David Farnor | On 15, Jan 2015

Netflix has picked up its second Oscar nomination this year, with Virunga up for Best Documentary. The rest of the line-up, though, is a predictable affair of usual suspects, with Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel leading the pack with nine nominations apiece – followed by The Imitation Game (eight) and Boyhood (six).

The fact that the most interesting part of the nominations announcement was Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs saying “Dick Poop” instead of “Dick Pope” for Mr. Turner’s Best Cinematography nod probably says it all.

Here’s that moment captured on the Interwebs forever:

There are surprises, although they are mostly absentees: The LEGO Movie missing out on Best Animated Feature is unexpected to say the least, while Selma’s snubs continue to be disappointing, especially when compared to the overwhelmingly white field of talent surrounding its two nominations (for Best Film and Best Original Song). The notion that The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything, while both good, are some of the best movies of the year may also baffle some.

But while debates surrounding the screener-sending-out process and other technicalities that could have led to some of the more overt omissions continue, for many UK film fans, the awards season is all about rushing to the cinema to try and see all the contenders before the prizes are handed out (Sunday 22nd February, folks). The good news is that quite a few are also available on VOD, which makes the mammoth task that bit easier. So we’ve rounded up the ones we can for you – and we’ll update this page as more pop out of the streaming woodwork.

Here’s a full list of 2015 Oscar nominees and where you can watch them online in the UK:

Best motion picture of the year

American Sniper
Currently not available on UK VOD
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Currently not available on UK VOD
Boyhood
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store
The Grand Budapest Hotel
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
The Imitation Game
Currently not available on UK VOD
Selma
Currently not available on UK VOD
The Theory of Everything
Currently not available on UK VOD
Whiplash
Currently not available on UK VOD

Achievement in directing

“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Boyhood” Richard Linklater
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store
“Foxcatcher” Bennett Miller
Currently not available on UK VOD
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
“The Imitation Game” Morten Tyldum
Currently not available on UK VOD

Performance by an actor in a leading role

Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher”
Currently not available on UK VOD
Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper”
Currently not available on UK VOD
Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game”
Currently not available on UK VOD
Michael Keaton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Currently not available on UK VOD
Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything”
Currently not available on UK VOD

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Robert Duvall in “The Judge”
Amazon Instant Video
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iTunes
Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Ethan Hawke in “Boyhood”
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store
Edward Norton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Currently not available on UK VOD
Mark Ruffalo in “Foxcatcher”
Currently not available on UK VOD
J.K. Simmons in “Whiplash”
Currently not available on UK VOD

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night”
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iTunes
Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store
Curzon Home Cinema
BFI Player
Felicity Jones in “The Theory of Everything”
Currently not available on UK VOD
Julianne Moore in “Still Alice”
Currently not available on UK VOD
Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl”
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store
Reese Witherspoon in “Wild”
Currently not available on UK VOD

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Patricia Arquette in “Boyhood”
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store
Laura Dern in “Wild”
Currently not available on UK VOD
Keira Knightley in “The Imitation Game”
Currently not available on UK VOD
Emma Stone in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Currently not available on UK VOD
Meryl Streep in “Into the Woods”
Currently not available on UK VOD

Adapted screenplay

“American Sniper” Written by Jason Hall
Currently not available on UK VOD
“The Imitation Game” Written by Graham Moore
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Inherent Vice” Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Theory of Everything” Screenplay by Anthony McCarten
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Whiplash” Written by Damien Chazelle
Currently not available on UK VOD

Original screenplay

“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Boyhood” Written by Richard Linklater
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store
“Foxcatcher” Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
Currently not available on UK VOD
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
“Nightcrawler” Written by Dan Gilroy
iTunes (Pre-order: 23rd February)

Best foreign language film of the year

Ida
Amazon Instant Video
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iTunes
Google Play
Film4oD
Curzon Home Cinema
BFI Player
Leviathan
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store
Curzon Home Cinema
Tangerines
Currently not available on UK VOD
Timbuktu
Currently not available on UK VOD
Wild Tales
Currently not available on UK VOD

Best animated feature film of the year

“Big Hero 6” Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
Currently not available on UK VOD
“The Boxtrolls” Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store
“How to Train Your Dragon 2” Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold
Amazon Instant Video
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iTunes
Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store
“Song of the Sea” Tomm Moore and Paul Young
Currently not available on UK VOD
“The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura
Currently not available on UK VOD

Achievement in cinematography

“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Emmanuel Lubezki
Currently not available on UK VOD
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Robert Yeoman
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
“Ida” Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski
Amazon Instant Video
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iTunes
Google Play
Film4oD
Curzon Home Cinema
BFI Player
“Mr. Turner” Dick Pope
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Unbroken” Roger Deakins
Currently not available on UK VOD

Achievement in costume design

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Milena Canonero
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
“Inherent Vice” Mark Bridges
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Into the Woods” Colleen Atwood
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Maleficent” Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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“Mr. Turner” Jacqueline Durran
Currently not available on UK VOD

Best documentary feature

CitizenFour
Currently not available on UK VOD
Finding Vivian Maier
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iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
Film4oD
Curzon Home Cinema
Last Days in Vietnam
Currently not available on UK VOD
The Salt of the Earth
Currently not available on UK VOD
Virunga
Netflix UK

Best documentary short subject

“Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1” Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Joanna” Aneta Kopacz
Watch on Vimeo
“Our Curse” Tomasz Sliwinski and Maciej Slesicki
Currently not available on UK VOD
“The Reaper (La Parka)” Gabriel Serra Arguello
Watch on Vimeo
“White Earth” J. Christian Jensen
Watch on Vimeo

Achievement in film editing

“American Sniper” Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Boyhood” Sandra Adair
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Barney Pilling
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
“The Imitation Game” William Goldenberg
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Whiplash” Tom Cross
Currently not available on UK VOD

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

“Foxcatcher” Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
Currently not available on UK VOD
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
“Guardians of the Galaxy” Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White
Amazon Instant Video
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iTunes
Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Alexandre Desplat
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
“The Imitation Game” Alexandre Desplat
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Interstellar” Hans Zimmer
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Mr. Turner” Gary Yershon
“The Theory of Everything” Jóhann Jóhannsson
Currently not available on UK VOD

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

“Everything Is Awesome” from “The Lego Movie”
Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson
NOW
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Amazon Instant Video
iTunes
Google Play
Wuaki.tv
“Glory” from “Selma”
Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Grateful” from “Beyond the Lights”
Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
Currently not available on UK VOD
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from “Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me”
Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Lost Stars” from “Begin Again”
Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois
Amazon Instant Video
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iTunes
Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store

Achievement in production design

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
NOW
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
“The Imitation Game” Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Interstellar” Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
“Into the Woods” Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Mr. Turner” Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts
Currently not available on UK VOD

Best animated short film

“The Bigger Picture” Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
Watch on Vimeo
Watch on iTunes
“The Dam Keeper” Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
Watch on Vimeo
Watch on iTunes
“Feast” Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Me and My Moulton” Torill Kove
Watch on Vimeo
Watch on iTunes
“A Single Life” Joris Oprins
Watch on Vimeo
Watch on iTunes

Best live action short film

“Aya” Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
Watch on Vimeo
Watch on iTunes
“Boogaloo and Graham” Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
Watch on Vimeo
Watch on iTunes
“Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak)” Hu Wei and Julien Féret
Watch on Vimeo
Watch on iTunes
“Parvaneh” Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger
Watch on Vimeo
Watch on iTunes
“The Phone Call” Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
Watch on Vimeo
Watch on iTunes

Achievement in sound editing

“American Sniper” Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
Currently not available on UK VOD
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Interstellar” Richard King
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Unbroken” Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro
Currently not available on UK VOD

Achievement in sound mixing

“American Sniper” John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Interstellar” Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Unbroken” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
Currently not available on UK VOD
“Whiplash” Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
Currently not available on UK VOD

Achievement in visual effects

“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
NOW
Amazon Instant Video
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iTunes
Google Play
Wuaki.tv
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store
“Guardians of the Galaxy” Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
Amazon Instant Video
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iTunes
Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store
“Interstellar” Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
Currently not available on UK VOD
“X-Men: Days of Future Past” Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer
iTunes
Amazon Instant Video
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Google Play
Wuaki.tv
Film4oD
Sky Store

 

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