NEW EPISODE ALERT The year is 2015 and the nominees are: 1. Emma Stone - Birdman 2. Patricia Arquette - Boyhood 3. Meryl Streep - Into the Woods 4. Laura Dern - Wild 5. Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game In 2015 Patricia Arquette won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Boyhood, a coming-of-age drama that the director spent twelve years making. Arquette plays Olivia the mother of Mason (the character whom the story is about) who struggles at various times financially and as a single parent. Arquette won all the major awards for this performance. It’s hard to say who her biggest competition would have been this season. Many fantastic but very different performances. Meryl Streep was offered 3 witch roles after turning 40 and had a rule of ‘no witches’ because she viewed it as ageist. She made an acceptation for Into the Woods after meeting composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim and Rob Marshall. Emma Stone received her first nomination for Birdman playing the daughter of washed up action star Riggan Thomson. Laura Dern received her second nomination since 1991’s Rambling Rose, this time in a supporting role, for Wild playing the mother of Cheryl. Dern receives a terminal diagnosis and Cheryl’s life spins out of control and she eventually embarks on a thousand mile hike of the Pacific Crest Trail. Finally, Keira Knightley was nominated for one of my favourite films The Imitation Game playing Joan Clarke an English cryptanalyst and numismatist known for her code breaking during the Second World War and supporting character to Alan Turing. Join host Kyle Brownrigg with guest host Adrian Cronk as they discuss.