2015 Golden Globes (film) nominations: Seven up for Birdman while Boyhood continues impressive form

Following yesterday’s Screen Actor’s Guild Award nominations, the Golden Globes have offered up their list of contenders for film and television.

In terms of the film categories, the dark comedy Birdman leads the way with a mighty seven nods, including the prestigious Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) accolade.

The film, which focuses on a former superhero actor seeking to revive his career on Broadway, also receives three acting nods with leading man Michael Keaton up for Best Actor (Comedy/Musical) while co-stars Edward Norton and Emma Stone are up for the supporting gongs.

Additionally, filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu is acknowledged for both his directing, and screenplay.

Birdman faces strong competition in the Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) line-up from Wes Anderson’s quirky period comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel, which scored four mentions, including a Best Actor nod for Ralph Fiennes.

The other films to make the main shortlist are the fantasy musical Into the Woods, the family comedy St. Vincent, and more surprisingly, the fact-based British dramedy Pride.

 

 

In the dramatic fields, the indie drama Boyhood and the factual war drama The Imitation Game have early advantage with five nominations each, including a crucial mention in the Best Motion Picture (Drama) category which is also contested by autobiographical features Foxcatcher, Selma and The Theory of Everything.

As one of the early Oscar frontrunners, Boyhood also scored supporting nominations for Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette, while British stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley are acknowledged for their performances in The Imitation Game.

Cumberbatch’s portrayal of tragic mathematician Alan Turing is one of three Best Actor (Drama) nominees based on real-life figures, with fellow Brits David Oyelowo (Selma) and Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) recognised for their respective performances as Dr. Martin Luther King and Dr. Stephen Hawking.

 

Elsewhere, Julianne Moore receives double nominations in both leading actress categories for her roles as Dr. Alice Howland in the drama Still Alice, and as Havana Segrand in the satire Maps to the Stars.

Her competition for the Best Actress (Drama) gong includes Jennifer Aniston (Cake), Reese Witherspoon (Wild), and British stars Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything) and Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl).

In contrast, the Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) category sees last year’s winner Amy Adams back to defend her crown after being nominated for her role in Big Eyes with Emily Blunt (Into the Woods), and Dame Helen Mirren (The Hundred-Foot Journey) among those standing in her way.

 

Meanwhile, J. K. Simmons is a major contender for the Best Supporting Actor gong for his intimidating performance in Whiplash, while the great Meryl Streep earns yet another Globe nod for her supporting turn in Into the Woods.

The rest of the notable acting nominees include Steve Carell (Foxcatcher), Jessica Chastain (A Most Violent Year), Robert Duvall (The Judge), Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler), Bill Murray (St. Vincent), Joaquin Phoenix (Inherent Vice), Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher), Quvenzhané Wallis (Annie), and Christoph Waltz (Big Eyes).

On the filmmaker front, Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel) and Richard Linklater (Boyhood) receive double nominations for their directing and writing of their respective films.

 

Elsewhere, How to Train Your Dragon 2 and The LEGO Movie go head-to-head for Best Animated Film while Poland’s Ida, Russia’s Leviathan, and Sweden’s Force Majeure fight it out for the Best Foreign Language Film prize.

Once again, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association produced a number of surprise omissions, with Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper and Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken both getting shut out. Additionally, the acting snubs included Bradley Cooper (American Sniper), Marion Cotillard (Two Days, One Night), and Laura Dern (Wild).

The 72nd Golden Globe Awards will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on 11 January 2015 with comedian actresses Tina Fey and Amy Poehler back as co-hosts for a third consecutive year.

The full list of nominees are below (with my predictions in blue):

BEST MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)
BOYHOOD
FOXCATCHER
THE IMITATION GAME
SELMA
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

BEST 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 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
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
INTO THE WOODS
PRIDE
ST. VINCENT

 

BEST 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 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 SUPPORTING ACTRESS 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 SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Robert Duvall, THE JUDGE
Ethan Hawke, BOYHOOD
Edward Norton, BIRDMAN
Mark Ruffalo, FOXCATCHER
J. K. Simmons, WHIPLASH

BEST DIRECTOR
Wes Anderson, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Ava DuVernay, SELMA
David Fincher, GONE GIRL
Alejandro González Iñárritu, BIRDMAN
Richard Linklater, BOYHOOD

 

BEST SCREENPLAY
BIRDMAN (Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris & Armando Bo)
BOYHOOD (Richard Linklater)
GONE GIRL (Gillian Flynn)
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (Wes Anderson)
THE IMITATION GAME (Graham Moore)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
BIRDMAN (Antonio Sanchez)
GONE GIRL (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
THE IMITATION GAME (Alexandre Desplat)
INTERSTELLAR (Hans Zimmer)
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (Jóhann Jóhannsson)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
ANNIE (“Opportunity”)
BIG EYES (“Big Eyes”)
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART I (“Yellow Flicker Beat”)
NOAH (“Mercy Is”)
SELMA (“Glory”)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
BIG HERO 6
THE BOOK OF LIFE
THE BOXTROLLS
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
THE LEGO MOVIE

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
FORCE MAJEURE (Sweden)
GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALEM (Israel)
IDA (Poland)
LEVIATHAN (Russia)
TANGERINES (Estonia)

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