Oscars 2015: The complete list of nominations

Los AngelesIn a competitive year for films dark comediesThe Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman cemented their chances by scoring nine nods each atthe 87th Academy Award nominations announced todayBritish World War II drama The Imitation Game closelyfollowed with eight nominations while reallife inspired dramaAmerican Sniper and comingofage story Boyhood won sixnominations each for the Oscars to be held here on February22A screen showing the Oscar nominees for Best Picture are announced by Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone during the Academy Awards Nominations Announcement at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills California on Thursday PicAFPThe Academy which generally favours more recent releasesdid not forget muchearlier released Budapest The film wasone of the nominees in the best picture category along withBirdman The Imitation Game American Sniper BoyhoodSelma The Theory of Everything and WhiplashBudapest a whimsical tale about a colourful hotelconcierge also scored Wes Anderson a best director andoriginal screenplay nominationsBirdman by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu too spread itswings by getting nominated in a number of key as well astechnical categoriesInarritu is nominated as the best director alongsideRichard Linklater for his 12years in making BoyhoodBennett Miller of Foxcatcher Anderson for Budapest andMorten Tyldum of The Imitation GameMichael Keaton who plays the role of a washed up actorseeking to resurrect his career in Birdman scored a bestactor nomination while Emma Stone was nominated for bestsupporting honours for the same filmHe will fight it out with Benedict Cumberbatchs portrayalof World War II codebreaker Alan Turing in Imitation GameBradley Cooper from American Sniper Steve Carell forFoxcatcher and another British star Golden Globe winnerEddie Redmayne for his role as scientist Stephen Hawking inThe Theory of EverythingThe best actress category is led by Golden Globe winnerJulianne Moore for her performance in Still Alice MarionCotillard Two Days One Night Reese Witherspoon for WildFelicity Jones for The Theory of Everything and the lonenomination to Gone Girl for Rosamund Pike for her brilliantrole as a murderous wifeThe best actress category is led by Golden Globe winnerJulianne Moore for Still Alice Marion Cotillard Two DaysOne Night Reese Witherspoon for Wild Felicity Jones forThe Theory of Everything and the lone nomination to GoneGirl for Rosamund PikeCivil rights drama Selma scored a best picturenomination and original song but its director Ava DuVernayfailed to make the cut as did its leading actor David OyelowoAngelina Jolie and her war drama Unbroken were snubbedas well failing to enter the best picture or director listThe film is competing in cinematography sound editing andsound mixing Other omissions are Big Eyes and Gone GirlBoyhoods Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke are nominatedin the best supporting actress and actor categories Arquettewould compete with Stone Laura Dern Wild Keira KnightleyThe Imitation Game and Meryl Streep Into the WoodsHawke will fight it out with Robert Duvall of TheJudge Edward Norton of Birdman Mark Ruffalo Foxcatcherand Golden Globewinner J K Simmons for WhiplashInarritu Nicolas Giacobone Alexander Dinelaris Jr andArmando Bo are up for Birdman in the original screenplaycategory where the film is competing against LinklatersBoyhood E Max Frye Foxcatcher Wes Anderson and HugoGuinness of Budapest and Nightcrawler writer Dan GilroyJason Hall of American Sniper Graham Moore of TheImitation Game Paul Thomas Anderson for Inherent ViceAnthony McCarten for Theory and Damien Chazelle forWhiplash are the best original screenplay nomineesBest foreign film category is led by Polish period movieIda which scored another nomination in cinematographyOther hopefuls are Russian corruption drama LeviathanTangerines for Estonia FrenchMauritanian film Timbuktuand Argentinas Wild TalesThe Lego Movie failed to make a cut in the best animatedfilm category but made it up by scoring a nod in best originalsong for Everything is AwesomBest song nominees include Grateful from Beyond theLights Im Not Gonna Miss You from Glen Campbell Ill BeMe Glory from Selma and Lost Stars from Begin AgainChristopher Nolans space drama got five technicalnominations and tied with Foxcatcher and WhiplashThe Academy awards hosted by Neil Patrick Harris willbe announced in all 24 categories on February 22 in the DolbyTheatre in HollywoodBest PictureAmerican SniperBirdmanBoyhoodThe Grand Budapest HotelThe Imitation GameSelmaThe Theory of EverythingWhiplashBest DirectorWes Anderson The Grand Budapest HotelAlejandro Gonzaacutelez Intildeaacuterritu BirdmanRichard Linklater BoyhoodBennett Miller FoxcatcherMorten Tyldum The Imitation GameBest ActressMarion Cotillard Two Days One NightFelicity Jones The Theory of EverythingJulianne Moore Still AliceRosamund Pike Gone GirlReese Witherspoon WildBest ActorSteve Carell FoxcatcherBradley Cooper American SniperBenedict Cumberbatch The Imitation GameMichael Keaton BirdmanEddie Redmayne The Theory of EverythingBest Supporting ActressPatricia Arquette BoyhoodLaura Dern WildKeira Knightley The Imitation GameEmma Stone BirdmanMeryl Streep Into the WoodsBest Supporting ActorRobert Duvall The JudgeEthan Hawke BoyhoodEdward Norton BirdmanMark Ruffalo FoxcatcherJK Simmons WhiplashBest Adapted ScreenplayPaul Thomas Anderson Inherent ViceDamien Chazelle WhiplashJason Hall American SniperAnthony McCarten The Theory of EverythingGraham Moore The Imitation GameBest Original ScreenplayWes Anderson and Hugo Guinness The Grand Budapest HotelDan Futterman and E Max Frye FoxcatcherDan Gilroy NightcrawlerAlejandro Gonzaacutelez Intildeaacuterritu Nicolaacutes Giacobone Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo BirdmanRichard Linklater BoyhoodBest Foreign Language FilmLeviathanIdaTangerinesTimbuktuWild TalesBest Documentary FeatureCITIZENFOURFinding Vivian MaierLast Days in VietnamThe Salt in the EarthVirungaBest Animated FeatureBig Hero 6The BoxtrollsHow to Train Your Dragon 2Song of the SeaThe Tale of The Princess KaguyaFilm EditingAmerican SniperBoyhoodThe Grand Budapest HotelThe Imitation GameWhiplashBest SongEverything is Awesome from The LEGO Movie written by Shawn PattersonGlory from Selma written by Common and John LegendGrateful from Beyond the Lights Written byDiane WarrenIrsquom Not Gonna Miss YouLost Stars from Begin Again written by Gregg Alexander Danielle Brisebois Nick Lashley and Nick SouthwoodBest Original ScoreAlexandre Desplat The Grand Budapest HotelAlexandre Desplat The Imitation GameJohann Johannsson The Theory of EverythingGary Yershon Mr TurnerHans Zimmer InterstellarBest CinematographyRoger Deakins UnbrokenEmmanuel Lubezki BirdmanDick Pope Mr TurnerRobert Yeoman The Grand Budapest HotelLukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski IdaBest Costume DesignThe Grand Budapest HotelInherent ViceInto the WoodsMaleficentMr TurnerBest Makeup and HairstylingFoxcatcherThe Grand Budapest HotelGuardians of the GalaxyBest Production DesignThe Grand Budapest HotelThe Imitation GameInterstellarInto the WoodsMr TurnerBest Sound EditingAmerican SniperBirdmanThe Hobbit The Battle of the Five ArmiesInterstellarUnbrokenBest Sound MixingAmerican SniperBirdmanInterstellarUnbrokenWhiplashBest Visual EffectsCaptain AmericaDawn of the Planet of the ApesGuardians of the GalaxyInterstellarXMen Days of Future PastBest Short Film Live ActionAyaBoogaloo and GrahamButter LampParvanehThe Phone CallBest Short Film AnimatedThe Bigger PictureThe Dam KeeperFeastMe and My MoultonA Single LifeBest Documentary Short SubjectCrisis Hotline Veterans Press 1JoannaOur CurseThe ReaperWhite Earth