The Leading Actor category pits «Nebraska's» Bruce Dern against Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks while the Leading
Actress nods went to Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Emma Thompson, Judi Dench and Sandra Bullock.
Best
Actress nods went to Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), Frances McDormand (Three Billboards), Margot Robbie (I, Tonya), Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) and Meryl Streep (The Post).
Not exact matches
New mother Suranne Jones was named leading
actress for her role in «Doctor Foster», while other acting
nods went to supporting actor Tom Courtenay for «Unforgotten», and supporting
actress Chanel Cresswell for «This Is England» 90», which also won the miniseries trophy.
In addition to McDormand's leading
actress nod, Gary Oldman won for his Winston Churchill in «Darkest Hour,» and the supporting performances
went to Allison Janney for «I, Tonya» and Sam Rockwell for «Three Billboards.»
Patricia Arquette («Boyhood «-RRB- and J.K. Simmons («Whiplash «-RRB-, front - runners in the supporting categories, would both be first - time nominees; Felicity Jones («The Theory Of Everything «-RRB- and Rosamund Pike («
Gone Girl «-RRB- look likely to pick up
Actress nods; and it feels very likely that this year's Best Actor category will be made up entirely of actors who've never been nominated before now (Bradley Cooper's the only really serious contender with a
nod already under his belt).
I would say Winslet is another lock for The Reader for supporting
actress too along with Tomei, Cruz, and Davis... it appears like everyone is really ok with
going along with her supporting campaign for the film (knock on wood — but she has received BFCA and Globe
nods already)...
«I
went to a lot of pubs,» said Weaver, speaking on the day she won a best - supporting -
actress nod for the movie, which today
goes into wider release to capitalize on its awards - season success (eight Oscar
nods, a Golden Globe win for Jennifer Lawrence).
This felt like carrer
nods for Metcleft and Manville and Blige is
going to be back, but as a songwriter not an
actress.
Other multiple award winners included
Gone Girl (for Best
Actress Rosamund Pike and Gillian Flynn's Adapted Screenplay), Interstellar (which earned
nods for its Visual Effects and Cinematography), and, in a surprise considering its indie status, Damien Chazelle's Whiplash (which earned praise for Best Supporting Actor J.K. Simmons and the director himself, as the FFCC's Breakthrough Artist).
«This film was always
going to be successful, because it's so universal,» said supporting
actress nominee Laurie Metcalf, who earned her first Oscar
nod for «Lady Bird.»
From this vantage point, it seems likely that she's
going to pick up a few more
nods before the year is done, including perhaps a Golden Globe nomination for best
actress in the comedy category.
Take, for example, Nicole Miller's untitled 2012 installation focusing on Darby Jones, one of the first African Americans to work in Tinseltown; Scott Benzel's performance Threnody / A Beginner's Guide to Mao Tse Tung, 2012, which is built around photographs of
actress Sharon Tate posing as a Maoist rebel; and Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst's She
Gone Rogue, 2012, a transgender updating of familiar «Hollywood» narratives (with a
nod to Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid's 1943 short Meshes of the Afternoon — also made in LA).