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February 18, 2015

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This ballot will be open until Feb. 22 at 12 p.m. PST.

For official rules and prize description click here.

And the nominees are…

BEST PICTURE

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

DIRECTOR

Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianna Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild

SUPPORTING ACTOR

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

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Laura Dern, Wild
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

ANIMATED FEATURE

Big Hero 6, Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
The Boxtrolls, Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight
How to Train Your Dragon 2, Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold
Song of the Sea, Tomm Moore and Paul Young
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura

FILM EDITING

American Sniper, Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
Boyhood, Sandra Adair
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Barney Pilling
The Imitation Game, William Goldenberg
Whiplash, Tom Cross

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Birdman, Emmanuel Lubezki
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Robert Yeoman
Ida, Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski
Mr. Turner, Dick Pope
Unbroken, Roger Deakins

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

American Sniper, Written by Jason Hall
The Imitation Game, Written by Graham Moore
Inherent Vice, Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
The Theory of Everything, Screenplay by Anthony McCarten
Whiplash, Written by Damien Chazelle

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Birdman, Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
Boyhood, Written by Richard Linklater
Foxcatcher, Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
Nightcrawler, Written by Dan Gilroy

ORIGINAL SONG

“Everything Is Awesome,” The LEGO Movie
“Glory,” Selma
“Grateful,” Beyond the Lights
“I'm Not Gonna Miss You,” Glen Campbell … I'll Be Me
“Lost Stars,” Begin Again
 

ORIGINAL SCORE

The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory of Everything

COSTUME DESIGN

The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Ida, Belgium
Leviathan, Russia
Tangerines, Estonia
Timbuktu, Mauritania
Wild Tales, Argentina

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

CitizenFour
Finding Vivian Maier
Last Days in Vietnam
The Salt of the Earth
Virunga

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Joanna
Our Curse
The Reaper (La Parka)
White Earth

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

Aya
Boogaloo and Graham
Butter Lamp (La Lampe au Beurre de Yak)
Parvaneh
The Phone Call

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

The Bigger Picture
The Dam Keeper
Feast
Me and My Moulton
A Single Life

PRODUCTION DESIGN

The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Into the Woods
Mr. Turner

MAKEUP AND HAIR STYLING

Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of the Galaxy

VISUAL EFFECTS

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past
 

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PRIZE LIST:

 

First Prize: A $50 gift card for Spaghettini & the Fave Koz Lounge


 

Second Prize: A pair of tickets to see Dunsiane on March 27 at 8 PM at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts


 

Third Prize: A $50 gift card for Fresh Brothers


 

Fourth Prize: A pair of tickets to see Marth Graham Dance Company on April 18 at 8 PM at The Valley Performing Arts Center


 

Fifth Prize: A signed copy of “The Kindness of the Hangman” by Henry Oster & Dexter Ford


 

 

*Limitations may apply*

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Official Contest Rules and Prize Description

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 


The Jewish Journal Ballot Contest (the Contest) is sponsored by Tribe Media Corp. and Los Angeles Jewish Publications, Inc., (owner and publisher of The Jewish Journal), having an address of 3580 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1510, Los Angeles, CA 90010 (“Sponsor”).


ELIGIBILITY:
 No purchase necessary to enter. The Jewish Journal Oscar Giveaway is open to U.S. residents, 21 years of age or older, except employees of Los Angeles Jewish Publications, Inc., subsidiaries, advertising or promotion agencies (if any), members of their respective families or persons living in the same household. Void where prohibited by law. All applicable federal, state and local laws apply.


HOW TO ENTER: Online entries only. Limit one (1) entry per unique email address or person as determined by name and unique email address. Must submit entry from 2-18-15 12:00 pm PST to 02-22-11 5:00 pm PST. All entries become the property of the Sponsor.

WINNER SELECTION/NOTIFICATION:
 At the end of the Entry Period, one (1) Grand Prize winner and (4) additional winners shall be selected from all eligible entries received during the Entry Period by employees or representatives of the Sponsor, whose decisions are final and binding with respect to all matters related to the Contest. The winners will be chosen from entries with the most correct answers. In the case of more than one entry having the most correct answers, the winner will be selected from those top entries by random drawing. The selected winner will have the option to select one of the prizes listed below. As each prize is selected it will be taken from the list and the following winner will select their prize from the remaining available prizes. Odds of winning will depend upon the number of eligible entries received during the Entry Period. The winners will be notified by email; Sponsor reserves the right to determine the method of notification. Winners must claim their prizes within three (3) business days after the date of notification of such prize. A Contest winner\'s failure to respond to the prize notification within the specified three (3) business days will be considered such Contest winner\'s forfeiture of the prize and an alternate winner may be selected from the pool of eligible entries. If an entrant is found to be ineligible, an alternate winner may also be selected from the pool of eligible entries. Potential winners may be required to complete, sign, have notarized and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release (“Affidavit and Release”) and Publicity Release (where legal) as well as a W-9 tax form within three (3) business days of attempted notification. Noncompliance within this time period, with these Official Rules or the return of any prize/prize notification may result in disqualification and, at Sponsor’s discretion, and time permitting, an alternate potential winner may be selected.


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GENERAL RULES: Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to the Sponsor and its respective designees to use winners' names, city, state, likeness, voice, biographical information and statements for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity in any and all media, now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity without additional compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. By participating, entrant (i) agrees to release and hold Sponsor and its respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees and assigns, (collectively, the “Released Parties”) harmless against any and all claims and liability arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of participation in the Contest or misuse, nonuse or use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto); (ii) waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages, attorney’ fees or any damages other than actual out-of-pocket costs incurred to enter; (iii) agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest; (iv) agrees to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in these Official Rules or the Contest itself. Released Parties are not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, stolen, damaged, inaccurate, illegible, misdirected, garbled, delayed or undelivered entries; for any computer, network, technical, mechanical, printing, typographical, human or other errors or problems of any kind relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or problems of any kind that may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of entries, the announcement, delivery or use of any prize or in any Contest-related materials; or for any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with this Contest.

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