Golden Globes 2015: “Birdman” Upstages with 7 Nominations

The nominees for the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards were announced Thursday from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. "Birdman" leads with nominations in seven categories, followed by "Boyhood" and "The Imitation Game," which received five bids each, the CBS News reported.  

"Birdman" follows the story of a Hollywood star trying to mount a serious drama on Broadway. It is nominated for best motion picture, comedy or musical, as well as for actor Michael Keaton, supporting actors Emma Stone and Edward Norton and director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.

Richard Linklater's coming-of-age saga "Boyhood" and World War II code-breaker tale "The Imitation Game" lead a best drama category that also includes true crime drama "Foxcatcher," civil rights drama "Selma" and the Stephen Hawking biopic "The Theory of Everything."

Competing alongside "Birdman" in the comedy category are Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel," the Disney musical "Into the Woods," the independent British film "Pride" and Bill Murray's St. Vincent.

Linklater's direction and script, and supporting actors Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette added nominations for "Boyhood," which is perceived a front-runner of Hollywood's awards season.

In addition to its best picture nomination, "The Imitation Game," starring Benedict Cumberbatch as mathematician Alan Turing,  received bids for Cumberbatch for best actor, Keira Knightley for best supporting actress, Graham Moore for best screenplay and Alexandre Desplat for best score.

Cumberbatch is joined by the other nominees for best actor in a drama including Steve Carell ("Foxcatcher"), David Oyelowo ("Selma"), Eddie Redmayne ("The Theory of Everything") and Jake Gyllenhaal ("Nightcrawler").

In the comedy or musical category, Keaton is joined by Ralph Fiennes ("Grand Budapest Hotel"), Bill Murray ("St. Vincent") and in a few surprise choices, Joaquin Phoenix ("Inherent Vice") and Christoph Waltz ("Big Eyes").

The young Quvenzhane Wallis ("Annie") joined a lineup of veteran performers including Julianne Moore ("Maps to the Stars"), Helen Mirren ("The Hundred-Foot Journey"), Amy Adams ("Big Eyes") and Emily Blunt ("Into the Woods") for best actress in the comedy or musical category.

Meanwhile, the nominees for best actress in a drama include stars in notably less adorned performances: Reese Witherspoon in the hiking drama "Wild" and Jennifer Aniston for "Cake." Also nominated were Moore ("Still Alice"), Felicity Jones ("The Theory of Everything") and Rosamund Pike ("Gone Girl").

In the TV categories, the nominees for the best drama series are "The Affair," ''Downton Abbey," ''Game of Thrones," ''The Good Wife" and "House of Cards." The nominations for best TV comedy series went to "Girls," ''Jane the Virgin," ''Orange is the New Black," ''Silicon Valley," and "Transparent."

For the third time in a row, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host the Globes telecast that will air live from the Beverly Hilton on January 11.  

View the complete list of nominees here.