Benedict
Cumberbatch
for
The
Imitation
Game
Benedict
who
plays
the
World
War
II
code
breaker
Alan
Turing
in
the
biopic
has
already
started
winning
Best
Actor
award
for
his
performance.
He
is
expected
to
be
one
of
the
strongest
contenders
at
the
Academy
Award
2015.
Eddie
Redmayne
for
The
Theory
of
Everything
Eddie
has
played
the
physicist
Stephen
Hawking
in
this
biopic
which
made
him
land
in
the
Best
Actor
category
at
the
recently
conducted
Hollywood
Film
Award.
However,
the
award
went
to
Cumberbatch
for
The
Imitation
Game.
Michael
Keaton
for
Birdman
Michael
plays
Edward
Norton
in
Birdman
for
which
he
has
got
lot
of
accolades
and
creating
Oscar
2015
buzz
too.
Steve
Carell
for
Foxcatcher
Steve
not
just
got
a
makeover
for
the
role,
but
the
performance
in
this
biopic
starring
Channing
Tatnum
has
been
garnering
Oscar
buzz
for
the
star.
David
Oyelowo
for
Selma
David
Oyelowo
is
creating
Oscar
buzz
for
playing
the
civil-rights
icon
Martin
Luther
King
Jr.
The
film,
due
for
limited
release
in
the
United
States
on
December
25
so
as
to
qualify
for
the
Oscars,
focuses
on
a
short
period
after
the
1964
passage
of
the
Civil
Rights
Act,
the
law
that
abolished
segregation
and
discrimination
on
the
basis
of
race,
colour,
religion,
sex
or
national
origin
in
the
US.
Julianne
Moore
for
Still
Alice
Julianne
Moore
scooped
up
the
Hollywood
Actress
Award
for
Still
Alice
and
the
Oscar
buzz
is
too
loud
to
avoid!
Jennifer
Aniston
for
Cake
Jennifer
Aniston
with
her
de-glam
performance
is
already
creating
an
Oscar
buzz.
The
actress
is
excited
to
hear
the
buzz
before
the
movie
releases
to
qualify
to
the
Oscars.
Reese
Witherspoon
for
Wild
Forget
her
nude
scenes
which
left
her
amazed
as
well.
Reese
with
her
performance
in
the
epic
Hollywood
movie,
Wild
which
is
based
on
the
real-life
story
of
Cheryl
Strayed
who
set
off
on
a
1,100-mile
hike
is
said
to
win
her
an
Oscar
nomination
in
this
category.
Rosamund
Pike
for
Gone
Girl
It
is
not
Ben
Affleck
but
Rosamund
Pike
who
is
creating
more
buzz
for
her
performance
in
this
thriller
drama.
Felicity
Jones
for
The
Theory
of
Everything
Giving
tough
competition
to
other
leading
ladies
is
the
31-year-old
Felicity
Jones
who
plays
Jane
Wilde
Hawking
(Stephen
Hawking's
wife)
in
The
Theory
of
Everything.
Amy
Adams
for
Big
Eyes
Amy
Adams
is
already
a
five-time
Academy
Award
nominee
who
is
ready
to
add
one
more
in
the
list.
Playing
the
role
of
artist
Margaret
Keane
in
Big
Eyes,
Amy
Adams
has
solidified
her
Oscar
nomination
buzz
with
her
performance.