Ballothood - 12 months in the making

Less than four hours until the 2015 Oscar nominations are announced! Dream ballot, pour forth:

Best Picture

BOYHOOD
FOXCATCHER
GONE GIRL
NIGHTCRAWLER

SELMA
STRANGER BY THE LAKE
UNDER THE SKIN
WHIPLASH

Special mentions:

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY: THEM
OBVIOUS CHILD


Best Director

Richard Linklater – BOYHOOD
Bennett Miller – FOXCATCHER
David Fincher – GONE GIRL
Jonathan Glazer – UNDER THE SKIN
Damien Chazelle - WHIPLASH

Special mentions:

Ava DuVernay – SELMA
Alain Guiraudie – STRANGER BY THE LAKE
Dan Gilroy – NIGHTCRAWLER


Best Actor

Channing Tatum – FOXCATCHER
Steve Carell – FOXCATCHER
Jake Gyllenhaal – NIGHTCRAWLER
David Oyelowo – SELMA
Miles Teller - WHIPLASH

Special mentions:

Michael Keaton – BIRDMAN
James McAvoy – THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY: THEM
Joaquin Phoenix – THE IMMIGRANT
Joaquin Phoenix – INHERENT VICE

Nicolas Cage – JOE
Alfred Molina – LOVE IS STRANGE
John Lithgow - LOVE IS STRANGE
Jesse Eisenberg – NIGHT MOVES


Best Actress

Jessica Chastain – THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY: THEM
Marion Cottilard – THE IMMIGRANT
Jenny Slate – OBVIOUS CHILD
Scarlett Johansson – UNDER THE SKIN
Reese Witherspoon - WILD

(the rest after the jump)


Best Supporting Actor

Edward Norton – BIRDMAN
Ethan Hawke – BOYHOOD
Mark Ruffalo – FOXCATCHER
Riz Ahmed – NIGHTCRAWLER
J.K. Simmons - WHIPLASH

Special mentions:

Zach Galifianakis - BIRDMAN
Josh Brolin – INHERENT VICE


Best Supporting Actress

Emma Stone – BIRDMAN
Patricia Arquette – BOYHOOD
Marion Bailey – MR. TURNER
Rene Russo – NIGHTCRAWLER
Laura Dern – WILD

Special mention:

Keira Knightley – THE IMITATION GAME


Adapted Screenplay

GONE GIRL – Gillian Flynn
INHERENT VICE – Paul Thomas Anderson
OBVIOUS CHILD – Gillian Robespierre
WHIPLASH – Damien Chazelle
WILD – Nick Hornby


Original Screenplay

BOYHOOD – Richard Linklater
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ELEANOR RIGBY: THEM – Ned Benson
FOXCATCHER – E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman
NIGHTCRAWLER – Dan Gilroy