Birdman and Grand Budapest Hotel top 05 Oscar nominations

Two extravagant comedies, Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, tied for the most Oscar nominations on Thursday with nine nods each, including best picture. They were joined in best-picture nominations by Boyhood, Whiplash, The Theory of Everything, The Imitation Game, American Sniper and Selma.

The Imitation Game trailed close behind with eight nominations. Clint Eastwoods Navy SEAL drama American Sniper did especially well, landing six nods including best actor for Bradley Cooper.

Also with six nominations was Richard Linklaters coming-of-age epic Boyhood, which remains the best-picture favourite.

Set to be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, the 87th Annual Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, 22 February 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Actor Chris Pine and director JJ Abrams were joined Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the president of the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, to unveil the nominees.

The full list of nominees:

Best Picture

American Sniper

Birdman

Boyhood

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Imitation Game

Selma

The Theory of Everything

Whiplash

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 Supporting Actor

Robert Duvall, The Judge

Ethan Hawke, Boyhood,

Edward Norton, Birdman

Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher

JK Simmons, Whiplash

Best Supporting Actress

Patricia Arquette - Boyhood

Laura Dern - Wild

Keira Knightly - The Imitation Game

Emma Stone - Birdman

Meryl Streep - Into the Woods

Best Director

Alexandro G. I rritu - Birdman

Richard Linklater - Boyhood

Bennett Miller - Foxcatcher

Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Morten Tyldum - The Imitation Game

Best Cinematography

Emmanuel Lubezki - Birdman

Robert D. Yeoman - Grand Budapest Hotel

Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lynzewski - Ida

Dick Pope - Mr Turner

Roger Deakins - Unbroken

Best Foreign Language Film

Ida - Poland

Leviathan - Russia

Wild Tales - Argentina

Tangerines - Estonia

Timbuktu - Mauritania

Best Adapted Screenplay

Jason Hall - American Sniper

Graham Moore - The Imitation Game

Paul Thomas Anderson - Inherent Vice

Anthony McCarten - The Theory of Everything

Damien Chazelle - Whiplash

Best Original Screenplay

Alejandro Gonz lez I rritu, Nicol s Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo - Birdman

Richard Linklater - Boyhood

E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman - Foxcatcher

Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Dan Gilroy - Nightcrawler

Best Animated Feature Film

Big Hero 6

Boxtrolls

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Song of the Sea

The Tale of Princess Kaguya

Best Documentary Feature

Citizen Four

Finding Vivian Myer

Last Days in Vietnam

The Salt of the Earth Virunga

Best Film Editing

Joel Cox and Gary Roach - American Sniper

Sandra Adair - Boyhood

Barney Pilling - Grand Budapest Hotel

William Goldenberg - Imitation Game

Tom Cross - Whiplash

Best Production Design

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Imitation Game

Interstellar

Into the Woods

Mr. Turner

Best 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

Best Sound Editing

American Sniper

Birdman

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Interstellar

Unbroken

Best Sound Mixing

American Sniper

Birdman

Mark Weingarten - Interstellar

Unbroken

Thomas Curley - Whiplash

Best Costume Design

Milena Canonero - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Mark Bridges - Inherent Vice

Colleen Atwood - Into the Woods

Anna B. Sheppard - Maleficent

Jacqueline Durran - Mr. Turner

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Foxcatcher

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Guardians of the Galaxy

Best Original Score

Alexandre Desplat - The Grand Budapest Hotel

Alexandre Desplat - The Imitation Game

Hans Zimmer - Interstellar

Gary Yershon - Mr. Turner

Johann Johannsson - The Theory of Everything

Best Documentary Short Subject

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1

Joanna

Our Curse

The Reaper

White Earth

Best Original Song

Lost Stars - Begin Again

Everything is Awesome - The LEGO Movie

Glory - Selma

Grateful - Beyond the Lights

I'm Not Gonna Miss You - Glen Campbell I'll Be Me

Best Animated Short Film

The Bigger Picture

The Dam Keeper

Feast

Me and My Moulton

A Single Life

Best Live Action Short

Aya

Boogaloo and Graham

Butter Lamp

Parvaneh

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