These are 2015's Oscar nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress


This morning, the nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress at the 2015 Academy Awards were announced. Here's the full list:
Best Actor
* Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
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* Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
* Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
* Michael Keaton, Birdman
* Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Best Actress
* Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
* Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
* Julianne Moore, Still Alice
* Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
* Reese Witherspoon, Wild
The 87th annual Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 22. You can read the full list of nominees at the Academy's official website.
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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.
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