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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2015

In this image released by Fox Searchlight Pictures, portrays Riggan in a This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows JK Simmons and Miles Teller in a scene from ‘Birdman’. scene from ‘Whiplash’. Some facts about the 2015 Oscars he 87th takes place Sunday at in “Two Days, One Night). She won for “ “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The Imitation Game.” the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Here’s a look at (2007). She is the fifth performer to receive two or more The last person to do so , nomi- Tsome facts and figures about this year’s extrava- nods for a foreign language performance. Italian leg- nated for best director for both “Erin Brockovich” and ganza end won three, while Sophia “Traffic” in 2000 (He won for “Traffic.”) Loren, and won two each. All white Gone (bond) girl Every single one of the 20 acting nominees is white, Streep sweep Britain’s becomes the third former for only the second time in nearly two decades. The last extends her lead as the most nominat- to be nominated for an Oscar, for “.” time there were no non-white nominees was in 2011. ed actor ever with her 19th nod for “Into the Woods.” Both her predecessors won: for “Monsters Before that, 1998. Notable snubs include Britain’s David She has won three times, most recently in 2012 as Ball” in 2002 and for “LA Confidential” in Oyelowo, widely tipped for playing Martin Luther King Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady.” Before that she 1998. Jr. in “Selma.” won in 1980 for “Kramer v. Kramer” and 1983 for “Sophie’s Choice.” Fashion alert First timers The parade of stars on the Oscars red carpet is, for Nearly half the acting nominees are first-timers Black and white some, almost as big a show as the Academy Awards vying for Hollywood’s biggest awards. They are Steve “Ida” is the 11th mostly black and white film nomi- themselves. Who will wear what? What colors will be in Carell, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Keaton, Eddie nated for cinematography since 1967, when black and (and out)? Will anyone make a fashion statement on Redmayne, JK Simmons, Felicity Jones, Rosamund Pike, white was cut as a category. Previous films included the scale of Bjork in her swan dress at the 2001 Oscars? and . Four nominees are “Cold Blood” (1967), “The Last Picture Show” (1971), Or emerging from her egg at the 2011 previous winners: , , “Lenny” (1974), “Raging Bull” (1981), “Zelig” (1983), Grammys? Watch out, Gaga is due to perform at this and Meryl Streep. “Schindler’s List” (1993), “The Man Who Wasn’t There” year’s Oscars. (2001), “Good Night, and Good Luck” (2005), “The White Three in a row Ribbon” (2009) and “The Artist” (2011). In memoriam Bradley Cooper is nominated for his third consecu- Each year the show includes a segment dedicated tive year-this year’s leading actor nod for “American Battle of hulks to Hollywood greats who passed in 2014. This year, Sniper” follows nominations for last year’s “American Two actors who have played muscle-bound Marvel Tinseltown’s biggest loss was comic actor Robin Hustle” and “Silver Linings Playbook” the year before. superhero The Hulk are slugging it out in the best sup- Williams, who committed suicide in August. Others The last actor to do the same was Renee Zellweger porting actor category: (up for mourned include “The Graduate” director Mike Nichols (2001-3), preceded by (1999-2001). “Foxcatcher”) and Edward Norton (“Birdman.”) and actress , along with Britain’s and . — AFP English not required Double Desplat French actress Marion Cotillard received her second French composer Alexandre Desplat is a rare double nomination for a role in a language other than English, nominee in the same category: best original score for

This image released by Music Box Films shows Agata Trzebuchowska in a scene from ‘Ida’. In this image released by Paramount Pictures, David Oyelowo portrays Dr Martin Luther King, Jr in a scene from ‘Selma’. — AP photos