Looks like it’s going to be a nice year (pending the final results, of course) for director Alejandro González Iñárritu and his critically acclaimed Michael Keaton starrer, Birdman. After earning the most nominations for the Screen Actors Guild and Independent Spirit Award awards, Birdman has also garnered the most Golden Globe Nominations – seven nods. Boyhood and The Imitation Game were next on the list with five noms each.
Of course, as with every nomination lists, lamentors are quick to cry foul over the absence of their favourites and the inclusion of the non-deserving. Indeed, notable exclusions include Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken – zilch; and Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar – a paltry Best Original Score nomination. Who should / shouldn’t be in the list? Shoot off below.
Here’s the full list of nominees.
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
BOYHOOD – IFC Productions and Detour Filmproduction; IFC Films
FOXCATCHER – Annapurna Pictures; Sony Pictures Classic
THE IMITATION GAME – Black Bear Pictures; The Weinstein Company
SELMA – Paramount Pictures and Pathé; Paramount Pictures
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Working Title Films; Focus Features
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
JENNIFER ANISTON – CAKE
FELICITY JONES – THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
JULIANNE MOORE – STILL ALICE
ROSAMUND PIKE – GONE GIRL
REESE WITHERSPOON – WILD
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
STEVE CARELL – FOXCATCHER
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH – THE IMITATION GAME
JAKE GYLLENHAAL – NIGHTCRAWLER
DAVID OYELOWO – SELMA
EDDIE REDMAYNE – THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
BIRDMAN – Regency Enterprises and M Productions and Le Grisbi Productions; Fox Searchlight Pictures
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL – American Empirical Picture; Fox Searchlight Pictures
INTO THE WOODS – Disney; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
PRIDE – Pathé Productions Limited, British Broadcasting Corporation, The British Film Institute and Calamity Films; CBS Films Inc.
ST. VINCENT – Chernin Entertainment; The Weinstein Company
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
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 PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
RALPH FIENNES – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
MICHAEL KEATON – BIRDMAN
BILL MURRAY – ST. VINCENT
JOAQUIN PHOENIX – INHERENT VICE
CHRISTOPH WALTZ – BIG EYES
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
BIG HERO 6 – Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
THE BOOK OF LIFE – Twentieth Century Fox and Reel FX Animation Studios; Twentieth Century Fox
THE BOXTROLLS – Laika; Focus Features
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 – DreamWorks Animation LLC; Twentieth Century Fox
THE LEGO MOVIE – Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / RatPac-Dune Entertainment / Lego System A/S / Vertigo Entertainment/Lin Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
FORCE MAJEURE TURIST (SWEDEN) – Coproduction Office; Magnolia Pictures
GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE (ISRAEL) – Arte France Cinéma; Music Box Films
IDA (POLAND/DENMARK) – Phoenix film investments; Music Box Films
LEVIATHAN (RUSSIA) – Non-Stop Production, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation of the Cinema Funds, RuArts Foundation; Sony Pictures Classics
TANGERINES MANDARIINID (ESTONIA) – Allfilm
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
PATRICIA ARQUETTE – BOYHOOD
JESSICA CHASTAIN – A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY – THE IMITATION GAME
EMMA STONE – BIRDMAN
MERYL STREEP – INTO THE WOODS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
ROBERT DUVALL – THE JUDGE
ETHAN HAWKE – BOYHOOD
EDWARD NORTON – BIRDMAN
MARK RUFFALO – FOXCATCHER
J.K. SIMMONS – WHIPLASH
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
WES ANDERSON THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
AVA DUVERNAY – SELMA
DAVID FINCHER – GONE GIRL
ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZIÑÁRRITU – BIRDMAN
RICHARD LINKLATER – BOYHOOD
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
WES ANDERSON – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
GILLIAN FLYNN – GONE GIRL
ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZIÑÁRRITU, NICOLÁS GIACOBONE, ALEXANDER DINELARIS, ARMANDO BO – BIRDMAN
RICHARD LINKLATER – BOYHOOD
GRAHAM MOORE – THE IMITATION GAME
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT -THE IMITATION GAME
JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON – THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS – GONE GIRL
ANTONIO SANCHEZ – BIRDMAN
HANS ZIMMER – INTERSTELLAR
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“BIG EYES” — BIG EYES – Music by: Lana Del Rey, Lyrics by: Lana Del Rey
“GLORY” — SELMA – Music by: John Legend, Common, Lyrics by: John Legend, Common
“MERCY IS” — NOAH – Music by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Lyrics by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
“OPPORTUNITY” — ANNIE – Music by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck, Lyrics by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck
“YELLOW FLICKER BEAT” — THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1 – Music by: Lorde, Lyrics by: Lorde
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
THE AFFAIR (SHOWTIME) – SHOWTIME Presents, SHELEG, HIGLEWATER
DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS) – A Carnival Films/Masterpiece Co-Production in association with NBCUniversal
GAME OF THRONES (HBO) – HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions
THE GOOD WIFE (CBS) – CBS Television Studios with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
HOUSE OF CARDS (NETFLIX) – Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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 PERFORMANCE BY AN 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 TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
GIRLS (HBO) – HBO Entertainment in association with Apatow Productions and I Am Jenni Konner Productions
JANE THE VIRGIN (THE CW) – CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television in association with Electus
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (NETFLIX) – Lionsgate Television for Netflix
SILICON VALLEY (HBO) – HBO Entertainment in association with Judgemental Films, Alec Berg, Altschuler Krinsky works, and 3 Arts Entertainment
TRANSPARENT (AMAZON) – Amazon Studios INSTANT VIDEO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL
LENA DUNHAM – GIRLS
EDIE FALCO – NURSE JACKIE
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS – VEEP
GINA RODRIGUEZ – JANE THE VIRGIN
TAYLOR SCHILLING – ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
LOUIS C. K. – LOUIE
DON CHEADLE – HOUSE OF LIES
RICKY GERVAIS – DEREK
WILLIAM H. MACY – SHAMELESS
JEFFREY TAMBOR – TRANSPARENT
BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
FARGO (FX) – FX Productions & MGM Television
THE MISSING (STARZ) – New Pictures, Company Pictures, Two Brothers Pictures, Playground Entertainment, BBC
THE NORMAL HEART (HBO) – HBO Films in association with Plan B Entertainment, Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions
OLIVE KITTERIDGE (HBO) – HBO Miniseries in association with Playtone
TRUE DETECTIVE (HBO) – HBO Entertainment in association with Neon Black, Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls and Passenger
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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’CONNOR – THE MISSING
ALLISON TOLMAN – FARGO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN 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 PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 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 FROGGATT – DOWNTON ABBEY
ALLISON JANNEY – MOM
MICHELLE MONAGHAN – TRUE DETECTIVE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
MATT BOMER – THE NORMAL HEART
ALAN CUMMING – THE GOOD WIFE
COLIN HANKS – FARGO
BILL MURRAY – OLIVE KITTERIDGE
JON VOIGHT – RAY DONOVAN