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'The Imitation Game' and 'American Sniper' are also among the movies getting multiple nods at the upcoming 87th annual Academy Awards.

• Jan 16, 2015

AceShowbiz - Nominees for the upcoming 87th annual Academy Awards are finally made public. The Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs was joined by directors J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuaron as well as actor Chris Pine at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California to read the list.

"Birdman" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" lead the pack with nine nominations each, while "The Imitation Game" follows with eight. "American Sniper" which repeatedly got cold shoulder at the Pre-Oscar awards now bounces back with six nods at the Academy Awards.

The true-story movie about the most lethal sniper in America is up for Best Picture, getting into a stiff battle for the most coveted prize with "Birdman", "Grand Budapest Hotel", "Imitation Game", "Boyhood", "Selma", "The Theory of Everything", and "Whiplash".

Meanwhile, contenders for Best Director are Wes Anderson ("The Grand Budapest Hotel"), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ("Birdman"), Richard Linklater ("Boyhood"), Bennett Miller ("Foxcatcher"), and Morten Tyldum ("The Imitation Game").

Steve Carell ("Foxcatcher"), Bradley Cooper ("American Sniper"), Benedict Cumberbatch ("The Imitation Game"), Michael Keaton ("Birdman"), and Eddie Redmayne ("The Theory of Everything") are vying for Best Actor.

Redmayne's co-star Felicity Jones is nominated for Best Actress. She is pitted against Marion Cotillard ("Two Days, One Night"), Julianne Moore ("Still Alice"), Rosamund Pike ("Gone Girl"), and Reese Witherspoon ("Wild").

The winners will be feted at a live telecast scheduled for February 22. Neil Patrick Harris serves as a host.

Best Picture:

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

• Wes Anderson - "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
• Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - "Birdman"
• Richard Linklater - "Boyhood"
• Bennett Miller - "Foxcatcher"
• Morten Tyldum - "The Imitation Game"

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

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

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

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

• "Birdman"
• "Boyhood"
• "Foxcatcher"
• "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
• "Nightcrawler"

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

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

• "Ida" (Poland) in Polish
• "Leviathan" (Russia) in Russian
• "Tangerines" (Estonia) in Estonian
• "Timbuktu" (Mauritania) in French
• "Wild Tales" (Argentina) in Spanish

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

• "Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1"
• "Joanna"
• "Our Curse"
• "The Reaper"
• "White Earth"

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

• "The Bigger Picture"
• "The Dam Keeper"
• "Feast (2014)"
• "Me and My Moulton"
• "A Single Life"

• "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
• "The Imitation Game"
• "Interstellar"
• "Mr. Turner"
• "The Theory of Everything"

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

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

• "American Sniper"
• "Birdman"
• "Interstellar"
• "Unbroken"
• "Whiplash"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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