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Texas sweeps 2015 Oscar nominations thanks to Boyhood and Grand Budapest Hotel

A film that no one but Austin-based director Richard Linklater could dream up has now turned into one of the year's most-lauded films: Boyhood was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

The film, which follows Mason (Ellar Coltrane) and his family over the course of 12 years, also was nominated for Best Director for Richard Linklater, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress for Patricia Arquette, Best Supporting Actor for Ethan Hawke and Best Film Editing.

Other nominees for Best Picture, a category that can fluctuate between five and 10 nominees, included Selma, Birdman, The Grand Budapest Hotel, American Sniper, The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything and Whiplash, for a total of eight films. There were nine films nominated in 2014.

The Grand Budapest Hotel, directed by Texan Wes Anderson, tied with Birdman to lead all films with nine nominations. Selma, undoubtedly one of the year's best films, somehow wound up with only two nominations, although the Best Picture nomination still gives it a chance to take home the top prize.

In another local note, Dallas native Keven McAlester was nominated along with director/producer Rory Kennedy for the documentary feature, Last Days of Vietnam.

Below are the nominations for the seven other major categories; for a full list of nominees, go to oscar.go.com/nominees.

Best Actor
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Best Actress
Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Best Director
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Laura Dern, Wild
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Best Original Screenplay
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler

Best Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash

Boyhood, directed by Austin filmmaker Richard Linklater and set entirely in Texas, was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture.

Photo by Matt Lankes IFC Films

Boyhood, directed by Austin filmmaker Richard Linklater and set entirely in Texas, was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture.

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'80s hit Young Guns rides again with rare cast reunion at Fan Expo Dallas

Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Kiefer Sutherland, Emilio Estevez, Casey Siemaszko, and Lou Diamond Phillips in Young Guns.

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Young Guns stars Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Kiefer Sutherland, Emilio Estevez, Casey Siemaszko, and Lou Diamond Phillips wil reunite at the 2026 Fan Expo Dallas.

Events like Fan Expo Dallas are all about nostalgia, and those who grew up in the '80s will get a big dose of it when the stars of the 1988 film Young Guns come together for a reunion.

Fans will have the rare opportunity to see Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Lou Diamond Phillips, Dermot Mulroney, and Casey Siemaszko together for one of the most complete Young Guns cast reunions ever assembled.

"Released in 1988, Young Guns transformed the traditional Western into a fast-paced, stylish action adventure for a new audience," a release says. "Anchored by a charismatic cast of rising stars, the film reimagined the legend of Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County Regulators with humor, swagger, and youthful energy."

The annual Fan Expo Dallas will take place at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, September 11-13.

Most of the cast - which includes Terry O'Quinn, who will also participate in a Lost reunion - will be at the event on Saturday and Sunday, while Sheen is only scheduled to appear on Saturday.

"This is exactly the kind of once-in-a-lifetime moment Fan Expo Dallas was created to deliver," said Andrew Moyes, Vice President of Fan Expo HQ, in a statement. "Young Guns wasn't just a movie - it was lightning in a bottle. It captured the rebellious spirit of a generation and turned a group of young actors into icons. To reunite this many members of the cast nearly four decades later is extraordinary, and we know fans will travel from across the country to experience it."

Fan Expo Dallas always attracts many big-name actors and filmmakers, and the 2026 edition is shaping up to be one of the most star-studded yet.

It will also include reunions of casts of The Lord of the Rings (Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Karl Urban, John Rhys-Davies, David Wenham, and John Noble), The Goonies (Astin, Corey Feldman, Joe Pantoliano, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, and Robert Davi), Lost (Monaghan, O'Quinn, Emilie de Ravin, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, and Henry Ian Cusick), and Starship Troopers (Denise Richards, Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Michael Ironside, and Jake Busey).

Other stars appearing at the event will include Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Mathew Lewis (Harry Potter films), director Sam Raimi, Alec Baldwin, Dolph Lundgren, many cast members of The Boys, and more.

Attendees will have opportunities for autographs and professional photo opportunities with most of the celebrities. Tickets and special experiences, starting at $33, are now on sale at FanExpoHQ.com.

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