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Posted by: J▲hq Feb 5 2015, 08:33 PM

WELCOME to the BuzzOscars 2015, where you get the chance to vote on this year's Academy nominees. I've not included every category, it's been cut down to 15. Voting will be open until Friday 20th February so you have a couple of weeks and the results will be revealed on the Saturday, the day before the actual show.

Please vote in this thread, making it clear what your top preference is and if you wish you may also give a second preference (these will only be consulted in the event of a tie on first preferences). You may vote in as many or as little categories as you so wish.

Best Picture
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

Actress
Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Actor
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Laura Dern, Wild
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Makeup and Hairstyling
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy

Costume Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner

Cinematography
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr. Turner
Unbroken

Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

Original Screenplay
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler

Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory of Everything

Directing
Alejandro González Iñárittu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

Best Original Song
"Everything Is Awesome," The Lego Movie
"Glory," Selma
"Grateful," Beyond the Lights
"I'm Not Going to Miss You," Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
"Lost Stars," Begin Again

Visual Effects
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past

Animated Feature Film
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Song of the Sea
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

GO GO GO

Posted by: ♡ Heezus Froot ♡ Feb 5 2015, 08:48 PM

A lot of these I haven't watched yet, so some of my votes might based on trailers, favourites and/or my taste.

Best Picture
1) Boyhood
2) Whiplash

Actress
1) Reese Witherspoon, Wild
2) Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl

Actor
1) Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
2) Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game

Supporting Actor
1) Ethan Hawke, Boyhood

Supporting Actress
1) Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
2) Laura Dern, Wild

Makeup and Hairstyling
1) Guardians of the Galaxy

Costume Design
1) The Grand Budapest Hotel

Cinematography
1) The Grand Budapest Hotel
2) Unbroken

Adapted Screenplay
1) The Theory of Everything

Original Screenplay
1) Boyhood
2) Nightcrawler

Original Score
1) The Theory of Everything

Directing
1) Richard Linklater, Boyhood

Best Original Song
1) "Lost Stars," Begin Again

Visual Effects
1) Guardians of the Galaxy
2) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Animated Feature Film
1) The Tale of the Princess Kaguya [OH MY GOD PLEASE WIN.]

Posted by: Cameron Feb 5 2015, 08:49 PM

Best Picture
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

Actress
Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Actor
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Laura Dern, Wild
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Makeup and Hairstyling
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy

Costume Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner

Cinematography
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr. Turner
Unbroken

Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

Original Screenplay
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler

Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory of Everything

Directing
Alejandro González Iñárittu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

Best Original Song
"Everything Is Awesome," The Lego Movie
"Glory," Selma
"Grateful," Beyond the Lights
"I'm Not Going to Miss You," Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
"Lost Stars," Begin Again

Visual Effects
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past

Animated Feature Film
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Song of the Sea
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Posted by: J▲hq Feb 5 2015, 09:08 PM

Best Picture
1 Boyhood
2 The Imitation Game

Actress
1 Reese Witherspoon, Wild
2 Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl

Love Rosamund, love Gone Girl. But I feel there was just that bit more to Reese's performance.

Actor
1 Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
2 Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game

Supporting Actor

1 J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
2 Edward Norton, Birdman

Supporting Actress

1 Emma Stone, Birdman
2 Patricia Arquette, Boyhood

^ The toughest category, so strong!

Makeup and Hairstyling
1 Guardians of the Galaxy
2 The Grand Budapest Hotel

Costume Design
1 Into the Woods
2 The Grand Budapest Hotel

Cinematography
1 Birdman
2 The Grand Budapest Hotel

Adapted Screenplay
1 The Imitation Game
2 The Theory of Everything

Original Screenplay
1 Boyhood
2 Birdman

Directing
1 Richard Linklater, Boyhood
2 Alejandro González Iñárittu, Birdman

Best Original Song
1 "Glory," Selma
2 "Everything Is Awesome," The Lego Movie

Visual Effects
1 Guardians of the Galaxy

Animated Feature Film
1 Big Hero 6

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 Feb 5 2015, 09:17 PM

I'm really sorry but is there any chance the deadline can be a day later on Saturday 21st February or not?
Only as I am seeing Selma on that day

Posted by: richie Feb 6 2015, 09:20 AM

Best Picture
1 The Imitation Game
2 The Theory of Everything


Actress
1 Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
2 Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night

Actor
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Supporting Actor
I've only seen Boyhood and I don't think Ethan Hawke was anything special so I'll pass on this one.

Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood

Makeup and Hairstyling
The Grand Budapest Hotel

Costume Design
Mr. Turner

Cinematography
Mr. Turner


Adapted Screenplay
The Imitation Game

Original Screenplay
The Grand Budapest Hotel


Original Score
The Theory of Everything

Directing
Richard Linklater, Boyhood - this is an absolute nailed-on dead cert.

Best Original Song
I've only heard the Lego one and it's bloody awful so no vote here.

Visual Effects
Not important

Animated Feature Film
1 Big Hero 6
2 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Where's best non-English language film?

Posted by: J▼hnkm Feb 6 2015, 09:42 AM

Cannae vote yet as I'm so behind on my Oscar viewing, but yay at this

Posted by: Joe. Feb 6 2015, 09:56 AM

Best Picture
1) Whiplash
2) Boyhood


Actress
1) Reese Witherspoon, Wild
2) Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night


Actor
1) Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
2) Michael Keaton, Birdman

Supporting Actor
1) Edward Norton, Birdman
2) J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Supporting Actress
1) Laura Dern, Wild


Makeup and Hairstyling
1) Guardians of the Galaxy
2) Foxcatcher

Costume Design
Into the Woods

Cinematography
Birdman

Adapted Screenplay

1) The Imitation Game
2) Whiplash

Original Screenplay
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler

Original Score
Interstellar - I actually listen to this score on the regular. Love it


Directing
Richard Linklater, Boyhood

Best Original Song
"Lost Stars," Begin Again - Genuinely one of my favourite songs of the year.

Visual Effects
Interstellar


Animated Feature Film
Big Hero 6

Posted by: Joe. Feb 6 2015, 09:57 AM

So glad to see some of you voting for Lost Stars. Such an great song (the Adam version) the second half is EPIC and it works so well in the final minutes of the movie.

Posted by: Frank! Feb 15 2015, 09:25 PM

Best Picture
1. Boyhood

Actress
1.Julianne Moore, Still Alice
2. Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night

Actor
1. Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Supporting Actor
1. J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Supporting Actress
1. Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
2. Laura Dern, Wild

Makeup and Hairstyling
1. The Grand Budapest Hotel


Costume Design
1. Mr. Turner
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel

Cinematography
Mr. Turner

Adapted Screenplay
1. The Imitation Game
2. Whiplash

Original Screenplay (this one is SO hard)
1, Boyhood
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel

Original Score (again, so hard!)
1. Interstellar
2. The Theory of Everything

Directing
1. Richard Linklater, Boyhood

Best Original Song
1."Glory," Selma


Visual Effects
1. Interstellar

Animated Feature Film
1. Big Hero 6

Posted by: Davidson Feb 15 2015, 10:02 PM

First choice in bold, second in italics:

Best Picture
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

Actress
Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Actor
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Laura Dern, Wild
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Makeup and Hairstyling
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy

Costume Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner

Cinematography
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr. Turner
Unbroken

Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

Original Screenplay
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler

Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory of Everything

Directing
Alejandro González Iñárittu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

Best Original Song
"Everything Is Awesome," The Lego Movie
"Glory," Selma
"Grateful," Beyond the Lights
"I'm Not Going to Miss You," Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
"Lost Stars," Begin Again

Visual Effects
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past

Animated Feature Film
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Song of the Sea
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Posted by: Chez Wombat Feb 15 2015, 10:12 PM

Best Picture

American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

Actor

Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Supporting Actor

Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Supporting Actress

Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Laura Dern, Wild
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Makeup and Hairstyling

Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy

Costume Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner

Cinematography
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr. Turner
Unbroken

Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

Original Screenplay
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler

Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory of Everything

Directing
Alejandro González Iñárittu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

Best Original Song
"Everything Is Awesome," The Lego Movie
"Glory," Selma
"Grateful," Beyond the Lights
"I'm Not Going to Miss You," Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
"Lost Stars," Begin Again

Visual Effects
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past

Animated Feature Film
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Song of the Sea
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Was rlly hard to pick between Birdman and Budapest for top film, but the latter just edges it.

Posted by: Jonjo Feb 16 2015, 01:06 AM

Best Picture
FAVOURITE: American Sniper
2nd: Boyhood

Actress
FAVOURITE: Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl

(Only seen 'Gone Girl' in full, but even judging by the clips and things it's the standout performance for me.)

Actor
FAVOURITE: Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
2nd: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

(Not seen TTOE, but from the clips and stuff he really does seem like one of the best! All these are brilliant performances though!)

Supporting Actor
FAVOURITE: Edward Norton, Birdman
2nd: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Supporting Actress
FAVOURITE: Emma Stone, Birdman
2nd: Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game

Makeup and Hairstyling
FAVOURITE: Guardians of the Galaxy
2nd: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Costume Design
FAVOURITE: The Grand Budapest Hotel
2nd: Into the Woods

Cinematography
FAVOURITE: The Grand Budapest Hotel
2nd: Birdman

Adapted Screenplay
FAVOURITE: The Imitation Game
2nd: American Sniper

Original Screenplay
FAVOURITE: Boyhood
2nd: Nightcrawler

Original Score
FAVOURITE: Interstellar
2nd: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Directing
FAVOURITE: Richard Linklater, Boyhood
2nd: Alejandro González Iñárittu, Birdman

Best Original Song
FAVOURITE: "Everything Is Awesome," The Lego Movie
2nd: "Grateful," Beyond the Lights

(Only heard these two and 'Glory'!)

Visual Effects
FAVOURITE: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2nd: Guardians of the Galaxy

(Hardest category, by a MILE)

Animated Feature Film
FAVOURITE: Big Hero 6
2nd: How to Train Your Dragon 2

Posted by: J▲hq Feb 16 2015, 09:05 PM

Thanks for the continued votes! Even more please.

I'm doing the results on Saturday from 8:30 with Best Picture naturally last so if you could get your vote for that category in before then



Victim of my category cull.

Posted by: Harve Feb 16 2015, 11:52 PM

Best Picture
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

Actress
Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Actor
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Laura Dern, Wild
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

Original Screenplay
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler

Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory of Everything

Directing
Alejandro González Iñárittu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

Visual Effects
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past

Posted by: Harve Feb 16 2015, 11:56 PM

Oh and I'll put 'Leviathian' as best non-English language film. I'm not sure how this is a category less relevant than 'best makeup and hairstyling'.

Posted by: THEO. Feb 17 2015, 01:00 AM

Not seen the vast majority of the nominated films but AH WELL

Best Picture
1. Boyhood
2. The Theory of Everything

Actress
1. Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
2. Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl

Actor
1. Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Supporting Actor
1. Ethan Hawke, Boyhood

Supporting Actress
1. Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
2. Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Makeup and Hairstyling
-

Costume Design
1. Maleficent
2. Into the Woods

Cinematography
-

Adapted Screenplay
1. The Theory of Everything

Original Screenplay
1. Boyhood

Original Score
1. The Theory of Everything

Directing
1. Richard Linklater, Boyhood

Best Original Song
1. "Glory," Selma
2. "Grateful," Beyond the Lights

Visual Effects
-

Animated Feature Film
-

Lol.

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 Feb 21 2015, 08:55 AM

Might edit later as I am definitely watching Selma today and may watch boyhood and American sniper as well

Best Picture
1. Boyhood
2. Birdman
(3- Whiplash, 4- Imitation Game, 5- Grand Budapest Hotel, 6- Theory Of Everything)

Actress
1. Reese Witherspoon, Wild
2. Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
(Felicity-3)

Actor
1. Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
2. Michael Keaton, Birdman
(Eddie-3)

Supporting Actor
1. Ethan Hawke- Boyhood
2. J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
(Edward-3)

Supporting Actress
1. Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
2. Patricia Arquette- Boyhood
(Laura-3, Emma-4, Meryl-5)

Makeup and Hairstyling
1. Guardians Of The Galaxy
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel

Costume Design
1. Maleficent
2. Into The Woods

Cinematography
1. Birdman
2. The Grand Budapest Hotel

Adapted Screenplay
1. Whiplash
2. The Imitation Game

Original Screenplay
1. Birdman
2. Boyhood

Original Score
1. Interstellar
2. The Imitation Game

Directing
1. Alejandro González Iñárittu, Birdman
2. Richard Linklater- Boyhood

Best Original Song
1. Glory, Selma
2. "Lost Stars," Begin Again

Visual Effects
1. Interstellar
2. Guardians Of The Galaxy

Animated Feature Film
1. Big Hero 6
2. How to Train Your Dragon 2

Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 Feb 21 2015, 06:03 PM

Boyhood is amazing and deserves to win best picture so I am editing a few of my nominations
I don't think I will have seen Selma though by the time of the results so I will leave my nominations after my edit now