Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel topped the list of nominations – with nine each — announced today by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. They were followed by The Imitation Game with eight Oscar nominations and American Sniper and Boyhood, with six each.
Birdman, a film about a movie superhero actor who has flamed out, earned a best picture nomination, as well as a best actor nomination for Micheal Keaton and a best director nod for Alejandro Inarritu.
The Grand Budapest Hotel, set in 1930s-era Europe, received Oscar nominations for best picture; its director, Wes Anderson, was nominated for best director.
The Imitation Game, the biopic about mathematician Alan Turing, earned nominations for best actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), best picture, and best director (Morten Tyldum).
American Sniper, the Clint Eastwood-directed film about U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle starring Bradley Cooper, received nominations for best actor (Cooper) and best picture. Boyhood, director Richard Linklater's movie that was filmed over 12 years, received a best picture nomination, as well as a nod for Linklater for his direction.
For a full list of Oscar nominations, click here, and check our Monkey See blog.
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