The nominations for the 87th annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, and among them were two for “Selma”, for Best Picture and its Original Song “Glory” by Common and John Legend. The only other movie prominently featuring African-Americans that garnered a nomination is Gina Prince-Bythewood‘s “Beyond The Lights”, also in the Original Song category for “Grateful” written by Diane Warren and performed by Rita Ora.
If “Selma” does win Best Picture out this year’s field of eight, the producers accepting the Award will be Oprah Winfrey, Christian Colson, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner.
A full list of nominees appears below:
BEST PICTURE
NOMINEES
AMERICAN SNIPER
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)
BOYHOOD
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
THE IMITATION GAME
SELMA
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
WHIPLASH
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
NOMINEES
STEVE CARELL
BRADLEY COOPER
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH
MICHAEL KEATON
EDDIE REDMAYNE
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
NOMINEES
ETHAN HAWKE
EDWARD NORTON
MARK RUFFALO
J.K. SIMMONS
ROBERT DUVALL
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
NOMINEES
MARION COTILLARD
FELICITY JONES
JULIANNE MOORE
ROSAMUND PIKE
REESE WITHERSPOON
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
NOMINEES
PATRICIA ARQUETTE
LAURA DERN
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY
EMMA STONE
MERYL STREEP
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
NOMINEES
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
SONG OF THE SEA
THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA
BIG HERO 6
THE BOXTROLLS
CINEMATOGRAPHY
NOMINEES
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
IDA
MR. TURNER
UNBROKEN
COSTUME DESIGN
NOMINEES
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
INHERENT VICE
INTO THE WOODS
MALEFICENT
MR. TURNER
DIRECTING
NOMINEES
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)
BOYHOOD
FOXCATCHER
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
THE IMITATION GAME
FILM EDITING
NOMINEES
AMERICAN SNIPER
BOYHOOD
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
THE IMITATION GAME
WHIPLASH
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
NOMINEES
LEVIATHAN
TANGERINES
TIMBUKTU
WILD TALES
IDA
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
NOMINEES
FOXCATCHER
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
PRODUCTION DESIGN
NOMINEES
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
THE IMITATION GAME
INTERSTELLAR
INTO THE WOODS
MR. TURNER
SOUND EDITING
NOMINEES
UNBROKEN
AMERICAN SNIPER
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
INTERSTELLAR
SOUND MIXING
NOMINEES
AMERICAN SNIPER
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)
INTERSTELLAR
UNBROKEN
WHIPLASH
VISUAL EFFECTS
NOMINEES
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
INTERSTELLAR
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
NOMINEES
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
THE IMITATION GAME
INTERSTELLAR
MR. TURNER
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
NOMINEES
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)
BOYHOOD
FOXCATCHER
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
NIGHTCRAWLER
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
NOMINEES
CRISIS HOTLINE: VETERANS PRESS 1
JOANNA
OUR CURSE
THE REAPER (LA PARKA)
WHITE EARTH
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
NOMINEES
CITIZENFOUR
FINDING VIVIAN MAIER
LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM
THE SALT OF THE EARTH
VIRUNGA
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
NOMINEES
THE DAM KEEPER
FEAST
ME AND MY MOULTON
A SINGLE LIFE
THE BIGGER PICTURE
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
NOMINEES
AYA
BOOGALOO AND GRAHAM
BUTTER LAMP (LA LAMPE AU BEURRE DE YAK)
PARVANEH
THE PHONE CALL
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
NOMINEES
THE LEGO MOVIE
SELMA
BEYOND THE LIGHTS
GLEN CAMPBELL…I’LL BE ME
BEGIN AGAIN
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
NOMINEES
INHERENT VICE
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
WHIPLASH
AMERICAN SNIPER
THE IMITATION GAME
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Reblogged this on The Militant Negro™.
The paltry 2 nominations for anything related to African-Americans is nothing new. We couldn’t dare dominate the nominations two years in a row, that was ‘blasphemy’ to the Academy. Let them be satisfied with the two we gave them… And that’s why the Trumpet, Essence, and NAACP Awards are still necessary, and will be for some time to come.
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