2014 Tyler's Choice Awards ~ Nominations

Best Picture

• Birdman
• Boyhood
• Foxcatcher
• Gone Girl
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• The LEGO Movie
• Unbroken

Best Director

• Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
• David Fincher - Gone Girl
• Richard Linklater - Boyhood
• Bennett Miller - Foxcatcher
• Christopher Nolan - Interstellar

Best Actor

• Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
• Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
• Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
• Michael Keaton - Birdman
• Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
• Andy Serkis - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Best Actress

• Amy Adams - Big Eyes
• Julianne Moore - Still Alice
• Rosemund Pike - Gone Girl
• Reese Witherspoon - Wild
• Shailene Woodley - The Fault in Our Stars

Best Sup. Actor

• Josh Brolin - Inherent Vice
• Robert Duvall - The Judge
• Edward Norton - Birdman
• Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
• J.K. Simmons - Whiplash

Best Sup. Actress

• Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
• Jessica Chastain - A Most Violent Year
• Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
• Emma Stone - Birdman
• Meryl Streep - Into the Woods

Best Original Screenplay

• Birdman
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The LEGO Movie
• Whiplash

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Gone Girl
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Inherent Vice
• Rosewater
• Unbroken

Best Original Score

• Gone Girl
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Interstellar
• Unbroken

Best Original Song

• "Everything is Awesome!!" - The LEGO Movie
• "Glory" - Selma
• "Lost Stars" - Begin Again
• "Something So Right" - Muppets Most Wanted
• "Split the Difference" - Boyhood

Best Sound Editing

• Fury
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Interstellar
• Unbroken

Best Sound Mixing

• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• Transformers: Age of Extinction
• Unbroken

Best Animated Feature

• Big Hero 6
• The Boxtrolls
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• The LEGO Movie
• The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Best Cinematography

• Birdman
• Interstellar
• Mr. Turner
• Nightcrawler
• Unbroken

Best Makeup

• Foxcatcher
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy

Best Production Design

• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Into the Woods
• Snowpiercer

Best Costume Design

• Big Eyes
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Into the Woods
• Maleficent
• Mr. Turner

Best Film Editing

• Birdman
• Gone Girl
• Interstellar
• Unbroken
• Whiplash

Best Visual Effects

• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Edge of Tomorrow
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• Interstellar

Best Cast Ensemble

• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Into the Woods
• The LEGO Movie
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

Best Young Actor (21 or Under)

• Ellar Coltrane - Boyhood
• Ansel Elgort - The Fault in Our Stars
• Mackenzie Foy - Interstellar
• Jaeden Lieberher - St. Vincent
• Saorise Ronan - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Foreign Language Film

• Force Majeure
• Ida
• Leviathan
• Mommy
• The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Best Documentary Feature

• Citizenfour
• Jodorowsky's Dune
• Keep On Keeping On
• Life Itself
• The Overnighters

Tyler's Choice Awards 2014 ~ Longlists

We are getting very close to announcing my best in film for 2014. Here are a list of between ten and twenty contenders in every category of whom I am considering for my film awards. They haven't gotten nominations yet, but they are well on their way. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Best Picture

• Begin Again
• Birdman
• Boyhood
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Foxcatcher
• Gone Girl
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• The Imitation Game
• Inherent Vice
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• The LEGO Movie
• A Most Violent Year
• Nightcrawler
• St. Vincent
• Selma
• The Theory of Everything
• Unbroken
• Whiplash

Best Director

• Paul Thomas Anderson - Inherent Vice
• Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Tim Burton - Big Eyes
• J.C. Chandor - A Most Violent Year
• Damien Chazelle - Whiplash
• Dean DeBlois - How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Ava DuVernay - Selma
• David Fincher - Gone Girl
• Dan Gilroy - Nightcrawler
• Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - Birdman
• Peter Jackson - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• Angelina Jolie - Unbroken
• Mike Leigh - Mr. Turner
• Richard Linklater - Boyhood
• Phil Lord & Christopher Miller - The LEGO Movie
• Rob Marshall - Into the Woods
• Bennett Miller - Foxcatcher
• Christopher Nolan - Interstellar
• Jon Stewart - Rosewater
• Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game

Best Actor

• Ben Affleck - Gone Girl
• Jay Baruchel - How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
• Ellar Coltrane - Boyhood
• Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
• Ansel Elgort - The Fault in Our Stars
• Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Brendan Gleeson - Calvary
• Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
• Tom Hardy - Locke
• Oscar Isaac - A Most Violent Year
• Michael Keaton - Birdman
• Matthew McConaughey - Interstellar
• Bill Murray - St. Vincent
• David Oyelowo - Selma
• Joaquin Phoenix - Inherent Vice
• Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything
• Andy Serkis - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Timothy Spall - Mr. Turner
• Miles Teller - Whiplash

Best Actress

• Amy Adams - Big Eyes
• Jennifer Aniston - Cake
• Emily Blunt - Edge of Tomorrow
• Emily Blunt - Into the Woods
• Marion Cotillard - Two Days, One Night
• Anne Dorval - Mommy
• Anne Hathaway - Interstellar
• Scarlett Johansson - Under the Skin
• Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
• Keira Knightley - Begin Again
• Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Belle
• Helen Mirren - The Hundred-Foot Journey
• Julianne Moore - Still Alice
• Rosemund Pike - Gone Girl
• Hilary Swank - The Homesman
• Tilda Swinton - Only Lovers Left Alive
• Kristen Wiig - The Skeleton Twins
• Reese Witherspoon - Wild
• Shailene Woodley - The Fault in Our Stars

Best Sup. Actor

• Adrien Brody - The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Josh Brolin - Inherent Vice
• Gerard Butler - How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Bradley Cooper - Guardians of the Galaxy
• Willem Dafoe - The Fault in Our Stars
• Willem Dafoe - The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Johnny Depp - Into the Woods
• Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
• Toby Kibbell - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Logan Lerman - Fury
• Miyavi - Unbroken
• Edward Norton - Birdman
• Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
• J.K. Simmons - Whiplash
• Channing Tatum - Foxcatcher
• Christoph Waltz - Big Eyes
• Robin Williams - Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Best Sup. Actress

• Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
• Cate Blanchett - How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Rose Byrne - Neighbors
• Jessica Chastain - Interstellar
• Jessica Chastain - A Most Violent Year
• Carrie Coon - Gone Girl
• Viola Davis - Get on Up
• Laura Dern - Wild
• America Ferrera - How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Anna Kendrick - Into the Woods
• Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
• Vanessa Redgrave - Foxcatcher
• Kelly Reilly - Calvary
• Saorise Ronan - The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Rene Russo - Nightcrawler
• Emma Stone - Birdman
• Meryl Streep - Into the Woods
• Tilda Swinton - Snowpiercer
• Marisa Tomei - Love is Strange
• Katherine Waterston - Inherent Vice

Best Original Screenplay

• Begin Again
• Big Eyes
• Birdman
• Boyhood
• Calvary
• Chef
• Foxcatcher
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Interstellar
• The Judge
• The LEGO Movie
• Locke
• Love is Strange
• A Most Violent Year
• Mr. Turner
• Nightcrawler
• St. Vincent
• Selma
• The Skeleton Twins
• Whiplash

Best Adapted Screenplay

• American Sniper
• The Boxtrolls
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• The Fault in Our Stars
• Gone Girl
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• The Homesman
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
• The Imitation Game
• Into the Woods
• Rosewater
• Snowpiercer
• Still Alice
• The Theory of Everything
• Unbroken
• Under the Skin
• Wild

Best Original Score

• Big Eyes
• Birdman
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Fury
• Gone Girl
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Homesman
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• The Imitation Game
• Inherent Vice
• Interstellar
• The Judge
• Maleficent
• A Most Violent Year
• Mr. Turner
• Noah
• Rosewater
• The Theory of Everything
• Unbroken

Best Original Song

• "Battle Cry" - Transformers: Age of Extinction
• "Big Eyes" - Big Eyes
• "The Boxtrolls Song" - The Boxtrolls
• "Everything is Awesome!!!" - The LEGO Movie
• "For the Dancing and the Dreaming" - How To Train Your Dragon 2
• "Glory" - Selma
• "Immortals" - Big Hero 6
• "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" - Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
• "Interrogation Song" - Muppets Most Wanted
• "It's On Again" - The Amazing Spider-Man 2
• "The Last Goodbye" - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• "Lost Stars" - Begin Again
• "Mercy is" - Noah
• "Miracles" - Unbroken
• "Shell Shocked" - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• "Something So Right" - Muppets Most Wanted
• "Split the Difference" - Boyhood
• "What is Love" - Rio 2
• "Where No One Goes" - How To Train Your Dragon 2
• "Yellow Flicker Beat" - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

Best Sound Editing

• American Sniper
• Big Hero 6
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Edge of Tomorrow
• Fury
• Godzilla
• Gone Girl
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• The Homesman
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• Maleficent
• Noah
• Snowpiercer
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Transformers: Age of Extinction
• Unbroken
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

Best Sound Mixing

• American Sniper
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Edge of Tomorrow
• Exodus: Gods and Kings
• Fury
• Get on Up
• Godzilla
• Gone Girl
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• Maleficent
• Noah
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Transformers: Age of Extinction
• Unbroken
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

Best Animated Feature

• Big Hero 6
• The Book of Life
• The Boxtrolls
• Cheatin'
• Henry & Me
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
• The LEGO Movie
• Mr. Peabody & Sherman
• The Penguins of Madagascar
• Planes: Fire & Rescue
• Rio 2
• Rocks in My Pockets
• Song of the Sea
• The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Best Cinematography

• Big Eyes
• Birdman
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Foxcatcher
• Fury
• Gone Girl
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Homesman
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Inherent Vice
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• A Most Violent Year
• Mr. Turner
• Nightcrawler
• Noah
• Selma
• The Theory of Everything
• Unbroken
• Under the Skin

Best Makeup

• The Amazing Spider-Man 2
• Big Eyes
• Exodus: Gods and Kings
• Foxcatcher
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• Maleficent
• Mr. Turner
• Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
• Noah
• Rosewater
• Selma
• Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
• Snowpiercer
• Unbroken
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

Best Production Design

• Big Eyes
• Exodus: Gods and Kings
• Foxcatcher
• Get on Up
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
• The Imitation Game
• Inherent Vice
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• Maleficent
• Mr. Turner
• Noah
• Selma
• Snowpiercer
• The Theory of Everything
• Unbroken

Best Costume Design

• Belle
• Big Eyes
• Exodus: Gods and Kings
• Foxcatcher
• Get on Up
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• The Homesman
• The Hundred-Foot Journey
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
• The Imitation Game
• Inherent Vice
• Into the Woods
• Maleficent
• A Most Violent Year
• Mr. Turner
• Noah
• Selma
• The Theory of Everything
• Unbroken

Best Film Editing

• American Sniper
• Big Eyes
• Birdman
• Boyhood
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Edge of Tomorrow
• Fury
• Gone Girl
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• The Imitation Game
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• A Most Violent Year
• Mr. Turner
• Nightcrawler
• Selma
• Unbroken
• Whiplash
• Wild

Best Visual Effects

• The Amazing Spider-Man 2
• Birdman
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Edge of Tomorrow
• Exodus: Gods and Kings
• Fury
• Godzilla
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
• Noah
• Snowpiercer
• Transformers: Age of Extinction
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

Best Cast Ensemble

• Birdman
• Boyhood
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• The Fault in Our Stars
• Foxcatcher
• Fury
• Gone Girl
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• Inherent Vice
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• The LEGO Movie
• Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
• St. Vincent
• Selma
• This is Where I Leave You
• Unbroken
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

Best Young Actor (21 or Under)

• Ellar Coltrane - Boyhood
• Lilla Crawford - Into the Woods
• Ansel Elgort - The Fault in Our Stars
• Mackenzie Foy - Interstellar
• Skyler Gisondo - Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
• Isaac Hempstead-Wright - The Boxtrolls
• Daniel Huttlestone - Into the Woods
• Jaeden Lieberher - St. Vincent
• Ed Oxenbould - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
• Tony Revolori - The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Saorise Ronan - The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Jadon Sand - The LEGO Movie
• Kodi Smit-McPhee - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Quvenzhane Wallis - Annie
• Noah Wiseman - The Babadook

Best Foreign Language Film

• Beloved Sisters
• Cantinflas
• Force Majeure
• Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
• Gloria
• Ida
• Leviathan
• The Missing Picture
• Mommy
• The Raid 2
• Saint Laurent
• Song of the Sea
• The Tale of Princess Kaguya
• Tangerines
• Timbuktu
• Two Days, One Night
• We Are the Best!
• White God
• Wild Tales
• Winter Sleep

Best Documentary Feature

• Art and Craft
• The Case Against Eight
• Citizenfour
• Finding Vivian Maier
• Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
• The Internet's Own Boy
• Jodorowsky's Dune
• Keep On Keeping On
• Last Days in Vietnam
• Life Itself
• The Overnighters
• Red Army
• The Salt of the Earth
• Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
• Virunga

Neil Patrick Harris to host the 85th Annual Academy Award ceremony.

Today it was announced that Neil Patrick Harris, most famous for his four-time Emmy-nominated portrayal of Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother and playing the titular character in Doogie Howzer, M.D., is going to be the host of the 85th Academy Awards. He is a talented actor and a wonderful showman as he hosted the Tony Awards before and has a career on the stage.

This of course is kind of not really a surprise since he has a supporting role in Gone Girl this year, a film that is highly in Oscar contention ever since it has been released. Also, ever since doubling down on the unconventional choice of Seth MacFarlane being host at the telecast two years ago, the Oscars definitely seem to be playing it safe since then, what with Ellen DeGeneres hosting the previous year and had hosted again previously back in 2007 to strong reviews. Again, with Harris being the host of the Tony Awards for several years now, it seems to me that the Oscars don't want another potential "stinker" like MacFarlane to happen again (though I thought MacFarlane did a pretty decent job hosting the ceremony). Needless to say, he is an interesting choice and will probably most certainly make this telecast a fun one, especially since they will likely give him an elaborate musical number a la "It's Not Just for Gays Anymore" at the 65th Tony Awards.

2014 Tyler's Choice Music Awards ~ OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS!!1!

Here they are. After much deliberation, and many crucial cuts, another Tyler's Choice Music Awards is here with these as the official nominees. Of course, these are all in my opinions and may or may not reflect your own. Thanks and enjoy reading!

Best Song by a Male Vocalist

• "All of Me" - John Legend
• "Happy" - Pharrell Williams
• "Raging Fire" - Phillip Phillips
• "Sing" - Ed Sheeran
• "Stay With Me" - Sam Smith

Best Song by a Female Vocalist

• "Chandelier" - Sia
• "Human" - Christina Perri
• "Let it Go" - Idina Menzel
• "Team" - Lorde
• "Unconditionally" - Katy Perry

Best Song by a Duo, Group or Band

• "Fancy" - Iggy Azalea, ft. Charli XCX
• "Maps" - Maroon 5
• "The Monster" - Eminem, ft. Rihanna
• "Say Something" - A Great Big World, ft. Christina Aguilera
• "Story of My Life" - One Direction

Best Album

• Frozen - various artists
• Mandatory Fun - "Weird Al" Yankovic
• The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
• Platinum - Miranda Lambert
• Reflektor - Arcade Fire

Best Music Video

• "Chandelier" - Sia
• "Happy" - Pharrell Williams
• "Problem" - Ariana Grande, ft. Iggy Azalea
• "Say Something" - A Great Big World, ft. Christina Aguilera
• "Tacky" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

Best Country Song

• "Automatic" - Miranda Lambert
• "Bartender" - Lady Antebellum
• "Give Me Back My Hometown" - Eric Church
• "Invisible" - Hunter Hayes
• "Something Bad" - Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood

Best Pop Song

• "Counting Stars" - OneRepublic
• "Maps" - Maroon 5
• "Not a Bad Thing'' - Justin Timberlake
• "Say Something" - A Great Big World, ft. Christina Aguilera
• "Stay With Me" - Sam Smith

Best Rap Song

• "Drunk in Love" - Beyonce, ft. Jay-Z
• "Fancy" - Iggy Azalea, ft. Charli XCX
• "Headlights" - Eminem, ft. Nate Reuss
• "The Monster" - Eminem, ft. Rihanna
• "Rap God" - Eminem

Best Rock Song

• "The Chamber" - Lenny Kravitz
• "Lazaretto" - Jack White
• "Pompeii" - Bastille
• "Raging Fire" - Phillip Phillips
• "West Coast" - Lana Del Rey

Best Songwriting

• "The Monster" - Eminem, ft. Rihanna
• "Raging Fire" - Phillip Phillips
• "Say Something" - A Great Big World, ft. Christina Aguilera
• "Stay With Me" - Sam Smith
• "Team" - Lorde

Best Original Score

• Frozen - Christophe Beck
• The Grand Budapest Hotel - Alexandre Desplat
• Her - Arcade Fire
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Howard Shore
• Saving Mr. Banks - Thomas Newman

Best Song Written for Visual Media

• "Boom Clap" - The Fault in Our Stars
• "Everything is Awesome!" - The LEGO Movie
• "Happy" - Pharrell Williams
• "Let it Go" - Frozen
• "Lost Stars" - Begin Again

Best New Artist

• Aloe Blacc
• Bastille
• A Great Big World
• Iggy Azalea
• Sam Smith

2014 Tyler's Choice Music Awards ~ Longlists

Seeing as how the last day for Grammy eligibility is today, I thought I would give out my longlists to my music awards.

10-20 choices per category. All choices will be in contention for a possible nomination, which I will announce at a later date, but these choices are what I am considering. Enjoy :)

Best Song by a Male Vocalist

• "All of Me" - John Legend
• "Come Get it Bae" - Pharrell Williams
• "Give Me Back My Hometown" - Eric Church
• "Happy" - Pharrell Williams
• "High Hopes" - Bruce Springsteen
• "Invisible" - Hunter Hayes
• "Lazaretto" - Jack White
• "Lost Stars" - Adam Levine
• "The Man" - Aloe Blacc
• "Not a Bad Thing" - Justin Timberlake
• "Raging Fire" - Phillip Phillips
• "Rap God" - Eminem
• "Sing" - Ed Sheeran
• "Stay With Me" - Sam Smith
• "Summer" - Calvin Harris
• "Word Crimes" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
• "Young Girls" - Bruno Mars

Best Song by a Female Vocalist

• "All About That Bass" - Meghan Trainor
• "Automatic" - Miranda Lambert
• "Birthday" - Katy Perry
• "Boom Clap" - Charli XCX
• "Chandelier" - Sia
• "Human" - Christina Perri
• "I Choose You" - Sara Bareilles
• "Let it Go" - Idina Menzel
• "Partition" - Beyonce
• "Pretty Hurts" - Beyonce
• "Problem" - Ariana Grande
• "Shake it Off" - Taylor Swift
• "Team" - Lorde
• "Unconditionally" - Katy Perry
• "West Coast" - Lana Del Rey
• "Wrecking Ball" - Miley Cyrus
• "XO" - Beyonce

Best Song by a Duo, Group or Band

• "Ain't it Fun" - Paramore
• "Anything Goes" - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
• "Bang Bang" - Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
• "Counting Stars" - OneRepublic
• "Dark Horse" - Katy Perry, ft. Juicy J
• "Drunk in Love" - Beyonce, ft. Jay-Z
• "Fancy" - Iggy Azalea, ft. Charli XCX
• "It Was Always You" - Maroon 5
• "Latch" - Disclosure, ft. Sam Smith
• "Love Never Felt So Good" - Michael Jackson, ft. Justin Timberlake
• "Love Runs Out" - OneRepublic
• "Maps" - Maroon 5
• "The Monster" - Eminem, ft. Rihanna
• "Pompeii" - Bastille
• "Rude" - MAGIC!
• "Say Something" - A Great Big World, ft. Christina Aguilera
• "A Sky Full of Stars" - Coldplay
• "Story of My Life" - One Direction

Best Album

• 1000 Forms of Fear - Sia
• Beyonce - Beyonce
• Cheek to Cheek - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
• Frozen - various artists
• Ghost Stories - Coldplay
• G I R L - Pharrell Williams
• High Hopes - Bruce Springsteen
• In the Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
• Lazaretto - Jack White
• Lift Your Spirits - Aloe Blacc
• Mandatory Fun - "Weird Al" Yankovic
• The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
• The New Classic - Iggy Azalea
• Platinum - Miranda Lambert
• Reflektor - Arcade Fire
• St. Vincent - St. Vincent
• Turn Blue - The Black Keys
• Ultraviolence - Lana Del Rey
• V - Maroon 5
• X - Ed Sheeran

Best Country Song

• "Automatic" - Miranda Lambert
• "Bartender" - Lady Antebellum
• "Drunk on a Plane" - Dierks Bentley
• "Dust" - Eli Young Band
• "Give Me Back My Hometown" - Eric Church
• "I Don't Dance" - Lee Brice
• "I Hold On" - Dierks Bentley
• "Invisible" - Hunter Hayes
• "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
• "Play it Again" - Luke Bryan
• "Rewind" - Rascal Flatts
• "Something Bad" - Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood
• "Somewhere in My Car" - Keith Urban
• "Something in the Water" - Carrie Underwood
• "This is How We Roll" - Florida Georgia Line, ft. Luke Bryan

Best Pop Song

• "Ain't it Fun" - Paramore
• "Best Day of My Life" - American Authors
• "Chandelier" - Sia
• "Counting Stars" - OneRepublic
• "Dark Horse" - Katy Perry, ft. Juicy J
• "Do What U Want" - Lady Gaga, ft. R. Kelly
• "Happy" - Pharrell Williams
• "It Was Always You" - Maroon 5
• "Love Never Felt So Good" - Michael Jackson, ft. Justin Timberlake
• "The Man" - Aloe Blacc
• "Maps" - Maroon 5
• "Not a Bad Thing" - Justin Timberlake
• "Problem" - Ariana Grande
• "Rude" - MAGIC!
• "Say Something" - A Great Big World, ft. Christina Aguilera
• "Shake it Off" - Taylor Swift
• "Sing" - Ed Sheeran
• "Stay With Me" - Sam Smith
• "Talk Dirty" - Jason DeRulo, ft. 2 Chainz
• "Young Girls" - Bruno Mars

Best Rap Song

• "Anaconda" - Nicki Minaj
• "Believe Me" - Lil' Wayne & Drake
• "Drunk in Love" - Beyonce, ft. Jay-Z
• "Fancy" - Iggy Azalea, ft. Charli XCX
• "Handy" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
• "Headlights" - Eminem, ft. Nate Reuss
• "i" - Kendrick Lamar
• "It's On Again" - Alicia Keys, ft. Kendrick Lamar
• "Loyal" - Chris Brown, Lil' Wayne & Tyga
• "Man of the Year" - Schoolboy Q
• "The Monster" - Eminem, ft. Rihanna
• "No Mediocre" - T.I. & Iggy Azalea
• "Rap God" - Eminem
• "Studio" - Schoolboy Q & BJ the Chicago Kid
• "Word Crimes" - "Weird Al" Yankovic

Best Rock Song

• "American Dream Plan B" - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
• "Back to the Shack" - Weezer
• "Blue Moon" - Beck
• "The Chamber" - Lenny Kravitz
• "Fever" - The Black Keys
• "High Hopes" - Bruce Springsteen
• "Invisible" - U2
• "Lazaretto" - Jack White
• "Magic" - Coldplay
• "Pompeii" - Bastille
• "Raging Fire" - Phillip Phillips
• "Red River" - Tom Perry & The Heartbreakers
• "Reflektor" - Arcade Fire
• "We Exist" - Arcade Fire
• "West Coast" - Lana Del Rey

Best Songwriting

• "All of Me" - John Legend
• "Chandelier" - Sia
• "Counting Stars" - OneRepublic
• "Happy" - Pharrell Williams
• "It Was Always You" - Maroon 5
• "Lazaretto" - Jack White
• "Let it Go" - Idina Menzel
• "Lost Stars" - Adam Levine
• "Love Runs Out" - OneRepublic
• "The Monster" - Eminem, ft. Rihanna
• "Not a Bad Thing" - Justin Timberlake
• "Pompeii" - Bastille
• "Raging Fire" - Phillip Phillips
• "Say Something" - A Great Big World, ft. Christina Aguilera
• "Sing" - Ed Sheeran
• "Stay With Me" - Sam Smith
• "Story of My Life" - One Direction
• "Team" - Lorde
• "Unconditionally" - Katy Perry
• "Young Girls" - Bruno Mars

Best New Artist

• 50 Seconds of Summer
• Aloe Blacc
• American Authors
• Ariana Grande
• Bastille
• Brandy Clark
• Charli XCX
• Childish Gambino
• Cole Swindell
• Disclosure
• A Great Big World
• HAIM
• Iggy Azalea
• Lindsey Stirling
• MAGIC!
• Meghan Trainor
• Rita Ora
• St. Vincent
• Sam Smith
• Schoolboy Q

Tyler's Oscar Predictions (September 22nd)

I'm back with more predictions for the Academy Awards. Enjoy :)

Best Picture

• Birdman
• Boyhood
• Foxcatcher
• Gone Girl
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Inherent Vice
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• The Theory of Everything
• Unbroken

Best Director

• David Fincher - Gone Girl
• Angelina Jolie - Unbroken
• Richard Linklater - Boyhood
• Bennett Miller - Foxcatcher
• Christopher Nolan - Interstellar

Best Actor

• Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
• Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
• Michael Keaton - Birdman
• Joaquin Phoenix - Inherent Vice
• Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything

Best Actress

• Amy Adams - Big Eyes
• Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
• Julianne Moore - Still Alice
• Rosemund Pike - Gone Girl
• Reese Witherspoon - Wild

Best Sup. Actor

• Robert Duvall - The Judge
• Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
• Edward Norton - Birdman
• Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
• J.K. Simmons - Whiplash

Best Sup. Actress

• Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
• Emily Blunt - Into the Woods
• Laura Dern - Wild
• Vanessa Redgrave - Foxcatcher
• Emma Stone - Birdman

Best Original Screenplay

• Birdman
• Boyhood
• Foxcatcher
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Interstellar

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Gone Girl
• The Imitation Game
• Inherent Vice
• Rosewater
• Unbroken

Best Original Score

• Gone Girl
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Inherent Vice
• Interstellar
• Unbroken

Best Original Song

• "Everything is Awesome!!" - The LEGO Movie
• "I'll Get You What You Want" - Muppets Most Wanted
• "Lost Stars" - Begin Again
• "There and Back Again" - The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies
• "Where No One Goes" - How To Train Your Dragon 2

Best Sound Editing

• Fury
• Godzilla
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Interstellar
• Unbroken

Best Sound Mixing

• Fury
• Interstellar
• Into the Woods
• Transformers: Age of Extinction
• Unbroken

Best Animated Feature

• Big Hero 6
• The Boxtrolls
• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• The LEGO Movie
• Song of the Sea

Best Cinematography

• Birdman
• Gone Girl
• Inherent Vice
• Interstellar
• Unbroken

Best Makeup

• Foxcatcher
• The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies
• Into the Woods

Best Production Design

• Exodus: Gods and Kings
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies
• Into the Woods
• Unbroken

Best Costume Design

• Big Eyes
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Into the Woods
• Maleficent
• Mr. Turner

Best Film Editing

• Birdman
• Foxcatcher
• Gone Girl
• Interstellar
• Unbroken

Best Visual Effects

• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Godzilla
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies
• Interstellar

Best Foreign Language Film

• 1001 Grams
• Force Majeure
• Ida
• Mommy
• Winter Sleep

Best Documentary Feature

• Keep On Keepin' On
• Life Itself
• Red Army
• The Salt of the Earth
• Tale of the Grim Sleeper 

2014 Tyler's Choice Television Awards

Have not really posted as much as I want to, but I am definitely going to make more of a habit of it for at least the rest of the next Oscar season as I will be taking a semester off from my college course. For now, enjoy my choices for the best in television for 2014, and oh man what a great year it was. I went back and forth on whom I want nominated for my awards. So after much deliberation, and without any further ado, here they are:

(Rules: Only 6-7 nominees per category for drama and comedy, 5-6 nominees for Miniseries/TV Movie. Both those categories are conjoined for mine. In addition, True Detective will say in miniseries because I consider it an anthology show, and as such stays in miniseries like American Horror Story.)

Best T.V. Series - Drama

Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
House of Cards
Mad Men
Masters of Sex

Best T.V. Series - Comedy

American Dad!
The Big Bang Theory
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Girls
Louie
Orange is the New Black

Best Miniseries/TV Movie

American Horror Story: Coven
Clear History
Fargo
The Normal Heart
The Spoils of Babylon
True Detective

Best Variety Series

The Colbert Report
Conan
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Portlandia
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Best Animated Program

American Dad! ("Independent Movie")
Bob's Burgers ("The Equestranauts")
Futurama ("Meanwhile")
Rick & Morty ("Rixty Minutes")
The Simpsons ("Brick Like Me")
Toy Story OF TERROR!

Best Actor - Drama

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels - The Newsroom
Clark Gregg - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Kevin Spacey - House of Cards
James Spader - The Blacklist

Best Actor - Comedy

Louis C.K. - Louie
Michael J. Fox - The Michael J. Fox Show
Seth MacFarlane - American Dad!
Thomas Middleditch - Silicon Valley
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
Andy Samberg - Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Best Actor - Miniseries/TV Movie

Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock
Larry David - Clear History
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Dancing on the Edge
Woody Harrelson - True Detective
Matthew McConaughey - True Detective
Billy Bob Thornton - Fargo

Best Actress - Drama

Claire Danes - Homeland
Michelle Dockery - Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men
Keri Russell - The Americans
Robin Wright Penn - House of Cards

Best Actress - Comedy

Zooey Deschanel - New Girl
Lena Dunham - Girls
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation
Wendy Schaal - American Dad!
Taylor Schilling - Orange is the New Black

Best Actress - Miniseries/TV Movie

Helena Bonham Carter - Burton & Taylor
Whoopi Goldberg - A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Jessica Lange - American Horror Story: Coven
Cicely Tyson - The Trip to Bountiful
Kristen Wiig - The Spoils of Babylon

Best Sup. Actor - Drama

Josh Charles - The Good Wife
Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin - Homeland
Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad
Jon Voight - Ray Donovan
Jeffrey Wright - Boardwalk Empire

Best Sup. Actor - Comedy

Andre Braugher - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Adam Driver - Girls
Simon Helberg - The Big Bang Theory
Seth MacFarlane - American Dad!
T.J. Miller - Silicon Valley

Best Sup. Actor - Miniseries/TV Movie

Matt Bomer - The Normal Heart
Will Ferrell - The Spoils of Babylon
Martin Freeman - Sherlock
Jon Hamm - Clear History
Jim Parsons - The Normal Heart

Best Sup. Actress - Drama

Christine Baranski - The Good Wife
Emilia Clarke - Game of Thrones
Anna Gunn - Breaking Bad
Christina Hendricks - Mad Men
Annet Mahendru - The Americans
Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey

Best Sup. Actress - Comedy

Mayim Bialik - The Big Bang Theory
Julie Bowen - Modern Family
Allison Janney - Mom
Rachael MacFarlane - American Dad!
Kate Mulgrew - Orange is the New Black
Merritt Wever - Nurse Jackie

Best Sup. Actress - Miniseries/TV Movie

Kathy Bates - American Horror Story: Coven
Ellen Burstyn - Flowers in the Attic
Michelle Monaghan - True Detective
Julia Roberts - The Normal Heart
Alison Tolman - Fargo

Best Guest Actor - Drama

Beau Bridges - Masters of Sex
Dan Bucatinsky - Scandal
Michael J. Fox - The Good Wife
Paul Giamatti - Downton Abbey
Robert Morse - Mad Men
Ray Romano - Parenthood

Best Guest Actor - Comedy

Curtis Armstrong - American Dad!
Louis C.K. - Saturday Night Live
Danny Glover - American Dad!
James Earl Jones - The Big Bang Theory
Bob Newhart - The Big Bang Theory
Patton Oswalt - Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Best Guest Actress - Drama

Jane Fonda - The Newsroom
Allison Janney - Masters of Sex
Lisa Kudrow - Scandal
Margo Martindale - The Americans
Carrie Preston - The Good Wife
Diana Rigg - Game of Thrones

Best Guest Actress - Comedy

Uzo Aduba - Orange is the New Black
Joan Cusack - Shameless
Zooey Deschanel - American Dad!
Tina Fey - Saturday Night Live
Octavia Spencer - Mom
June Squibb - Girls

Best Direction - Drama

Carl Franklin - House of Cards
Vince Gilligan - Breaking Bad
Rian Johnson - Breaking Bad
Michelle MacLaren - Breaking Bad
John Madden - Masters of Sex
Tim Van Patten - Boardwalk Empire

Best Direction - Comedy

Mark Cendrowski - The Big Bang Theory
Louis C.K. - Louie
Joe Daniello - American Dad!
Brad Falchuk - Glee
Phil Lord & Christopher Miller - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Shawn Murray - American Dad!

Best Direction - Miniseries/TV Movie

Adam Bernstein - Fargo
Cary Fukunga - True Detective
Ryan Murphy - The Normal Heart
Matt Piedmont - The Spoils of Babylon
Stephen Poliakoff - Dancing on the Edge

Best Direction - Animation

Tyree Dillihay - Bob's Burgers
Angus MacLane - Toy Story OF TERROR!
Shawn Murray - American Dad!
Matthew Nastuk - The Simpsons
Bryan Newton - Rick & Morty
Trey Parker - South Park

Best Writing - Drama

Michelle Ashford - Masters of Sex
Julian Fellowes - Downton Abbey
Vince Gilligan - Breaking Bad
Robert & Michelle King - The Good Wife
Moira Walley-Beckett - Breaking Bad
Carly Wray & Matthew Weiner - Mad Men

Best Writing - Comedy

Judd Apatow, Lena Dunham & Jenni Konner - Girls
Louis C.K. - Louie
Liz Friedman & Jenji Kohan - Orange is the New Black
Dan Goor & Michael Schur - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Judah Miller - American Dad!
Kim Rosenstock - New Girl

Best Writing - Miniseries/TV Movie

Larry David, Jeff Schaffer, Alec Berg & David Mandel - Clear History
Noah Hawley - Fargo
Larry Kramer - The Normal Heart
Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk - American Horror Story: Coven
Nic Pizzolatto - True Detective

Best Reality Series

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Deadliest Catch
Duck Dynasty
MythBusters
Shark Tank

Best Reality-Competition Series

The Amazing Race
Dancing with the Stars
So You Think You Can Dance?
Survivor
Top Chef
The Voice

Best Host - Reality Series

Tom Bergeron - Dancing with the Stars
Phil Keoghan - The Amazing Race
Jeff Probst - Survivor
Ryan Seacrest - American Idol
Neil deGrasse Tyson - Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

Best Voice Acting

Tim Allen - Toy Story OF TERROR! (for playing Buzz Lightyear)
Dan Castellaneta - The Simpsons (for playing Homer Simpson in "Steal This Episode")
Tom Hanks - Toy Story OF TERROR! (for playing Sheriff Woody)
Rachael MacFarlane - American Dad! (for playing Hayley Smith in "She Swill Survive")
Justin Roiland - Rick & Morty (for playing Rick Sanchez in "Close Rick-Counters of the Rick Kind")
Billy West - Futurama (for playing Philip J. Fry in "Meanwhile")

Creative Arts awards coming soon...

Renovation

It's me to my zero followers (most likely), I will be completely revamping this blog. This includes, new designs, new awards, new coverage of the 2014 Oscar/Emmy race and a more in-depth discussion of various topics. They will come periodically over time, slowly but surely eventually having a brand spanking new blog on our hands. Check out the awards tabs for my insanely in-depth thoughts on the best in film, television, music and video games for every year from 2007 to present.

Let the games begin!

Golden Globe Award Predictions

Best Film - Drama: Gravity
Best Film - Musical or Comedy: American Hustle
Best Actor - Drama: Chiwetel Ejiofor - Twelve Years a Slave
Best Actor - Musical or Comedy: Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Actress - Drama: Sandra Bullock - Gravity
Best Actress - Musical or Comedy: Meryl Streep - August: Osage County
Best Sup. Actor: Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers' Club
Best Sup. Actress: Lupita Nyong'o - Twelve Years a Slave
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron - Gravity
Best Screenplay: John Ridley - Twelve Years a Slave
Best Original Score: Steven Price - Gravity
Best Original Song: "Let it Go" - Frozen
Best Animated Feature: Frozen
Best Foreign Language Film: Blue is the Warmest Color

Best Drama Series: Breaking Bad
Best Comedy Series: Girls
Best Actor - Drama: Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Best Actor - Comedy: Michael J. Fox - The Michael J. Fox Show
Best Actor - Miniseries/TV Movie: Michael Douglas - Behind the Candelabra
Best Actress - Drama: Tatiana Maslany - Orphan Black
Best Actress - Comedy: Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Best Actress - Miniseries/TV Movie: Jessica Lange - American Horror Story: Coven
Best Sup. Actor: Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad
Best Sup. Actress: Monica Potter - Parenthood
Best Miniseries/TV Movie: Behind the Candelabra

Tyler's Choice Awards 2013

My best in film for 2013. Boldface is winner. Italics is runner-up(s). Enjoy :)

Best Picture

American Hustle (Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison & Jonathan Gordon)
Before Midnight (Richard Linklater, Christos V. Kostantakopoulos & Sara Woodhatch)
Captain Phillips (Scott Rudin, Michael De Luca & Dana Brunetti)
Inside Llewyn Davis (Scott Rudin, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen)
Mud (Lisa Maria Falcone, Sarah Green & Aaron Ryder)
Pacific Rim (Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Guillermo del Toro & Mary Parent)
Saving Mr. Banks (Alison Owen, Ian Collie & Philip Steuer)
Twelve Years a Slave (Dede Gardner, Bill Pohlad, Arnon Milchan & Brad Pitt)
The Way, Way Back (Tom Rice & Kevin J. Walsh)
The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Riza Aziz, Joey McFarland & Emma Tillinger Kosoff)

Best Director

Joel & Ethan Coen - Inside Llewyn Davis
Paul Greengrass - Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen - Twelve Years a Slave
David O. Russell - American Hustle
Martin Scorsese - The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Actor

Bruce Dern - Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor - Twelve Years a Slave
Tom Hanks - Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers' Club
Robert Redford - All is Lost
Forest Whitaker - The Butler

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
Julie Delpy - Before Midnight
Judi Dench - Philomena
Meryl Streep - August: Osage County
Kate Winslet - Labor Day

Best Sup. Actor

Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips
Benedict Cumberbatch - Star Trek into Darkness
Michael Fassbender - Twelve Years a Slave
Matthew McConaughey - Mud
Sam Rockwell - The Way, Way Back

Best Sup. Actress

Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o - Twelve Years a Slave
Julia Roberts - August: Osage County
Octavia Spencer - Fruitvale Station
Oprah Winfrey - The Butler

Best Original Screenplay

American Hustle (Eric Singer & David O. Russell)
Blue Jasmine (Woody Allen)
Her (Spike Jonze)
Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel & Ethan Coen)
Pacific Rim (Travis Beacham & Guillermo del Toro)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Before Midnight (Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke)
Labor Day (Jason Reitman)
Philomena (Jeff Pope & Steve Coogan)
Twelve Years a Slave (John Ridley)
The Wolf of Wall Street (Terence Winter)

Best Original Score

The Book Thief (John Williams)
Gravity (Steven Price)
Man of Steel (Hans Zimmer)
Saving Mr. Banks (Thomas Newman)
Twelve Years a Slave (Hans Zimmer)

Best Original Song

"Atlas" - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh3TokLzzmw]
"Let it Go" - Frozen (Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moSFlvxnbgk]
"The Moon Song" - Her (Karen Orzolek & Spike Jonze) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU6KFnGF9M8]
"Please, Mr. Kennedy" - Inside Llewyn Davis (Ed Burns, George Cromarty, T-Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9dBOi4nTm8]
"Young & Beautiful" - The Great Gatsby (Elizabeth Grant & Rick Nowels) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te11UaHOHMQ]

Best Sound Editing

All is Lost (Richard Hymns & Steve Boedekker)
Gravity (Glenn Freemantle)
Man of Steel (Scott Hecker & Eric A. Norris)
Pacific Rim (Scott Martin Gershin)
Star Trek into Darkness (nominees TBA)

Best Sound Mixing

Captain Phillips (Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith & Chris Munro)
Gravity (Chris Munro, Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri & Christopher Benstead)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Tony Johnson, Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick & Michael Hedges)
Inside Llewyn Davis (Peter F. Kurland, Skip Lievsay & Greg Orloff)
Pacific Rim (Glen Gauthier, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff & Tim Le Blanc)

Best Animated Feature

Despicable Me 2 (Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud)
Ernest & Celestine (Stephane Aubier, Vincent Patar & Benjamin Renner)
Frozen (Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee)
Monsters University (Dan Scanlon)
The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki)

Best Cinematography

Gravity (Emmanuel Lubiezki)
Inside Llewyn Davis (Rodrigo Prieto)
Prisoners (Roger Deakins)
Rush (Anthony Dod Mantle)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Stuart Dryburgh)

Best Makeup

The Butler (Debra Danson, Candace Neal, Robert L. Stevenson & Matthew Mungle)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Peter "Swords" King, Richard Taylor & Rick Lindlater)
Rush (Fae Hammond, Kristin Chalmers, Rachel Speke, Nadia Homri, Emmy Beech, Mark Coulier, Barrie Gower & Duncan Jarman)

Best Production Design

The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin & Beverley Dunn)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Dan Hennah, Ra Vincent & Simon Bright)
Oz: The Great and Powerful (Robert Stromberg & Nancy Haigh)
Saving Mr. Banks (Michael Corenblith & Susan Benjamin)
Twelve Years a Slave (Adam Stockhausen & Alice Baker)

Best Costume Design

American Hustle (Michael Wilkinson)
The Great Gatsby (Catherine Martin)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Trish Summerville)
Oz: The Great and Powerful (Gary Jones)
Saving Mr. Banks (Daniel Orlandi)

Best Film Editing

American Hustle (Jay Cassidy & Crispin Struthers)
Captain Phillips (Christopher Rouse)
Rush (Mike Hill & Daniel P. Hanley)
Twelve Years a Slave (Joe Walker)
The Wolf of Wall Street (Thelma Schoonmaker)

Best Visual Effects

Gravity (Tim Webber, David Shirk, Chris Lawrence & Neil Corbould)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton & Eric Reynolds)
Iron Man 3 (nominees TBA)
Man of Steel (John DesJardin, Guillaume Rocheron, Dan Lemmon & Ged Wright)
Pacific Rim (John Knoll, Hal Hickel, James E. Price & Lindy De Quattro)

Best Cast Ensemble

American Hustle (Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Michael Pena, Jack Huston & Louis C.K.)
August: Osage County (Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette Lewis, Abigail Breslin & Margo Martindale)
The Butler (Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Lenny Kravitz, John Cusack, Robin Williams, Terrence Howard & David Oyelowo
Prisoners (Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Melissa Leo, Terrence Howard & Paul Dano)
The Way, Way Back (Liam James, Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb & Maya Rudolph)

Best Young Actor (21 or Under)

Adele Exarchopoulos - Blue is the Warmest Color
Liam James - The Way, Way Back
Sophie Nelisse - The Book Thief
Tye Sheridan - Mud
Ty Simpkins - Iron Man 3