The nominations for the 87th Academy Awards were announced today with the main nominations presented by Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, and the more technical nominations presented by J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón.
Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel and Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Birdman are leading the way with nine nominations apiece, with The Imitation Game not far behind with eight. The favourite going in, Boyhood, comes out with a disappointing six nominations, the same as Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper.
There weren’t too many surprises in the announcements, with the nominations for the big awards falling mainly as expected. One omission that did raise an eyebrow, was The Lego Movie from Best Animated Feature, although it did pick up a nod for Best Song. Selma, a civil rights drama focusing on Martin Luther King, only went home with two nods, one being for Best Picture, despite being an early favourite.
The 87th Academy Awards will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, and will be held on the 22nd February.
Below is a full list of all the nominations.
Best Picture
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Directing
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Richard Linklater
Bennett Miller
Wes Anderson
Morten Tyldum
Best Actor
Steve Carell
Bradley Cooper
Benedict Cumberbatch
Michael Keaton
Eddie Redmayne
Best Actress
Marion Cotillard
Felicity Jones
Julianne Moore
Rosamund Pike
Reese Witherspoon
Best Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall
Ethan Hawke
Edward Norton
Mark Ruffalo
J.K. Simmons
Best Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette
Laura Dern
Keira Knightley
Emma Stone
Meryl Streep
Cinematography
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr. Turner
Unbroken
Costume Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Inherent Vice
Into The Woods
Maleficent
Mr. Turner
Foreign Language Film
Ida
Leviathan
Tangerines
Timbuktu
Wild Tales
Makeup and Hairstyling
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Guardians of The Galaxy
Original Score
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Mr. Turner
The Theory of Everything
Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Original Screenplay
Birdman
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler
Animated Feature Film
Big Hero 6
The Boxtrolls
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Song of The Sea
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Documentary Feature
Citizenfour
Finding Vivian Maier
Last Days in Vietnam
The Salt of the Earth
Virunga
Documentary Short Subject
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Joanna
Our Curse
The Reaper (La Parka)
White Earth
Film Editing
American Sniper
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Whiplash
Original Song
“Everything is Awesome” The Lego Movie
“Glory” Selma
“Grateful” Beyond The Lights
“I’m not Gonna Miss You” Glen Campbell… I’ll Be Me
Lost Stars Begin Again
Production Design
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
Into The Woods
Mr. Turner
Animated Short Film
The Bigger Picture
The Dam Keeper
Feast
Me and My Moulton
A Single Life
Live Action Short Film
Aya
Boogaloo and Graham
Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak)
Parvaneh
The Phone Call
Sound Editing
American Sniper
Birdman
The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies
Interstellar
Unbroken
Sound Mixing
American Sniper
Birdman
Interstellar
Unbroken
Whiplash
Visual Effects
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Guardians of the Galaxy
Interstellar
X-Men: Days of Future Past
