Nominees for the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards were announced Thursday, with “Birdman” leading the way with seven nods.
The awards honor the year’s best in motion pictures and television, separated into “drama” and “comedy or musical” categories.
Included in the nominations for the thematically rich black comedy “Birdman” were best comedy film, best performance by an actor in a comedy for Michael Keaton and best director in a motion picture for Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.
“The Imitation Game” and “Boyhood” followed with five nominations each, including the most prestigious award, best motion picture — drama.
The other three nominees in best picture category are “Foxcatcher,” “Selma” and “The Theory of Everything.”
British actors Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Imitation Game”), Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”) and David Oyelowo (“Selma”) made up three of the five nominees for the best actor in a drama. Steve Carell for “Foxcatcher” and Jake Gyllenhaal for “Nightcrawler,” round out the category.
The Golden Globes are considered second only to the Academy awards in importance for film, but they are observed closely as a precursor to the Oscars and the ceremony is frequently among television’s most-watched events.
As for TV, the best series — drama category includes “House of Cards,” “Game of Thrones,” “The Good Wife,” “Downton Abbey” and “The Affair.”
Robin Wright, last year’s winner in the best dramatic actress category, is nominated once again for her role as Claire Underwood on the Netflix political drama “House of Cards.”
The nominees for key categories are available below. The 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards will be held Jan. 11 in Beverly Hills, California.
Motion pictures categories:
Picture, Drama: “Boyhood;” “Foxcatcher;” “The Imitation Game;” “Selma;” “The Theory of Everything”
Actor, Drama: Steve Carell, “Foxcatcher;” Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Imitation Game;” Jake Gyllenhaal, “Nightcrawler;” David Oyelowo, “Selma;” Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything”
Actress, Drama: Jennifer Aniston, “Cake;” Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything;” Julianne Moore, “Still Alice;” Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl;” Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”
Picture, Comedy or Musical: “Birdman;” “The Grand Budapest Hotel;” “Into the Woods;” “Pride;” “St. Vincent”
Actor, Musical or Comedy: Ralph Fiennes, “The Grand Budapest Hotel;” Michael Keaton, “Birdman;” Bill Murray, “St. Vincent;” Joaquin Phoenix, “Inherent Vice;” Christoph Waltz, “Big Eyes”
Actress, Musical or Comedy: Amy Adams, “Big Eyes;” Emily Blunt, “Into the Woods;” Helen Mirren, “The Hundred-Foot Journey;” Julianne Moore, “Maps to the Stars;” Quvenzhané Wallis, “Annie”
Television categories:
Series, Comedy: “Girls;” “Jane the Virgin;” “Orange Is the New Black;” “Silicon Valley;” “Transparent”
Series, Drama: “The Affair;” “Downton Abbey;” “Game of Thrones;” “The Good Wife;” “House Of Cards”
Movie or Miniseries: “The Missing;” “Olive Kitteridge;” “The Normal Heart;” “True Detective;” “Fargo”
Actress, 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”
Actor, Comedy: Louis C.K., “Louie;” William H. Macy, “Shameless;” Don Cheadle, “House of Lies;” Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent;” Ricky Gervais, “Derek”
Actress, Comedy: Lena Dunham, “Girls;” Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie;” Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep;” Gina Rodriguez, “Jane the Virgin;” Taylor Schilling, “Orange Is the New Black”
Actor, Drama: Clive Owen, “The Knick;” Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan;” Kevin Spacey, “House Of Cards;” James Spader, “The Blacklist;” Dominic West, “The Affair”
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