Norwegian director Morten Tyldum (who received an Oscar
nomination for The Imitation Game) has been brought on board Amazon's new action series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan.
Despite eight
nominations for The Imitation Game, there was a serious lack of recognition for LGBT films or out gay filmmakers / actors.
Not exact matches
On the movie side, Birdman, St. Vincent, Into the Woods, Pride and The Grand Budapest Hotel were all nominated in the best comedy category, with Boyhood, The
Imitation Game, Selma, The Theory of Everything and Foxcatcher all snagging
nominations for best drama.
Wes Anderson's film leads the pack with 11
nominations, while homegrown hits The
Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything also fare well — but there's big disappointment
for Mike Leigh's Turner biopic
«The
Imitation Game» trails, only just, with eight, and «Boyhood» walked away with six
nominations including best picture, best director
for Richard Linklater, and best supporting recognition
for both Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette.
Bradley Cooper, despite not being recognized in any precursor awards shows, managed to secure a best actor
nomination for «American Sniper» alongside Eddie Redmayne
for «The Theory of Everything,» Michael Keaton
for «Birdman,» Steve Carell
for «Foxcatcher,» and Benedict Cumberbatch
for «The
Imitation Game.»
Friday morning's British Academy Film Awards
nominations show the predicted Bafta love
for home - grown movies like «The
Imitation Game» and «The Theory of Everything», but were even more notable
for who was missing from the...
«
Imitation» actor Benedict Cumberbatch has long been considered a likely contender
for a Oscar Best Actor
nomination, but some critics were less won over by the film itself, with Monitor film critic Peter Rainer,
for one, giving the film a B and writing of Cumberbatch, «His performance... is a great deal more interesting than the movie.»
«
Imitation» also received a
nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, the Screen Actors Guild Awards equivalent of Best Picture, when the SAG Awards nominees were announced yesterday.
Wes Anderson's film leads the pack with 11
nominations, while homegrown hits The
Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything also fare well, but there's disappointment
for Mike Leigh's Turner biopic and Martin Luther King story Selma
She will be hoping to go one better this weekend and walk off with one of the famous statuettes after her
nomination for her role opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in The
Imitation Game.
As with the Golden Globe
nominations, Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch vie
for the best actor award with competing portrayals of scientific geniuses: Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything and Alan Turing in The
Imitation Game.
Tying
for second place (with five
nominations apiece) were two definite dramas: Boyhood, Richard Linklater's coming - of - age tale filmed over 12 years, and The
Imitation Game, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Bletchley Park codebreaker Alan Turing.
Benedict received BAFTA, Golden Globe and Academy Award Best Actor
nominations for his portrayal of Alan Turing in the multi award winning film «The
Imitation Game» and a BAFTA
nomination for his role as Richard III in the BBC Drama «The Hollow Crown».
The former dancer earned a supporting actor
nomination for Douglas Sirk's lush 1959 melodrama «
Imitation of Life,» based on Fannie Hurst's novel, as a maid whose light - skinned daughter rejects her and her black roots: «If, by accident, we should ever pass on the street, please don't recognize me.»
«Boyhood,» which tied «The
Imitation Game» with five
nominations, clinched three awards — one
for drama film, another
for director Richard Linklater and a third
for supporting actress Patricia Arquette.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Timothy Spall have also received Best Actor
nominations for their respective roles in The
Imitation Game and Mr Turner.
Benedict Cumberbatch, currently an «it» man in pop culture, acquired raves
for playing Alan Turing, but so far this season The
Imitation Game has a barren record despite piles of
nominations.
She charmed up a storm in Begin Again, and will soon chase her second Oscar
nomination for the over-hyped The
Imitation Game, but makes her biggest star turn as an American twentysomething in crisis in Laggies.
The Oscar
nominations for lead actor are in, and they include Michael Keaton, who in «Birdman» portrays an aging actor who once played a superhero; Eddie Redmayne
for his portrayal of physicist Stephen Hawking in «Theory of Everything»; and Benedict Cumberbatch as WWII code breaker Alan Turing in «The
Imitation Game.»
British World War Two biopic «The
Imitation Game» garnered eight
nominations, including best actor
for Benedict Cumberbatch, while Iraq war portrait «American Sniper» and Golden Globe winner
for best drama, «Boyhood,» each earned six.
NOMINATIONS FOR THE 20th ANNUAL CRITICS» CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS BEST PICTURE Birdman Boyhood Gone Girl The Grand Budapest Hotel The
Imitation Game Nightcrawler Selma The Theory of Everything Unbroken Whiplash BEST ACTOR...
She will be hoping to go one better this year and walk off with one of the famous statuettes after her
nomination for her role opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in The
Imitation Game.
Moore received a supporting actress
nomination for Douglas Sirk's
Imitation of Life, playing the housekeeper whose daughter passes
for white, in the racially themed film that was based on the Fannie Hurst novel.
Knightley, who won a best supporting actress Oscar
nomination for her part in the Weinstein produced drama The
Imitation Game and was photographed with him at Hollywood parties, said she was «profoundly shocked» by reports of his «disgusting behaviour», in an statement sent to The Telegraph.