The nominations for the 87th Academy Awards aka the Oscars have been announced.
Directors Alfonso CuarĆ³n and J.J. Abrams unveiled the technical categories and Chris Pine and Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the major categories. Leading the pack this year is The Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman which each received 9 nominations.
Following them is The Imitation Game with 8 nominations and American Sniper and Boyhood which each picked up six nominations.
The 2015 Oscars will be held on 22 February from the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Centre, Los Angeles.
The full list of nominations is:
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
Felicity Jones (The Theory Of Everything)
Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
Reese Witherspoon (Wild)
Marion Cotillard
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)
Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game)
Emma Stone (Birdman)
Meryl Streep (Into The Woods)
Laura Dern (Wild)
Directing
Alejandro G. IƱƔrritu (Birdman)
Bennett Miller (Foxcatcher)
Richard Linklater (Boyhood)
Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)
Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Cinematography
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ida
Mr Turner
Unbroken
Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Inherent Vice
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Original Screenplay
Birdman
Richard Linklater
Foxcatcher
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Nightcrawler
Best Animated Feature
Big Hero 6
The Box Trolls
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Songs of the Sea
The Tale Of Princess Kaguya
Costume Design
Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive (Maleficent)
Colleen Atwood (Into the Woods)
Jacqueline Durran (Mr. Turner)
Mark Bridges (Inherent Vice)
Milena Canonero (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Foreign Language Film
Ida
Poland; Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski
Leviathan
Russia; Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
Tangerines
Estonia; Directed by Zaza Urushadze
Timbuktu
Mauritania; Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
Wild Tales
Argentina; Directed by DamiƔn Szifron
Makeup and Hairstyling
Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard (Foxcatcher)
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Original Score
Alexandre Desplat (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Alexandre Desplat (The Imitation Game)
Gary Yershon (Mr. Turner)
Hans Zimmer (Interstellar)
JĆ³hann JĆ³hannsson (The Theory of Everything)