Here’s a brief Oscars
history of this year’s Oscar nominees for acting and directing. Not surpringly,
Meryl Streep is the most nominated, while Bradley Cooper has not only earned
his third consecutive Oscar nomination, he is also this year’s only lead actor
to have been nominated before. See what else might surprise you…
Photos Courtesy: AMPAS
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(Left to right) Marion Cotillard, Reese Witherspoon, Julianne Moore, Rosamund Pike and Felicity Jones at the nominees luncheon |
ACTRESS
IN A LEADING ROLE
Marion
Cotillard (Two Days, One Night): This is Cotillard’s second
nomination. She previously won the Oscar for her leading role in La Vie En Rose (2007).
Felicity
Jones (The Theory Of Everything): This is Jones’ first Oscar nomination.
Julianne
Moore (Still Alice): This is Moore’s fifth nomination. Her
four previous Oscar nominations were for Boogie
Nights (1997) [supporting], The End
Of The Affair (1999), Far From Heaven
(2002) and The Hours (2002)
[supporting].
Rosamund
Pike (Gone Girl): This is Pike’s first Oscar
nomination.
Reese
Witherspoon (Wild): This is Witherspoon’s second
nomination. She previously won the Oscar for her leading role in Walk The Line (2005).
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Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook |
ACTOR
IN A LEADING ROLE
Steve
Carell (Foxcatcher): This is Carell’s first Oscar
nomination.
Bradley
Cooper (American Sniper): This is Cooper’s third consecutive
Oscar nomination. He was nominated for Silver
Linings Playbook (2012) and American
Hustle (2013) [supporting] before this year. He is the only nominee in this
category, this year, to have been nominated before.
Benedict
Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game): This is Cumberbatch’s first Oscar
nomination.
Michael
Keaton (Birdman): This is Keaton’s first Oscar
nomination.
Eddie
Redmayne (The Theory Of Everything): This is Redmayne’s first Oscar
nomination.
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(Left to right) Michael Keaton, Keira Knightley, Benedict Cumberbatch and Mark Ruffalo at the Governors Awards in November |
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Emma Stone and Patricia Arquette at the Governors Awards |
ACTRESS
IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Patricia
Arquette (Boyhood): This is Arquette’s first Oscar
nomination.
Laura
Dern (Wild): This is Dern’s second nomination. She
was previously nominated for her leading role in Rambling Rose (1991).
Keira
Knightley (The Imitation Game): This is Knightley’s second
nomination. She was previously nominated for her leading role in Pride & Prejudice (2005).
Emma
Stone (Birdman): This is Stone’s first Oscar
nomination.
Meryl
Streep (Into The Woods): This is Streep’s 19th nomination. She
was previously nominated for The Deer
Hunter (1978) [supporting], Kramer Vs
Kramer (1979) [supporting; won],
The French Lieutenant’s Wife (1981), Sophie’s Choice (1982) [won], Silkwood (1983), Out Of
Africa (1985), Ironweed (1987), A Cry In The Dark (1988), Postcards From The Edge (1990), The Bridges Of Madison County (1995), One True Thing (1998), Music Of The Heart (1999), Adaptation (2002) [supporting], The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Doubt (2008), Julie & Julia (2009), The
Iron Lady (2011) [won], and August Osage County (2013). Streep has
won 3 Oscars.
ACTOR
IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Robert
Duvall (The Judge): This is Duvall’s 7th nomination. He
was previously nominated for The
Godfather (1972) [supporting], Apocalypse
Now (1979) [supporting], The Great
Santini (1980), Tender Mercies
(1983) [won], The Apostle (1997), and A
Civil Action (1998) [supporting]. Duvall has won 1 Oscars.
Ethan
Hawke (Boyhood): This is Hawke’s second nomination for
acting. He was previously nominated for his supporting role in Training Day (2001). Hawke has also
earned 2 nominations for writing—Before
Sunset (2004) and Before Midnight
(2013). In both these instances, he shared the nomination with Julie Delpy and
Richard Linklater, who has directed him in Boyhood.
Edward
Norton (Birdman): This is Norton’s third nomination. He
was previously nominated for Primal Fear
(1996) [supporting] and American History
X (1998).
Mark
Ruffalo (Foxcatcher): This is Ruffalo’s second nomination.
He was previously nominated for his supporting role in The Kids Are All Right (2010).
JK
Simmons (Whiplash): This is Simmons’ first Oscar
nomination.
DIRECTING
Alejandro
G Iñárritu (Birdman): This is Iñárritu’s second nomination
for directing. He was previously nominated for Babel (2006), a film which also made him a nominee as a producer,
for Best Picture.
Richard
Linklater (Boyhood): This is Linklater’s first nomination
for directing. He has previously earned 2 nominations for writing—Before Sunset (2004) and Before Midnight (2013).
Bennett
Miller (Foxcatcher): This is Miller’s second nomination
for directing. He was previously nominated for Capote (2005).
Wes
Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel): This is Anderson’s first nomination
for directing. He has previously earned 2 nominations for writing—The Royal Tennenbaums (2001) and Moonrise Kingdom (2012). He was also a
nominee for the Oscar for animated feature film for Fantastic Mr Fox (2009).
Morten
Tyldum (The Imitation Game): This is Tyldum’s first nomination.
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The Oscars 'class of 2015' at the 2015 Oscar nominees luncheon |
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