2015 Oscar Nominations Snub Basically Everybody Who Isn't a White Dude

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With Thursday morning brought the Oscar nominations, and though it’s gotten huge praise, Selma received few nominations, and Ava DuVernay did not become the first black woman to be nominated for best director.

The Grand Budapest Hotel (which came out way back in March) and Birdman, on the other hand, each tied for the most nominations, at nine. In the Best Actress category, Amy Adams, who just won a Golden Globe for Big Eyes, was not nominated, nor was Jennifer Aniston for Cake. Instead, Marion Cotillard was nominated for Two Days, One Night and Julianne Moore got a nod for Still Alice.

Female-led movies fared poorly: Gone Girl and Wild got few nominations (though Rosamund Pike, Laura Dern and Reese Witherspoon were all nominated for their roles in said films). American Sniper, starring Bradley Cooper, came out of the woodwork, grabbing seven nominations, including Bradley Cooper for Best Actor.

The full list of nominees follows:

Best Song

“Everything is Awesome,” The Lego Movie

“Glory,” Selma

“Grateful,: Beyond the Lights

“I’m Not Going to Miss You,” Glenn Campbell…I’m Not Gonna Be Me

“Lost Stars,” Begin Again

Best Documentary Short

Crisis Hotline

Joanna

Our Curse

The Reaper

White Earth

Best Documentary Feature

CitizenFour

Finding Vivian Maier

The Last Days in Vietnam

The Salt of the Earth

Virunga

Achievement in Film Editing

American Sniper

Boyhood

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game

Whiplash

Achievement in Sound Editing

American Sniper

Birdman

The Hobbit

Interstellar

Unbroken

Achievement in Sound Mixing

American Sniper

Birdman

Interstellar

Whiplash

Achievement in Production Design

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game

Interstellar

Into the Woods

Mr. Turner

Best Live Action Short

Aya

Boogaloo and Graham

Butter Lamp

Parvaneh

The Phone Call

Short Film Animated

The Bigger Picture

The Dam Keeper

Feast

Me and My Moulton

A Single Life

Best Animated Feature

Big Hero 6

The Boxtrolls

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Song of the Sea

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

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

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

Best Adapted Screenplay

American Sniper

The Imitation Game

Inherent Vice

The Theory of Everything

Whiplash

Best Original Screenplay

Birdman

Boyhood

Foxcatcher

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Nightcrawler

Best Original Score

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game

Interstellar

Mr. Turner

The Theory of Everything

Best Foreign Language Film

Ida

Leviathan

Tangerines

Timbuktu

Wild Tales

Best Director

Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman

Richard Linkalter, Boyhood

Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher

Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel

Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

Best Actress

Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night

Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything

Julianne Moore, Still Alice

Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl

Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Best Actor

Steve Carell, Foxcatcher

Bradley Cooper, American Sniper

Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game

Michael Keaton, Birdman

Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Best Picture

American Sniper

Birdman

Boyhood

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game

Selma

The Theory of Everything

Whiplash

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