Our first .5 episode of 2015 is reactions to the 87th Annual Academy Awards nominations. There were some unforgivable snubs this year and Top 5 Film felt it necessary to go on the record over the Academy's weak nomination class from 2014; a year with an outrageous number of exceptional films.

Show Notes:

00:31 - intros and set-up

01:40 - effectiveness of Academy Awards

05:10 - "Selma" has a stigma?

10:17 - fact checking "Selma"

15:26 - "American Sniper" reception

18:04 - the most offensive snub

24:00 - the most absurd snub

32:04 - sound editing / sound mixing and visual effects

35:57 - open discussion (actress and supporting actress, foreign language, supporting actor)

43:26 - character actors in real roles

46:10 - wrap-up and outros