywood? Why was Ruffalo singled out for Foxcatcher? (and why did Carrell have to wear the funny nose. don’t get that decision at all). And I’ve heard that Jennifer Lawrence’s work in the Hunger Games movies is admired; is it ignored at awards time because it is a genre film? > > Just wondering. Jolie is loved by Hollywood, and even more by the foreign press. I have a friend who’s in the HFPA. I’ll ask him about Unbroken screeners. Ruffalo was singled out because he’s very very good in the role. But then, he always is. The real John du Pont has a big nose like the one Carrell wore. It’s a genre film and an already crowded race. Lawrence might get nominated next year for the whole series. Or not. I don’t know. They do love her. I know my friend does. There’s a couple of cute pictures of him with her. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802/33 "2014-12-12T23:34:24Z")
> [@well\_he\_s\_back](#): > > Why is Unbroken being generally overlooked? Is Jolie liked by Hollywood? Why was Ruffalo singled out for Foxcatcher? (and why did Carrell have to wear the funny nose. don’t get that decision at all). And I’ve heard that Jennifer Lawrence’s work in the Hunger Games movies is admired; is it ignored at awards time because it is a genre film? > > Just wondering. > [@MovieMogul](#): > > My understanding is that most people (critics or industry) have not seen **Unbroken** , which has diminished its campaign heft so far… Unbroken screened after Thanksgiving and a mixed bunch of reviews dropped the first week of December…and I’d guess that unlike Harvey Weinstein, Jolie doesn’t have the influence to overcome that. > **[Unbroken (2014) | Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/unbroken_2014)** > > As a boy, Louis "Louie" Zamperini is always in trouble, but with the help of his older brother, he turns his life around and channels his energy into running, later qualifying for the 1936 Olympics. When World War II breaks out, Louie enlists in the... ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802/34 "2014-12-12T23:44:27Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > Jolie is loved by Hollywood, and even more by the foreign press. I have a friend who’s in the HFPA. I’ll ask him about Unbroken screeners. > > Ruffalo was singled out because he’s very very good in the role. But then, he always is. > > The real John du Pont has a big nose like the one Carrell wore. > > It’s a genre film and an already crowded race. Lawrence might get nominated next year for the whole series. Or not. I don’t know. They do love her. I know my friend does. There’s a couple of cute pictures of him with her. Oh! That’s very possible. The screeners were apparently received around December 2, and the nomination ballots were due December 8. That’s pretty tight. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802/35 "2014-12-13T00:44:25Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Unbroken screened after Thanksgiving and a mixed bunch of reviews dropped the first week of December…and I’d guess that unlike Harvey Weinstein, Jolie doesn’t have the influence to overcome that. > > [Unbroken (2014) | Rotten Tomatoes](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/unbroken_2014/) You’ll notice that, aside from a few US trade journals, a majority of those reviews are based in the UK–and even then, there’s only 20: a fairly low number for a wide release on RT. Still, the mixed reviews can’t be encouraging, and any further momentum will be an uphill battle. As for Lawrence, I think she’s actually pretty bad in the _HG_ films–at least, in comparison to her exemplary nominated work. Acting nods in mainstream genre films are few and far between, but it helps if the film is good and the performance is, too. Neither applies in this case, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802/36 "2014-12-13T00:59:17Z")
> [@MovieMogul](#): > > You’ll notice that, aside from a few US trade journals, a majority of those reviews are based in the UK–and even then, there’s only 20: a fairly low number for a wide release on RT. Still, the mixed reviews can’t be encouraging, and any further momentum will be an uphill battle. Right, I did see that. Interestingly, if you look at them sorted on Metacritic, it kind of looks like British reviewers were harsher than those in the US. > **[Unbroken critic reviews](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/unbroken/critic-reviews/)** > > Metacritic aggregates music, game, tv, and movie reviews from the leading critics. Only Metacritic.com uses METASCORES, which let you know at a glance how each item was reviewed. ---
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Is really hope that this is the year Ralph Finnes gets the awards he deserves. ---
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> [@MovieMogul](#): > > As for Lawrence, I think she’s actually pretty bad in the _HG_ films–at least, in comparison to her exemplary nominated work. Acting nods in mainstream genre films are few and far between, but it helps if the film is good and the performance is, too. Neither applies in this case, IMHO. We agree most of the time but here I violently disagree with you. IMO Lawrence is perfect as Katniss, and plays her very well. It’s not an easy character to play. Katniss is taciturn and suspicious, often unlikable, but Jennifer makes you (well, me and millions of others) care about her. I also happen to think the movies are damned good too. I heard back from my HFPA friend and this is what he said about U **nbroken**. “The movie is amazing. And it was screened to us in time. It just didn’t make the top 5 like many other great movies.” He didn’t elaborate on what other great movies. I was glad to know he liked it. ---
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> [@MovieMogul](#): > > You’ll notice that, aside from a few US trade journals, a majority of those reviews are based in the UK–and even then, there’s only 20: a fairly low number for **a wide release** on RT. I just noticed this. Unbroken isn’t in wide release. It’s not even in Limited Release as far as I know. It opens Wide on Christmas Day. ---
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**European Film Awards** WINNERS (with some nominations) [spoiler]EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS – NOMINATIONS EUROPEAN FILM WINNER: IDA (Poland/Denmark) Directed by: Pawel Pawlikowski Written by: Pawel Pawlikowski & Rebecca Lenkiewicz Produced by: Eric Abraham, Piotr Dzieciol, Ewa Puszczynska & Christian Husum FORCE MAJEURE (TURIST) Sweden/Denmark/France/Norway Written and directed by: Ruben Ostlund Produced by: Erik Hemmendorff, Marie Kjellson & Philippe Bober LEVIATHAN (LEVIAFAN) Russia Directed by: Andrey Zvyagintsev Written by: Oleg Negin & Andrey Zvyagintsev Produced by: Alexander Rodnyansky & Sergey Melkumov NYMPHOMANIAC DIRECTOR’S CUT – VOLUME I & 11 Denmark/Germany/France/Belgium Written & directed by: Lars von Trier Produced by: Louise Vesth WINTER SLEEP (KIS UYKUSU) Turkey/France/Germany Directed by: Nuri Bilge Ceylan Written by: Ebru Ceylan & Nuri Bilge Ceylan Produced by: Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan EUROPEAN COMEDY WINNER: THE MAFIA ONLY KILLS IN THE SUMMER (LA MAFIA UCCIDE SOLO D’ESTATE) Italy Directed by: Pierfrancesco Diliberto Written by: Michele Astori, Pierfrancesco Diliberto & Marco Martani Produced by: Mario Gianani & Lorenzo Mieli CARMINA & AMEN (CARMINA Y AMEN) Spain Written & directed by: Paco Leon Produced by: Paco Leon, Ghislain Barrois & Alvaro Augustin LE WEEK-END U.K. Directed by: Roger Michel Written by: Hanif Kureishi Produced by: Kevin Loader EUROPEAN DIRECTOR WINNER: Pawel Pawlikowski for “Ida” Nuri Bilge Ceylan for “Winter Sleep” (Kis Uykusu) Steven Knight for “Locke” Ruben Ostlund for “Force Majeure” (Turist) Paolo Virzi for “Human Capital” (Il Capitale Umano) Andrey Zvyagintsev for “Leviathan” (Leviafan) EUROPEAN ACTRESS WINNER: Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night” (Deux Jours, Une Nuit) Marian Alvarez in “Wounded” (La Herida) Valeria Bruni Tedeschi in “Human Capital” (Il Capitale Umano) Charlotte Gainsbourg in “Nymphomaniac Director’s Cut – Volume I & 2” Agata Kulesza in “Ida” Agata Trzebuchowska in “Ida” EUROPEAN ACTOR WINNER: Timothy Spall in “Mr. Turner” Brendan Gleeson in “Calvary” Tom Hardy in “Locke” Alexey Serebryakov in “Leviathan” (Leviafan) Stellan Skarsgard in “Nymphomaniac Director’s Cut – Volume 1 & 2” EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER WINNER: Pawel Pawlikowski & Rebecca Lenkiewicz for “Ida” Ebru Ceylan & Nuri Bilge Ceylan for “Winter Sleep” (Kis Uykusu) Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne for “Two Days, One Night” (Deux Jours, Une Nuit) Steven Knight for “Locke” Oleg Negin & Andrey Zvyagintsev for “Leviathan” (Leviafan) EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATURE WINNER: “The Art of Happiness” Italy Directed by: Alessandro Rak Written by: Alessandro Rak and Luciano Stella Animation: Alessandro Rak, Ivan Cappiello, Dario Sansone, Marino Guarnieri, Annarita Calligaris, Ivana Verze, Laura Sammati, Antonia Emanuela Angrisani, Corrado Piscitelli, Flavio Di Biase, Giorgio Siravo, Sergio Chimenti, Ilaria Jones, Antonio Funaro, Danilo Florio, Mirko Prota, Alberto Panico, Paolo Acampora and Marco Iannaccone “Jack and the Cuckoo-clock Heart” France/Belgium Written and directed by: Mathias Malzieu and Stephane Berla Animation: Nicolette Ceccoli, Stephane Martinez and Robert Cepo “Minuscule – Valley of the Lost Ants” France/Belgium Written and directed by: Thomas Szabo and Helene Giraud THE EUROPEAN DISCOVERY AWARD FOR DEBUT FILM WINNER: “The Tribe” Ukraine Written and directed by: Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy Produced by: Valentyn Vasyanovych and Iya Myslytska “10,000 KM” Spain Directed by: Carlos Marques-Marcet Written by: Carlos Marques-Marcet and Clara Roquet Produced by: Tono Folguera, Sergi Moreno, Jana Diaz Juhl, Danielle Schleif and Pau Brunet “’71” U.K. Directed by: Yann Demange Written by: Gregory Burke Produced by: Angus Lamont “Party Girl” France Written and directed by: Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger, Samuel Theis Produced by: Marie Masmonteil and Denis Carot “Wounded” (La Herida) Spain Directed by: Fernando Franco Written by: Fernando Franco and Enric Rufas Produced by: Koldo Zuazua EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY WINNER: “Master of the Universe” Germany/Austria Directed by: Marc Bauder Produced by: Marc Bauder and Markus Glaser Investment bankers are the real Masters of the Universe, not politicians, armies or even countries. “Just the Right Amount of Violence” Denmark Written and directed by: Jon Bang Carlsen Produced by: Helle Ulsten and Jon Bang Carlsen So-called “interventionists” enter suburban homes in the night and rip troubled teens from their beds to transport them, against their will, to a reform school in Utah. “Of Men and War” France/Switzerland Written, directed & produced by: Laurent Becue-Renard Anger consumes a dozen combat vets long after their return from the front as they attempt to make peace with themselves, their past, and their families. “Sacro Gra” Italy/France Directed by: Gianfranco Rosi Written by: Nicolo Bassetti Produced by: Marco Visalberghi and Carole Solive Rome’s giant ring road – the Grande Raccordo Anulare, or GRA – and the invisible worlds and possible futures harbored in this area of constant turmoil. “Waiting for August” Belgium Written and directed by: Teodora Ana Mihai Produced by: Hanne Phlypo and Antoine Vermeesch During their mother’s absence, Georgiana has been catapulted into the role of head of the family, responsible for her six brothers and sisters in a social housing condo on the outskirts of Bacau, Romania. “We Come As Friends” Austria Written and directed by: Hubert Sauper Produced by: Hubert Sauper and Gabriele Kranzelbinder A science fiction-like odyssey in a home-made flying machine. EFA JURY AWARDS A special seven-member jury convened in Berlin and decided on the following awards recipients: EUROPEAN CINEMATOGRAPHER Lukasz Zal & Ryszard Lenczewski for “Ida” EUROPEAN EDITOR Justine Wright for “Locke” EUROPEAN PRODUCTION DESIGNER Claus-Rudolf Amler for “The Dark Valley” (Das Finstere Tal) EUROPEAN COSTUME DESIGNER Natascha Curtius-Noss for “The Dark Valley” (Das Finstere Tal) EUROPEAN COMPOSER Mica Levi for “Under the Skin” EUROPEAN SOUND DESIGNER Joakim Sundstrom for “Starred Up” [/spoiler]They do know a good soundtrack when they hear one! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-2015-awards-season/705802.md?page=3)