Know Your Nominees - FilmBuffOnline

Know your nominees: three first-timers face off against two wily, lawmen-playing Oscar veterans for a chance at Oscar gold. [click for more]

Eight films made the cut, but only one will walk out as Best Picture. [click for more]

A field of Best Director Oscar novices will most likely make way for last year’s winner to repeat. [click for more]

Brie Larson’s breakthrough year could end with a Best Actress Oscar. [click for more]

Best Actor seems to be Leo’s to lose. So the question is, who will be the one to take it from him? [click for more]

Best Supporting Actress seems to be a wide open category this year. A case can be made for each actress to go home with Oscar. [click for more]

This year, Best Supporting Actor is likely to come down to a battle of two legends, one for the stage, and one from Hollywood. [click for more]

Eight films will enter, one will leave with the Oscar. Here are your contenders. [click for more]

It’s a battle between innovation and reality in this year’s Best Director race. [click for more]

Loss is the prevailing theme among the Best Actress nominees. [click for more]