AMERICAN SNIPER (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Producers: Bradley Cooper, p.g.a., Clint Eastwood, p.g.a., Andrew Lazar, p.g.a., Robert Lorenz, p.g.a., Peter Morgan, p.g.a.

BIRDMAN (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Producers: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole

BOYHOOD (IFC Films)
Producers: Richard Linklater, p.g.a., Cathleen Sutherland, p.g.a.

FOXCATCHER (Sony Pictures Classics)
Producers: Megan Ellison, p.g.a., Jon Kilik, p.g.a., Bennett Miller, p.g.a.

GONE GIRL (20th Century Fox)
Producer: Ceán Chaffin, p.g.a.

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Producers: Wes Anderson & Scott Rudin, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales

THE IMITATION GAME (The Weinstein Company)
Producers: Nora Grossman, p.g.a., Ido Ostrowsky, p.g.a., Teddy Schwarzman, p.g.a.

NIGHTCRAWLER (Open Road Films)
Producers: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (Focus Features)
Producers: Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten

WHIPLASH (Sony Pictures Classics)
Producers: Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster

Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Films
BIG HERO 6 (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
Producer: Roy Conli, p.g.a.

THE BOOK OF LIFE (20th Century Fox)
Producers: Brad Booker, p.g.a., Guillermo del Toro, p.g.a.

THE BOXTROLLS (Focus Features)
Producers: David Bleiman Ichioka, p.g.a., Travis Knight, p.g.a.

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (20th Century Fox)
Producer: Bonnie Arnold, p.g.a.

THE LEGO MOVIE (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Producer: Dan Lin

Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures
THE GREEN PRINCE (Music Box Films)
Producers: John Battsek, Simon Chinn, Nadav Schirman

LIFE ITSELF (Magnolia Pictures)
Producers: Garrett Basch, Steve James, Zak Piper

MERCHANTS OF DOUBT (Sony Pictures Classics)
Producers: Robert Kenner, Melissa Robledo

PARTICLE FEVER (Abramorama/BOND 360)
Producers: David E. Kaplan, Mark A. Levinson, Andrea Miller, Carla Solomon

VIRUNGA (Netflix)
Producers: Joanna Natasegara, Orlando von Einsiedel

Ummmmmmmmmmm

There is some weird thing going on with Selma. I am lacking any explanation.

Also, no CitizenFour for Documentary? Seems like a political decision.

Whiplash is moving up the awards race and so is Nightcrawler.

Interstellar, well, lol.

Selma getting snubbed here is pretty shocking. It's probably on much shakier Oscar ground than I thought.

American Sniper seems like it's going to swoop in with Best Picture and Cooper noms at the Oscars. It has momentum.

Looks like Clint Eastwood winning NBR was foreshadowing. Watch out for Eastwood, Cooper and the film getting noms, hehe.

Last year Blue Jasmine and Saving Mr. Banks got PGA noms, but missed BP noms, with Philomena getting in instead.

This year could see Foxcatcher and Nightcrawler or American Sniper missing, with Selma being nominated instead.

I'm glad to see Whiplash solidifying its position. It's looking good for a Best Picture nomination. I doubt Foxcatcher makes it in though. Also Nightcrawler just does not seem like Oscar material. I'm not going to believe it until it actually happens.

I still don't see Nightcrawler getting a Best Picture nomination. Hopefully Gyllenhaal will be nominated though.

Yay Whiplash!

Selma will get in for Picture at the Oscars.

American Sniper looks really strong now, and it has better reviews than Unbroken and should have better box office as well. I'm penciling it in for Best Picture for sure, and Eastwood + Cooper are both strong contenders too.

Wouldn't be surprised if Imitation Game won PGA

Go Clint! And show them youngsters how it's done! Now get off my lawn!



A new superhero?

I wrote this on Saturday in the Friday Estimates thread: I have a feeling AS will do much better at the guilds compared to the critics choices and that it will get more nominations than expected. Not that it will win any of those, as it will be probably the 4th or 5th pick in most categories, but it will have a good showing.

Looks like I will be right for once.

Glad to see Foxcatcher and The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Has The Theory of Everything gone unrecognized by any key precursor? I believe its strength in the race is a bit underestimated. There seems to be serious admiration and adoration for it, particularly the performances.

If Whiplash is nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, prolific micro-budget horror maestro Jason Blum will be an Oscar nominee.

I'm glad Whiplash made it. I want that in the AMC Best Pic marathon otherwise...it might not be worth it but we'll see.

Selma may sneak in now but it's not getting anywhere near Boyhood friends.

Oh God, a Magnus-sized fuck-up.

Variety just revealed that Paramount never sent screeners out to the guilds only to Oscar voters. I don't really see it as snub then, and it will definitely get an Oscar nomination. The reviews are too good to ignore.

Well no matter how good it may or may not be now it will have no momentum. It won't have the most nominations and will just be one of many films behind Boyhood and Birdman. Should come up empty at the a Globes as well.

Birdman, The Lego Movie, and Life Itself won.

I'm kind of shocked, though I suspect Boyhood is still far ahead in the Oscar race. I think this is good news for Michael Keaton tho.

lol @ Lego Movie winning.

Start to remind me of Little Miss Sunshine/The Departed situation, as Birdman is likely to win SAG tomorrow. And I agree while this will generate some buzz about the frontrunner being challenged, in the end it will still win just as The Departed did.

Hmmmmm...interesting....

boyhood is still ahead of Birdman in the race, but birdman winning indicates more about Boyhood's weakness than Birdman's strength. A different movie like American Sniper winning grows greater in possibility by the passing day.

I called it back in the Boyhood won't win Best Picture club, Birdman rightfully wins the crown. Calling it again.