Award Season Highlights

Early voting turnout is strong in North Carolina. This year has already seen significant developments, including the implications of Hamas leader’s death on the war in Gaza and ongoing investigations into Liam Payne’s fatal fall.

Notable Categories

Best Supporting Actress

The nominees for Best Supporting Actress include:

• Meryl Streep in “Into the Woods” (pictured)
• Patricia Arquette in “Boyhood”
• Laura Dern in “Wild”
• Keira Knightley in “The Imitation Game”
• Emma Stone in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”

Best Picture

This year’s nominees for Best Picture feature a diverse selection of films that captivated audiences. They include:

• “American Sniper” (pictured)
• “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
• “Boyhood”
• “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
• “The Imitation Game”
• “Selma”
• “The Theory of Everything”
• “Whiplash”

Best Actor

The nominees for Best Actor showcase some incredible talent:

• Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher” (pictured)
• Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper”
• Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game”
• Michael Keaton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
• Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything”

Best Actress

Leading the Best Actress category are:

• Reese Witherspoon in “Wild” (pictured)
• Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night”
• Felicity Jones in “The Theory of Everything”
• Julianne Moore in “Still Alice”
• Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl”

Best Supporting Actor

The list of Best Supporting Actor nominees includes:

• Ethan Hawke in “Boyhood” (pictured)
• Robert Duvall in “The Judge”
• Edward Norton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
• Mark Ruffalo in “Foxcatcher”
• J.K. Simmons in “Whiplash”