| Tier | Texts |
|---|---|
| Nominees | |
| Options | Oscar Winner: J. K. Simmons – Whiplash, Oscar Nominee Ethan Hawke – Boyhood, Oscar Nominee Edward Norton – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Oscar Nominee Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher, Oscar Nominee Robert Duvall - The Judge, Matt Damon - Interstellar, Adrien Brody - Grand Budapest Hotel, Bill Paxton - Nightcrawler, Riz Ahmed - Nightcrawler, Jemaine Clement - What We Do In THe Shadows, John Bernthal - Fury, Domhall Gleeson - Frank, Oliver Platt - Chef |
| Deleted |
