Boyhood to Birdman

The Oscar nominees have been announced. Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper, which had been left off of some other lists, joined Boyhood and Birdman among the this year’s top prospects. Here’s a full list of all the nominees.

+ All the spray tan in the world can’t change the fact that the Oscars haven’t been this white in 19 Years. And NPR explains that it’s a good year to be an idiosyncratic man.

+ Buzzfeed has the 17 biggest surprises, and The Wrap features the 19 biggest snubs and surprises. Consider this: Steve James’ documentary on Roger Ebert, Life Itself, was considered the frontrunner in the category. But James probably wasn’t surprised by the lack of a nomination. Two decades ago, Oscar voters failed to nominate another one of his docs: Hoop Dreams.

+ Speaking of snubs, The Lego Movie director was left to make his own trophy, out of Lego.

+ For many of us, the Oscar nominations read more like a to-do list. So here are the 2015 Oscar-nominated movies you can watch from home.