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Here are the 87th Academy Award Nominations for the 2015 Oscars

The nominations for the 2015 Oscars have been announced, and The Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman are tied for the most nominations with a total of nine each. Coming in behind them are The Imitation Game with eight, and then Boyhood and American Sniper​ tied with six.

Here is the full list of nominees:

Best Motion Picture of the Year

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

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

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

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Robert Duvall, The Judge
  • Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
  • Edward Norton, Birdman
  • Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
  • J.K. Simmons, Whiplash

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

  • Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
  • Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
  • Julianne Moore, Still Alice
  • Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
  • Reese Witherspoon, Wild

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

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

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

  • Big Hero 6
  • The Boxtrolls
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2
  • Song of the Sea
  • The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

Achievement in Cinematography

  • Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman
  • Robert Yeoman, The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewki, Ida
  • Dick Pope, Mr. Turner
  • ​Roger Deakins, Unboken

Achievement in Costume Design

  • Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Mark Bridges, Inherent Vice
  • Colleen Atwood, Into The Woods
  • Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive, Maleficent
  • Jacqueline Durran, Mr. Turner

Achievement in Directing

  • Alejandro G. Inarritu, Birdman
  • Richard Linklater, Boyhood
  • Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
  • Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

Best Documentary Feature

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

Best Documentary Short Subject

  • Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
  • Joanna
  • Our Curse
  • The Reaper (La Parker)
  • White Earth

Achievement in Film Editing

  • Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach, American Sniper
  • Sandra Adair, Boyhood
  • Barney Pilling, The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • William Goldenberg, The Imitation Game
  • Tom Cross, Whiplash

Best Foregin Language Film of the Year

  • Ida
  • Leviathan
  • Tangerines
  • Timbuktu
  • Wild Tales

Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling

  • Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard, Foxcatcher
  • Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier, The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White, Guardians of the Galaxy

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures

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

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Picutres (Original Song)

  • Everything is Awesome, The Lego Movie, Shawn Patterson
  • Glory, Selma, John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
  • Grateful, Beyond the Lights, Diane Warren
  • I'm Not Gonna Miss You, Glen Campbell…I'll Be Me, Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
  • Lost Stars, Begin Again, Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois

Achievement in Production Design

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

Best Animated Short Film

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

Best Live Action Short Film

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

Achievement in Sound Editing

  • Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman, American Sniper
  • Martin Hernandez and Aaron Glascock, Birdman
  • Brent Burge and Jason Canovas, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
  • Richard King, Interstellar
  • Becky Sullivan and Andrew Decristofaro, Unbroken

Achievement in Sound Mixing

  • Reitz, Rudloff and Martin, American Sniper
  • Taylor, Montano and Varga, Birdman
  • Rizzo, Landaker and Weingarten, Interstellar
  • Taylor, Montano and Lee, Unbroken
  • Mann, Wilkins and Curley, Whiplash

Achievement in Visual Effects

  • DeLeeuw, Earl, Grill and Sudick, Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  • Letteri, Lemmon, Barrett and Winquist, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
  • Ceretti, Aithadi, Fawkner and Corbould, Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Franklin, Lockley, Hunter and Fisher, Interstellar
  • Stammers, Pecora, Crosbie and Waldbauer, X-Men: Days of Future Past

Adapted Screenplay

  • American Sniper, Jason Hall
  • The Imitation Game, Graham Moore
  • Inherent Vice, Paul Thomas Anderson
  • The Theory of Everything, Anthony McCarten
  • Whiplash, Damien Chazelle

Original Screenplay

  • Birdman, Inarritu, Giacobone, Dinelaris Jr. and Bo
  • Boyhood, Richard Linklater
  • Foxcatcher, E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness
  • Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy
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