DATE
17 January 2015

DURATION
80:02 min

CONTENT
* Animated Movie - Why was the LEGO Movie snubbed?
* Screenplay (Adapted) – Since when was Whiplash considered an “adapted” screenplay?
* Screenplay (Original) – Can The Grand Budapest Hotel upset Birdman?
* Supporting Actress – Should Tilda Swinton have gotten a nomination for Snowpiercer?
* Supporting Actor – Can Edward Norton or Mark Ruffalo upset odds on favourite J.K. Simmons?
* Lead Actress – Was a marketing campaign all that kept Essie Davis from receiving a nomination for The Babadook?
* Lead Actor – Did a poor Oscar campaign for Selma cost David Oyelowo a nomination for Selma?
* Best Director – Is Mortem Tyldum’s nomination for The Imitation Game a by-product of great marketing rather than great filmmaking?
* Best Film – It’s Boyhood vs Birdman: Who will win the big prize?

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