Golden Globes 2015 Nominations - The 72nd Golden Globe Awards are set to take place Sunday night. Hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are back to headline the prestigious event. The nominees have already been announced with "Birdman" leading the pack with seven nominations.
"The Imitation Game" along with "Boyhood" also leads the Golden Globes 2015 nominations with five each. Check out the full list of nominees below as reported by Oregon Live.
Best Motion Picture, Drama: "Boyhood," ''Foxcatcher," ''The Imitation Game," ''Selma," ''The Theory of Everything."
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: "Birdman," ''The Grand Budapest Hotel," ''Into the Woods," ''Pride," ''St. Vincent."
Best Actor, Drama: Steve Carell, "Foxcatcher"; Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"; Jake Gyllenhaal, "Nightcrawler"; David Oyelowo, "Selma.
Best Actress, Drama: Jennifer Aniston, "Cake"; Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything"; Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"; Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"; Reese Witherspoon, "Wild."
Best Director: Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"; Ava DuVernay, "Selma"; David Fincher, "Gone Girl"; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Birdman"; Richard Linklater, "Boyhood.
Best 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."
Best 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"; Quvenzhane Wallis, "Annie."
Best Supporting Actor: Robert Duvall, "The Judge"; Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"; Edward Norton, "Birdman"; Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"; J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash."
Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"; Jessica Chastain, "A Most Violent Year"; Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"; Emma Stone, "Birdman"; Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods."
Best Foreign Language Motion Picture: "Force Majeure Turist," ''Gett: The Trial Of Viviane Amsalem," ''Ida," ''Leviathan," ''Tangerines Mandariinid."
Best Animated Film: "Big Hero 6," ''The Book of Life," ''The Boxtrolls," ''How to Train Your Dragon 2," ''The Lego Movie."
Best Screenplay: Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"; Gillian Flynn, "Gone Girl"; Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, "Birdman"; Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"; Graham Moore, "The Imitation Game."
Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat, "The Imitation Game"; Johann Johannsson, "The Theory of Everything"; Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, "Gone Girl"; Antonio Sanchez, "Birdman"; Hans Zimmer, "Interstellar."
Best Original Song: "Big Eyes" by Lana Del Rey for "Big Eyes"; "Glory" by John Legend and Common for "Selma"; "Mercy Is" by Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye for "Noah"; "Opportunity" by Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler and Will Gluck for "Annie"; "Yellow Flicker Beat" by Lorde for "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1.
Best TV series, comedy: "Girls", "Jane the Virgin", "Orange Is the New Black", "Silicon Valley", "Transparent"
Best TV movie or miniseries: "The Missing", "Olive Kitteridge", "The Normal Heart", "True Detective", "Fargo"
Best Actress in a TV 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 Actor in a TV series, comedy: Louis C.K., "Louie", William H. Macy, "Shameless", Don Cheadle, "House of Lies", Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent", Ricky Gervais, "Derek"
Best Actress in a TV series, comedy: Lena Dunham, "Girls", Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie", Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep", Gina Rodriguez, "Jane the Virgin", Taylor Schilling, "Orange Is the New Black"
Best TV series, drama: "The Affair", "Downton Abbey", "Game of Thrones", "The Good Wife", "House Of Cards"
Best Actor in a TV series, drama: Clive Owen, "The Knick", Liev Schreiber, "Ray Donovan", Kevin Spacey, "House Of Cards", James Spader, "The Blacklist", Dominic West, "The Affair"
Best Actress in a TV mini-series or motion picture: 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 Actor in a TV mini-series or motion picture: Martin Freeman, "Fargo", Woody Harrelson, "True Detective", Matthew McConaughey, "True Detective", Mark Ruffalo, "The Normal Heart", Billy Bob Thornton, "Fargo"
Best Supporting actress in a TV series, mini-series or motion picture: 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 Supporting actor in a TV series, mini-series or motion picture: Matt Bomer, "The Normal Heart", Alan Cumming, "The Good Wife", Colin Hanks, "Fargo", Bill Murray, "Olive Kitteridge", Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan"
The surprising thing to note about the Golden Globes 2015 nominations comes especially for the best actor and actresses. According to the New York Post, the eight nominees had to turn "ugly" to be commended for their incredible acting.
Could Jeffrey Tambor to Jennifer Aniston's dramatic transformation for their respective films truly have landed them a Golden Globes 2015 nominations? Or were they nominated simply for their commendable acting ability? Fans would find out as soon as the awards show airs on Jan. 11.
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