Birdman
Birdman leads the way in the Golden Globe nominations as it picked up seven nods, including Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy and Best Actor in Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy of Musical for Michael Keaton.
Birdman has been winning over the critics ever since it started playing on the festival circuit at the beginning of the autumn, and was already the frontrunner when it come to the Best Picture Oscar - it has further solidified that status by also picking up nominations for Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor for Edward Norton and Best Supporting Actress for Emma Stone.
Boyhood and The Imitation Game were the other big winners as they both picked up five nominations apiece: they will go head to head in the Best Motion Picture, Drama category.
That is set to be a tough one as Boyhood and The Imitation Game are nominated alongside Foxcatcher, Selma, and The Theory of Everything. While The Grand Budapest Hotel, Into The Woods, Pride and St Vincent are nominated alongside Birdman in the Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy category.
It has already been a great week for Brits Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne having picked up SAG nominations earlier this week, and they are set to go head to head again for the Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama gong.
Cumberbatch was recognised for his performance as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game, while Redmayne got his nomination for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. Steve Carell, Jake Gyllenhaal, and David Oyelowo complete what is an exciting and hard to call category.
Julianne Moore is the favourite to scoop the Best Actress gong for her performance in Still Alice, and she is joined by Jennifer Aniston (Cake), Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl), Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything), and Reese Witherspoon (Wild) - this is most likely set to be the line-up for the Best Actress Oscar.
However, Best Director looks set to be one of the most exciting categories - not to mention one of the toughest to call - with some top class filmmakers recognised for quality work.
Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Ava DuVernay (Selma), David Fincher (Gone Girl), Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman), and Richard Linklater (Boyhood) are all nominated.
Full List of Nominees:
- Best Motion Picture, Drama
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything
- Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Birdman
Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Pride
St. Vincent
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
David Oyelowo, Selma
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Michael Keaton, Birdman
Bill Murray, St. Vincent
Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice
Christoph Waltz, Big Eyes
- Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Jennifer Aniston, Cake
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild
- Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams, Big Eyes
Emily Blunt, Into the Woods
Helen Mirren, The Hundred-Foot Journey
Julianne Moore, Maps to the Stars
Quvenzhané Wallis, Annie
- Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
- Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
- Best Director
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava DuVernay, Selma
David Fincher, Gone Girl
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
- Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
Armando Bo, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr.Nicolás Giacobone and Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Graham Moore, The Imitation Game
- Best Foreign-Language Film
Force Majeure, Sweden
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, Israel
Ida, Poland-Denmark
Leviathan, Russia
Tangerines, Estonia
- Best Animated Feature Film
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
How to Train Your Dragon 2
The Lego Movie
- Best Original Song, Motion Picture
"Big Eyes," Big Eyes (Lana Del Rey)
"Glory," Selma (John Legend and Common)
"Mercy Is," Noah (Patti Smith and Lenny K)
"Opportunity," Annie (Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler and Will Gluck)
"Yellow Flicker Beat," The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (Lorde)
- Best Original Score, Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game
Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Gone Girl
Antonio Sanchez, Birdman
Hans Zimmer, Interstellar
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