Golden Globes nominations announced: "Birdman," "Boyhood" lead the pack

Check out all of this morning's nominations

Published December 11, 2014 2:25PM (EST)

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced its nominations for the 72nd annual Golden Globes. Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Birdman" led the film categories with seven nominations, including for best picture, best director, and acting nods for Michael Keaton, Emma Stone and Edward Norton. Richard Linklater's critical darling, "Boyhood," received five nominations.

Read full list of contenders below.

Film

Best Motion Picture – Drama
"Boyhood"
"Foxcatcher"
"The Imitation Game"
"Selma"
"The Theory of Everything"

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
"Birdman"
"The Grand Budapest Hotel"
"Into the Woods"
"Pride"
"St. Vincent"

Best Actor – 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 – Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Ralph Fiennes, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Michael Keaton, "Birdman"
Bill Murray, "St. Vincent"
Joaquin Phoenix, "Inherent Vice"
Christoph Waltz, "Big Eyes"

Best Actress – 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 – 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
Robert Duvall, "The Judge"
Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"
Edward Norton, "Birdman"
Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"
J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash"

Best Supporting Actress
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
Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Gillian Flynn, “Gone Girl”
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris & Armando Bo, “Birdman”
Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Graham Moore, “The Imitation Game”

Best Original Score
Alexandre Desplat, "The Imitation Game"
Johann Johannsson, "The Theory of Everything"
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, "Gone Girl"
Antonio Sanchez, "Birdman"
Hans Zimmer, "Interstellar"

Best Original Song
Lana Del Rey, "Big Eyes" -- "Big Eyes"
John Legend and Common, "Glory" -- Selma"
Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye, "Mercy Is" -- "Noah"
Sia and Greg Kurstin, "Opportunity" -- "Annie"
Lorde, Yellow Flicker Beat" -- "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1"

Best Foreign Language Film
"Force Majeure"
"Ida"
"Gett"
"Leviathan"
"Tangerine"

Best Animated Feature Film
"The Book of Life"
"The Boxtrolls"
"How to Train Your Dragon 2"
"Big Hero 6"
"The Lego Movie"

TV

Best Drama Series
"The Affair"
"Downton Abbey"
"Game of Thrones"
"The Good Wife"
"House of Cards"

Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Clive Owen, "The Knick"
Liev Schreiber, "Ray Donovan"
Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"
James Spader, "The Blacklist"
Dominic West, "The Affair"

Best Actress in a Television Series, Drama
Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Viola Davis, "How to Get Away with Murder"
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Ruth Wilson, "The Affair"
Robin Wright, "House of Cards"

Best Comedy Series
"Girls"
"Jane the Virgin"
"Orange Is the New Black"
"Silicon Valley"
"Transparent"

Best Actor in a Television Series, Comedy
Louis C.K., "Louie"
Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"
Ricky Gervais, "Derek"
William H. Macy, "Shameless"
Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent"

Best Actress in a Television Series, Comedy
Lena Dunham, "Girls"
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
Gina Rodriguez, "Jane the Virgin"
Taylor Schilling, "Orange Is the New Black"

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
"Fargo"
"The Missing"
"The Normal Heart"
"Olive Kitteridge"
"True Detective"

Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Martin Freeman, "Fargo"
Woody Harrelson, "True Detective"
Matthew McConaughey, "True Detective"
Mark Ruffalo, "The Normal Heart"
Billy Bob Thornton, "Fargo"

Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "The Honorable Woman"
Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
Frances McDormand, "Olive Kitteridge"
Frances O'Conner, "The Missing"
"Allison Tolman, "Fargo"

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Matt Bomer, "The Normal Heart"
Alan Cumming, "The Good Wife"
Colin Hanks, "Fago"
Bill Murray, "Olive Kitteridge"
Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan"

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Uzo Aduba, "Orange is the New Black"
Kathy Bates, "American Horror Story: Freak Show"
Joanne Frogat, "Downton Abbey"
Allison Janney, "Mom"
Michelle Monaghan, "True Detective"


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