MANILA, Philippines — The acting nominations at this year’s 87th Academy Awards were both expected and surprising. Early front runners—Michael Keaton of “Birdman” and Eddie Redmaybe of “The Theory of Everything,” for instance--got nods from the Oscars. But a number of surprises also managed to clinch nominations.
Here are the 20 acting nominees in this year’s Oscar Awards:
Best Actor
Michael Keaton, ‘Birdman’
Past Oscar nominations: 0
Past Oscar wins: 0
Eddie Reymayne, ‘The Theory of Everything’
Past Oscar nominations: 0
Past Oscar wins: 0
Benedict Cumberbatch, ‘The Imitation Game’
Past Oscar nominations: 0
Past Oscar wins: 0
Steve Carrell, ‘Foxcatcher’
Past Oscar nominations: 0
Past Oscar wins: 0
Bradley Cooper, ‘American Sniper’
Past Oscar nominations: 2
Past Oscar wins: 1
Best Actress
Julianne Moore, ‘Still Alice’
Past Oscar nominations: 4
Past Oscar wins: 0
Reese Witherspoon, ‘Wild’
Past Oscar nominations: 1
Past Oscar wins: 1
Rosamund Pike, ‘Gone Girl’
Past Oscar nominations: 0
Past Oscar wins: 0
Felicity Jones, ‘The Theory of Everything’
Past Oscar nominations: 0
Past Oscar wins: 0
Marion Cotillard, ‘Two Days, One Night’
Past Oscar nominations: 1
Past Oscar wins: 1
Best Supporting Actor
J.K. Simmons, ‘Whiplash’
Past Oscar nominations: 0
Past Oscar wins: 0
Edward Norton, ‘Birdman’
Past Oscar nominations: 2
Past Oscar wins: 0
Ethan Hawke, ‘Boyhood’
Past Oscar nominations: 3 (one acting nomination, two writing nominations)
Past Oscar wins: 0
Mark Ruffalo, ‘Foxcatcher’
Past Oscar nominations: 1
Past Oscar wins: 0
Robert Duvall, ‘The Judge’‘
Past Oscar nominations: 6
Past Oscar wins: 1
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, ‘Boyhood’
Past Oscar nominations: 0
Past Oscar wins: 0
Emma Stone, ‘Birdman’
Past Oscar nominations: 0
Past Oscar wins: 0
Meryl Streep, ‘Into The Woods’
Past Oscar nominations: 18
Past Oscar wins: 3
Keira Knightley, ‘The Imitation Game’
Past Oscar nominations: 1
Past Oscar wins: 0
Laura Dern, ‘Wild’
Past Oscar nominations: 1
Past Oscar wins: 0