'Birdman' swept Thursday morning's announcement of the 2015 Golden Globes nominees, earning seven nominations for stars Michael Keaton, Emma Stone and Edward Norton. The film was also nominated for best picture in the comedy or musical category.
'The Imitation Game,' about the mathematician Alan Turing, and 'Boyhood,' Richard Linklater's 12-year chronicle of a family's life, earned five nods each, including for best dramatic film.
The Golden Globes nominees, which were decided by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and announced by Jeremy Piven, Kate Beckinsale, Peter Krause and Paula Patton at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, offered perhaps a few hints and clarifications about this year's possible Oscar contenders. 'Birdman' cemented its status as the rare comedy to become an Oscar front-runner. In the battle of the British bio-pics, 'The Imitation Game' pulled slightly ahead of its rival, 'The Theory of Everything,' which earned four nominations, including a best dramatic acting nod for Eddie Redmayne as the physicist Stephen Hawking. The solid performance of 'Boyhood,' long considered an Oscar shoo-in, came as no surprise.
Jennifer Aniston, however, may raise a few eyebrows with her nomination for best dramatic actress. Frequently dismissed as a lightweight actress best suited to romantic comedies, Aniston plays a woman haunted by suicide in 'Cake.' The film, little seen by the public, won't be released until next year, but 'Cake' has had some pundits predicting a first-time Oscar nomination for Aniston.
Another surprise was 'Selma,' a historical drama about Dr. Martin Luther King's voting rights marches through the south. Its little-known director, Ava DuVernay, found herself nominated alongside heavyweights like Wes Anderson (for 'Grand Budapest Hotel') and David Fincher (for 'Gone Girl'), while her film landed in the best dramatic picture category. David Oyelowo, who plays King, earned a nod for best actor; 'Glory,' the closing-credit song by John Legend and Common (who appears in the film), was nominated for original song.
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