“Birdman” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” have both taken nine nominations at this year’s Oscar nominations. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s experimental satire about a fading movie actor (played by Michael Keaton) tied for top place going into the awards with Wes Anderson’s whimsical comedy.
This leaves “Boyhood,” Richard Linklater’s audacious 12-years-in-the-making coming-of-age epic, trailing with just six nominations, the same as Clint Eastwood’s Iraq war drama “American Sniper.” “Selma,” Ava DuVernay’s stirring civil rights drama went home with just two nominations.
The nominees were announced by Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs, actor Chris Pine and directors Alfonso Cuaron and JJ Abrams.
The awards will be announced on 22 February 2015 in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood in a ceremony hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. Lists of the Oscar nominations: Best picture
American Sniper
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Best director
Alejandro González Iñárritu: Birdman
Richard Linklater: Boyhood
Bennett Miller: Foxcatcher
Wes Anderson: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game
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 foreign film
Ida
Leviathan
Tangerines
Timbuktu
Wild Tales
Best animation
Big Hero 6
The Box Trolls
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Songs of the Sea
The Tale Of Princess Kaguy
Best supporting actress
Patricia Arquette: Boyhood
Laura Dern - Wild
Keira Knightley: The Imitation Game
Emma Stone: Birdman
Meryl Streep: Into the Woods
