And the 2015 Oscar nominees are...

The Oscar nominations added intrigue, if not diversity, to an Academy Awards race by favoring one late-season release (American Sniper) over another (Selma). Boyhood collected its expected six nominations, including supporting nods for Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke. Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) landed a co-leading nine nominations alongside The Grand Budapest Hotel, including best actor for Birdman's Michael Keaton. + Here's the full list of 2015 Oscar nominees. + Mic's Marcie Bianco critiques the lack of diversity at the awards show as indicative of who really runs Hollywood's culture-industrial complex: "In a matter of minutes, Hollywood reminded all us of who really runs the show: white people, but especially white men." + She's not wrong: The Oscars haven't been this white in 19 years. + The best films of 2014 aren't the ones you'll see at the Oscars.