Nominee reactions | Roger Deakins, cinematography, 'Unbroken'
On having never won despite many nominations for his cinematography: "I'll probably go to the ceremony feeling a little more relaxed."
View ArticleNominee reactions | Bradley Cooper, lead actor, 'American Sniper'
On Chris Kyle: "Two days after we were handed the script I talked to Chris on the phone ... then all the sudden he's murdered, horribly. [Then] ... it was then much more a movie about relationships...
View ArticleNominee reactions | Tegan and Sara, original song, 'Everything Is Awesome'
On Twitter: "We couldn't be more proud to see Everything is Awesome has been nominated for an #Oscar for Best Original Song!! Congrats to the whole team!"
View ArticleNominee reactions | Alexandre Desplat, original score, 'The Grand Budapest...
"Getting a nomination is such a surprise, an anomaly, and getting two, it's almost embarrassing! I immediately thought of my wonderful directors, who I have to share with, Wes Anderson and Morten...
View ArticleNominee reaction | James Keach, original song, 'Glen Campbell... I'll Be Me'
"Getting a film nominated, that's great. Getting a song nominated for the guy with Alzheimer's, that's even greater. That's something that's never been done before and the song is so profound in what...
View ArticleNominee reaction | Marion Cotillard, lead actress, 'Two Days, One Night'
On the film's directors, the Dardenne brothers: "They create tension and they research and they seek a special rhythm that will take them and all the people who work with them to reach this sense of...
View ArticleNominee reactions | Michael Keaton, lead actor, 'Birdman'
On an early morning call: "I thought, 'It's way too early ... I'm not answering that.' Then I thought, well, it could be family. Then it struck me, 'Wait, aren't I supposed to be up already?' ... It...
View ArticleNominee reaction | Rosamund Pike, lead actress, 'Gone Girl'
On her life now: "It's a mad clash of all areas of my life piling on top of each other in this surreal cocktail of motherhood and career -- and it's also been grounding. The scene right now -- in my...
View ArticleNominee reactions | Ethan Hawke, supporting actor, 'Boyhood'
On his fourth Oscar nom: "The older I get, the more it means. I think when you're young you think you're going to fall in love a million times or have a million wonderful experiences, [but] you start...
View ArticleNominee reactions | Alex Dinelaris, left, and Nicolas Giacobone, original...
Giacobone on the film's unique style: "It's funny because we were writing and we were creating these transitions between scenes and moments, and the thought was, 'I have no idea how they're going to...
View ArticleNominee reactions | Damien Chazelle, director/writer, 'Whiplash'
On writing: "I remember the stuff where I really got sort of energized writing were some of the early rehearsal scenes between [J.K. Simmons'] character and Miles Teller's character ... it was like...
View ArticleNominee reactions | Anthony McCarten, producer/writer, 'Theory of Everything'
"We always dreamed of being at this place and hoped the academy would recognize our work.... Being nominated is victory in itself."
View ArticleNominee reactions | Laura Dern, supporting actress, 'Wild'
"It's a lovely recognition, and the academy particularly means a lot to me, having gone to the Oscars at 7 years old with my mother when she was nominated. It was a big part of my childhood --...
View ArticleNominee reactions | Felicity Jones, lead actress, 'The Theory of Everything'
On other lead actress nominee performances: "I've seen them all and I've been struck by all of them. ... They're all actresses I hugely respect and have admired for years. So to be in their company is...
View ArticleNominee reactions | Mark Ruffalo, supporting actor, 'Foxcatcher'
On Twitter: "Thank You @TheAcademy for the #Foxcatcher nomination! Honored and humbled. Thanks @channingtatum @SteveCarell and Bennett Miller. The best."
View ArticleNominee reactions | J.K. Simmons, supporting actor, 'Whiplash'
On getting recognition deep into his career: "It's very gratifying and humbling. I'm honestly very glad in my case that it didn't come a lot earlier in my life because I definitely wouldn't have been...
View ArticleNominee reactions | Bennett Miller, director, 'Foxcatcher'
On the film: "Mostly I'm just grateful. Grateful to Megan Ellison and everyone who trusted and gave themselves to this film. It's the film I wanted to make. I'm proud of it and everyone involved and...
View ArticleNominee reaction | Reese Witherspoon, lead actress, 'Wild'
On her character: "We've seen so many hero journeys with men, but I've never read or seen one like that with a woman, who saved herself -- no money, no job, no man -- and it had a happy ending. I...
View ArticleNominee reactions | Emma Stone, supporting actress, 'Birdman'
"I am completely knocked out. Thank you to the academy for this incredible honor. I am very proud and lucky to be a part of 'Birdman' and can't believe it came to this. I am so ... excited. Are you...
View ArticleNominee reactions | Alejandro G. Inarritu, director, 'Birdman'
On making "Birdman": "I knew that [challenging conventions] can come with a high cost to many people, and that's why people were scared to make it. So I'm surprised and thankful that this...
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