by Rebecca Ford for The Hollywood Reporter
The nominations for the 87th Academy Awards were revealed on Thursday, Jan. 15, at 5:30 a.m. For the first time, the entire list of nominees was unveiled live in a two-part announcement at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Directors J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuaron announced the first group of nominees for the awards show’s 24 categories, and then Into the Woods actor Chris Pine and Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs took the stage to announce the remaining nominees.
Eight films were nominated for best picture. Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel topped the nomination with nine each while The Imitation Game followed with eight noms.
Below is the complete list of nominees:
Best Picture
American Sniper – Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Birdman – Alejandro G. Inarritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Boyhood – Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
The Imitation Game – Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Selma – Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
The Theory of Everything – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Whiplash – Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook and David Lancaster: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Achievement in directing
Alejandro G. Inarritu – Birdman: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Bennett Miller – Foxcatcher: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Morten Tyldum – The Imitation Game: Read the review | Watch the trailer
Richard Linklater – Boyhood: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Bradley Cooper – American Sniper: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Michael Keaton – Birdman: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Steve Carell – Foxcatcher: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Julianne Moore – Still Alice: Read the review | Latest news
Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night: Read the review | Latest news
Reese Witherspoon – Wild: Read the review | Latest news
Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Edward Norton – Birdman: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Ethan Hawke – Boyhood: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
J.K. Simmons – Whiplash: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Robert Duvall – The Judge: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Emma Stone – Birdman: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Laura Dern – Wild: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Meryl Streep – Into the Woods: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Patricia Arquette – Boyhood: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Adapted screenplay
Anthony McCarten – The Theory of Everything: Read the review | Watch the trailer
Damien Chazelle – Whiplash Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Graham Moore – The Imitation Game: Read the review | Watch the trailer
Jason Hall – American Sniper: Read the review | Watch the trailer
Paul Thomas Anderson – Inherent Vice: Read the review | Watch the trailer
Original screenplay
Armando Bo, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., Nicolas Giacobone, Alejandro G. Inarritu – Birdman: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Dan Gilroy – Nightcrawler: Read the review | Watch the trailer
E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman – Foxcatcher: Read the review | Watch the trailer
Richard Linklater – Boyhood: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Best documentary feature
Citizenfour – Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Finding Vivian Maier – John Maloof and Charlie Siskel: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Last Days in Vietnam – Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester: Read the review | Latest news
The Salt of the Earth – Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier: Read the review
Virunga – Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara: Read the review | Latest news
Best foreign-language film
Ida – Poland: Read the review | Latest news
Leviathan – Russia: Read the review | Latest news
Tangerines – Estonia: Read the review
Timbuktu – Mauritania: Read the review | Latest news
Wild Tales – Argentina: Read the review | Latest news
Best animated feature film
Big Hero 6 – Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
The Boxtrolls – Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
How to Train Your Dragon 2 – Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Song of the Sea – Tomm Moore and Paul Young: Read the review | Latest news
The Tale of Princess Kaguya – Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura Read the review
Achievement in cinematography
Dick Pope – Mr. Turner: Read the review | Latest news
Emmanuel Lubezki – Birdman: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski – Ida: Read the review | Latest news
Robert Yeoman – The Grand Budapest Hotel: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Roger Deakins – Unbroken: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Achievement in film editing
Barney Pilling – The Grand Budapest Hotel: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach – American Sniper: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Sandra Adair – Boyhood: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Tom Cross – Whiplash: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
William Goldenberg – The Imitation Game: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Achievement in costume design
Inherent Vice – Mark Bridges: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Into the Woods – Colleen Atwood: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest News
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Milena Canonero: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Mr. Turner – Jacqueline Durran: Read the review | Latest news
Maleficent – Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard – Foxcatcher: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White – Guardians of the Galaxy: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier – The Grand Budapest Hotel: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Achievement in production design
Adam Stockhausen (Production Design), Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration) – The Grand Budapest Hotel: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Dennis Gassner (Production Design), Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration) – Into the Woods: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Maria Djurkovic (Production Design), Tatiana Macdonald (Set Decoration) – The Imitation Game: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Nathan Crowley (Production Design), Gary Fettis (Set Decoration) – Interstellar: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Suzie Davies (Production Design), Charlotte Watts (Set Decoration) – Mr. Turner: Read the review | Latest news
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (original score)
Alexandre Desplat – The Grand Budapest Hotel: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Alexandre Desplat – The Imitation Game: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Gary Yershon – Mr. Turner: Read the review | Latest news
Hanz Zimmer – Interstellar: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Johann Johannsson – The Theory of Everything: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (original song)
Diane Warren – “Grateful,” Beyond the Lights: Read the review
Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond – “I’m Not Gonna Miss You,” Glen Campbell … I’ll Be Me: Read the review
Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois – “Lost Stars,” Begin Again: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn – “Glory,” Selma: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Shawn Patterson – “Everything Is Awesome,” The Lego Movie: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Achievement in sound editing
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman – American Sniper: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro – Unbroken: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Brent Burge and Jason Canovas – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock – Birdman: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Richard King – Interstellar: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Achievement in sound mixing
Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley – Whiplash: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten – Interstellar: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
JohnReitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin – American Sniper: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga – Birdman: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee – Unbroken: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Achievement in visual effects
Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick – Captain America: The Winter Soldier: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher – Interstellar: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer – X-Men: Days of Future Past: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould – Guardians of the Galaxy: Read the review | Watch the trailer | Latest news
Best animated short film
The Bigger Picture, Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
The Dam Keeper, Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
Feast, Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
Me and My Moulton, Torill Kove
A Single Life, Joris Oprins
Best live-action short film
Aya, Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
Boogaloo and Graham, Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak), Hu Wei and Julien Féret
Parvaneh, Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger
The Phone Call, Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
Best documentary, short subject
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1, Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
Joanna, Aneta Kopacz
Our Curse, Tomasz Sliwinski and Maciej Slesicki
The Reaper (La Parka), Gabriel Serra Arguello
White Earth, J. Christian Jensen
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