Let's Meet the Nominees - 2015 Oscars (Part 1)

Every year, the Academy changes the lives of several actors... bestowing upon them, a coveted Oscar nomination. This year the Oscar newbies are:

Felicity Jones - Best Actress Nominee

"The Theory of Everything"

Rosamund Pike - Best Actress Nominee

"Gone Girl"

Eddie Redmayne - Best Actor Nominee

"The Theory of Everything"

Michael Keaton - Best Actor Nominee

"Birdman"

Benedict Cumberbatch - Best Actor Nominee

"The Imitation Game"

Steve Carell - Best Actor Nominee

"Foxcatcher"

Patricia Arquette - Best Supporting Actress Nominee

"Boyhood"

Emma Stone - Best Supporting Actress Nominee

"Birdman"

JK Simmons - Best Supporting Actor Nominee

"Whiplash"

Fun Shoots

Tina Fey and Steve Carell re-enact a moment from "Lady and the

Tramp" in a publicity still from their "Date Night" campaign

Performance of the Day

Actor: STEVE CARELL

Film: "Little Miss Sunshine"

Character: Frank

Year: 2006

By the time this film came out, Steve Carell was well on his way to becoming one of the funniest people in Hollywood. His performance is "Little Miss Sunshine" showed the world that he could tackle dramatic roles as well. Carell was spectacular (and well deserving of an Oscar nomination... which he did not receive) in a role that required depth and complexity along with a bit of humor.

22 Best Dance Scenes

Film: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

Director: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris

Actors: Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette,

Alan Arkin, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, Beth Grant,

Bryan Cranston, Mary Lynn Rajskub

Year: 2006

It's not a professional performance, but this was the crowd-pleasing moment of the 2006 Oscar-winning film. Abigail Breslin heads up the talented cast while shaking her bootie to a little Rick James.

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Did You Know...

... the waxing scene in "The 40-year-old Virgin" was real. Steve Carell decided to actually get his chest waxed and it made the movie that much funnier. Talk about method acting!

You Say It's Your Birthday!

Happy 42nd Birthday, Paul Rudd!!!!

funnyman Paul Rudd

with Alicia Silverstone in "Clueless", 1995

on the set of "200 Cigarettes" with Courtney Love, 1999

with Elizabeth Banks on the set of

"Wet Hot American Summer", 2001

with Will Ferrell, David Koechner, and Steve Carell

in "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy", 2004

with Seth Rogen on the set of "The 40-Year-Old Virgin", 2005

on the set of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" with

Jack McBrayer and Jason Segel, 2008

with Jason Segel again on the set of "I Love You Man", 2009

hmmm...

Performance of the Day

Actor: RICKY GERVAIS

Show: "The Office" (UK edition)

Character: David Brent

Year(s): 2001-2003

Ricky Gervais is not a name known well in the US, but back home in England, he's a comedy God. The man that created the original "The Office" (and it's awesome American counterpart), was pitch-perfect in the role of paper company manager, David Brent (the inspiration for Steve Carell's Michael Scott). On the surface, Brent comes across as an egotistical, obnoxious little man, who constantly has to remove his foot from his mouth. But when you look closer, you realize he's a sweet, sensitive guy, who desperately wants everyone to like him. Gervais reinvented the sitcom with this brilliant comedy.

You Say It's Your Birthday!

Happy 47th Birthday, Juliette Binoche!!!!

a beautiful Parisian

with Daniel Day-Lewis in

"The Unbearable Lightness of Being", 1988

with Ralph Fiennes in "Wuthering Heights", 1992

on the set of "The English Patient", 1996

after winning Best Supporting Actress

for "The English Patient", 1997

on the set of "Chocolat" with Johnny Depp, 2000

with Jude Law on the set of "Breaking and Entering", 2006

working with Steve Carell and Dane Cook

in the film "Dan in Real Life", 2007

Oscar Photos

Will Ferrell and Steve Carell take things a bit too

far while introducing the Makeup category, 2006