2015 BAFTA Nominees

The 2015 British Academy Film Awards will take place on Sunday, February 8th. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), it is considered to be the British counterpart to the Academy Awards. With nearly 6,500 members, BAFTA identifies, rewards, and celebrates excellence in filmmaking. Here are the nominees for their screenwriting categories:

Best Adapted Screenplay:

• The Imitation Game – Graham Moore

• American Sniper – Jason Hall

• Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn

• Paddington – Paul King

• The Theory of Everything – Anthony McCarten

Best Original Screenplay:

• Birdman – Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, & Armando Bo

• Boyhood – Richard Linklater

• The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson

• Nightcrawler – Dan Gilroy

• Whiplash – Damien Chazelle