Nightcrawler, while it has its flaws, is such a satisfying watch. Gyllenhaal really does just absolutely kill it. It's always tilting to think he didn't get a Best Actor nom for this. Here was the field that year:
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything as Stephen Hawking
Steve Carell – Foxcatcher as John Eleuthère du Pont
Bradley Cooper – American Sniper as Chris Kyle
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game as Alan Turing
Michael Keaton – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as Riggan Thomson
Haven't seen Gilroy's followup
Roman J. Israel, Esq. yet. Despite mixed overall reviews, everyone seems to agree that Denzel's performance is top notch.