Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their shitty holidays.

Kaufman’s puppet-play allows us to find grace in the despair of everyday life.

“Carol,” “Beasts of No Nation,” and “Spotlight” picked up the most nods.

This is the second-ever feature directorial project from Kaufman, the writer of “Adaptation.,” “Being John Malkovich,” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.”