2015 Oscar Nominations : 'Birdman', 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Among Top Contenders

The nominees for 2015 Oscars has announced by American actor Chris Pine, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs and directors Alfonso Cuarón and J.J. Abrams.

The event began with the declaration of contestants for Original Song, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Animated Feature Film, Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Production Design, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects.

The winners of Oscar 2015 will be announced on Sunday, 22 February, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood & Highland Center. The award ceremony will be live streamed in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide through ABC Television Network from 7 p.m. (ET) or 5.30 a.m. (IST).

Here is the full list of nominations:

Best Picture

• Birdman
• Boyhood
• Selma
• Whiplash
• American Sniper
• The Imitation Game
• The Theory of Everything
• The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Actor

• Bradley Cooper for "American Sniper"
• Benedict Cumberbatch for "The Imitation Game"
• Michael Keaton for "Birdman"
• Steve Carell for "Foxcatcher"
• Eddie Redmayne for "The Theory of Everything"

Best Actress

• Marion Cotillard
• Reese Witherspoon for "Wild"
• Felicity Jones for "The Theory of Everything"
• Rosamund Pike for "Gone Girl"
• Julianne Moore for "Still Alice"

Best Director

• Richard Linklater for "Boyhood"
• Alejandro González Iñárritu for "Birdman"
• Morten Tyldum for "The Imitation Game"
• Bennett Miller for "Foxcatcher"
• Wes Anderson for "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

Best Supporting Actor

• JK Simmons for "Whiplash"
• Ethan Hawke for "Boyhood"
• Edward Norton for "Birdman"
• Robert Duvall for "The Judge"
• Mark Ruffalo for "Foxcatcher"

Best Supporting Actress

• Emma Stone for "Birdman"
• Patricia Arquette for "Boyhood"
• Keira Knightley for "The Imitation Game"
• Laura Dern for "Wild"
• Meryl Streep for "Into The Woods"

Cinematography

• Unbroken
• Birdman
• Ida
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Mr Turner

Best Short Animated Film

• The Dam Keeper
• Feast
• A Single Life
• Me and My Moulton
• The Bigger Picture

Best Animated Feature

• How To Train Your Dragon 2
• The Tale Of Princess Kaguya
• Big Hero 6
• Songs of the Sea
• The Box Trolls

Best Short Live Action Film

• The Phone Call
• Butter Lamp
• Parvaneh
• Aya
• Boogaloo and Graham

Best Documentary Feature

• Last Days in Vietnam
• Finding Vivian Maier
• Salt of the Earth
• Citizenfour
• Virunga

Best Documentary Short

• The Reaper
• Joanna
• White Earth
• Our Curse

Best Visual Effects

• Interstellar
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• X-Men: Days of Future Past
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Best Film Editing

• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• American Sniper
• The Imitation Game
• Boyhood
• Whiplash

Makeup and Hairstyling

• Foxcatcher
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Grand Budapest Hotel

Costume Design

• Inherent Vice
• Maleficent
• Into The Woods
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Mr Turner

Foreign Language Film

• Wild Tales
• Ida
• Leviathan
• Tangerines
• Timbuktu

Original Screenplay

• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Richard Linklater
• Foxcatcher
• NIghcrrawler
• Birdman

Adapted Screenplay

• The Theory of Everything
• American Sniper
• Inherent Vice
• The Imitation Game
• Whiplash

Best Original Song

• I'm Not Gonna Miss You for "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me"
• Everything is Awesome for "The Lego Movie"
• Grateful for "Beyond the Lights"
• Lost Stars for "Begin Again"
• Glory for "Selma"

Original Score

• Hans Zimmer for "Interstellar"
• Alexandre Desplat for "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
• Johann Johannsson for "The Theory of Everything"
• Alexandre Desplat for "The Imitation Game"
• Gary Yershon for "Mr. Turner"

Best Sound Editing

• Unbroken
• Sniper
• Birdman
• Interstellar
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Best Production Design

• The Imitation Game
• Interstellar
• Mr. Turner
• Into the Woods
• The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Sound Mixing

• Birdman
• Interstellar
• Whiplash
• Unbroken
• American Sniper

Live Twitter reactions:

9.35 pm (IST): Maureen Johnson

That's not even an exaggeration. Oscar has to move the bags because I can't. I might as well get a flowing robe and big sunglasses now.

— Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) January 15, 2015

9.33 pm (IST): Ken Tremendous

It would be hilarious -- and somehow appropriate -- if @SteveCarell won an Oscar before he won an Emmy.

— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) January 15, 2015

9.30 pm (IST): Nelson Branco

Oscar Reax: Well it's a lock that Julianne Moore will win her first long-deserved Oscar given her competition. Finally.

— Nelson Branco (@nelliebranco) January 15, 2015

9.28 pm (IST): Tyler Kupferer

Anyway, congrats to all of @DisneyAnimation for Big Hero 6 and Feast getting noms. Proud to have worked on 2 Oscar nominated films in 2014! — Tyler Kupferer (@TylerKupferer) January 15, 2015

9.27 pm (IST): Amanda

Oscar noms! Congrats, white people, we're back on top. Things seemed iffy after 12 Years, but no worries. Especially dudes, go dudes!

— Amanda (@eruditechick) January 15, 2015

9.25 pm (IST): River Clegg

Thanks, Oscar nominations. I needed something to be mad about that doesn't affect me in any way whatsoever.

— River Clegg (@RiverClegg) January 15, 2015

9.23 pm (IST): Emma 

Making progress--this year, instead of simply having not seen most of the Oscar nominees, I've also not even heard of many of them. o/

— Emma (@emmarium) January 15, 2015

9.22 pm (IST): katie

im really hoping the imitation game wins at least one oscar bc it really deserves it

— katie (@cumberphan) January 15, 2015

9.20 pm (IST): Sabrina Jalees

This year if you didn't get nominated for an Oscar you can ESPECIALLY blame in on racism and I'll take it!

— Sabrina Jalees (@SabrinaJalees) January 15, 2015

9.18 pm (IST): roxane gay

The Oscar nominations certainly outdid themselves this morning in maintaining the status quo.

— roxane gay (@rgay) January 15, 2015

9.15 pm (IST): Ryan Case

The Oscar noms are so boring they should just have the teacher from Peanuts announce them.

— Ryan Case (@film114) January 15, 2015

9.14 pm (IST): Ragan Ewing

"@theoneringnet: 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' receives an Oscar nomination http://t.co/OPue0SEvjk" Yaaaaaass omg #botfa

— Hafsa (@PacisAmator) January 15, 2015

9.08 pm (IST): Adi Alsaid

I know I have a weak grasp on Oscar nomination processes but WHY DO THEY CONTINUE TO SNUB PAUL BLART: MALL COP?!?

— Adi Alsaid (@AdiAlsaid) January 15, 2015

9.06 pm (IST): john freiler ‏

they should stop sending out oscar screeners. everyone should have to go out and SEE movies, actually get a sense of what's out there

— john freiler (@johnfreiler) January 15, 2015

9.02 pm (IST): Elizabeth Applegate

J.K. Simmons on his nomination this morning, "An Oscar nomination. Wow. This is pretty darned cool..."

— Elizabeth Applegate (@ApplegateTV) January 15, 2015

8.58 pm (IST): Anatoly Shashkin

They should just hand over Laika an Oscar any time they deliver a feature, as far as I'm concerned.

— Anatoly Shashkin (@dosnostalgic) January 15, 2015

8.57 pm (IST): Candice Nicole 

I mean, it really was a great year for films but yes as I think about it that Oscar Snub of Ava for Best Director does sting.

— Candice Nicole (@CandiceNicolePR) January 15, 2015

8.56 pm (IST): Ari Solomon 

Not a single person of color nominated... way to go Oscar. #fail

— Ari Solomon (@VeganAri) January 15, 2015

8.55 pm (IST): Veteran Freshman

Shouldn't even be a discussion. The lego song SHOULD win the oscar.

— Veteran Freshman (@yusufyuie) January 15, 2015

8.54 pm (IST): Stephen Mangan

Bit scared to look at the Oscar nominations in case I didn't get one.

— Stephen Mangan (@StephenMangan) January 15, 2015

8.50 pm (IST): Lindsay Hood ‏

It's 10 AM and Adam Levine was nominated for an Oscar this morning, so I already give up on everything!

— Lindsay Hood (@LindsH) January 15, 2015

8.46 pm (IST): Lindsay Hood ‏

Oh. There are Oscar nominees. Stupid time. I guess I can look at them...

— Daniel Fienberg (@HitFixDaniel) January 15, 2015

8.38 pm (IST): Suprateek Chatterjee ‏

All I'm saying is it would be nice to see Richard Linklater with a Best Director Oscar statuette in his hand. Because he deserves one.

— Suprateek Chatterjee (@SupraMario) January 15, 2015

8.36 pm (IST): Darryl Wharton-Rigby

Congrats to @AVAETC @DIRECTHER 1st African-American woman to helm film w/ Best Pic Oscar nom. #SelmaFilm Props pic.twitter.com/omCEPOduPr

— Darryl Wharton-Rigby (@whartonrigby) January 15, 2015

8.34 pm (IST): Greg Ash

Well done to the #Oscars2015 nominees! Great to see a few friends nominated for their Short Films: http://t.co/h2MoJvROKs

— Greg Ash (@greg_ash) January 15, 2015

8.30 pm (IST): Dante Shepherd 

In an infinite number of infinite universes, I received every Oscar nomination in every category, and you people are REALLY pissed about it.

— Dante Shepherd (@danteshepherd) January 15, 2015

8.27 pm (IST): Daniel del Valle

Pretty weak year of movies. Hopefully, Boyhood takes home a bunch of hardware. http://t.co/bNkZBzNe1H

— Daniel del Valle (@danieldelv) January 15, 2015

8.25 pm (IST): Amy Keyishian

Every year, it becomes less and less likely that I will see all the oscar movies between noms and awards.

— Amy Keyishian (@madfoot) January 15, 2015

8.21pm (IST): David Wild

In a sense, #Oscar nominees are snubbed from being on the list of #OscarSnubs. — David Wild (@Wildaboutmusic) January 15, 2015

8.19pm (IST): Jack Rico 

I liked #AmericanSniper, didn't love it. I don't think it deserved its 6 Oscar nods. Cooper gave performance of his career, but it had flaws

— Jack Rico (@JackRicofficial) January 15, 2015

8.17pm (IST): Timothy Schaffert

Don't look directly at the Oscar acting nominations because they are blindingly white.

— Timothy Schaffert (@timschaffert) January 15, 2015

8.15pm (IST): Melisa Mariani

I don't have high hopes for Benedict to win, it's his first Oscar nom after all. I mean, Leo haven't won an Oscar until now.

— Melisa Mariani (@melmarian) January 15, 2015

8.13pm (IST): Mike Bracken

Oscar noms are predictable and mostly bland as usual. Happy for JK Simmons and Michael Keaton, though

— Mike Bracken (@horrorgeek) January 15, 2015

8.12pm (IST): Toby Young 

Didn't think much of Eddie Redmayne's performance in Theory of Everything, but he deserves an Oscar for his gobsmacked-to-be-nominated act

— Toby Young (@toadmeister) January 15, 2015

8.10pm (IST): Marc Malkin

Benedict Cumberbatch: "To ring my parents who are both actors and tell them that their only son has been nominated for an Oscar...

— Marc Malkin (@marcmalkin) January 15, 2015

8.05pm (IST): Hollow Crown Fans

Congratulations to #TheHollowCrown's Benedict Cumberbatch on his Oscar nomination for The Imitation Game!! pic.twitter.com/Fpa1Qkj11e

— Hollow Crown Fans (@HollowCrownFans) January 15, 2015

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