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Best Director
Will win: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Should win: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
The lowdown: Some were taken aback by the inclusion of Morten Tyldum (“The Imitation Game”) and Bennett Miller (“Foxcatcher”), i.e. no nomination for “American Sniper” director Clint Eastwood. 
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Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips gives his take on the 2015 Academy Award nominations. See the full list of nominees here.
